The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 11, 1899, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1899. WHEATON'S LANDING WAS MOST SPECTACULAR Ameriean Forces Appear to Be Closing in on Aguinaldo, Who Prepares to Flee in a Yacht. and i Spanish pris- Lingayen nder of the He got the RUSSIA AND GERMANY FAVOR THE OPEN DOOR Washington Officials Confident That the Reply “of These Governments to the American Note Will Be Favorable. CALL HEADQUARTERS, WELLING- case they propose to formally annex the| It is understood here that Lord Paunce- g hard throughout the TON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.— territory comprised in the spheres of in- ng Generals Lawton and transportation is the the advance General on the river to get his n Isidro River is fed by 1 is alternately too 1 or too swift. Two e needed to pull the upplies from San Isidro iy reads the trans rta- or three miles on short rations ns made gnly > troops Wer e time. v provisions the country ylelds few chickens and buffalo. The offi- ipply of cash to pay the na- Tor 31l they take The high- and the health of the troops ung has captured another of insurgent ammunition and f war, which they were ve in their hurried retreat. Vheaton {= bringing supplies s by the use of mule and car- 1. issances along the front have the Insurgents strongly in- before Bamban, with several fire gun, but they are gaged in another While scouting with five two me of the Thirt :\lxlh, utenant Hawkins and ten tn Cavalry he crept be- | ch containing a hundred Filt )de them down and killed and ied twenty men and captured six. | also brought back thirty Mausers. | WARSHIPS TO PREVENT ESCAPE BY SEA He the War Department over | sudden change of base north- from Tarlac to Bayombon, Jut sixteen miles distant. There are umerous spellings of the latter place, but the foregoing one is the one generally ad- nered to on the maps in the possessior of the War Department. The most inter- | ; feature of the new sltuation is that y i af s zuinaldo has been forced out of the | s country into a region to the north | a g . the Tagalo is not spoken, and where the mountains are filled with Ne- | S g 1d_other savage tribes, who are | Rostile to the alos. This is about the | most mountainous and inaccessible part f_the Island south base of Carabello is a narrow bri range, and withi | Moun- | ak in the moun- a few miles around base of Carabello Mountain, on its orthern sl one strikes the head- s arters of the Mogol, which is the be- | ginning of the great river Ca: flows northward igan_th 50 miles into the Chi is on Aguina of the Mc ted. The wr ng stretch of mouth of the ) the sea. This but richest valleys lieved that the river ble for our tinclad from its mouth, and for at 10 is now Ic him down the as guinaldo disposition to move down the ard the China Sea, that war- ats will be sent round the island to meet him n to escape from v seek Aparri or % ) but the country rabello’ Mountain is such that probably d off the whole an in a game of hide and | seelc in the hills for the greater part of | the coming season. Secretary Root feels no concern over the transfer of Aguinalda’s base of operations to Bavombs ary sald to- 1y _the movement was aistinctly retr and in the nature of a retreat on at his former base was unte sughout the War Department fls that Aguinaldo’s move v change the campaign e will be pushed with ADVERTISEMENTS. abated vigor. NEGLIGENT OFFICERS | ! WILL BE PUNISHED/| 0ne HMan Saved . !gt |} KANSAS CITY, Nov. 10.—A Star special from Wash The report of the from a wreck wi ct the world’'s | Board of Sur investigated com- | atter saver. Yet let the | plaints of overcrowding on the transport | which brought sgiment, General Funston and ck soldiers home from Manlla, received at the War Department om_General Shafter at Sa ancisco. The Secretary of War has issued an order | nued every day, and | the Twentleth no p attention. e saving of one life Dr. Pierce’s edy | | | against the report being made public and | has announced a positive policy against | | the publication of confidential reports conducted by officers of the army. From | a high War Departmen it was learned to-day that the Sq v of War will be very prompt to pun officer of the army who, through neglect or in- efficiency, fails to properly provide for the | troops under his comma It is learned | that the report on the Tartar case criti- | cizes the transporting of so many sick | soldiers on a transport which