The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 9, 1901, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1901 NAVAL OFFICERS DESCRIBE THE CHASE OF SPANISH SHIPS OGERN SIWEERS ON MICARAEA Earthquakes Cause Loss to Towns on the Isthmus. Volcanic Action in the Pacific Causes Alarming Floods. bances, caused by volc action in the Pacific, raising the Ic of the ocean, occurred at 9 o'eloc night. The Pacific Coast of Nic was flooded to a depth of eight fe much damage was done. CALL BUREAU, 146 G STREE N. W INGTON, Oct. 8.—Rear Ad- G. Walker, president of the Canal Commission, was to- t significance the earth- at San Juan Del Sur, n to untry. - frequent the ear n region. In ou report to <Congress on the into the subject of earth- nsiderable length. The last thquake t There haa at Nic: ve been Ag numero about quake at Juz op eight to ten mi from the west- us Nicaraguan canal say how t it states thquake was followed by a tidal which shows conclusively that it gin out at sea at they on the is: 1 the w ultimate would be e occasional will not have >w in progress dir £ the It On the. v it is idle to encourage the Southern cities bec was once visited by a e. e no doubt that this occu veed by the opponents of the n why there shouid be » taken by Congress on winter. The P nama e selection of the Nicaragua route, and r efforts are reinforced by the P: ems Railroad Company, the Pacific Steamship Company, the transcontinental rafiroad sy nd in fact all those who a to the ‘buflding of e Nicaragua or INTHE N EJ General Chaffee Sends| Names of Massacred Soldiers. —es WASHINGTON, Oct. &—The list of cas- ualties sustained by the ill-fated Com- pany C, Ninth Infantry, In the massacre in Samar, in the Philippines, is given out in the following cablegram received: at the War Department late to-day from General Chaffee, dated Manila, October 8: Casualties, engagement Balingaga, Sa- mar, September 28. Wounded will be re- ported as soon as received: Killed—Sergeant John F. Martin, Ser- | geant James N. Randles, Corporal Henry J. Scharer. > Privates Joseph I Godon, James N. Martin, John A. Aydelotte, Byron Dent, Eli Fitzgerald, Charles E. Sterling, Rob- ert S. Sproull, John R. Miller, Richard Long, Joseph Turner, Gustave F. Schuitz- ler, Corporal Frank McCormack, Privates Proat Peters, Leonard P. Schley, Artificer Joseph R. Marr, Privates James F. Mc- Dermott, Charles Davis, Harry M. Wood, John Weannebo, Joseph Kleinham. ple, Robert L. Booth, Guy C. L John D. Armand, Litle Armand, Bony, Jjohn D. Buhrer, James L. Frank Vobayda, Charies Powers. Died from wounds: Corporal Thomas E. Private Chris F. Reicard, Private oyd J. Shoemaker. Missing, bodies probably burned when insurgents deserted town: Musician John | L. Covington, Privates Patrick J. Bob- bins, Jerry J. Driscoll, Evans South. Au- gust . ng, Christian 8. Wiiliams, Wingo, also hospital corps. Killed September 1, Basay, Ninth Infantry: Harry Wright, Samar, Com- Corporai John . Weiss, Private Charles L. McManus. At the War Department it is said tha the names of Joseph L. Godon, Gustave F. Schuitzler and John Wannnebo are subject to correction later. The three officers killed in the fight are not mentioned in to-day’s list, their deaths having been reported in a disparch sent several days ago. § TWO0 MEN ARE KILLED IN A SALOON BRAWL Bullets Fired Across the Bar After a Few Moments of Angry Talking. SAN DIEGO, Oct. 8.—As a result of a quarrel two men were killed in the Favor- seloon at Fifth and I streets at 11 o'clock to-night. They are James A. Posey, proprietor of the place, and Andy Quinlan, proprietor of a near by saloon. ¥ was about 50 years old and .Quin- omewhat youngér. The two men standing on opposite sides of the bar. passed and they drew their revolvers and fired simultaneously. Posey sank down behind the har and expired al- most instantly. Quinlan staggered into the nd fell He was picked up into a near by saloon, where a few minute: could be Jearned toenight as e of the shooting. When the here was a general stampede lan were Angry word s eet and taken the saloon and of those who may have h‘mn present none seem inclined to t b talk tha the g bre is the sess di el. P i th Quinlan common belief, however, sputes were the cause of sey was shot in the right bullet came out of his left as shot in the left breast, €HOT PIERCES EYE OF HOTEL CLERK JOHNSON Del Monte Resident Perhaps Per- manently Blinded by Hunt- ing Accident. Get. $.