The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 16, 1901, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1901. " SHIPPERS MUST PAY MORE TRXES Internal Revenue Ruling Affecting Exports to Philippines. Commissioner Yerkes Treats Islands as Domestic Territory. Special Dispatch to The Call. 1406 G STREET, N. X, Nov. 15.—Comimnis- e Yerkes made which virtu- purposes of in- the Philippine Island red domestic territo joner holds that whisky, bacco shipped to the Philip- ernal revenue tax aws a manufacturer as the right to ship to without the payment _the execution of a bond It artment that the I work no hardship t or should the court NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATOR OPPOSES TARIFF REVISIONW He Is Especially Hostile to Any Re- duction of Duties on Cana- dian Imports. not only but also Gathmann Gun a Failure. Nov —The test of the gain Fails. special to the —Samuel W. of this coun business here, A grown children Williem McMillan, IS, Nov. 15.—William McMillan, r and Foun- gec i 5 as ator James John C. Armstrong. TERTOWN, N. Y., Nov. 15.—John C, marshal In the ng ough Ari: stagecoa zon, ew Mexico. R. C. Stevens. SEATTLE, Nov. eral Great Western pass: Northern Ra result of a fle nding the D tivities at Viel J. T. McJunkin. HANFORD, Nov. 15—J. T. McJunkin, rman of the Board of Supervisors of gs County, died of blood poisoning this g. He was 68 years old, a pioneer and well to do. General Pallavicini. Nov. 15.—Gegeral Pallavicinl, 2id-Ge-camp to the late King died here to-da: NEW ADVERTIGEMENTS. DRUGGISTS MUST BE CHARY. They Sell All Kinds of Hair Prepara- tions and Fear to Discriminate, Druggists sell all kinds of hair prep- E ons and y of gi one, but many of them have come inly for Newbro's Herpicide, the dandruff germ. H. Swannell aign, Jil., sa; who 4id not have a hair on top of his head when he began to use Herpicide now has a fair start toward a good head hat believe Herpicide to be by reparation of its kind on the Is from everywhere. { | | | | members of the Ways and Means Com- | High Commissioner of Crete. | | | Nine bodies have been recovered, and it | | [ ! a rule they are wisely | secretary Y. M. C preference to any par-! stment that absolutely kills the | Smith, inj & Son, | William Brewer, “One customer of | burned; Ed Ross, crushed and burned. undreds of similar testimo-| phyxiated by illuminating FIGHT AGAINGT TAX REDUCTION Ways and Means Com- mittee Favors Cau- | tiousness. Brewers and Distillers Will Make Strong Effort to Cut | Down War Revenues. S Speclal Dispatch to The Call 1406 G STREET N. W, v —Members of the House of Reprege ives who are in fa- | vor of avolding tariff reduction by abol- | ishing all war tuaes will not find plain | sailing. Already there is opposition among CALL BUREAU WASHINGTON mittee, and Representatives Hopkins and | Tawney, both of whom returned to town | y, expressed themselves most decid- in favor of proceeding with caution. | Payne, chairman of the committee, is said to be preparing a bill for a heavy reduc- | tion to be introduced at the<opening of | the session, and this early division of | opinion in the committee indicates that Payne's plan will have bitter opposition. Hopkins is most decided in his views and will urge a posfponement of any re- | duction until it is known what the ap- | propriations will be for the coming year. Let us first hear from the appropri- | ations committee” he said, “how much is this canal going to cost. if the ship sub- sidy bill gets through, how much will that bill amount to? There will be the usual | big demand for river and harbor improve- | ments and public buildings, and all around there wijl be a big increase in Govern-| ment expenditures. Let us go slow. We | have had experience. It is much easier | to cut down public revenues than to add | to them.” | awnpey thoroughly agreed with Hop- kins and was quite as emphatic in urging conservatism in all matters of revenue re- | duction. Similar opinions are expressed by other returning Congressmen and already the | of even a partial reduction are g apparent. The strongest pres- sure for bringing down the war taxes will | come from brewers, who will be here in | force this winter to have the tax reduced | to 60 cents a barrel. It is also said that | whisky distillers want the tax cut down | from $110 to 70 cents a gallon, and they | will have strong lobbies here who wiil| work for lessening these taxes. | BRITISH TROOFS REFUSE TO FIGAT Large Body of Dutchmen ! Surrender to a Boer | Commander. MIDDLEBURG, Ct pe Colony, Oct. 25.— hundred and eight v district mounted o troops, composed large of Dutchmen, with their horses and arms, surrendered to Smut’s command October I The dis- most of thelr ammuni- | n at long r and then refused to ght further. aptain Thornton, their | commander, believes their surrender to | have been prearranged. NDON, Nov. 15.