had accom- >f the tion. | the United States make any further an- | b: , called at the State Department to- | nouncement which may be moreadvanced | aay. This was Lord Pauncefote’s first in character of its intentions in China. | call upon Secretary Hay since his return, It was oointed out to me to-day that|and the Secretary took occasion to cen- such assurances will be of little future | gratulate him upon his elevation to the vounded. The battle took place at Sa- vana Larga. General Gaitan commanded | % the battalion Junin of the Government | & | forces and the enemy was in command i of Colonel Urueta. It is reported here to-day that Port | Tumaco s in possession of the revolu- | tionists. Port Tumaco is only about six Z) Joseph F. Ross, the Convict | hours’ journey from Esmeralda, an Ecu- | adoran_port, and is very important, as| ¢ Inventor. | it controls the southern part of the De- Ll partment of Cauca. @2 e06 4000000000 @Q Secretary Hay is determined to ob fluence they hold this Government could written assurance from the powers pos- | make no objections unless fits rights sessing spheres of Influence in China | should be involved. for the preservation of American rights As an fillustration, the official with without. assistance from other Govern-| whom I talked pointed to the action of | ments. The move he has made is distinct- | France with respect to Madagascar. | ely American and it was to make this| France clalmed a protectorate over the | plain to rhe world as well as to receive and 4 the United States insisted that | its commerce should be respected, not un- der the terms of French treaties, but under the American convention with the Madagascar Government. The Frerch Government finally declared the island a French colony and American commerce then had to undergo French exactions. So with China. While the powers hav- ing spheres of Influence in China do not enjoy protectorates over them, it is said a promise in black and white from Great Britain that that Government, as well as those of Burope, was included in the identical note in relation to China. Though Japan is expected to follow the American lead and to this extent her ac- tion will be acceptable to the United States, the authorities are satisfled that the powers possessing certaln zones in the Celestial empire will ultimately com- ply with the Secretary’s request. that the Madagascar precedent will The Secretary does not believe that he | doubtless apply to them in case of an- will recelve the answers under two | nexation. The authoritles understand that the | Russian, as well as the German Govern- ment, has recelved the American repre- sentation in a kindly spirit and that its answer will be favorable, but Great Brit- ain and France remain to be heard from. Lord Pauncefote, the British Embas- sador, accompanied by Gerald Lowther, the new first secretary of the British Em. weeks, but this will be In ample time for the President to incorporate the re- sult ¢f the American representations in his message to Congress. The belief of the administration that the Governments approached will give the written assur- ances, however much they may hesitate, is based upon the understanding that such Goverfiments do not care to have injury to the powers making them, as in | peeras fote’s chief misslion, in pursuance of the desire of his Government to cultivate friendlier relations with the United States, will be to enter upon negotiations with Secretary Hay for the permanent settlement of the Alaskan boundary ques- tion. Of course, his duty will also quire him to discuss China, as it will other pending questions, but Embassador Choate has made the representations in regard to the wishes of Secretary Hay with respect to trade in China, and the reply is expected to be handed to him. When the Alaskan boundary question is disposed of Lord Pauncefote will also take up the question of abrogation of the Clay- ton-Bulwer treaty and the rea mbling of the high joint comm settle all pending questions with Canada. Lord Pauncefote is very much gratified at the settlement of the Samoan question, and he feels that all the three Govern- ments have reason to be satisfied with the arrangement: In the first place, the United States has acquired what is con- sidered the best harbor {n the South Se: Germany has satisfied popular sentiment at home and furthered the ambition of the Emperor in the matter of securing outlying territory so as to bring about the authorization of a large navy by remain- ing in_ Upolu and S: il. and, finally, Great Britain has secured adequate com- pensation, besides reached an agreement with respect to African questions which makes certain an attitude of strict neu- trality on the part of Germany in the Transvaal. CITIENS CALLED T TAKE ARMS NVENTION OF CONVICT ROSS Colombian Government Saves the State Thou- in Dire Straits. sands Annually. Eae Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1599, by James Gor- don Bennett Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Nov. 10.