—Dr. sician of the shot Clerk W. A. head while the two were in 175t evening at Laguna of Monterey. The te =ides of an arm ien from one another n's eyes, causing a wound whic! s feared, will cause total blindnes: =on was taken to San Franclsco t io undergo treatment by a specialis since. The last severe earth iditions to their previous testimony. ama was in 1882, s e w last night 2 Del Sur,gfhich | rd at work to defeat | Bowditeh | Hotel | growth. A shot entered one| -AND THE STORM OF SHELL-FIRE NEAR SANTIAGO HARBOR ?VVar Charts Cause Controversy at the Schiey Inquiry Court. Hodgson Explains the Cause of the Now| Famous Colloquy e | 7 ASHINGTON, Oct. 8—There | | were two new witnesses before the Schley court of inquiry to- 1 day. They were Commander Wainwright, who commanded the Gloucester during the war with Spain, and Lieutenant M. L. Bristol, who, as en- sign, a watch and division officer on the battleship Texas during that period. Lieutenant Bristol had not concluded his testimony when the court adjourned for | jay. He did not see the loop made by | the Brooklyn, the greater part of his tes- | timeony turning upon a chart he had made | showing, largely according to his memory, the positions of the various ships of the American fleet at different times during the engagement of July 3. ‘'here were | several spirited controversies between | i over questions asked the witness ir. Raynor concerning his chart. aer Wainwright's testimony zely with chart-making. He was | me senior member of the Board | of Navigators which prepared the official | chart showing the position of the Ameri- can ships during tiie battle off Santiago, and he gave detalls of the method of its preparation. He said he did not consider positions assigned in that drawing ac- urate, but they were given as the result cf a compromise of the views of the mem- bers of tne board. Lieutenant Commander Hodgson, Cap- tain Folger and Lieutenant Dyson made | | SHIPS IN THE BATTLE. Officers Who Were on the Vessels Tell Their Stories. WASHINGTO! Oct. 8.—After the usual pre- | aries in the Schiey naval court of inquiry | | y Lieutenazg . W. Dyson of the bureau | of steam enginecring of the Navy Department | was recalled to continue his testimony regard- | | ing the coal supply of Admiral Schiey's fiying | { squadron of its arrival off San- | 1280 harb: , 189. He was brought morning ai the instance of Admiral s counsel for the purpose of giving | testimo ncerning the availability of the coal su t was the understar | that nder R arging the enemy. ing when court opened | hard Walnwright would pal witness of the day and that | should be excused Messrs. Bristol, | d_totis would be called in the order (he three last mentioned were all :s vessels of the Amer. hen the naval engage- was fought. It has been | { the court to secure as much tes. | ossible from the men whose especial it was to keep a lookout and these three moned to gratify this wish. | 5 nterest in Commander Wainwright's testimony because of his prom. | inent jdentification with the Spanish war and aiso because of the fact that he is now sups intendent. of the Naval Acadamy at Annapolis, | { 1898 Wainwright com- acht_Gloucester, which spicuous part in the ‘campaig . “In the battle of Jul upled a position on the extreme American column to.the east of and when the Spanish torpedo- | and Furor came out of the har- | ed them fearlessly and aided tn | He also was an cbserver, | of the battle bptwwen& s of the two fleets. - edings of the day began by the Captain W. M. Foiger, 1or-the pur- ting his testimony of yesterday ntage was taken of his presence to ask | him rther questions concerning the blockade of Santlago. Among other questions he was asked by Captain Lemly if he had had any conversation with Commodore Schley during the blockade. He replied: | Feared Cervera Escaped. | | | | | ‘“Toward the evening of one of the days, the 1-30th, there was an extended, very severe rain- storm, so severe that I feared Cervera had | gotten out, as it was sufficlently long to have | permitted to do so. { flagship the next day ‘ to teil the commodore the block: as kept by the Japanese off the | port of Weihaiwei, where similarly an enemy's | fleet was within a fortified harbor. I said to the commodore that the adoption of the tactics | of the Japanese, forming a circle directly in front of the harbor, would, In my opinion, be preferal as then would be difficult for anything to get out. Judge adve e—Was there any reply by the commedore "I cannot te exactl ould prefer not to do so. dge advocate—Give the substance. “‘He did not agree with me as to the neces- sity for that.” | " “'Was there anything further sald by him?" ““Nothing_further that I