—The War Office has sued a 400-page bluz book of the official reports from inedica' and other officers on the congditions of the concentration ps in South Africa. The general drift e repor! tribu the high mor- | ty in these camps to dirty habits of | Boers, their ignorance and prejudices, | ir recourse to quackery and their sus- avoidance of the British hosphals | i doctors. Evening News to-day says the Irish | Yationalists have offered Kruger a safe | seat in Ireland. They hold | Lord Kitchener's , de facto, a Brit- ation Kruger subject. YEOMANRY BEATEN BY BOERS. | Six Killed and Sixteen Wounded in & Recent Encounter. | LONDON, Nov. 15.—A dispatch from Pretoria to-day, | trol of yeomanry vember 3 at Brak- 1al colony, about ria, was surround- ed by 300 Boers and iost six men killed | and sixteen wounded. Some of the troop- were captured but were subsequently ed The rear guard of Colonel Byng's col- umn was attacked near Heilbron, Orange River Colony, November 14, by 400 Boers, said to be under the command of Gen- | eral Dewet. After twe hours’ fighting the | Boers retired, leaving eight dead on the | field. Of Colonel Byng's column Lieuten. ant Hughes and one man were killed an three officers and nine men were wounaed. | Prince George of Greece Accepts. LONDON, Nov. 16.—The Rome corre-! spondent of the Times says he learns that Prince George of Greece has accepted a renewal of the mandate of the powers as | LI5T GROWS LONGER Rescuers Recover Nine Bodies From Burning Baby Mine. BLUEFIELDS, W. Va., Nov. 15.—Lat-, est reports from the Baby mine disaster at Pocahontas, Va., indicate that it is more serious than was at first supposed. | is believed that fifteen more are yet in | the burning mine. Fire companies ‘from the surrounding towns have been called upon to assist in extinguishing the flames. That part of the Baby mine where the | explosions occurred is on the Virginia side. The main entry of this mine is six miles in length and extends over Into West Virginia. The work of rescue is yet going on and it is estimated that possibly five:or six bodies will be recovered before night. The dead: LOUIS WOOLWINE. JOHN BYRON. MONTGOMERY. N BARNHARDT. M. D. KOONTZ. The injured: H. F. Reese, member of fire department, burned; W. S. Lyons, >. A., crushed; Frank Ta- | bor, badly crushed Dyer, crushed and burned; Frank Talisisse, burned; Frank Irvine, burned; Norton McLaughlin, burned about face and hands; Wilija: ured about head and burneg; town sergeant, badly Others were rescued who were badly burned or otherwise Injured. NEW YORK, Nov. 15.—A. Kunz and his wife, elderly people, were found Gead to-day in their rooms in Union Hill, N. J., having been as- Bas. It is believed they committed suicide. | says he has given it up. | with the boys. | Solane turned out a noble representation. ARMY TRANSPORT HANCOCK ASHORE AT ENTRANCE TO THE INLAND SEA Third Disaster Occurs to the United States Vessels in Japanese - W.2rs Within a Month, and This Time the Scene of the Mishap Is the South Side of the Straits of Shimoneska AGASAKI, Nov. 15.—The WUnited States transport Hancock s ashore on the south side of the Straits of Shimonoseki. A Ger- man gunboat is assisting her. The transport grounded on a sandy bottom. | The Hancock is the third United; States transport to meet with a mishap in Japa- nese waters recently. First the Sheridan, having on board & number of returning The transport service. seems to have struck a streak of hard luck. The de- parture of the Grant yesterday and the sailing of the Meade ‘to-day_seemed to accentuate the fact that Uncle Sam had to take his chances as well as other peo- Dle. Tver since the war began the ves- Sels, thanks to the. careful management . of the men in charge here, have run like clockwork,” Never a breakdown has been reported and inever has a vessel been a day behind time. Now comes a series of 3 t- 2 - troops and the Congressional party which had been visiting the Philippine Islands, was detained at Nagasaki by a broken tail shaft. Her passengers were trans- ferred to the Warren, which sailed from Nagasaki November 3. Two days later he Warren sustained damage ~which made it necessary to return and dock at Nagasakl. The Hancock was ordered to proceed from Manila to Nagasaki and take on board the delayed passengers, and it was expected she would sail from the last named port November 13 for San Frane!sco. SONE OF THE NOTABLES, Continued From Page Three. man of Denver, occupied a box close to | Jeffries' corner, together with some Colo- rado turfites. Joe had seen Ruhlin