The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 27, 1899, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1899, DEWEY'S GRATITUDE e e o S o 2 o o @ . * s . ¢ . . + L . & 4 [ IR0 A P NP S SN SO DS S50 S DS 000000000000 0002000P0CE0EROCEDROBEHHD CHEC ST OVLOCOPRVV99REEE02200200D0020900000600000000080 & PSS ?0@&9.. New FOR WASHINGTON HOME R*P et 000t et eoeD e+ oedo {INGTON, Oct. ers in Heard. A. Vanderlip, chairman of the Dewey ed the following letter from Admiral f—Dear Sir: I acknowledge the receipt the beautiful house presented to me by atitude to this overwhelming expression of that you will also accept and convey to for your and their efforts. Very sincerely GEORGE DEWEY.” SCHLEY ALSO TO HAVE A HOME. A committee representing the Women’s Natlonal he ital their han has plar had g cation for a Change of Venue |Te riff Farley, an_applic he trial is 1s are blas, rations of at the murderer rom the pulpits of | f bout twent; mith, as c > Suisser, ot for mal case tried | preju League and the Washington Industrial League callod to-night and informed him that the league had decided ertake the task of procuring by popular subscription a ladies of the committee and again Informed them , saying that anything they might do would two branch organizations throughout rman of the national committee, in- preparatory to going on with the work had pted the offer of the Industrial Women, the B R i B SRS S i S S S P NS ! i rious churches; that the pris nounced by peakers at t achers’ Institute, and many why he could not have othe T imparti | trial who | _ Sheriff Keef test ed that the mob cou He le the ar crowd, dro buggy ar next m have captured him. 1p at m., gT D Courthou: on there and asse d that Sui bala, District e in the pressed the opini the witness hang. 2, was also & witn, d that he tried to organize a mob. vi E. Attor: ew oo, Lowest Prices! Latest Styles! Will Be Found at 1146 Market Street, Just received direct from the leading manufacturers a large shipment of the fol- lowing goods : b cases 3 cases 4 cases 2 cases 8 cases Special Bargains ! 500 LADIES" WRAPPERS, worth §: 400 LADIES’ WHAPPERS, TAILOR-MADE SUITS, from TAILOR-MADE JACKETS, from. GOLF CAPES, from... LADIES' FUR CAPE CLOTH SKIRTS, from .......... K7.50 to 865 $3.00 to $20 $2.50 to $25 $3.50 to 875 $3.00 to 830 , from. at. ..BO will be placed on sale on sale at worth $1.50; will be place 200 EMBROIDERED PLUSH CAPES, worth $3.50; will be placed on sale at...... $1.90 LADIES COLORED SILK WAISTS will be offered at....$4.50 LADIES’ WHITE WAISTS JUST RECEIVED. 20 dozen LADIES' FLANNEL WAISTS will be oftel:'ed at....50¢ LADIES DRESSING SACQUES, in pink, cardinal and blue; reg- ular value for $1; will be placed on sale at........... 46-inch BLACK CREPON CHEVIOT, 53 65c at.... regular price $1; will be offered ..50¢ hes wide; worth $1.75;. will be placed on sale at.. 5 J. 'BRIEN & C0. 1146 Market Street, BET. TAYLOR AND MASON, 4 al of the murder and tes DR. CRANE ROASTS THE GOVERNOR IN HIS REPORT ON ASYLUM CONDITIONS Objects to “Pull” Metilo—ds—ad Explains by Saying He Lost Respect for Gage When He Backed Up the Candidacy of Burns. AN JOSE, Oct. 26.—Conflicting forces, | which promise to create a political | storm, clashed at the last meeting | of the trustees of the Agnews Asy- lum. Dr. J. C. Crane, the Gover- nor's new appointee as medical super- | intendent, presented his first report. After lambasting in general the management of the institution under the previous admin- istration he referred to ‘pull” methods which some influence had attempted to continue in vogue. When the doctor was | taken to task by some of the trustees for his reflection on the political methods which have marked the handling of asy- lum affairs and was asked whether or not he was “‘standing in” with the power that had given him the job he struck out stralght from the shoulder, flguratively speaking, and stated that while he was a friend of the Governor and a Repub- lican he would not hesitate to say that he did not approve of Gage's political meth- ods, more especially his efforts in behalf | of Dan Burns. There was no ambiguity | about the doctor’s words and his nerve in thus boldly expressing himself has been the talk of the trustees ever since. | Some of them are attempting to excuse his assertions on the ground that he had lost