recollect.” I went on board the thinking it my duty hat I had seen as to as to his reply. I | Captain Folger giso sald that he had no | recollection of a picket line on the inside of | the American fleet. | At the request of Captain Parker of counsel | for Admira ey the witness examined the log of the New Orleans of May 30 and 21, 1835, for the purpose of determining accurately the | state of the weather, but he declined to modify his statement of yesterday that the weather on those 4 was bad. ptain Folger was then excused and Licu- enant Dyson was callel. He was questioned by Captain Lemly concerning the steaming condition of the Brooklyn on July 3. The judge | advocate asked: | *What does the Brooklyn's steam log show | as to the nuniber of engines coupled up and the boilers in use July 3, 1898, as compared with the total engine and boiler power of the vessel 7’ The reply was: “The Brooklyn has four main engines, two to each shaft, connected together by cot ngs. She has seven boilers, five main and two auxillary. On the morning of July 3 both forward engines were uncoupled; there were banked fires under three of the main boil- | ers Two other boilers were what we call ‘dead,” no steam in them. Judging from the ime it took to start fires in these bollers after he Spanish fleet came out of the harbor I hould say the furnaces were not even primed and two of the boilers had to be run up to the sea steaming level. It took from 9:35 to 10 o'clock to start fires.”” In response to other questions the witness de- tatied from the log of the Brooklyn all that was done on that vessel to get up speed. Mr. ked If it was not necessary to stop couple the uncoupled engines, and the witness replied that the ship could have been kept going with one engine while the other was coupled. The engines were designed, he said, to be kept coupled during war. Discu ing the speed of the varfous vessels of the fl uly 3, the witness said that the Oregon got up a speed about equal to the Brooklyn on that ay, notwithstanding that on her trial trip the kiyn made over twenty-one knots to the Oregon’s seventeen knots. He called attention w the fact that the New York had made six- teen or seventeen knots' speed on the day of the battle. In response to questions from Cap- tain Parker he =ald that the New York had not had her engines coupled on the day of battle and that the Brooklyn had mefe all the neces- sary speed. Hodgson on the Stand. After Lieutenant Dyson was excused Lieuten- ant Commander Hodgson was recalled for the purpose of correcting errors in his testimony as printed in the official record. He took occasion to change some of the language of his previous testim: One of these changes was made in se to the questions asked yesterday as to had designated as a “liar and a black- the editor of a newspaper which had originally printed the alleged colloquy between himself and Commodore Schley. He said he de- sired to alter the reply that he had yesterday given to this interrogatory, He then sald: “1, of course, am very sorry that I ever so ‘ar forgot myeelf as to write & letter containing such intemperate language. It was not written exactly for publication, but under great provo- cation at the time. In that letter 1 did not accuse this newspaper of lying for printing that statement. 1In fact, It was to absolve it from ng trat 1 gave the paper authority to use y rame for the correctness of the gist of that statement. The Iying Was on the matter of the | fact that the commodore displayed such trepi- dation and cowardice on the Brooklyn the day of that battle that he ran from the Spaniards | and took the Brooklyn to the southward and away from the fight, In order to detract from the credit of the fame of the commodore in that battle; that they wished also to detract from the credit of all the officers of the Brook- Iyn on account of the glorious part she took i1 that day's fight. It was the words to that ex. | tent that I characterized as lying. There was | mo lying in that colloquy unless a man stuck to the verbul correctness of the words. So I did not characterize the paper as a iia¥ for | printing that eolioguy.” | Lieutenant Commander Hodgson belng “ex- cused, Commender Wainwright was called. Captain Lemly began his examination by drewing from the witness the fact that he had been a member and latterly senfor mem. ber of the board which had officlally meted in making the charts showing the positions of | | the American and Spanish ships at Santlago. The witness told how conclusions were reached by the board. He said: “When I reported