per- form in the East and thought Madden’s protege had an “outside chance,” but wagered nothing on the result. Prominent among the ringside specta- tors was Wyatt Earp, fresh from Nome with a_“bunch’” of the yellow metal, ’tis said. Wyatt once tried refereeing but Al Martin, a well-known horseman who also got hold of considerable gold in the northern coun- t kept him company. st known among the Livermore con- tingent were Lew Crellin, well known as backer of the deceased driver, Tommy Keating. Norman McLeod and Crellin went on a still hunt for Ruhlin money, but a dark lantern failed to-show any up, Constable George Secord of Napa had among his crowd ‘Jack” True, Charley Reams, Guy Young and “Billy” Cronin of Sunol. They also paid for several pounds of excess baggage in the way of Jeffries money. Charley Reams’ only “kick’ was that the party was not in kinetoscope pictures. From the North Country. From away up in_ Mendocino County Sheriff Smith came down to see the two gladiators, accompanied by Deputy Sherift McLaughlin, Deputy Sheriff Buchanan and J. P. Murphy, under sheriff of Chico, joined the men from Mendocino in the pavilion pilgrimage. All were as tickled at the “scrap” as a lot of Borneo head hunters with nothing in sight. Dixon was always a game little town, and C. Horrigan, the cafe proprietor, came down to pick up news for the rural visitor to his establishment. There were several in his party. Under Sherift Thomas Robinson, of Sui- sun, i a member of a half dozen gun clubs and things of that sort, but thought his pugilistic education needed ‘‘sprucing up.” He said he never witnessed but one encounter before and if Gus Ruhlin is pos- sessed of good horse sense he'll stay away from the Suisun marshes when in search of canvasbacks. Probably the notoriety achleved by Tom Sharkey gave Vallejo its first taste of pugilism. At any rate, a warm bunch of Sports came down from the Navy Yard sown. Even Chief of Police Stanford laid ‘away his star temporarily and went out In fact the County of County Treasurer Jemes Keyes and Henry Stahl of the “Vallejo News” were very enthusiastic supporters of the husky Angeleno. Little Betting at Ringside. There was no ringside wagering in- dulged in to speak of, or Dr. Schumacher, the crac¢k shot of San Jose, would have picked up a hand. He was a Jeffries man from shoes up, but E. Scherrer and J. Kelley Russell set “em up on the other alley. They fancled the chances of Ruh- lin, ‘lfld will now pay some palm reader a visit. : Along about 7 o'clock Marshal Charles Holmes of Santa Rosa, In company with Jeff. Parker, was still without a ticket and looking for a scalper. After the bat- tle was over and the groans of the dead and dying had been stilled, he sald Santa Rosa was a ‘very .pretty little city.” “Jeff,” though, he deems a great man. Mine Host Anderson of Harbin Springs, where Jeffries prepared himself for the disasters that would make any general superintendent , in the TUnited States swear. The Sheridan, with full passenger list, sailed from Manila for this port. Something happened to her tail shaft and she had to put into a Japanese port for repairs. The sick and others aboard clamored to be sent to the United States, so the Warren was ordered to bring them here. She took them aboard and started for héme. Going through the Inlahd Sea, and while_in charge of the pilot, the ves- sel struck and the hull was badly dam- aged. Captain Barneson finally got her back to Kobe and there she was ordered fray, was down “hook, line and sinker” on the big_ fellow. Before the fight An derson told a friend he would only be a part owner in the springs if Ruhlin's number should be hung out. From Los Angeles, the home of ‘“the champ,” Al Levy and .a big bunch of sports, among others John Brink, came up to bet on their townsman. They were disappointed in the betting, but pleased with the resuit. Old-time friends greeted mild-mannered Johr Gall, now Chief of the Stockton po- lice force. Johnny and a select crowd of friends came down from the Slough City and wouldn’t have kicked if Gus had taken his medicine and ‘‘gone out.” Or even if he had gone away back and laid down. JESSELS SN DURING STORM Further Details of Dis- asters Along British Coast. LONDON, Nov. 16.