his temper during the opposition shown to his report. Dr. Crane has gone to his home at Santa Ana since the outburst and has not been called upon to make any ex- planations to the Governor. Following are extracts from the report which start- ed the storm: ‘“At the risk of being misunderstood and misinterpretation placed upon my words I deem it my duty to very briefly call your attention to a few of these objec- tionable features, some of which have al- ready been corrected and others will be at the earliest possible moment. Through- out the entire institution I find ample evi- dence of there having existed laxity of discipline and good government which cannot but be prejudicial to Its best and highest interests and that of the poor un- fortunates confined within its walls. “Perhaps In no one direction has it been 80 apparent as In the seemingly total ab- sence of mutual confidence and under- standirig between the executive head of the institution and the assistant physi- clan, steward and the heads of other de- | partments. The authority and counsel of | these latter oflicials seem to have been | quite generally ignored, so that necessary and clearly indicated orders and instruc- tions have often failed to be issued, lest | they be countermanded at executive head- | quarters. This lack of confidence and mu- | tual concesslon and recognition could re- sult but in one way, namely, a breaking | down of all nice discipline and order an: a general discrediting of all who could in any manner be held responsible for such | a condition of things. This resulting con- | dition has worked a great injury to some good men and women who ought not to | have suffered on account of the loose rein | held qver the institution. A few objection- | able and inefficient employes seem to | have been retained {n position by means | of what in common parlance has been | termed a ‘pull,’ the chief occupation of at | least one or two of them being that of persistent ‘soldiering.” ‘There has also come to my notice the | somewhat loose and promiscuous distribu- | tion of keys to the female wards, it even‘ being creditably established that one male attendant has had one in his possession for | some time past. Viewed in the light of re- cent events, this latter fact cannot but be a source of great distrust and anxiety, and one that never should have been per- mitted to exist. “Attendants and employes have from time to time been permitted unrebuked | to remain out late at night, returning in | some instances near the morning hoursut- | terly unfit to discharge the duties of their | positions. They have also been allowed, to | a very great degree, the privileges of the administration building, the free use of the telephone and constant access to the | superintendent’s and assistant physiclan’s offices, all of which has caused much con- | fuslon and greatly disturbed the work of those in and out of the wards. But for the | part of the report of the Board of Man- ments. perts, are members. thorough trial. report on the subject. ~ [NAVAL EXPERIMENTS WITH MARCONI'S SYSTEM / ASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—Naval officers are looking forward with inter- est to the coming experiments the department Marconi system of wireless telegraphy. between representatives of the Bureau of Equipment, of which Admiral Bradford is the head, and Mr. Marconi, by which the department will bear the expenses to which the inventor may be put in conducting the experi- They are to be under the direction of a board of officers, of which Lieu- tenant Commander Newton and Lieutenants Hill and Bliss, all electrical ex- The cruiser New York and the battleship Massachusetts are to be used for the experiments, the Navesink light station, on the New Jer- sey Highlands, being utilized as the shore statlon to ‘which the messages will be transmitted from the ships at sea. The first trip of the vessels to sea prob- ably will be made on Saturday as the apparatus necessary for conducting the ex- periments will be made in all kinds of weather, at variable distances the sea is calm as well as rough, the purpose being to give the system a is to make with the Arrangements have been made and while The offices of the department made a study of the experiments with the wireless telegraphy during the yacht races, but as yet have made