— Convict Joseph F. Ross, doing nine vears’ time, from Merced County, for murder, | would not under ordinary circumstances be given his freedom until January 1, 1901, | " | but it 1s highly probable that as a reward | bl for his ingenuity as an fnventor he will vasion through the Department of Cauca. | o paroled at to-morrow’s session of the all employes of the Government and all | gogrg of State Prison Directors. The in- Colombian citizens between the ages of 18 | (Ot ® = O hanle was test. and 60 are called to arms to defend the | .4 {5 qay by Warden Aguirre, when the republic’s existing institutions. machinery of the jute mill was'set in ope- In another decree a call is made for a MA, Colombia (via Galveston, Nov. 10. — The civil and mili- tary chief of this department ha a decree declaring that, as the rec bellion is being supported by foreign PANZ Texas), Government loan of $100,000 to defray Desveoeiebdeieieoe® traordinary expenses-caused by the revo- | & | lution. This loan is to bear 12 per cent| [ al interest, guaranteed by _the i iama Rallroad subvention, due in Feb- Xt year, amounting to $25,000. [ o © ry of n » loan i to be payable in two Ins ments, one at the time of subscription | ¢ and other on November 30. . In case the loan is not voluntarily sub-| I scribed within three days the local Go ernment will enforce a loan for the whole or a part of the amount, without interest | '? or guarantee. | All laborers employed on the Panama | Railroad and Panama Canal companies | & are exempt from military duty under the | £ terms of the existing treaties, and arc therefore not affected by the decree call-| @ ing the citizens to arms, 3 fate mail advices from Barranquilla, | 3 via Kingston, Jamaica, confirm the pre- | @ vious reports of an important battle be- | ¢ tween the Government troops and rebels about ten miles from Barranquilla. It is| ¢ stated that during the hard fighting 300 | # of the Government forces were killed or | & D005 D0-D D> -0 O>+O Do he steamer Chiligy, belonging to the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, is ex- pected to leave to-night, under charter by | owing to the breaking of the main shaft. the local Government, to carry south 150 [ It was found to work perfectly, thereby men from the Panama garriSon. Their | insuring a decrease of $5000 a destination s Buepa Ventura. The Co- [expense of running the mill and the s lombian gunboat Payaca, under command | Ing of $8000 in a lump sum by the repai of General Sarria, will leave to-night to | 20,000 fiyers cast aside as useless in the carry troops to Buena Ventura. last ten years. - There are twenty-six spinning frames in INTERESTS THE COAST. use in the jute mill, on each of which are | used 128 cast steel flyers. Each year the Army Orders Issued and List of Pen- sions Granted. tips of 2000 of these flyers are worn so WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—Ex-Congress- badly by the friction of twine. that they are thrown aside; 20,000 of them are now man Lewis made his report to the State Department to-day upon Atlin miners’ ornamenting a corner of the big building. claims. The result of a conference with Every flyer costs 38 cents. Ross has been at work trying to dis- Embassador Choate and Sir Louis Davies, Minister of Marine and Fisheries for Can- ration for the first time in three weeks, cover a process for repairing the flyers for months, and his labor was rewarded a few days ago by finding a process by | which the fivers can be retipped and made as good as new. | a high court, r | pens | of deceased’ For obstinate bronchitis, solden Discov- s the one ne which rtain help, Medical ve to-day,” writes Mr. Uinta Co., Wyoming. could not sleep and was < up work. It affected my fied all the time, both day is all thought 1 had con- insisted on my trying ery.’ I have taken four s well man, weighing 185 Pierce.” ple’s Common Sense Medical s, is sent free on t stamps to pay the Address Dr. R. V. DR JORDAN’S crear J¥ GF ANATOMY ZTOT. bet. 6:2aTeR, S.F.Cel, + Anatomical Musenm in the e or any contracted 1y cured by the oldest Cout Est yyears @ -PRIVATE DISEASES & 10 free and ‘strictly private. § sonally or by letter. A taken. ] s GFCall at New Pamphlet 1 MAGNETIC ELASTIC TRUSS €O,, 630 Market st., cpp. Palace Hotel, 5an Francisco. modations for only twenty-six emergency | sick. Tt is sald at the War Department Ry RIS t it was the duty of the regiment sur- | *Discovery ? saves y Discovery ” saves geon to leave in the Manila hospitals robs the fact those men of the Twentieth Kan: who ter- 1 and not to have placed thenf on . as w but it is added | ot likely that any action will be as the surgeon of the Twentleth sas and all of its officers have been | mustered out of service. PHILIPPINES ARE NOT RICH IN_ MINERALS WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—In a report to | the Interior Department on the geology of the Philippine Islands Mr, Becker of the Geological Survey g some interesting information regarding the mineral re urces of the group. Mr. Becker says | that while gold exists in both Luzon and | Mindanao it is able rather to that of th s and Virginia thah to the | Western gold fields of the United States, | | and a rush to the Philippine fields, he | | predicts. would result in disappointment. | he report says: The copper deposits of Lepanto seem rich and extensive, but very ex ive roads will b qu | is nc coal 1s from tw 3 render them a he ai he high iron ores of Luzon is it the lignite of the islands ng. The so-called s heating effect is rters of that of the adapted t pod best st are great quanti ties of th nuch of it could be de Ivered a on vessels at $2 50 Mexi- | can per ton —— Much Mail Undelivered. WASHINGTO! Nov. General Smith has b 'l"l‘(‘(')r of Posts Valle, large numbers of circular letters from business companies in the States are be- ing addressed to the Philippine Provinces, | | ana that under present conditions it is a | waste of time and money to send malil for | points_outside of Manila, Cavite, Ioilo, | “ebu, Jolo and Negros ands. - 19.—Postmaster en notified by Di- at Manila, that Condemned Men May Be Spared. WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—The four sol- diers who were sentenced to death at Ma- pila now stand an excellent chance to save their lives. Circumstances have been discovered in the proceedings of the court-martial_which will require correc- tion in the first instance at Manila, if, indeed, they do not bar the death sen- tence entalled. Transport Hooker Doomed. A ASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—The War Department received a dispatch from General Otis stating that hopes of saving the transport Hooker have been aban- doped. er !uP?lleS will be taken off nng }he hulk will be sold at auction in Manila. The ‘vessel was worth about $150,000. ada, has been received. The solicitor of the State Department announced that as soon as all proofs are In the cases will be sent to the joint high commission for decision; at the first sitting all claims of the United States against Canada and Canadians’ claims against Americans will be adjusted. The Alaska boundary mat- | ter will be sent to a separate tribunal composed of new commissioners to be | named for that purpose. Colonel Lewis' | success in his trip to London has been most gratifying to miners as shown by many telegrams sent to the State De- partment. Army orders—First Lieutenant Howard | K. Bane, Thirty-ninth Infantry, will re- | port in person to the commanding general | of the department of California for as- | signment to duty. By direction of the Assistant Secretary of War Second Class Private John Allard, ordnance_detachment, Benicla Arsenal, will be discharged the service of the United States. The War Department will furnish trans- portation for J. Harry Chambers, late private Battery G. Sixth Artillery, from San Francisco to Fort Bayard, New Mex- | ico, to enable him to enter the general | hospital. Pensions: _ California—Original—Aaron Stiffler, Highland, $8:; Calvin E. Bristol, San Francisco, $6. Increase—Willia Hig- gins, Coronado. $8 to $10. Original widows, ete.—-Special acerued, October 31, Nellie J. Stillson, Oak Park, $8; Napa, $. Ordered to the Philippines. ST. PAUL, Nov. 10.