as senjor member of the board, the board of navigators had 2 sketched chart before them with the number of the po- sitions sketched on it, which had been deter- mined by them, starting at different periods, first when the ships came out and afierward when they went ashore. Fach navigator, us near as possible, would put the position of his ship at that time. Then there was a great deal of discussion as to the relative positions. Of course it was impossible to get any position by bearings- and there was -nothing known about the relative positions. We also knew that the distances in the chart were some- what incorrect and the final decision of the board was to reconcile each one as near as but nonme of the positions was con- sidered ‘exact. The impossiblilty of getting Dbearings even if we had had a correct chart, was apparent, but it gave a general idea of the positions of the vessels during different periods of the battle.” Positions of the Vessels. Raynor asked if it was true as had been officially stated in the report, that the positions were assigned from “known bear- ings?' ‘The witness replied that that state- ment was incorrect; that they were established Mr. by estimated bearings. Most of the positions were, he sald, fixed by discussions among the navigators constituting the board, although Captain Chadwick was before the board. The navigators had done the best they could in platting the vessels and had made it as nearly correct as possible, g0 long after the engage- ment, as had been stated by the board, Asked by Raynor about the places assigned to the Brooklyn and the Texas, while _the former vessel was making her loop, Com- mander Wainwright said he did not consider them correct. ““For myself,” he eald, ‘I was never satls- fled with the places assigned.” He_sald further that the board had the best that they could at the time, as a board. ‘It was the best we could do to get all the members of the board to sign the report,” he sald. ““Who in addition to yourself was not satls- fled?”” asked Raynor. & 1d not like to say,”” responded the wit- ness. know that the navigator of the Texas was not, for one. I think none was satisfled except fhe navigator of the Brooklyn, and I don’t know that he was.” Bat, notwithstanding, you were all, includ- ing the navigator of the Brooklyn, dissatisfied, you signed the report?"’ ““That is correct. On_redirect examination, Commander Wain- wright sald that in making the chart all the members of the board were at liberty to con- tribute whatever data they had or to make whatever arguments they might desire. He also said that the chart was a compromise of opin- jons. In response to further questions-the wit- ness said he did not see the Brooklyn on the day of the battle off Santiago. Questions were put_by the eourt and answered as follows: ““Were the positions of the ships as shown on the chart in question obtained from testimony taken by, the board or from a general discus- slon by the members of the board?” “Almost entirely by general discussion by the members of the board. Captain Chadwick and Captain Cook appeared and discussed the matter with the board.’” “From the position of the Gloucester at the commencement of the battle of July 3, could you see both the Brooklyn and the Texas?'’ “I do not remembor seeing the Brooklyn and Texas at the commencement of the battle.” ““What orders, if any, were signaled by the Brooklyn to the fleet during the engagement ot July 37" % 1 saw none. Raynor—This does not mean that no signals were displayed, does it? “No, it does not.” By the court—Did any one of the Spanish vessels change her course to the southward, a3 1f intending to ram one of the fleet? I saw no signs of it."” Lieutenant Bristol’s Story. Commander Wainwright was then excused, and Lieutenant M. L. Bristol, former watch and division officer of the Texas, was called, He had only related the arrival of ‘the Texas at Cienfuegos and detafled conditions. there when the court took a recess for luncheon. Bristol continued his testimony at the afternoon session of the court. Speakingwof the blockade of Clenfuegos, he said he had observed the sig- nal lights on the shore near Cienfuegos, but had not understood their significance. The Wit- nees also described the blockade off Santiago. Hanna here asked the witnes “It the vessels of the Spanish equadron had done| suddenly appeared, what orders had you to meet such a contingency?’ *'No orders were turned over to me in regard to a contingency of that kind,” replied the witness. ‘‘As watch officer, should you have had such orders I should have had.” Lieutenant Bristol then spoke of the Spanish shore batteries, saying: “'1 personally examined them the day we ar- rived there and satisfied myself that the bat- terles amounted to nothing.’” Lieutenant Bristol said thaton the morning of July 3 he had fixed the position of the Texas and also generally of the other ships of the fleet and had prepared a chart showing these positions. He considered the initial po- sition assigned to the Texas, the Brooklyn and the lowa as accurate, The Wwitness described the engagement of July 3, saying that the Spanish fleet had come cut only sufficiently far to clear the shoal neer the mouth of the harbor before turning to the westward. He aid not think lhis was to exceal 1500 yards out from Caysmith, which is_inside the harbor, Lieutenant Bristol sald that after the en- gagement began he went below and fired three shots from the 12-inch guns. When he came on deck the first of the Spanish ships was going ashore, “‘We were then,” he sald, ‘headed to the westward, with the enemy’s ships running close 2long a point seven miles west of Santiago.’ “Did you see the Brooklyn when you came on deck?’ S did."” ‘Where was she at that time?’ “‘She was about as far out on our port bow, relatively speaking, as the Spanish ships were on our starboard bow." ad che completed the turn at that time?’ T do not know. She did not make any turn after that and always kept on to the westward. At that time I did not know any- thing about a turn.” ‘*You did not see what Is known as the loop?” ‘I aia not.” Chase by the Texas. Lieutenant Bristol then detailed the part the Texas played in the battle, glving the detatls of the chase up the Cuban coast. seribing the close of that pursuit he sald: “‘We continued on with the chase of the Colon, which was then ahead of the Viscaya, in the same relative positions, the Brooklyn, Oregon, Texas and, afterward at the end of the chase, the New York joined in it. 1 forgot to mention that the Vixen was outside the Brook- lyn at this time and along at the time the Viscaya sheered inside and kept about abreast of us until we overhauled her and went ahead, untll the Colon finally turned _inshore and hauled down her flag. The Texas then joined the rest of the ships at the prize and remained there that night.”” Mr. Hanna inquired: occupled during the chase could you or not determine which of the vessels was leading?” “I could with the distinctness with which the ships could be seen, not the positions.” “What did you estimate us their reiative positions 7" B ““That was obtained comparatively. The dis. tance to the Colon was from about three and a shalf miles to four miles, up to five or six miles, at the end of the chase. She drew away' from us slowly. The Brookiyn and Ore- on were considerably closer to us than the Colon. The Oregon was closer than the Brook- Iyn, so that the Brooklyn was leading as re- gards the distance from us that she was out on our bow In response to questions by Mr. Raynor Licutenant Bristol said that he had made his chart because of his interest in the battle and that he had prepared it a few days after the battle, and stated that ‘‘to the best of my knowledge and bellef the chart is right.” Mr. Raynor called attention to the fact that the witness had said at the beginning of the battle the Brooklyn was heading north and east, while Lieutenant Commander Hodgson, who' had been aboard th¢ Brooklyn, had said the vessel was heading north and west. "Which is right? he asked. I belleve I am right,”” the witness replied. You can’t both be right.” ““That is right, too.” In response to’ further qu Bristol said his chart had for some time, but that previously he had had several blue prints made of it. At Mr. Raynor's request the witness made measurements showing that according to_ his chart at the beginning of the fight off San- tiago the nearest Spanish ship to the Brook- lylr’ was 3300 yards, Mr, Raynor asked: How can you reconciie that with the state- ment of Lieutenant Commander Hodgson that the range at the time of the turn of the Ergoklyn was 1400 vards? : ‘1 cannot reconclie my statement with that of Lieutenant Commander Hodgson.” De- “From the position you o i | | ] | | | - + FAMOYS OFFICER OF THE NAVY WHO DIRECTED THE OPERATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES FLEET AT THE GREAT BATTLE OFF SANTIAGO AND WHO WILL RETIRE FROM ACTIVE SERVICE TO-DAY UN- DER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AGE LIMIT REGULATION. — ‘“Then those two statements are perfectly ir- reconcilable?” “A range of 1400 