no official fact there were many faithful -and trust- worthy employes, who carefully and thoroughly attended to their duties and remained at their posts, confusion and ultimate chaos must have reigned every- where. I am pleased to state to your honorable board that already there "has been a marked change for the better in all departments and everywhere, and from all I find a hearty willingness to as- #ist In bringing about a more healthful and businesslike condition of affairs.” The doctor’s report was to have been STEAMER ZURICH HAS_FOUNDERED Entire Crew Believed to agers, consisting of Dr. Greeninger and O. fused to father the J. R. Curnow, A. Hale, but they re- “pull” paragraph, claiming that it was a reflection upon them and Governor Gage. A heated dls- Be Lost. cussion followed, which wound up by the B usual rule being abandoned and Dr. Crane’s report being recetved “all by Its lonely,” Dr. Curnow and Mr. Greeninger voting against making it any part of the trustees’ records. Mr. Hale was not exactly clear on the situation and asked Dr. Crane if he was a Republican. The medico replied that ne was the genuine, true-blue article, but still Mr. Hale was suspiclous and inquired if his Republicanism was tinged with silver Spectal Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, Oct. %.—Information has reached here that the British steamer Zuriah, which sailed from Kovda October cane on October 21 at the Viglen Islands, off the west coast of Norway. It is added that the captain was saved but it is or h a golden lining. The doctor as- = I e 1\ feared the crew has been lost. feried pnat he yos 2 old standard man | T, rich was of 1307 tons gross. She was built in 1883 and was owned by Tur- ner, Brightman & Co. of London. CHRISTIANA, Oct. 2.—Detalls of the foundering of the Zurich have reached here. It appears that when her fate was evident the crew constructed two rafts. The captain, three engineers, the second mate and four negroes, with two dogs, went with the first, and the mate, boat- “Then why in the name of common sense are you bucking up agalinst the Governor? In what respect does your poli- tics differ from his?”’ asked Hale. The doctor grew excited and his reply was to the point. “I'am a Republican and Governor Gage is a Republican, and we are personal friends, but his political methods are not of the kind which I approve. If you want to know in what particular let me tell you that his attempt to elect Dan Burns United States Senator is what goes against me.” Mr. Hale asked no further questions. Dr. Curnow admitted this evening that Dr. Crane had made statements reflecting on the Governor in a political way, but erted that he belleved the remarks were made inadvertently while the doc- tor was mad over the trustees’ reception of his reference to “pull” in the man- agement of asylum affairs. crews starving. the captain allve. ‘washe of a negro. ISTHMIAN CANAL DIFFICULTY N SECURING ARMOR Work on Warships Delayed. e Is Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. ‘The Navy De- partment made public the report of O'Neil, chiet of Nell goes at some 1gth fnto the history of the present | iculty in obtaining armor sultable for ips and cruisers. Con- gress last year limited the price of armor o $400 per ton. At this price no accept- able bids were received, but proposals e recently invited for armor for the new battleships of the Maine class, four harbor defense monitors of the s class and the three battleships and three armored cruisers. The total mount of armor necessary for the seven vessels authorized by act of Congress, ap- proved May 4, 1895, was 24,000 tons. Only one firm put in a bid, and that at $450 per ton. It was ascertained on inquiry that these bidders had no manufacturing plant whatever, and the bld was not considered. The difficulty in quality and price of armor arose in the desire of the depart- ment to secure plates of what is gener- ally known as the Krupp process, which deemed much more satisfactory than the face-hardened armor heretofore in use on American warship: The con- tractors claimed that it was impossible to supply this armor for $400 per ‘on, and the department, in order to avoid a delay | in the completion of certain vesels ai- ready contracted for, was cbliged to con- 't in August and September of this r for a comparatively