The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 2, 1899, Page 3

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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1899. FRIE CARTER STILL HAVE HOPES SRS Application Will Probably | Be Made for a Writ of | Habeas Corpus. Suit May Bs Brought Against the Atlantio Contracting Company, With Which He Conspired. - Special Dispatch to The Call YORK t Captain Ot srobably be t Willlam to Leavenworth on n ser NEW any The point e military d they are cl -opened without forth the charge finding and tting pleas sen e urt, the ommendation S¢ f W and the Presi- T A will be mac will be s army ¥ hat the OIL EXCHANGE | SAN J(A)AQUIN DIL AND GEVELOPMENT CO., 38 Crocker Bullding. | Open evenings from 7 to § o'clock ON THE 5] NS 0F MARCONI IS R EADY F OR THE COMING YACHT RACES Trial Trip Over the Course Made by the Call<Herald Steamers From Which Messages Are Sent Successfully. EW YORK, Oct tlons on to-day's successful work."” Such was the final message re- ceived by wireless telegraphy by Signer Marconi aboard the steamship Ponce to-day from his assistant in charge of the station at Navesink Highlands, N. J. With a small party aboard the Ponce ran down the bay this morning. The afternoon was spent in slowly cruising over urse to be followed by the olumbia and the Shamrock in the in- ternational yacht races this week. Sig- LR e e R e e S Y . * . . ® Iy . @ > . S P s s e : . . APT BVANS NSoro i o MMANG THE PATROL =LE®T *o0 oD e PARING FOR THE YACHT RACES v Maro: assistants to be sailed by its in the nternation - @+ eie e eie o for the pur- | nor Marconi made the t pose of givi his apparatus a thor- ton beginning the report . yacht races for t ald and all, for which the steamers Ponce Duch en en- ttempt sending or receiving ade, but the general re- attained fully warranted the final message sent Bradfield to his chief. From the Ponce messages aggresat- i than a thousand word ing more s were sent to Navesink, and were perfectly received. Many of the messages were sent to friends sho: nd thes no doubt, will be ke valued souvenirs by those receiving them ignor Marc as in better spirits than usual t¢ which is much, considering the happy ment of the man, the the last Buropean n him information that t station established in fect communication station in England, NEW METHODIST CHURCH DEDICATED e Ceremony Joined in by Many Denominations. — being that had brought he last wireless France was in with the pres the distance | as0 1 il Special Dispatch to The Call 1.—An event of ex- nterest church circles was ed here to-day w! with ap- and impressive ceremonies the edifice of the First Methodist Church South, situated at the "ifth and Orchard s ts, was ifcated ful auditorium had been r the occasion and the the con- . Christian, Con- Methodist denom- These facts, in con- n sment” that an and several other m would be present s, had caused to its utmost who visits this coast uai on of the Pacific anr hich con- venes in Cakland Inesday, pres sided ¢ the conclusion of his sermon the utifully decorated edifice v sented to the congregat of trustees. cc : lowing well known Bantz Rosans Motk Golomed Ipi:A. Hardin i David B. Hart, Wile W. Huat, E. D. Carter, Colonel J. ustin an 3. Earldley, Bishop Du spoke the solemn words of dedication, e building dedicated to-day is one of the finest owneé by the denomination in this State. It was erected at a cost of 1 ery cent of which has been | edifice is a striking addition to comp! H. Coughran, o 3 isted here and the event of to-day was ona long _anticipated with pleasure by the | membership. The First Methodist Episcopal Church | South of this city was first made a regu- | lar station in 188. Pricr to that time it had been part of a large circuit known, See the ney color window, “Keith's.” ¢|lsthmus of Panama, arrived here to-dav | —"‘Congratula- | covered being a trifle more than 110| D. Evans, U. miles WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.—In addition to the officers already designated, Sec- retary Long, in compliance with the recommendation of Rear Admiral Bradford, Chief of the Naval Bureau of Lquipment, has directed Lieutenant- Commander E. F. Qualtrough, equip- ment inspector at New York, to report upon the operations of the wireless tel- egraphy system for The Call and Her- ald during the coming yacht ra miral Bradford is satisfied that th cers selected will be able Judge of the value of the ing the practical trial it i dergo. Beside Qualtrough, offi to clearly stem du soon to un- Lieutenant-Commander he navy will be repr sented by Lieutenant John B, Blish, Lieutenant George W. Denfeld Lieutenant John T. wton, all expe in electricity, and 1sequ quali- fled to pass judgment. given these officers require them to re- port to the Herald office, and then take station on the Pon the Grand Duchesse and the cable steamer and at the Atlantic Highlands. That each of- siei e @ =5 O -G D WOt 0040000004000 40006000060060-6600 | the | ficer may thorough operation of the investigate system, the instruc- tions given them require'them to ex- change posts. Independent reports will be made, and Admiral Bradford expects that their veiws will be of great im- portance when the naval experiments begin. CAPTAIN EVANS WILL KEEP THE WAY CLEAR NVEW YORK, Oct. 1.