—The tale of wrecks due to the recent storms is not complete. It has been ascertained that as many as four vessels foundered at the mouth of the Tyne during the storm of Wednesday night with all hands, according to the evi- dence of the coast guards, and the wreck- age washed up. It Is feared also that a small steamer from Ayr to Dundalk, Ire- land, had been lost with eight hands. The body of the captain has been washed ashore at Wicklow. The floods caused a big bog slide near Lisconnor, County Clare. Much damage Was done and .sev- eral farmers were ruined. The gale has been succeeded by frost and snow of unprecedented severity so carly in the season. Ten to fifteen degrees of frost are common, while the snow on the northern hills is seriously impeding railroad traffic and is causing the rivers to overflow. Hundreds of sheep have been drowned in the neighboring meadows. The lakes in the northern parks are, covered ‘with ice. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 15~The White Star steamer Cymric, which arrived hera this morning from New York November 5. renorts having encountered terrific ad- verse gales. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Nov. 15.—A terrible gale has been raging along the coast since last night, and it is feared that many fa- talities’ have occurred among the fisher- men. The hulls of all the steamers which were wrecked on the Cape Race peninsula during the past season have been broke; to pieces and the cargoes, which were still on board, washed away. One man who was working on the wreck of the Swedish steamer Vera, wrecked near Renews, Au- gust 2, was killed by a stone blown from a cliff. Another man perished from ex- posure while crossing _from the wreck through a forest to‘his home. ——————— WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—Secretas day purchased $557,300 of shors terra boads: | would make Jeffries back away. L ARMY TRANSPORT HANCOCK THAT WENT ASHORE AT EN- TRANCE TO THE INLAND SEA. 5 on the drydock for repairs. The passengers were still clamoring for a chance to get home, so the Hancock was dispatched to Nagasaki on ‘‘rush” orders. She arrived on time and the pas- sengers were agaln transferred and an- other start made for home. Among seafaring men and particularly among those who have traded in the Orient the supposition is that the Han- | cock went on a sandy beach and is prac- tically uninjured. The Japanese pilot was in charge, but Captain Struve was un- doubtedly on deck and it must have been some remarkable stress of weather that drove his ship ashore. TUncle Sam will now be short of trans- ports, and ‘the chances are that some of the vessels now in port and lying idle| may be requisitioned. Transport Buford on Way Home. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—The Navy Department has been informed of the ar- rival of the gunboat Concord at Acapulco and of the Marietta at Key West. These two vessels are to relieve respectively the battleship Iowa at Panama and the Ma- chias at Colon. The transport Buford, with two battal- ions of the Twenty-third Infantry, sailed | from Gibraltar to-day for New York. gl vy ciriiion Troops to Sail for Manila. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 15—Companles E and H, Twenty-eighth Infantry, from Boise Barracks, and companies F and | G, from Fort wn’%m. ‘Washington, ar-! rived here to-day. These troops. together | with one company of the Twenty-eighth from Fort Harris, Montana, and one | company from Vancouver Barracks, will | leave for Manila to-morrow on the trans- | pot Rosecrans. JEFFHIESLHAi]I] BLOWS. Continued Page Three. whatever and in fact scorned this throughout the flve rounds. In the sec- | ond round Ruhlin landed a right to the ! body as they met in the center of the | ring. They ‘clinched and Ruhlin com- | glnmed that Jeffries was hitting in the | reakaways and leaning on him. The referee told him to let go and that he ‘When they came together again Ruhlin landed his right to the body and then e kept away, Jeffries chasing him around he ring. Once Ruhlin sent his right to effries’ head and the crowd cheered. | This blow opened up Jeffries’ sore lip and sent a tiny stream of blood trickling down from the corner of his mouth. Ruh- lin landed a right on the ribs and tried to jab Jeffries with his left, but fell short. Jeffries rushed in and landed a right to the body and a left to the face. Ruhlin stumbled and nearly fell in one of his efforts to get away. In this round Ruhlia scored the most blows, but they were not effective. Ruhlin Loses Desire to Fight. It was evident early in the third round that Jeffries co\.