The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 18, 1901, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1901. ON MEXICARS American Mining Man|Cheering Wordsto| \ \ Complains of Meny | Outrages. ' Laws Are Declared to Be Violated by the Au- | | thorities. l cial I AUSTIN, Tet., Oct. 17.—Willlam H. | y, the pr American mining | 1 who was arrested several days ags a charge of contempt of 2 d con- prison at Porfirio Diaz, ed to- on bail. Th rs of coafinement provid for \ off , but Me ey w batl were refus to vinen he T.%e fol A lette t (re d in exico, nty- d unde! ed oun the hela and all of- XNo Intimation woul nt- etved picee of bust my mining prop- saltilio. ending twelve night to break into sk up t ¥ nd ' of ited ney, forced him to ul then offered remove ) 11 eir desperation now d with anything ing man- t, most luence in r sifteen policemen ting ofth b a prin ear my up FOOTBALS. FAIL:{ TO SCORE | Berkeley High School (?lays a Shori Tie Game With the sCollege Team. | AN ELEVEN BERK to ool team ame «@1 the college rt, the first In th ball well ritory and at ive. anen_were | Hizh School led. The game end- . "The teams Freshmen. Burke mmings troud strich - Wilson Demeritt Risley Bush | SIX-DAY ItACE TO BE CONTESTED HERE Foreign Riders Who Co:npete in New York in December May Come PLAN A January. the cyclist, who has | ndo returned 1 probability a si > held here duving the coming win-+ riaivd, formerly a ra evens, tas gone to Fr. jers for a big six-day rac held in Nes York in Decem- ured: Me- purpose, it is on® of the big_con- 2 {An effort wiil be the riders in the v come wo California and eliance Eleven Gous to Reno. e members of Raliance Athletic Club football team leave to-night for Reno. Thex will play the University of Nevada team to-morrow. The players led to go are: Fleck, center; Atkin- i Weirs, guards; Hamilton and Col- 1 Donalds: McNevin and ;__Rodol quarterback; Wilson, halv Y — e Threats Made Agairst Edward. DUBLIN, Oct. udge O'Connor Mor- pening of the Roscommon ses d he had recefved docu- % to emapate from the gue marked with a coffin | d ical threats against | | Mo { satd Tten During Battle. _ASHINGTON, Oct. 17.—The presentation of Admiral Schley’s side of the controver- was continued before the ourt of inquiry to-day, eight es belng examined. Of these five vere ensigns, and the entire eight had rved on board the Brooklyn with Admiral (then commod re) Schley. The first of the was Lieutenant Charles ad begun his testimony followed by Lieuten< Commander D. Griffin, who had charge -of the powder division of the Brooklyn during the fight off Santiago, and he was succeeded by Ensigns C. A. Ab John Halligan Jr.,, Ulysses S. Macy ames M. Hand and Ralph N. Marble. The last witness of the day was Medic Director Paul Fitzsimmons, who | was cl irgeon of the flying squadron, While Evsign Halligan was on the stand n »r sought to bring out information s to the American ships in sight at the beginning of the battle of July but Judge Advocare Lemly objected on the round that the question was intended to huw the absence of the New York. nterrogatory was withdrawn. E rble stated that he had heard Captain igsbee tell Commodore Schley ame aboard the Brooklyn on Ma the Spaniards were not at Santiago. er been some inquiry as to Ad- miral S standing in the navy since on the retired list because appears that all questions settled by the been igned the admiral to “active duty” at the court of inquiry while it is in progre This action 1 en to prevent any questions as to the effect the admiral retirement = would ve on the action of the court. LA JUNICR OFFICERS ARE HEARD Ensigns and Others on the Brooklyn Tell of Schley’s Acts. e first new wit- ey court of inquiry ant Commander T. D. Grif- o, as lieutenant, was the senior watch er on the Brooklyn during the war with After him came a number of the junior ho served on the Brooklyn during that usual, before any of the new s were summoned, a number of former lled for the purpose of cor- r testimony. the intention Schley s counsel to propound yesterday a num- ber of questicns to the court which it was pro- put to the wit s for the purpose 2ing to what extent Admiral Samp- with the present .inquiry and it was not decided of the afternoon session to withhold the questions. This decision was then reached, largely because it was belleved that the information intended to be elicited by the questions could be secured in a more di- rect and certaln way by Lieutenant McCau- ley’s testimony regarding signals on July 3. The questions which had been formulated for tation previous to McCauley's taking the campaign. witness of Admiral of determ! ato, til the beg | pres stand related principal! novements of Admiral Sempson’s flags ew York, on July 3, ay of the battle off Santiago, and especially to the signals of that day directing the ficet to disregard the flagship’s movemen It is still the intention to present other qu tions invelving Admiral Sampson’s