—Colonel Arthur L. Wagner, adjutant general of the Depart- ment of Dakota, will leave to-morrow for the Philippines, where he has been de- tailed for active service. Colonel Wagner will go via San Francisco and Honolulu, and expects to sail on the first transport out of the Golden Gate. Colonel Barber, assistant adjutant general of the Depart- ment of the East, will leave at the same time for Manila, but he will go from New York by way of the Suez canal. Colonel Wagner will be assigned to an adjutant general’s duties in the Philippines and he will be on the staff of one of the generals in command of the Philippine campalgn. e Variety Show Burned Out. BAKERSFIELD, Nov. 10.—There . is desolation in the heart of the tenderloin. Frank Carrillo’s variety show is in ashes. It was burned at 7 o’clock this morning and nothing was saved but a nickel-in- the-slot machine. The song and dance artists 1ost all their finery. The total loss of the contents of the show is es- timated at $2500; insurance, $1125. The house was owned by Mrs. Barragan and was partially insured. The cause of the fire is unknown. But for the rain the day before and the absence of wind all Mary A. Rea, | quainted with the proces A convict named Arthur, whose voca- tion was that of a blacksmith, was ac- . and has grown | so expert in welding on new tips that a Whole frame of tne repaired flyers was tested to-day and found to work to per- fection. When the 20,000 flyers are all re- tipped, counting their c. 38 cents aplece, $7600 will have be aved. In ad- dition to the repairing process, Ross has invented a new fiyer considerably lighter than the old one, which requires 25 per cent less power to operate, and by this invention the prison will be saved an an- nual expense of $5000. “Ross has always | been an exemplary prisoner,” sald War- den Aguirre to-day, ' and the story lately printed that he trled to burn down the prison was a raw, fake. The man has well earned a pardon.” MURDERS HIS WIFE IN VIEW OF A CROWD Proprietor of an Allentown (Pa.) Hotel Then Ends His Own Life. ALLENTOWN, Pa., Nov. 10.—George . Kern, proprietor of a hotel, shot him- self and wife to-day. The couple had not been living together. To-day Mrs. Kern had boarded a street car, and her husband followed and stood on the rear platform, displaying a revolver. She ran from the car screaming and sought the protection of about 200 wire mill employes, who had ust finished work on the night shift 1ot Mastened after ner and dragged he into his hotel, barricaded the door with a | chair, and in full view of the erowd shot her dead. He ran into another room and | there killed himself. Kern was 38 vears old and his wife 29. GUNNER ARRESTED. Charged With Having Stolen Plans of a New Prussian Gun. SPANDAU, Prussia, Nov. 10—A gun- nery instructor named Eckman was ar- | rested here to-day on a charge of having | abstracted the plans of a gun under con- struction. e Lo Will Test the Law. MADERA, Nov. 10.—A suit has been filed In the Superior Court here by James E. Nugent, editor and proprietor of the Times, to test the validity of the section of the county government act forbidding newspapers established less than a year from doing county work. The Supervis- ors passed all the claims of the Times, but the auditor refuses to draw a war- rant for the amount. Plaintiff asks for a writ of mandamus compelling the Audi- that part of the town would have gone up in flames. 1 tor to issue the warrant and the writ is made returnable November 14. { royo Seco. UPROAR IN THE N SEUNTE Hearing of Conspiracy Cases Interrupted. Special Dispatch to The Call. PARIS, Nov. 1 The Senate, sitting as umed to-day, calling the name of witnesses in the conspirac cases, which led to violent scenes. Presi- dent Fallieries vainly tried to TV silenc some of the witnesses had to be i by the ushers. When M. me was called the tumult in- There were loud cries of “Vive 'ive Deroulede,’ “‘Abas los while from outside the Senate Juifes could be heard the strains of the “Mar- sillaise. A wi ss who thun dered ‘“Vive Derou- son. which will | {Jance, | of the lede,” “Vive I'armee,” was arrested amd the protests of the other witnesses, Final- ly par! restored and. the per- sons re released. M. F en read the conclusions of counsel, who held that the Senate was | The session was spendad. During the suspension of the tting a newspaper vender named Rimbart, one of M. Guerin's adherents, viol, another witness, whom he acc ing a police agent. The Municipal Guards seized Rimbart, who drew a revolver. He was inca cerated. The .Senate resumed the session during the evening and heard further the argu- ments of defending counsel, who submi ted that the Senate is incompetent to try the conspiracy case. The Senate chen adjourned. PARKER WILL CASE IS FINALLY SETTLED ssaulted sed of be- ly Emma L. Parker, Gets a Fair Share of the Eccen- tric Capitalist’s Estate. SAN JOSE, Nov. 10.