—Captain Robley the Bodega Rosa circuit. The first church ected in 1868. It stands on between B and Mendocino. This building was moved to the site now occupled by the new edifice in 1884, Among the other church notables present to-d. n addition to Bishop Wil- W Dr. H. Whisner, secre ati; sion; Dr. C. B. Riddick, presiding elder of the San Francisco district; Rev. R. P. Wilson, editor of the Pacific Methodist Advocate and Rev. J. A. Bachelor, pastor of the new church. INVITATION EXTENDED ¥ onal Board of Church Exten- TO THE PRESIDENT | Special Committee From the Chicago Fall Festival Calls Upon the Chief Executive. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.—The special committee to invite President McKinley to the Chic Fal durftg which the new Government building cor- nerstone will be laid, arrived to-day. The party comprises Messrs. Miller Hamilton and president of the Building and Council, represents the labor in- terests in the invitation. They probably will be ed by the President to-mor- row afternoon. CHICAGO, Oct. 1.—A special invitation was sent to-day by the Federal commit- tee to Sir Thomas Lipton, owner of the vacht Shamrock. asking him to be Chi- cago’s guest at the laying of the corner- stone of the new Federal building next rec Monday. | Colonel William R. Roberts and George Cook, who went south to meet the Mexi to-day that the visitors te graphed receive the can party, wouid prol Houston, inst at as originally planned, as the train bearing the Mexican visitors is ahead of schedule time anuel de Azpeiraz. Mexican Embassa- dor to the United States, arrive in Chicago from Washington next Friday. A movement was begun to-day to se- cure the attendance of the United States Supreme Court in a_body at the corner- stone ceremonies. The Judges will be asked to adjourn to permit them to make the trip. L Prominent Miner Dead. PLACERVILLE, Oct. the leading mining man of El Dorado | (#unty and the proprietor of the Ohlo in this city, died to-day, after one illness. —————————— s Instructions | TEVENUVE CUTTER MANNING. WHICH \viLL ACT AS CAPT EVANS' FLAQ st rcuit and later as | | 1.—John Melton, S. N, who will be in | charge of the course during the yacht | races the coming week, to-day gave out | the statement concerning the fleet of excursion boats that will follow the | racers over the course. He said that | his orders would be imperative, that no | boat could be allowed to run outside of | the course designated by the stake | | boats. “I have gone to considerable trouble in this matter,” said Captain Evans, “and I have received orders which I must follow. of vessels not to crowd ahead.or run ahead of the wind. A swash from a large excursion boat will greatly em- | ailing of the yachts and it is to this end that I hope to have the rules in detail followed. I have ar- ranged for guide boats, and from them they can get their cours sity of enforcing my powers in this re- spect, but I do say most emphatically that any boat that is run outside the lines established for them, will be im- B 0+ 0 0000000040409 00004540 400040000 @ PS + @ + - mediately sent back to New York in charge of a revenue officer. This will mean the conceling of any license thit the master may have and necessarily will be of great detriment to them Captain Evans said that to-morrow he would send a copy of the rules of the vacht club as well as the Government laws on this subject to the master each vessel. Captain Evans will go on the revenue | cutter Manning Tuesday and will be in the center of the guide ships. CTIVE VOLCANO ON UNGA ISLAND Phenomena Witnessed | by Harry Lee. e Special Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, Oct. 1.—Harry Lee of Chi- cago has returned from his second explor- ing trip along the southern and western s of Alaska, where he has a complete collection of Alaskar animals and birds for his private museum He brings news that at least three vol- canoes have been in eruption this sum- mer in Western Alaska, and are still sup- posed to be active. These are the volea- | no on Unga Island and two others known | to the natives as Pavloff and Accutan. The latter volcanoes are located west of Mount 8t. Elias and north of Cooks Inlet, It is possible that one of these was the 1 volcano reported to be in eruption sever d. ago by Frank Wilts of Kentuck: | who spoke of it as Mount Logan. The natives of Kenai peninsula and CooksInlet were awe stricken by the phe- | nomena. The