relation to the inquiry before the close of the case. It seems probable that their presentation will be deferred until a time shortly before the begin- ning. of Admiral Schley’s testimony. . Witnesses Make Corrections. The first of vesterday's witnesses called for the correction of testimony was Commander on and after him. came in succession Lieu- At Commander Sears, Lieutenant McCau- ley and Lieutenant Webster. Quite a number of additional questions were addressed to Lieu- tepant Webster 'by’ Han Reéplying, the wit- ness said that he had seen.signal lights at night on the shore wrile Iy In connection with the quest ten oft Santiago. on of the dis- tance off shore at Santiago, Hanna asked: “YWhile the vessels were on blockad San- tiago from Ma: to the 3ist,inclusive, were You able during the night to distinguish points on_shore readi while you were ‘on watch?"” The witness replied in the negative. ould you make out Aguidores and Ca- banas?” “Was not familiar with the coast at that time and would not have known those points under any circumstances, but it was so dark I think I could not have seen them.” “What was_the background?" “The high hills®back of Santlago dld give us good points later when we were familiar them. We could see them quite read- ly ould you discover the shore line at night?’ % the line of breakers, if there were any 518 wou see the vessels on the inner picket line at night? “Not without the ald of searchlights.” On redirect examination Raynor asked Lieu- Wi concerning the bearing of the Texas on the morning of Julv aning of the battle. The witness bore abaft the starboard beam of Brooklyn, the Texas being to the right of the lowa. The Brooklyn was headed, he north or nopth-northwest. In reply to another question by Raynor he stated that after the surrender of the Colon | July 3 he had gone to the forecastle to look for other ships. He had only seen the Oregon nd the Texas. The smoke of other vessels Was yisible, but not the vessels themselves. The Cienfuegos Campaign. When Lieutenant Webster was excused Lieu- removed at once. ternally to remove the cause permanently. ment—yom cannot get well in rheumatism. considerably. medicine. . MRS. R. R. 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Asked by Raynor concerning a conyersation between Commodore Schley and the commander of the Eagle, the witness said: . 7 was présent when the conversation took place, aithough I cannot give the exact words. When the Eagle came up astern of the Brook- Iyn the commodore hailed the commanding of- ficer of that vessel and told him in substance that he could not delay the squadron any longer on his account, and that he wanted him to proceed to Jamalca for coal. The com- manding officer of the Eagle seemed very de- sirous of remaining with the squadron, and expressed sincere regret at being obliged to part_company with the flying squadron. “What kind of weather was the Eagle en- countering on May 26, when that convereation took place?” “'As 1 expressed it, heavy weather, a short choppy sea, and the Eagle and Vixen were both pitching considerably.’” “Did you hear the commanding officer of the Eagle talk to the'commodore about coal on that occasion?” 1 do not remember.’ “You heard the whole conversation?’ permission to coal. = It would not have been possible; at least, it would not have been safe. At Santiago, ihe witness sald, the block- ading line was a mile or two closer In at night than during the day, and on May 20 the fleet stood out three ar four miles. There were pick- et-boats inside the lines, but he did not see them. Conversations Concerning Coal. “Did you ever have any conversation with Commodore Schiey before July 3 relating to the Brooklyn going to Guantanamo for coal?"” “In substance, I mentioned the fact that other ships of the squadorn were in the habit of golng to Guantanamo for coal. We had had some difficulty in coaling In the open off San- tiago. The commodore replied that he had' been asked on several occasions if he would like to %o to Guantanamo, where he could coal quick- I¥ ana give the officers and men a rest from the strain of the blockade. “He sald that his answer was in each case that he preferred to remain on the station until the Spanish ships came out of the harbor.’" Referring to the battle of July 3, the wit- ness sald that he had been in charge of the powder dlvision and that it also was his duty to look after the lower decks. Consequently he had mot seen a great deal of the fight. Te said that he had seen the Viscaya going ashore and that, looking abaft the Brooklyn's beam, along the coast, he ‘had seen two other Spanish_ships on fire, with the Colon some dis- tance ahead on the starboard side, and firing occasionally. Then he went into the forecastle, where Commodore Schley, ‘Captain Cook and Commander Mason were standing, remaining there until the Colon surrendered. The Ore- gon was, he sald, then following very close to the Brooklyn. “YWere any cheering or encouraging messages sent among the men that you know of, by whom and what were they?’ “I had & messenger Who made frequent trips to the gun deck and who reported to me what was happening. I conveyed this information to the men of my division in the different handling rooms." “Were any, of these messages of sufficlent {mportance that you would like to speak of them ? 29 “One message which seemed to cheer _the men below very much was that there were three Spanish ships on our starboard beam, all firing at us.” “You do not know who sent these messages, who gave them, do you “I took it for granted—' Schley Sent the Messages. Judge Advocate Lemly here interrupted the witness by stating that it did not appear that Commodore Schley sent these messages, which brought a_statement from Raynor that he would prove, when Admiral Schley went on the stand, that the admiral sent these mes- sages of encouragement to the men. Commander Griffin said that when the Colon gave up the conflict the Oregon was close on the Brooklyn's starboard quarter and that the Texas and Vixen were within sight astern. “‘Can you speak of the conduct, bearing and manner of Commodore Schley during the en- gagement In which you saw him?’ “He impressed me as being remarkably cool, considering what had just occurred. He was perfectly natural in manner and bearing." On cross-examination Captain Lemly “ques- tioned the witness closely concerning the well- known trip to Santlago, the sending away of the Eagle for coal and the blockade at Clen- fuegos. Reading from the Brooklyn's log, he said that at the time of the Bagle's departure the sea was recorded as moderate. He also, at Captain Lemly’s request, again detalled the position of the Oregon when the Colon sur- rendered, saydng that vessel was from 600 to 802 yards on the starboard quarter of the Brooklyn, slightly inshore. The two vessels ere headed in practically parallel lines, Hanna asked: “Did you hear Commodore Schley say any- thing about leaving Clenfuegos?"” “T"ald not.”” “Or coaling difficulties?'* “T do not remember. 1 know he was always extremely anxious, and seemed to coal when- ever there was an opportunity. I do mot re- member any pafticular conversation.. The con- versation about going to Guantanamo impressed me. -particularly because afterward I thought it was such a wise decision.” Proceeded With Dispatch. THanna asked the witness whether the flying squadron had ‘‘proceeded with dispatth’™ on the vovage mg.{enmgo- to Santiago, and the witness repl “Yes; as a unl ‘untll we made the turn did, but I do ngt remember that he asked | = westward on May 2. The slowest ship fixed the speed, and that was six or seven knots an hour. ““The grade? “I do."” Having sald that when the fleet left Cien- fuegos it was the general understanding tha it was bound for Santiago, the witness unde: questions by Hanna stated that the fleet was headed east when it stopped south of Santiago May 26. He said in reply to a further question that if the squadron had continued as then headed it would have landed “anywhere to the eastward, The court asked: “Was it the roughness of the sea that made it aifficult for the Yale to take the Merrimac in_tow or that caused the hawsers to part?’ “I em not sure.” By the court—What difficulties did the Brook- lyn have in coaling off Santlago, prior to June 17 “T do not think there was any difficulty dur- ing those dates.”” Raynor—Isn't it a fact that the derrick beams on_the colller were too short, and were not coaling ‘breeches rigged on all of the ships in order to coal? “That is the case of the Brooklyn. not say about the other ships.’”” Told by an Ensign. Lieutenant Commander Griffin_ was excused and Ensign C. A. Abele, who, as a naval ca- in your answer retro- you except I can- det, served as a junior watch officer on the Brfloglyn in the Santiago campaign, was called. Abele said there was a heavy surf at Clen- fuegos while the flying squadron lay off that place, and that when the start was made toward Santiago the weather was rough and unsettled, though it was not bad for large ships. Morro Castle was in sight, he said, upon the arrival off Santiago. “Do you recollect about the blockade May 29'in front of Santiago?” “Yes. At night we steamed back and forth in front of the harbor at a distance of five or six miles. At night I saw signaling going on between the harbor and the fort. The sys- tem of signaling was that used in the English navy, blinking white light, and I judged it was the Colon signaling to the fort. It hap- pened on two occasions.’ “Could you see that plainly “Very plainly indeed.” The witness in_describing the battle of July 2 sald that he had had charge of the port battery on the main deck forward, and that when the Spanish vessels first came out of the harbor he could not traln his guns on them because of the distance. Later he opened fire and he observed that the lead- ing Spanish ship held steadily on the Brook- Iyn's port bow for some time and then turned o the westward. His range then was 1400 yards, and the lowest range at which he fired Quring the day was 1100 yards. The court asked what were the relative po- sitions of the Viscaya, the Colon and the Brooklyn when the starboard guns of the Brooklyn were fired by the witness at a range of 1100 vards. He renlied that the two Spanish ships were “well abaft the starboard beam of the Brook- 1yn, the Viscaya being ahead of the Colon.” This, he said, was after the turn of tke Brooklyn. Ensign Abele then retired and the court took a recess for luncheon. Inspires Enthusiasm. Ensign John Halligan Jr., who served on the Brooklyn, was the first Witness of the aft- ernoon_session of the court. Relerring to the blockade of Clenfuegos he recalled on the 22d the Brookiyn steamed past the entrance to the harbor, and that the ship had gone to within_about a mile of the harbor. He also recalled that the Adula had reported that the Spaniards had left Santiago. When the battle of July 8 occurred he was in' the port turret. The shortest range used by him during the engagement was, he sald, 1200 yards. . Asked as to Commodore Schley’s bearing in the battle the witness said it was “‘such as to inspire enthusiasm."” “Do you know what vessels were in sight at the beginning of the battle?” asked Raynor. “'Hold_on there!’” exclaimed Captain Lemly, before the witness could reply. *‘I object. Captain Lemly stated that the precept dld not call for the position of ships except to show whether they endangered the Brooklyn. Replying, Raynor sald that the question was similar to other questions which had been ad- mitted. “I belleve that it 1s an invasion of the de- cision of the court already rendered with re gard to going \nto this matter of the positions of vessels,” sald Captain Lemly. ‘‘Now, with regard to the relative positions at the beginning of the battle 1 have excepted from my ob- Jection so much as relates to the possibility of collision, which is a distinct part of the precept. The position of the Brooklyn at the beginning of the battle is called for distinctly and in terms_ but that of no other vessel. Except, as I have stated. In so far as it in- Volves ‘the possibility of collision, this, I think, is objectionable and I submit the matter to the court.” Wrangle Between Counsel. Raynor—Of course, 1 want to state to my friend that I will not press this question now, but there is a stage of the case where I wiil have to bring it up. I submitted questions to my brother yesterday. They were not ac- cepted: 1 will withdraw it now, udge advocate—We will have to enter this of | on the record as another reconnolssance, PERSONS WHO FIGURE PROM- INENTLY AT THE SCHLEY COURT OF INQUIRY. L L3 Raynor—It has been a very successful recon- noissanee in developing you. Judge advocate—So far as we do it if the court please, we would like to have this mat- ter decided now and here. Captain Parker—If we withdraw the question there is nothing before the court. Judge advocate—] am before the court. Captain Parker—But there is nothing before the court in the question whether you are there or not. Judge advocate—It is a part of these very questions that were submitted to me yesterday and afterward withdrawn, but it was subse- quently brought in by the witness in the shape of siznals. Mr. Rayhor at this point requested permission to withdraw for five minutes for a consultation with Admiral Schley, which the court granted. While proceeding to the consultation room the judge advocate started to address the court, Whereupon Raynor _informed him that ‘he could speak while they wWere gone.”” Raynor, after his conference with Admiral Sghley, announced to the court that they would withdraw the question for the time being. In reply to questions by the court Halligan said that when the Viscaya turned toward the Brooklyn “the Spanish ship bore on our star- board beam, a little forward, and was headed toward us, distant from 2000 to 3000 yards." He also sald that there were three or four guns heard at Clenfuegos and that these shots were rezular. Cadet Saw the Signals. When Halligan retired he was succeeded by Enslgn U. S. Macy, who was a naval cadet on the Brooklyn during the Spanish war. He said he had heard no guns at Cienfuegos, but had seen the signal lights ashore. Raynor asked the witness if he had had any conversation with Commodore Schley during the night before the engagement of May 3l. He replied that he had a conversation. - “T was on the signal bridge of the Brooklyn. Atfer dinner,” he said, “‘when the commadore came upon the bridge, and during the course of the conversation stated to me ‘To-morrow we are going in with the ships not coaling to bom- bard at long range to develop the exact location of batteries and to form an estimate of their strength.” He said he was not going in for a regular bombardment, as he had instructions from the department not to hazard the