—The famous Par- ker will contest has been settled out of court, and to-day orders were made in accordance with stipulations filed which places the case where it was before the contest began. According to the agreement entered into between Emma L. Parker, the con- testant, and the principal respondent, she will receive §25,000 in money and about $30,000 in notes and mortgages; her at- torneys and backers will get their ex $15,000 «in_money and all_the real | latory the Contestant, | | but failed to sto estate in Santa Clara and San Francisco | counties, except the Parker House in Sah Franc! to Jane and Marshall Pomeroy. other legatees under the will with on the same basis, the Sheltering Arms and Ladies’ Be: 'nt Society of San Jose getting about $1250 each. The estate was originally appraised at $244,000. Emma L. Parker contested the will of George H. Parker as the widow son Eward, who had been left a life estate only. She alleges un- soundness of mind and undue influence. Two or three trials resulted In her favor. —_— The re settled | HURRICANE’S EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN JAMAICA Heavy Weather Culminates in a Gale That Levels the Fruit Orchards. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 10.—Commu- nication with the eastern parts of the island, particularly the section beyvond the line from Morant Bay to Port Antonio sive, has been Interrupted since ye: ;. 'This evening, however, it is be- ing partially re-established, and advices from various points state that the heavy ather culminated in a tremendous hur- jcane, which during the night complete- ly razed the banana and other cultivated parishes. Portland, St. Thomas and rant Bay are reported severely damaged. Details are anxiously awaited. KILLED BY A FALL. Charles Cockrell, a-Pioneer Farmer, Meets a Violent Death. SALINAS, Nov. 10.—Charles a wealthy rancher of Southern Z\Xnnlcrey; County, was killed last night in the Ar. He was driving from Soledad to his home and it is presumed the horses became frightened at something wh.le golng down the steep grade and fell over a precipice, carrying the wagon and the unfortunaté rancher with them. The body was discovered this morning. Cockrell w to California in 1848, €ounty. He moved to Salinas a few year: later and has since resided in this coun ty. He was married and leaves a valu- able estate. o RS British Steamer in Distress. LONDON, Nov. 10.—The British steamer Benwick, Captain Warsdale, from Karal, October 17, for Sharpness, has arrived at Long Hope, Orkney Islands, and reported that she had left the British steamer Co- quet, Captain_Garrard, from Quebec, Oc- tober 3, for Sunderland, in distress, 100 miles north of Unst Island, in the Shet- lands, on November 7, with propelier gone | and out of provisions, The Benwick had towed the Coquet until her coal had be- come exhausted and the warps gave out. Guilty of Assault. YUBACITY, Nov. 10.—In the Superior Court yesterday a dury found Joseph Fuller guilty of an assault with a deadly weapon committed on Willlam Ellington, and to-day another jury found Herman Galagher gullty of assault with a deadly weapon with Antent to murder committed upon George Wallace. Fuller and Gal- agher will be sentenced to-morrow. Co, valued at $100,000, which goes | | | Cockrell, | as born in Missouri and came | settling in Sonoma | SCORES OF BALLOTS CAST BY “REPEATERS” Five Residents of Washington Accused of Gross Election Frauds in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10.—As the re- | party when it left Washington. At Sal- sult of the investigation conducted by an| ter's house they met the deputy Coroner anti-Quay newspaper, five men. all resi-| and John Silverman, one of the election dents of Washington, were to-day held in | bail for court on charges of repeating, | inspectors. Continuing, the witness said: Iter handed us a number of ballots, olded and s d impersonating election officers and mak- ing fraudulent returns. The defendants are John F. Sheehan, R. M. Drinkert, William Cook, Harr McCabe and George | Kirkland. All but one are sald to be in the Government's employ. It developed that Kirkland had been em- ployed by the newspaper mentioned to