yards at the time of the turn of the Brooklyn is absolutely irrecon- cllable. My idea is that a stadimeter at 4000 yards is not an accurate instrument and that Is what they state they took the measure- ments with it. Also in smoke of battle it Is a most impossible to take ranges accurately. It was a good deal of an_estimate. Also I have heard, 1 do not know how true it is, the ranges on board the Brooklyn were taken by an enlisted man. I do not question the en- listed man's accuracy except that I would think an officer's accuracy would be greater than that of an enlisted man.” The Inaccurate Stadimeter . Mr. Raynor—And those are the reasons you §lve now for accounting for this wide di- vergence? You do not think the stadimeter is as accurate as it ought togbe? ‘“Those are the reasons I have always had in my mind for not reconciling those two state- ments. Another reason for thinking myself right was the speed of the ship, which was glven me as half-speed. Take it at full speed at her Inftial position ‘and she could not ar- rive at a certaln point which would give her that range, 1400 yards.” Mr. Raynor—Then the stadimeter is not to be relled upon at all in comparison with your observations, as I understand it, in this in- stance? ‘‘The stadimeter at 4000 yards and over ls well known to be inaccutate for measuring dis- tances, because the gradations are so close to- gether' that a small error in observation makes a large error in the result.’ “Is it fnaccurate under 4000 yards?" “It is more accurate under 4000 yards, but it the Instrument has not been corrected re- cently it is likely to err.” Mr. Raynor—Is It possible for the stadimeter to have made a mistake of 2000 yards? Don't you think if that is the case you would better abolish that instrument? “I do not believe Mr. curate observation. that positive stateme) Hodgson took an ac- I don’t want to make but I do want to*make the statement of what I know in regard to the instrument. The instrument as I use it is accurate at lower ranges and inaccurate at higher ranges. Mr. Raynor then questioned the witness as to the stay of the flying squadron at Cienfue- gos. The latter said he had not considered that they maintained a blockade there. “We were merely Iying off that port,” he sald, “‘and at night anything could have passed in, So far as we were concerned.”” Mr. Raynor then undertook to compare the estimate of the distances which Commodore Schley’s fleet went to the east and west of Santlago harbor with that of Captain Folger. Mr, Hanna suggested that the practice of quot- ing from the testimony of former witnesses, While not objectionable from a legal point of view, was calcula o produ: thetstore 2ot desirable. A en Mr. Hanna had taken his geaf 3 Raynor replied, referring to Mr. Hanna e I{fu “learned and 'solemn friend.”” This charace brought Captain Lemly to his feet. * he sald, “ls eminently improper. All these left-handed compliments thrown around are unusual.” Mr. Raynor—I withdraw 1t r. Hanna—It did not make me f Mr. Ravnor—I would not object to yous mril: iny m:,[ .Ofl“ni Yo d ptain Lemly—You are not sole: you funny. (Laughter.) oy e Mr. R 1 3 (I:gl";':?;:r— don't call you at all funny. miral Dewey, speaking for the court, t sald that as there were no legal ub!‘tllclelhel: the way of putting the queltfon it could be asked. "Lieutenant Bristol said in reply: “I do not agree with Captain Fol - gards the facts that the Ships were nearer in at night than they were in the day time, be- cause it is my firm recollection now that they were farther out at night than they were in the day time: also I read from the log when I testified that the ayerage revolutions of the Texas by the watch were a certain number. 'Te revolutions, according to that, give the ship & certain speed, which would be “greater than the distance given by Captain Folger. ba- cause we also stated in that log that’ we steamed for two hours and turned first to the east and then to the west.” The witness had not concluded his testi- mony when the court, at 4 p. m., adjourned for the day. SCHLEY WILL RETIRE TO-DAY. Rear Admiral es the Age Limit and Active Service. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—Rear Admiral W. 8. Schley ended his active career in Gloucester’s Com- mander Gives In- teresting Testimony Comment Is Made on| Remarkable Speed of Battleship Oregon | nd to-morrow he will go t by operation of tne law His retirement will the court the navy to-da on the retired Ii on account of age. bave no effect whatever upon 15K BAITONS 10 B PATIENT Lord Roberts Comments on the South African War. —— Former Governor of Johan- nesburg on Trial in of inquiry. Formatatsicsasasiieres | OF INTEREST TO PEOFLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST | Changes Made in the Postal Servico and Pensions and Patents Granted. | WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—The Postoffice | Department to-day issued the following: | Postmasters commissioned: _ Califernia— Nellie B. Gillesple, Helix. Washington— | Irene Bockover, Axford. Appointed: Cal- | ifornia—J. C. 'Van Matre, Minersville, | Trinity County, vice Aimee Breton, re- signed. Joseph McWilliams & Co. of Louisville, Ky., was awarded the contract for a com- plete mechanical equipment for the San Francisco postoffice and courthouse build- ing for $220,517. 2 These pensions were granted: Califor- nia: Original—George W. Boggs, River- side, $6. Increase—Be€njamin Ingersoll, Veterans’ Home, Napa, $8. Mexican War | —Jesse A. Mills, Woodsville, $12. Widow, war with Spain, special September 26— Jane A, Everts, Alameda, $20. Oregon: Qriginal—Henry H. Northrup, Portland, $6. Patents were issued to-day as follo California—Simeon Bishop, San Francisco, preserving foods; Henry S.-Farquhar, San Francisco, apparatus for removing snow from thoroughfares; Willlam F. Ferch, Los Angeles, fishhook; Ethelbert M. Fra- ser, San Francisco, assignor by mesne as- signments to the Otis Elevator Company, New Jersey, electric elevator system; Frank A. Garbut, Los Angeles, well ing swage; Willlam A. Hagans, Los geles, textile fabric; Charles A. Huffm ter, San Leandro, variable speed gover- nor; Peter H. Jackson, San Francisco, portable concrete beam; Andrew W. I ingston, San Francisco, automatig can- head coating machine; John C. Mec- Griff, San_Francisco, burfal casket; Otto Niehaus, West Berkeley, hinge; Patrick H. Reardon, San Francisco, engine for | rock drills; Major J. Robinson, Los An- | geles, rotary engine; David H. Rowe, as- | signor to T. Rowe & Co., East Oakland, ink well; Sato Ruji, San Francisco, boal; | Jacob D. Rush, San Diego, garment hold- | er; Alfred C. Stewart, San Paula, motor | vehicle; Cornelius Stout, Pomona, gauge. ! Oregon—Willlam ~T. Hatten, Heppner, wrench; Thomas McCusker, Portland, portable photographic darkroom; Thomas J. Thorp, Forest Grove, assignor one fourth to G. E. Dawson and J. C. Thom- | as, Chicago, baling press; John D. Whit- | man, Medford, weed cutter for cultiva-| tors. | ‘Washington—Francis H. Cook, Mead, impact water wheel; Samuel P. Mackey | and F. H. Gilbert, Ridgefield, liquid weighing machine; Charles E. Shaw, Spo- kane, combined mop and mop wringer. WOMEN IN COMPETITION I FOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP | Miss Griscom, the Present Holder of‘ the Title, Fails to Live Up to Her Reputation. [ NEW YORK, Oct. 8.—Fine weather, good links and surprising reversal of form were the features in the play for the | women's golf champlonship of ~America, | which began tosday on the links of the | Baltusrol Golf Club near Shorthills, N. J. | The present champion, Miss Frances E.| Griscom, failed to live up to her reputa- tion as a golfer, as she was unable to| qualify for the rounds which will occupy | the remainder of the week. The best | scores follow: | An- PLAYER. Mrs. Manice........ Miss Margaret Curtis. Miss Adams . Miss Heron Miss N. P. Rodgers. Miss Oliver Miss Hecker Miss Wells Miss E. Farrington. Miss G. Bishop. Lick Observatory Scientist Takes for | His Bride a Charming San Jose Girl. SAN JOSE, Oct,8—The most elaborate home wedding in this city in years was | celebrated at the residence of Mrs. and Mrs. S. F. Leib this evening, when their daughter, Miss Elna Warren Lelb, was united in marriage to W. H. Wright, as- sistant_astronomer at the Lick Observa- | tory. The beautiful grounds of the Leib | home_were illuminated and the residence was decorated with flowers and plants. A host of friends and relatives gathered in | the parlors, where the ceremony was per- formed by Dr. C. H. Mockridge of Trinity Episcopal Church, assisted by Dr. Wake- fleld. A wedding feast followed the cere- | mony. The bride is a prominent young society lady and the groom is well known as an astronomer. PR TET RS Forbes Defeats Oscar Gardner. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 8.