volcano on Unga Island is known to have thrown out lava, compell- ing miners and prospectors working at its base to move back. Accompanied by sportsmen from New York, Philadelphia and Chicago, Lee will | ®0 north next vear to hunt musk ox and Polar bear. These will complete his col- lection of the large game of North Amer- ica. The party will go up the Mackenzie | River, and later visit islands in the Arc- | tic Ocean and Sibe: |SAYS THE ISTHMIAN CANAL WILL BE BUILT | Return of Members of the Commis- sion Who Are to Select a Feasible Route. NEW YORK, Oct. 1—Rear Admiral Walker, Colonel Peter C. Hains, Professor William H. Burr of Columbia College and | Alfred Noble, members of a sub-commit- tee of the commission appointed to report on a feasible route for a canal across the I appeal to the masters | “I will regret very deeply the neces- Seded e of | hered | | on_the American 1ine steamer New York. Rear Admiral Walker, chairman of the committee, safd that the canal would cer- tainly be ‘Built, for the project of an isthmian wateriway was entirely feasible. He said that he must defer discussing thi when and how of it until after the com- mission had made its final report. Admiral Walker and his associates of the sub-committee sailed from here on the St. Loufs. Lieutenant « swald A. Ernst compa- nied them on the other side il in The sub-committee spent about month in Paris, where it examined all | records relating to the Panama canal. It | then visited the Kiel canal, North a | canal, and crossing the channel madefan | examination of the great Manchester ship | canal. All appliances and locks of canals were examined. mittee had seen electricity applied to new uses in the management of loc formation with regard to ca prove very useful to the commission. Rear .Admiral Walker upon his arrival drove to the University Club, and in tho‘ afternoon started on his way to Washing- | ton. The committee will spend a few weeks at the mational capital and then | | 80 to the isthmus, where it will spend the winter. - EXPLORERS FIND RICH | | NEW GOLD FIELDS{ ! a Desolate Region on the Shore of Hudson Bay. |3 POLIS, Oct. 1—The Times | pubi letter from a correspondent | at Fort Francis, Ontario, under date of | September 20, which | “Ungavaland, a region as desolate and {unknown as the Klondike was four years | | ago. has just been penetrated by a | of prospectors, headed by new. | man of this region, and consisting for the | | most part of men representing a wealthy Boston syndicate. From their reports and from statements made by a member of | the Canadian Geological Survey, whom | they found in_that region, they have run | a new Klondike, and one richer in rsified minerals, of larger extent and to reach. compared to the ice des- of the Yukon. About a year ago J. Osborn, editor of region, became the ¢ that had been the mplove of the Hudson | He was astonished to find ntiaily of the discovery s on the eastern shores not far from the Whale is known as Ungavaland, | last remaining unexplored North American continent. d no difficulty in inducing alists to provide the funds to | oxpedition to explore for the | ays: | In | dive: ja ne T Company. t told circun { of mineral de | of Hudson B: | River, in wha | one the tracts of the pos urning the party luable deposits of gold, n, anthracite and ligni and cinnabar. On what tracts the party | discovered mineral they have now filed | | claims at the Dominion offices in Ottawa. it b, jVOLUNTEERS WELCOMED ‘ HOME AT HEALDSBURG | | ! | Presented With Medals After an En- | joyable Reception and Joys P = l Banquet. | HEALDSBURG, Oct. 1—The local | theater was crowded last night on the oc- | casion of the reception tendered by the | people of Healdsburg to her returned volunteers. The building was beautifully | decorated with evergreens, flags, etc. An address of welcome was delivered by E. . Norton, which was responded to on | behalf of the volunteers by W. B. French. At the conclusion of a literary programme | Native Sons of the Golden West medals | were pinned by young ladies on th | breasts of the following volunteers | Charles Bai Clarence Chappel, Fred { Haigh, ¥ . J. W. Shearer, | Charles Ernest Bale, Louis Belvail, B. French, L. Hali, impson, Oda Waldrop, Louis P S, B. Winkler, T. J. Gibson, Charles Bale George Bennett and Roger Gilbride, After an hour or two spent in dancing the volunteers sat down to a banquet at the Sotoyome Hou tendered them by the ladies of Healdsburg. A number of! Healdsburg boys re-enlisted in Manila, il are expected on the transport Healdsburg _and its i m's army and navy during the war th Spain than any other town of its size in th country—sixty-five being her | proud recor HORSES CREMATED IN | ‘ A BURNING BARN Total Destruction of the Livery| Stable of Hutchinson & Swain | in Colorado. | COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., Oct. 1.