en- ter the conspiracy. He was the personal witness to-day. The testimony involved several prominent Republican politicians in this city and a lieutenant from the Capitol police at Washington. The fraud is alleged to have been ac- complished in the Thirteenth Division of the Seventh Ward, and the election pa- pers of this division were produced as ev- The returns showed a vote of 337 for James E. Barnett, the Republican candidate for State Treasurer, and five for Willlam T. Creasy, the Democratic candidate. Kirkland, who at the time of his arrest said his name was George Wright, d scribed the trip from Washington to this city of the alleged repeaters on Mondz night. On Tuesday morning, he said, he and William H. Cook went to the house | of Deputy Coroner Samuel Saiter, accom- panied by Lieutenant Joseph G. Rodgers of the Capitol police. Lieutenant Rodge th Kirkland declared, was in charge of FUNSTON AND METCALF THE GUESTS OF HONOR Brilliantly Entertained by the Knife and Fork Club at Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 10.—Generals Frederick Funston and Wilder Metcalf, Colonel E. C. Little and the staff officers of the Twentieth Kansas Regiment were brought into Kansas City to-day on special train and are the guests of the Knife and Fork Club. One thousand r- sons met the officers at the depot. They were escorted up town by their old band to Convention Hall, where a public recen- tion was held, several thousand persons passing before the officers, To-night the officers were the guests of the Knife and Fork Club at an_elaborate banquet at the Midland Hotel. Four n- dred plates were laid. Much enthusiasm prevailed and the gathering proved one of the most brilllant ev ral - Funston ventieth Kans r held here, Cen- Metcalf eneral to “On_the Firing Line” and Colonel Littie to “Our Flag, Other toasts were re- sponded to by U. S. Epperson, president Commercial and’ Congress- man Dolliver of Io President Epper- son’s theme was “Make the Philippines a Good Place to Live In.” KAISER THANKS THE BOARD OF TRADE Glad That His Policy Regarding Co- | lonial Possessions Was Looked Upon Favorably. BERLIN, Nov. 10.—The Tageblatt is in- formed by Its Hamburg correspondent that the Kaiser in replying to congratu- telegrams from the Hamburg Board of Trade, sent the following dis- patch from Letzlinger Castl “I am delighted at your appreciation of my labors in furtherance of our colonial the entire nation will adequately estimate the | gers. possessions, and feel confident that importance of this requisition as regards the prosperity of the empire.” e KILLED A BLACK BEAR. Exciting Experience of TwoSan Fran- | cisco Men in Monterey County. MONTEREY, Nov. 10.—T. Green Maxwell von Tauffkirchen of San Fran- cisco, who were hunting with a party of | thirty south of this place, the early part friends mile of this dent. in the Cachagua, about week, met with a peculiar acei- While. hunting for duck they came suddenly upon a small black bear, the bear apparently making straight for the men. They both fired their shotguns at him, p his attack, and finally had to close with him at close quarters, After quite a fight the hunters succeeded in killing the bear with a revolver. The bear measured four feet nine inches from tip to tail and had a very handsome pelt. It was the first bear seen in this region for a number of years and the hunters are very proud of their prize. i Award of Medals. LOS NGELES, Nov.'10.—The time for the awarding of the Native Sons’ medals to California Volunteers of Southern California has been set for the afternoon of Thanksgiving day. All of the com- panies of the Seventh Regiment will be gathered in_this city at that time. Mayor Phelan of San Trancisco has been asked to deliver the presentation speech and General Shafter and staff have been in- vited to come as the guests of the city Al poke to the toast “The | ang | } £ and told us they were | to go in the box as soon as we got to the | polling place. On our arrival there Sil- verman and Cook unlocked the boxes, and | we put the ballots in. There were about 200, I judge.” | Kir nd said he acted as minority | spector under the name of Clarence Mc- | Cabe, the return inspector, and that Cook impersonated E. Ran the judge of | election. During the 100n, witnes: asserted, fifteen additional votes wer marked by Cook and Silverman and placed | in the box. The last twenty-four voters | were handed specimen ballots, which wit- | ness thought were destroyed after