—Clarence Forbes secured the decision over Oscar Gardner to-night in the ninth round of their fight. Gardner was hopelessly overmatched. After two minutes’ fighting In the ninth round the referee, Tommy Ryan, stopped the fight to save Gardner, who was al- most helpless, from further punishment. —_——— Silver Trophy for Yawl Gypsie. The regatta committee of the Pacific Interclub Yacht Assoclation held a meet- ing last night at the Merchants' Exchange to decide the protest made by the owner | of the yacht Merope against the yawl Gypsle after the annual Admission day regatta. The protest was disallowed. It was found that the owner of the Merope raised a protest against the wrong boat, the Discovery being the one to interfere with him, and also that the Gypsie had the right of way against the other two yachts, which had & free wind. The' re- fueal fo entertain the protest glves the first prize in the yawl class to the yawl Gypsle and second prize to the yawl Arcturus. | completed this evening and trains w London. ~ LONDON, Oct. 8.—Lord Roberts, distributing medals to the troops t. alluded to the concern of the nation South African affairs and to the att of the press on the Government for doing more. The Government. he said lied on Lord Kitchener, whose every quest for men, horses and stores had be complied wi He exhorted the people to be patlent. - Dr. Krause, the former Governor of hannesburg, who was arrested Septem 2 on the charge of high treason, was raigned in the Extradition Court at street to-day and charged with high tre son and ement to murder. The mer charge is connected with the der of Jc , whe according to the Public Prosecutor, Dr. Krause ob- tained from Lord Roberts tuwe - hours’ armistice on the piea th fighting would thereby be obviate utilized the period in getting all the fighters out of town and in sending 000 to Pretork After Dr. Krause been parcled h ent to Europe and ap- lied to Dr. Leyds, the agent of the al, for money on account of t The prosecution a evid to in_com recksman show that Dr. K puni- cation with Dr. Cornelius Public Prosecutor of Jol was executed September the son, and that he urged shooting or otherwise dispos lass Foster, an English lawy to Lord Roberts’ staff, who wa tive agai e Boers. The prosecuijon in which Dr. Kratise de: as “an arch Boer national existence and a willing t of the jingoes,” and advised the burghers to break oaths and shoot traitors. The lette: ted that Dr. Krause act- ed f communication be- nsvaal and the Boer Gov- Th Oner was re« THEIR TARGET {South Americans Stop Steamer NearanEcu- ador Port. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct. 8. —~The newspapers here print a number of let- | ters from Bocas del Toro and other ports of Colombia complaining of outrages on British subjects, including women. Strong appeals are made to the government to send 4« warship for their protection and 0_to_demand compensation. Over a undred refugees have arrived here from Colon. COLON, Colombia, 8.—(Previous cabling of this matter prevented.)—A force of Liberals numbering at least attacked Morro Island, commanding t Oct. | entrante to_the port of Tumaco, Septem- ber 24th. The island had all along been garrisoned with fewer than a hundred troops, well supplied with arms, ammuni- tion and commissary stores, including more than 150 head of c and other provisions in proportion. The landing was effected before daybreak by means of canoes. . Simultadeously the island was stormed from the other end by Liberals on the mainland. Morro Island is surrounded by shallow sandbanks and the only means of ap- proaching Tumaco is by the narrow river which is within easy range of the island. The British steamer Quito, bound from Guayaquil, Ecuador, for Panama and touching at ports between, anchored off Morro Island on the night of Septembor 28, and, welghing anchor at daybreak, started up the stream toward Tumaco. The Liberals fired a shot across her bows. Suspecting the situation she immediate- ly turned, but rifle shots and one cannon continued to be fired at her, the former striking her several times and the latter once, the ball making a hole right through her above the water mark, though the damage in other respects was slight. The Quito then steamed to the farthest point the tide would permit and again an- chored. The firing was now resumed, but it ceased after a few minutes, the Lib- erals having discovered the imprudence of their action. It is significant that shortly after the Quito Incident became known the British warship Icarus left Panama for a desti- nation not made public, but presumably Tumaco. The steamship agents have been cfficially notified not to accept freight at the pert. | WORK IS COMPLETED ON THE ASPEN TUNNEL Millions of Dollars Expended in Shortening Distance on the Union Pacific. 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