ships against these batteries and that if he should disable one of his ships during this boombard- ment his force would then be rendered inferior to the Spanish forces Inside the harbor; that he was going in merely for a reconnoissance and not to destroy the batteries or the Colon.” The witness said that he had been on the gun deck auring the battle of July 3. The Brook- Iyn pursued a sinuous course, he said, at the beginning of the engagement and then swung rapidly to starboard with port helm. His least ru:e was 1200 yards and his greatest 2500 yards. Three Cheers for the Commander. On cross-examination Captain Lemly ques- tioned the witness especially about the latter's conversation with Commodore Schley on the night of May 30. Macy said that he did not Xnow from whom the commoders had received his orders mot (o endanger the ships by ex- posing them to shore batteries, and that he had mever seen the order himself. He knew of no other officer present when the conversa- th occurred, but the signal officer and one or twh men were within hearing. The next witness was James A. Hand, also an ensign, who had_served on the Brooklyn as a maval cadet. He testified that on the day of the battle of July 3 he was at the central station, and received from Commodore Schiey and Captain Cook encouraging mes- sages to the men, and that one of these from the commodore was recelved with a ‘three cheers for the commodore.” Toneign Raiph N. Marble, who was a cadet on the Brooklyn during the war, sald that on the day of the battle of Santiago he had had charge. of some of the after six-inch guns, His closest range was 1100 yards. The orderlies had ‘passed {he range of 900 yards to him, but he had not used that range. Marble rejted @ conversation he had heard between Captain Sigsbee and Commodore Schley when the former came aboard the Brooklyn, May 26, off Santiago. The commodore had asked the captain, the witness said: ‘‘Have we got them?" To this inquiry Captain Sigsbee repled: “No; they are not there. I have been here for about o week. They could not have been here unless T knew it.” On ‘cross-examination the witness' sald he had satisfied himself of the date of the con- versation by referring to the Brooklyn's log. He was not more than seven or eight feet from the two officers at the time and he thougnt e had given thelr exact words. e court then asked the followi of Ensign Marble: e/ Smtiops ‘Would Ram the Brooklyn. “Did any Spanish ships show a disposition to PAIGN Commodore’sCon- duct Enthu- siastic. ram the Brooklyn at the beginning of the en- Bagement of July 37 ““Yes, sir. One of the ships did not turn as soon as the others had beaded to the west- ward.” “Did you see the Texas at any time whils the Brooklyn was turniug to starboard?”’ o, sir; t00. much smolke." »w dld the Viscays bear from the Brook- Iyn when she, the Viscaya, starboarded her helm and then pointed her helm. and what was | the Viscaya's distance from the Brookiyn at that time?” “The Viscaya when she first starboarded her | helm bore about half @& point forward of the | starboard beam. When she had turned and | was heading for uu‘nre she bore between | one and two points abWit the beam. The dis- tance at that time was about 3000 yards, as [ remember.”’ 3 Ensign Marble was thén excused and Medi- cal Director Fitzsimmons, who was chief sur- geon of the flying squadron, was called. Dr. | Fitasimmons gave an account of the battle of | July 3 from his standpoint. He had observed | the engagement from the gun deck the Brooklyn. He said that when the first of the | Spanish ships came out of the harbor at San- | tlago it appeared to stand still and he had bren able to see the entire vessel. He then caw no more of the Spanish ships until the | Brooklyn had completed her turn, when all | the enemy’'s vessels became visibi He had | then looked back and had been able to see only one of the American ships. 3 “ remember that incident very distinctly, sasd Dr. Fitastimmons, ‘‘because it seemed to me that we were fighting all the Spanish ships alone.” He had, he said, heard the range given sev- eral times and the lovest was 800 yards, while | the highest figure he heard was 3500 yards. The Colon, he said, had followed the course of the shore In her westward flight, and the witness thought that before the Vi gave up she had attempted to shield her sister ship. Schley After the Battle. Dr. Fitzsimmons, in reply to a question from Raynor, said that he had not seen Commodore Schley during the ongagement, but that he had met him about 1:30 o'clock, soon after Its close. Asked by Raynor what the com- modore’s appearance was at that time, the witness replied: “He was hardiy able to talk, and complained of an irritation in his throat from the effects 9¢ ‘the smoke. He appeared to be exultant | over the victory. He was so choked with | smoke he could hardly make himself under- stood."” Taking the witness Hanna asked: ! *Have you anything tn your knowledge re- lating to any’ conversation with the commo- dore or anything else?’ “T can only, say this,”” was the reply, “‘unless you ask me specific q\xelv.\o‘i that I do not for eross-examination, know anything to the comm8dore's discredit. o think that the Brooklyn kept the Colon from getting away.” Was the Oregon there?’ Yes: { made her out. She kept her position until about the end of the run.” Dr. Fitzsimmons, in speaking of the voyage | to Santiago, said that the weather was rough | and that the commodore had thought of send- ing the Eagle away. but had hesitated. This statement caused the court to ask the witness | if he knew the cause of the hesitation, and | he replied that he had heard the commodore | talking about it. | ““He seemed to think the Eagle's speed was | lacking., He said he wanted to keep the squad- Ton intact if he could, but the Eagle kept the fleet back.” Dr. Fitzsimmons was then excused and the court adjourned for the day. EVANS SPEAKS OF SCHLEY CASE The Admiral Says Due Credit Is Not Given to the Texas. OMAHA, Oct. 17.—Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans passed through the city to-day on his way to the Samoan Islands, where he goes to Investigate charges against naval officers. The admigal refuses to discuss the merits of the Schley Investigation, but gave the following to an afternoon pap ““What is. your opinion of the Schley investi- gation>’ hée was asked. “Well, I might have a private opinlon on that matter, but I don't care to expose it pub- { end to-morrow with a try-out on the ¢ VAN DISAPPEARS: DAAFTS RETUR Mysterious Features ina « Bank Affair in New York. — Messenger Drops Out of Sight and May Have Been Murdered. JEW YORK, Oct. 17.--George Armitage, at ‘he New Amsterdam Na- b been missing since When he disappeared he messenger tional Bank Tuesday last. | had with him $50,000 in checks and drafts. The bank officials believe that he has been foully dealt with. On Tuesday Armitage went out to col lect on checks and drafts recelved by hls“ bank, the sum being variously stated i from 325,000 to $60,000. He failed to return to the bank and has not been seen since To-day the bank officlals received b; express the bank's wallet which Armitag had carried, containing all the mis: checks and drafts except 35996 38, which may be actual cash or negotiable paper It is argued by the officers that if Armi- tage had absconded he would have never returned the wallet. The missing messenger was formerly employed by the Chase National Bank and has always borne an excellent repu- ’ tation. RACING AUTHORITIES OPPOSE LESTER REIFF National Hunt Club Stewards Extend the Jockey Club’s Sentence. Corrigan Buys Horses. 1.ONDON, Oct. 17.—'the stewards of National Hunt Club, which bears same relation to steeplechasing that the Jockey Club does to flat racing, has ex tended the Jockey Club's sentence pass on Lester Reiif to all their meetings. NEWMARKET, Oct. 17.—Some of Rich- ard Croker's horses were sold at auction here to-day. Harrow brought £510 and Alta Loma was spld for £350. E. Corrigan bought Ailyar for £410. Among the other horses was Dunlop, who as a three old cost £4000. Mr. Corrigan secured him for LONDON, Oct. 17.—The Americans took the last two races at the Newmarket se" ond October meeting to-day. Kearsarg the the d (Maher) won the Prendergast stakes, dis tance five furlongs and 140 yards. Moun tain Daisy (Clem Jenkins) won the Bret- by stakes, six furlongs. — —ee———— Try Out for Track Athletes. BERKELEY, Oct. 17.—Fall track train- ing at the Univer: of ( 1 alifornia will der path. The purpese of the meet is to Sive the freshman material a chance to show its form. As the training has been | light and irregular full distances will r There will be a seventy-five-yard be run. dash for the sprinters, two laps for t middle distance and four laps for the d tance men. The high and low hurdles will complete the track events. In the fle there will be high and broad jump, polo vault and shotput. @itk O of the public, so far as my observation goes. he replied. “but just what the outcome the trial will be I cannot say. It ls very & fying to the public, however, to know Admiral Dewey is on that board of investiga- tion. ‘Admiral Evams said he was not in a position to say more, but added: “T will state this, however, that the battle- ship Texas is not receiving the notice and con sideration it deserves in that investigation That the Texas mlay:d a Very important and telling part In the sinking of Cervera's fleet there is no doubt. I was there and I ought licly at present,” replled the admiral. “Will Schley be exonerated?’ “He has never been condemned in the eyes to know.”’ Admiral Evans will sail from San Franeisco on the first steamer for Samoa. | That’s a smart Raefer picture coat as good as this elsewhere. Special at pretty shade of tan, with velvet collar, for little chaps between the ages of 8 and 8. 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