the polls closed He said 174 votes were act- | nally st, and that the number returned ) or thereabout | "Kirkland said he acted in the matter at the instigation of a newspaper reporter. | He was paid $15 for his work at the polls by Lieutenant Rodgers, he sald. William Hamilton, the judge of elec- tions, testified that he was unable to offi- ciate, owing to illness and the fact that in order to do so he would have to resign his po:Ztion laborer in the postoffice. The clerk of the hotel at which the Wash- ington men stopped on Monday night said the bill was paid by prominent locat Re- publican politicians. | as | CABINET DISCUSSES | PURCHASE OF BONDS | It Is Decided That Action of This | Kind Will Not Be Taken, at | Least for the Present. WASHINGTON 10.—The Cabinet meeting to-day las most three hours. After the adjournment two of the Cab- et officers said that the question of a civil Governor for Cuba had not been | raised. There was some exchanges of opinion upon the result of the electio all the members regarding it as dorsement of the administration’s policy. It was decided to establish domestic pos- service in the Philippines, as it has n established in Porto Rico and Cuba, and Postmaster General .Smith again brought up the question of the postal | union. He is investigating the subject | thoroughly and will report at a later Cab- inet meeting. The question of the purchase of United tes bonds by the Government was un- on for nearly an hour. Sec- explained the situation fully, now appears to be settled that no purchases will be made for the present at t. Although the Secretary has not ex- ed his views 6n the subject for pub~ lication, it is known that he, with other treasury offici is considering the ques- tion of refunding the fours and fives into | long term bonds bearing 2 per cent in- terest. Th action would necessitate | Congressional authorization, but whether | the Secretary will recommend such ac- | tion is not known. e e SANTA FE LIMITED. First Through Train Arrives in Los | Angeles. | LOS ANGELES, Nov..10.—The first one | of the California Limited trains to be run | this winter over the Santa Fe route be- tween Chicago and Los Angeles arrived here to-day at 1:30 o’clock, having made a fast run between the two cities. The train brought sixty-nine through passen- Limited trains will be run every other day both ys between the two cities during the winter season. It is an- | ticipated the number of tourists visiting California this winter will be larger than any previous year. an in- P— Schley a Knight Templar. WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley to-night received the orders which made him a Knight Templar. The degrees were conferred upon Admiral Schley by the officers of Columbia Commandery No. 2, District of olumbia, in the presence of a large and distinguished assembly of Knights Tem- plar of this jurisdiction and of the juris- dictions of many States. On account of the fact lh;‘j\t Adtmlral Schley will depart in a few days to as- sume’cnmmand of the South Atlantic squadron, the illustrious order of the Red Cross and the orders of the Temple and Malta were all conferred upon him at the conclave to-night, the work being done under special _dispensation from the Grand Commandery of this jurisdiction. Eoe Towns in Darkness. SAN ANDREAS, Nov. 10.—The southern mines region is still in darkness, due to the several mishaps to the Utica power plant. This plant was to furnish light and power to this and other towns de- pendent on the Standard Company’s lines, but a transformer was burned out on Tuesday night, and another just as_the light was to be turned on last night. This | will mean a delay of a week or ten days longer, and many large establishments are thinking of putting in acetylene | 1 also. | plants. Our tailoring business has grown beyond all precedent—it’s the busiest tailoring establishment in San Fran- cisco to-day—at least we think so. We never saw any place as busy. And what’s at the bottom of this ? Good clothes, well tailored, low prices. By good clothes we mean clothes that are properly made and fit as they should; clothes that are made as well inside as they are ‘outside. By low prices—well, look at our suits and overcoats for $§10. Surely thatis a low price. We always keep clothes in repair free for one year, and when there is an unsatisfactory purchase we re- turn the customer’s money at his bidding. S. N. Woob & CO., 718 Market Street and Cor. Powell and Eddy.