small'amount | of armor, aggregating 2268 tons for the vessels of the Maine class and for the four harbor defense monitors. There rematn still to be contracted for | 21,458 tons for the other vessels. In order | should also be done, not to delay the completion of the vessels of the Maine class beyond contract date, Admiral O’Neil s that it will be neces- sary to make contracts for the remaining armor by January, 1300. He deplores the suggestion that ~the ordinary face- hardened armor should be used In the new vessels, and urges that the matter saould be lald before Congress as soon as it as- sembles, and that it be urgently requested to make such provisions in days of ¢ otherwise -as partment to make contracts later |"than January, 1900, for the best quality | of armor that can be obtained. The same not he says, for the six | armored vessels authorized by.the act of | factory, he say March 3, 1899. The question of a Government armor , should have no bearing of armor for the Maine, sourf, as it would be im- practicable to obtain armor from such a source in time to complete these vessels. He says in conclusion that is it quite evi- dent that the building of armored ships of war must be soon discontinued by this Government unl the Vexed question of the supply and cost of armor can be ais- posed of. Admiral O" pp! Nell notes that a new type of | | gun has been completed for the navy this | year and will be ready to test soon. | and | to have a p: | paragraph _devoted | fire It is fourteen-pound three-inch rapld-fire ded a part of the armament estroyers,” and probably an important part of the secondary battery of future battleships large cruisers. Tt is a partic powerful gun of its size, and is cal c(ral!ng power of over an ch and_a half of Harveyized steel at 3000 yards. 5 Complete batteries, matn and secondary, together with ammunition and ordnance outfits have been already sh.pped to Hongkong for the former Spanish vessels | Isla de Luzon, Isla de Cuba and Don Juan Austria. There is an Interestin to automatic an machine guns. A new type, fully auto- matie, three-pounder gun, has been tried with promising results. It has a possible of seventy shots per minute, com- pared with forty shots per minute for the semi-automatic guns of the same type. Mention {s made in the report of "the joint small arms board of the army, navy and marine corps, which considered the adoption of a uniform caliber rifle for the three branches of the service. Admiral O'Nell says that while there is no fault to be found with their decision to adopt the army caliber (.30) together with the Canular cartridge of the navy, owing to the time that would be consumed in the experiments with the new cartridge, his bureau has decided to adopt the army rifle outright in the purchase of the additional guns now needed. The report says the new smokeless powder now in use in the navy is equal to tke smokeless powder now in use by any other country. The g.;a“l‘;‘éa(eg for the ensuing year are $6,- do Rancher Badly Burned. PETALUMA, Oct. 26.—C. C. Boysen, a well-known rancher, was-badly burned at his home near this city this morning. Boysen was aroused by the frantic cries of his children and hurried to their room. He found the bed and bedclothes ablaze and the room filled with smoke. After a hard battle Boysen succeeded in ex- | Then May Seek Re-election to Test tinguishing the flames, but not until he hazf been %errlbly burned about th: head and face. WILL LOBBY ON NATIONAL ISSUE Temperance Union Ap- points a Committee. | Spectal Dispatch to The Call. , Wash.,, Oct. 26.—Unless unforeseen should prevent it, the next national convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union | will be held in Washington, D. C. A sen- unanimous in favor of | xecutive commit- } tee of the National Union, to which body the convention delegated the duty of fix- | ing a place and time for the convention of 190. A meeting of the executive com- mittee was held to-day, at which the committee gave expression to its prefer- ence for Washington. The matter finally rests, however, with the president, Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, and the other general officers. This was done because there are certaln arrangements regarding entertainment to be made be- fore the matter is settled. The executive committee transacted