—| At 3 o'clock this morning smoke and| flames were observed issuing from the | west side of Hutchinson & Swain's livery stable in Manitou, known familiarly as the “Big Barn,” and a few moments later the entire building was enveloped in flame | "The big barn, together with forty-two 1 of uable horses and several car- ics two or three store rooms, | hes ervants' quarters and laundry of the Barker House, went up in smoke. The ted at 000. | loss is estima The s that w number, as nearly : lost in the fire s 3 be ascertained, | | forty-two head. <e include a valuable | yacer belonging to John Nolan, the pri- v ather Francolon, B. E. Nichols of the Cliff Hou A. W who lost sev | Or two carri the big barn were tak The Colorado Spring | made the run to the | more than five miles, minutes. The origin of the fire plete mystery FINE IMPOSED ON CAPTAIN DERMOTT | Failed to Procure a Proper Bill of | | Health for His Vessel | e i in China. TACOMA, Oct. 1.—Captain Dermott, the venerable skipper of the barkentine J. M. | Grifiiths and father of Maxine Elliott, is in trouble as the result of misstatements made to him by officials at New Chwang, | China, whence the Griffiths arrived sev- | eral days ago. 3 | | ~When he applied for a bill of health at | | New Chwang the officials gave him a_cer- tificate which they declared was all he | | needed, charging him $I1 thérefor. They ! | were so emphatic that Dermott failed to | secure a consular bill of health. Arriving | Port Townsend the customs officers | fined the vessel $5000 for lack of a consular | certificate. The fine will be paid under | | protest and an appeal taken. AMERICAN SPIRIT. Henry W. Rolfe of Chicago Lectures | at Stanford. | STANFORD UNIVERSITY, 3 W. Rolfe of Chicago Uni chapel this mornin 0 Spirit. discourse Professor Rolfe | maintained that there was an American spirit; that this spirit was characterized | the people in peace more than in war. Che literature of America,” he said, “is | characteristic of her people, and is em- | bodied in the writing of &uch men as Em- | erson_and Hawthorne—simple, direct and | free from tradition. Americans arc as a | rule inclined too much toward boasting. | When we really find ourselves we will be | too busy to wonder what the world thinks | of us. "The American spirit is relatively | unchangeable, and makes democracy dif- ferent here from what it is anvwhere e As soon as class will sympathize with | class the strife between labor and capital | will cease and perfect harmony ensue. There is something that we may American spirit, and something that we may be proud of. Let us feel that this spirit imposes on us an obligation not only to think but aiso to aci—to consider the rights of man with man, labor with cap- ital, the duty of stronger nations toward the weaker.” The Golden Rule is applied by putting one’s self in another's place and looking at the facts of the case with- | out prejudice.” Congressman Loud Back. NEW YORK, Oct. 1.—Congressman E. F. Loud of California was a_passenger on the American line steamer New York, which arrived from Southampton to-dav. his topic being Throughout his i : ; I | Rear Admiral Walker said that the com- | | Located in the Ungavaland District,[ | | | | solemn "proc: | will FEAST OF THE HOLY OSIRY 4 ST DOMNCS |Eloquent Sermon by Father Heagan. e ' ROSES LAVISHLY DISTRIBUTED TG FESTIVAL OBSERVED IN ALL CATHOLIC CHURCHES. TiEAgEs & St. Francis Church Will Celebrate Its Golden Anniversary Next Sunday—Special Services During the Week. : i The feast of the Most Holy Rosary wa celebrated by the Catholic churche throughout the city terday. The month of October is -dedi ed by . tue church to the blessed virgin, and the first Sunday in that month is celebrated by this form of devotion. The services were especially the Church 6f § Domin C, splendid Steiner t Bush streets, for it was fo St. Dominic that the blessed virgin Mary revealed the devotion of the holy rosary .and com- manded him tv preach it throughout the world. An hence nas been the special h > Domir can Or The s ed to its utm ked with wors S were beautifully rat The morning sermon was delivered by the Rev. Father Heagan. The fatner spoke eloquently on the holy rosary and the signific the festival as the peculiar_dev 1 t0 the virgin Mary. He “All Catholics at the mention of her name glow with love; their souls thrill with ardor. This i because of her virtues and prercgatives. She has f told that all nations shall call her bl She is worthy of this benediction. on of all the grandeurs which , is that she is the mother of Devotion to the rosary guides us the sea of life 1 the haven of God.” are God ove: The music. under the direction of anklin Paimer, was grand and inspir- ing. The_offertory solo. *Invocation.” | sung by Mr. Wanrell, was exceptionally fine. During the servi Mr. Palmer rendered various selections on the organ from Widor, Guilmont, Detheir and Bach. At the conclusion of the services roses were blessed and distributed to_ the entire congregation. Then, preceded by the choir singing the responses and the so- dalities, the congregation marched in on round the gray stone church, chanting blessings on the roses. At the Church of St. Francis the Rev. Father McDonald, the assistant pastor, reached on the “Blessed Virgin.