probably more important business at its meeting to-day than it has at any pre- vious meeting here. It was decided among other things to maintain an active lobby at Washington this winter in order to prevent the seating, if possible, of Con- €r4 eman_ Brigham F. Roberts of Utah. Mrs. F. D. lis of New Jersey is the regular lobbyist at the national capital. The matter will be placed in her charge, the general officers of the National Union assisting in every way and furnishing powder, so to speak, for her guns. It was also decided that a number of prominent W. C. T. U. leaders should assemble at ‘Washington during the session' of Con- gress to ald Mrs. Ellis in her work. The matter of the extension of the or- ganization and its anti-liquor work In Cuba, Porto Rico and - Hawalli was brought up by President Stevens. It was decided that steps should be immediately | taken by the general officers to effect an organization In Cuba, Porto Rico and Hawall. No mention was made of the Philippines. SENATOR MASON MAY RESIGN HIS SEAT SEATTI something Public Sentiment Concerning Expansion. CHICAGO, Oct. 26.—Willlam E. Mason will resign his seat in the United States Senate if the declarations of the Repub- lican national conventfon next year on the question of the disposition of the Philippines be of such tenor as to make him feel he is not in harmony with the Republicans. Then he will be a candidate before the Illinols Legislature for election to succeed himself. By this method he will test the sentiment of the people of the State toward his views on national ex- pansion. He has at present no idea he would be re-elected under such circum- stances. For some time rumors have been cur- rent that Senator Mason contemplated re- signing from the Senate because of dif- ference between views held by him and the vicws of the Republican party as rep- resented by President McKinley with re- spect to the Phillippines. The Senator was asked to-day what truth there might be in the rumors, and he replied: “It is true I have thought of resigning and I am considering the matter. I have spoken only to my famlly and some of my close personal friends. If it be true, as so cften alleged, that I no longer truly represent my constituents, the Repub- licans of Illinois, it is only fair T should surrender, to them “my commission and glve them the opportunity to select in my place some man who will truly repre- sent their sentiments and opinions, {6 1 am not In line with the Republican party 1 should not continue to act as the Re- publigan representative in Congress,"” - SHAMROCK IN JURY RIG. Racing Mast Taken Out and the Yacht Fitted to Cross the Ocean. NEW YORK, Oct. %.—The racing mast was taken out of the yacht Shamrock this morning and placed In the barge Ulster. The steam derrick Champlon went along- side during the afternoon and put in the jury mainmast and jigger mast. The sails for the ketch rig with which the Sham- rock will cross the Atlantic are to be bent to-morrow and everything will be ready for the yacht to sail on Tuesday in charge of Navigator Hamilton. The strengthening braces which were taken out upon the Bhamrock's arrfval have all been replaced, and quarters are now being fitted up for the captains and crew. Sir Thomas Lipton will _quit the Erin next Tuesday, S0 that she may set out as convoy for the Shamrock. iu Thomas will leave the following day on a White Star liner. He says he cannot find time to pay a visit to Chicago. Irving and Terry Arrive. NEW YORK, Oct. 26.—Among the pas- | sengers who arrived to-day on board the steamer Marquette from TLondon were Henry Irving and his company, compris- ing fifty-six persons, amon hom _were Miss Ellen Terry, Miss Ethel Clark, Frank [yars and Lawrence Irving. bt s S MARITIME COMMISSION AT WORK ‘Will Probably Be Able to Present Its Report in Time for Congress to Act at the Next Session. WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—The several committees of the Isthmian Canal Com- sion are working daily at thelr rooms in the Corcoran building. All the members of the commission which went to Paris to Investigate the records and surveys of the French Panama Company have re- turned to the city except General Ernst. The advance survey parties sent to the Isthmus are at work with the exception of the party which is to examine the | routes below Panama, and it will be dispatched shortly. The commission it- Self will not leave the United States until December. The members will make a personal inspection of all the suggested routes, those not heretofore completely surveyed as well as the Nicaragua and Panama routes. It is believed that this examination will consume at least three months, 8o that the commission will not return to the United States until March. But-inasmuch as all the preliminary work in connection with the treaties, contracts, examination of officlal surveys, etc., is ey DISASTERS. German Ship Erik iickmers and the French Bark Paramo Wrecked. LONDON, Oct, 26.—The German ship Erik Rickmel Captain Wurthmann, Bangkok, June § for Brenien, struck Scilly Rock in a thick fog last evening and foundered. All on board were saved. She was a steel vessel of 192 tons, hailing from Bremerhaven. | The French bark Paramo, Captain | Jeannott, from Trinidad, August 31 for | London, is ashore at Scilly and is full of | water. Her crew has been landed. She | is an iron vessel of 32 tons. - A Student Injured. | OAKLAND, Oct. 26—Frank Ely, a stu- | dent at Berkeley from Woodland, fell | from a Telegraph avenue car, at enti- eth street, to-night and fractured his | skull. He was treated at the Recelving | Hospital and his condition is precarious. vercoats hat fit. “Yeargood” overcoats fit as overcoats should, because they are properly cut and properly made. We make them ourselves —what we say of them is based upon authority. An- other feature of “Yeargood” overcoats is their very rea- sonable prices. They range from $12 go to $25, and each price is low, considering quality. Not the least important feature is our repairing guar- antee that goes with every overcoat. “Yeargood” explains it. Boys’ Reefer Suits. We have several fine reefer suits, only in sizes 3 to 6 ysars. They have been sold for £3.25. $3.50, $3.75, $4.0c0 and $4.50 a suit. Patterns are brown and gray mixtures, neatly trimmed with soutache. Having only small sizes, w= will sell the suits for $$2- 10 a su.lt. Rem:mter, for boys from 3 to 6 only. 12 for this port, foundered during a hurri- | swain, stoker, one white seaman and flve blacks with the second. Neither raft was supplied with food or water and both were buffeted by the waves for four days, the The first raft was picked up near the Bigton Islands on October 24, with only The second raft was ashore the following day, bearing no trace of humanity except the corpse being done in advance, the commission, upon its feturn, can besin the preparation of its report xmmedlatené “I think we will be able to submit a report,” said Senator Pasco to-day, “in time for Congress to act at the approach. ing session.” MORE TROUBLE WITH COWBOYS EXPECTED PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 26.—Acting Gov- ernor Akers to-day recelved a telegram from Ben Williams at Bisbee in refinrd to the situation on the border. Mr. Willlams says that the cowboys are determined to liberate their companion Marks, and an- other fight is expected in case the Mexi- | can authorities attempt to take Marks | awae’ from the Naco jall for trial. A troop of the cavairy from Fort Hua- | chuca is now camped on the border to pre- vent further trouble between the cowboys and Mexican guards. m il iy Training Ship at St. Thomas. ST. THOMAS, D. W. I, Oct. 26.—Ths United States training ship Alliance, from Tangier and Madiera, has arrived at tols | port. POLITICAL. -_ .= REPUBLICAN Grand Rally! Metropolitan Temple. Saturday Evening, OCTOBER 28th. Senator Geo. C. Perkins, Hon. Irving M. Scott | AND OTHER EMINENT SPEAKERS WILY ADDRESS THE MEETING. THE KENICKERBOCKER QUARTET WILE SING. Seats reserved for iadles and escorts, CITED GITIZENS ! All citizens who have RE- CEIVED POSTAL CARDS to show cause why THEIR NAMES SHOULD NOT BE CANCELED from the Register can call at the REGISTRATION OFFICE be- tween 9 A. M. and 10 P. M. J. STEPPACHER, Registrar of Voters. FOR MAYOR HORACE DAVIS, REGULAR REPUBLICAN NOMINEE. FOR COUNTY CLERK, WN. A, DEANE (Present\ Incumbent,) REGULAR REPUBLICAN NOMINEE. FOR SUPERVISOR, CHARLES BLISS, Regular Republican Nominee, FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LEWIS F. BYINGTON, DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. IF YOU WANT THE DEAD RE- SPECTED VOTE FOR . O'DONNELL FOR CORONER. C.