® A arge congregation was present and gave the speaker close attention. He said in part: ‘“The months of May and October are dedicated by the church to the honor of the blessed virgin, and on this, the first of October, we should renew our de- votion to her. She has the power to nelp us from the very fact that she is a saint and from that fact that she the mother of God. She is willing D us. from her own troubles while here on this earth.” The evening services were inaugurated by a procession of 300 boys and girls through the church, the choir chanting responses as Father McDonald gave out the rosary. Father Lagan of Sacred Heart parish delivered the sermon in the | ng. xt Sunday the Church of St. celebrate its golden 3 founded fifty vgars ago, it was the firs “atholic church to inaugurate the parish | Three Chin WILD WINDS OF THE SEA WROUGHT HAVOC ON SHIPS |Stanchions Shattered ! by Billows. |FATAL FALL OF A SEAMAN '\ T | DROWNING OF SHIP'S OFFICER IN THE BAY. A The Salmon Fleet From the Far North Brought Thousands of Cases of Fish Into Port | Yesterday: | e conditions were and quite a 1 ame in thre the number the w York; the ship F . from e ship Austrasia. from . and the bark Inver- and the ship Pytho- The salmon fleet Rough weather was the incoming shiy Pythomenc met with two hurr first was encountered Augus! the second on September : vi sails were he as carried nd the starte a encountered a also ind was thirty-seven uth to 40 sou "he: Inver- 2 an. Jeremiah Falvey, a Cork, who fell from the main vard on deck and died twelve The Invercauld met with a nor passing C four hou into he weather ! able vesterday windjammers Amor from all favor- we mene, from > was also rep rted by cond topmast back- bulwark bad wexther s from latitude hours later. hwest gale was b 1 jatitude 2 itnde 20 ¢ local s sed in bark the ship St. ) las Indiana had on board olas came down U % Leese, with brougi 000 cases and th A, Captain Olsen House, was Receiving Hos pital on the water front yesterday morn- ing in a bad condition. He had a_broke forearm, femur e had been patched had fallen from the top runs around above the s of the hotel. His ex- that he went out on the et from one room to another to that locked on the inside lipped and fell. on nd mate of the S. C. Allen, was drowned early Sunday morning at ion stfee twh He had been cut with some men and had been of a ledge fir; story open a doc and that he J. F. Otte drinking. He went on board of the Allen about . m. Having partly undressed he went on deck and fell over the ves- de. A launch was beside the Allen and upon the rail of this Otterson’s head probably struck. His body was recovered vesterday morning Captain Verre. with the Indiana down in_ thirteen days from Karluk met with a s Fale sengers working in the cannerie vessel arrived here. ( that there were eight ocean steamers and three sailing ships at St. Michael when he was there. all loading with coal and sup- fes for Cape Nome, and that business came Ha on the way. who had been died hefore the ptain Verre said s rushing. tem in California. Special * prayer meetings in preparation for the event | His Answer._Daisy Medde ¢ | His Answer—Daisy Medders (senti- will be held during the week. beginning | mentally)—Tell me, Abner. why do nia Wednes and solemn mass will be | love me so much? Abner A r celebrated on Sunda ? ppledry (prac- arned if T know.—Puc Now is your over overcoat 8 _We think prices are we protec guarantee clothing. customer he thinks favorably We hav blue or black. % 15 Overcoats _ Isn’t a “Yeargood” overcoat the first thing that comes to mind when you think of overcoats ? O! course, you want the best for good clothes. But in addition to our low prices plainly that we have faith in our every way. We keep our overcoats in re- pair iree for one year. And we return the money to the Can you buy overcoats more erts, meltons, oxfords and vicunas in all' the shades and patterns. Prices from $12 5o to $2s. Boys’ Sailor Suits. Late fall stylss, material is all wool heavy blue s:rge, collar trimmed with soutachein red, [)S.N.WOOD2 (0 718 MARKET ST Out-of-town orders filled—write us. the time to think about coat for winter. possible for the price. we have it for you. Our as low as is possible t you for a year, and the that we give shows It must be right in who comes in and says he is entitled to it. than this? e cheviots, kerseys, cov- Price

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