\‘ii end the fight at any time he wished. He landed several times | on the body and took all desire to fight | out of Ruhlin. One of Jeffries’ great lefts | to the face sent Ruhlin staggering across the ring, and it was only the ropes that k'gt him from falling off the platform. Jeffries caught Ruhlin two glancing up- percuts on the body while he was retreat- ing, and immediately afterward Ruhlin ducked into a left which caught him flush on the mouth. Jeffries again rushed at him and landed two light lefts on the face. They exchanged lefts without either being damaged. uhlin was circling around = Jeffries, but the latter quickly stopped his movements with a left to the | jaw. When Ruhlin went to his corner it was seen he had a nasty cut under the right eye, which was puffed and bleeding. In the fourth round Ruhlin was the first to lead, trying a right to the body which landed, but without any force behind it. Jeffries beat a tattoo on Ruhlin's bad eye and was all over his man. Ruhlin came | back with a right to the head and then a heavy smash over the kidneys. Jeffries | had him in his corner at this time and roughed, him _with his elbow. stood and took several blows in the face without flinching. He said afterward he knew Ruhlin had no force in his blows; that there was no danger. Toward the | end of the round both inen took matters rather easily. uhlin was still backing away and ducked away from a left. Jeffries caught him a hard right and left to head and body, which apparently hurt Ruhlin considerably. Ruhlin clinched to save himself from further unishment. Jeffries landed a right to ths ead and then a hard right to the body. He then brought his right to the body after a pretty movement, in which he shifted suddenly from left to right, the blow knocking Ruhlin down. He went to his knees and remained down while eight seconds were being counted off. Imme- diately after he stood up the gong sound- ed, sending them into their corners. Madden Tosses Sponge Into Ring. jto be carried In American bottoms, built in Jeffries | tp, WILL SHIP SEED T0 PHILIPPINES Ga.binét Considers Agri- cultural Needs of Islands. President and Advisers Also Talk Over Some Impor- tant Appointments. ‘WASHINGTON, Nov,s 15.—Considerable time at the Cabinet meeting to-day was devoted to consideration of the agricul- tural conditions in the Philippines. From reports received at the War Department it is evident that the vegetables grown there are “running out,” and there is ne- cessity for immediate distribution of new seed. Secretary Root told the Cabinet that not enough rice, which is the chief staple, was grown within the islands to supply the demand for local consump- on. Secretary Wilson has decided ‘to:send one of the department’s experts, with a full corps of assistants, to _the islands to investigate the situation. Upon ascertain- ing the needs in respect ‘to seed, the de- partment will ship to the islands such seed as may be required. It is expected that many things not_ heretofore grown in the Philippines can be produced there. The seed will be distributed gratis. Al- though men from the Agricultural De- partment will do the work, they will be commissioned by the War Department for this purpose. 2 The President and Cabinet also talked over a number of appointments under tne various departments of the Government. Except where there is some urgent rea- son for immediate action, no appointment is to be made until Congress meets. It is understood that the New York col- lectorship and appraisership were not dis- cussed at the Cabinet meeting. The President is possibly so well versed in these affairs that he is attending to the New York affairs himself. The message to Congress is practically completed, al- though on several subjects the final draft has not been finished. It is understood that the President will lay the situation before Congress al call attention to the recommendations of Secretary Gage, but he will not make any direct suggestions. L e e e LABOR OPPOSES SUBSIDY BILL Assembly of Knights IS Against Hanna-Payne Measure. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 15.—The general assembly of the Knights of Labor to-day devoted most of its afternoon session to consideration of a resolution introduced on Wednesday by a seaboard delegate, denouncing the Frye-Hanna-Payne sub- sidy bill now pending in the United States Senate. It was bitterly opposed by six members and was referred to a committee on legis- lation, who reported it back within an hour unchanged, when it was adopted by an almost unanimous vote. It is as fol- lows: Resolved, That the development of the American merchant marine s greatly desired; that .we belleve that American freights ought American shipyards by American mechanics, at wages commensurate with the American standard of livin: Resolved, That the present bill pending in the United States Senate known as the®Frye- Hanna-Payne subsidy bill is not drawn in the interests of the American shipyards nor Ameri- can laboring people, and therefore the Knights of Labor oppose its enactment, belleving that some measure can be and should be presented that will encourage the building of ships by American workmen and maintained by Ameri- can citizen seamen which should meet the ap- | proval of the whole people. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to each member of Congress by the general secretary-treasurer. The report of the committee on legis- lation was submitted. It says the evolu- tion now taking place in the industrial fleld through the rapid concentration of capital has _filled the working classes with alarm for the future welfare of the country and declares it is time to call a halt on municipal, State and natfonal legislation in granting further privileges which go to fatten already large private fortunes. Resolutions submitted with the report demand from Congress such legislation as “will provide for the utmost publicity of the affairs of all corporations conduct- ing an interstate business.” uch laws are demanded as “will pre- vent the capitalization of any corpora- tions aboyve the amount of money actu- ally invested, whether said investment be in cash or plant.” The resolutions also declare that Con- gress has no right to tax all the people. for the benefit of a few and that ‘:when- ever Government aid is extended to pri- vate corporations it means robbery of tte whole peopl L e and what proved to be the last round. Both led and then they clinched, from which Jeffries broke away and landed his right over Ruhlin's heart. Ruhlin's movements were noticeably slow after this, his legs almost seeming to have lost their power of locomotion. Acting under instructions from Delaney Jeffries forced LM\ fighting and pegged away at Ruhlin's ody. Ruhlin was in very bad shape. Jeffries landed a right on the body and imme- diately after a right en the chin, which knocked Ruhlin again to his knees. Again he took the count of eight seconds. When he stood up Jeffries balanced himself, and taking heed of Delaney's orders, “Downstairs, Jim, downstairs,” kept at Ruhlin's body. It was evident to all the spectators that Ruhlin was directing all his energles to lasting the round out and avoiding a knockout. The men had been in their corners about a hdlf-minute when Madden tossed o _sponge into the ring. It came as a surpriSe io the spectators and to Jeffries. Opinions of Spectators. ! The spectators came away from the Pa- vilion differing in opinion as to Madden's act in throwing up the sponge and saving Ruhlin from an inevitable knockout in the sixth round. Some held that, being a championship fight, Ruhlin owed it (o himself and to his future career to have toed the mark until the decisive blow had been delivered and he had measured his full length on the floor of the ring. Others who watched the agonized J)lny of Madden's features after the second round felt his interest in Ruhlin was greater than that of merely a manager, and he did not want him punished unnecessarily. 1t was the consensus of opinion that had Jeffries turned loose in the third round he could have ended the fight then and ere. The {llumination for the taking of Flc—‘ tures was one of the hits of the evening. Notwithstanding the great number of lamps required to generate the required light there was no heat noticeable. The spectators at the ringside were suddenly tg:own out in bold relief when the cur- rent was turned on. It apparently had the effect of magnifying all objects in the immediate vicinity, each face standing out sharply against the black background. Complains of Soreness. After the fight Ruhlin complained of his body being sore from the h.mmné'f; he received. He also claimed he felt the effects of a foul blow he received in the third round. This was an unintentional foul and passed unnoticed. Ruhlin's face will carry Jeffries’ trade-mark in the form of a black eye for several dn]ys. Ii is a question if Ruhlin Ruhlin’'s seconds worked over him Y ', g1 him smelling ?lls and appl: other restoratives. Jeffries sat in his corner apparently the most un- concerned mai house. Ruhlin n in the made a faint show of fighting in the fifth overtrained, ju by the ring. They did not show the briskn expected from an athlete who had unde jone so careful a pi tion as he did. nl'.lu o:th:a o showed him- n_ pe: physfeal condition to go any distance at any pace. LONG REPORTS . NEEDS OF NAVY Recommendsan Increase of Officers and New ‘Warships. Secretary Also Asks That Office of Vice Admiral Be Revived. Special Dispatcli to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 06 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—In his an- nual report Secretary of the Navy John D. Long :eflews his recommendation that the office of vice admiral be revived. He also asks that the number of lieutenants be increased from 300 to 350, and that th limit of the number of junior lieutenants and ensigns be made 600; that the present enlisted force be increased by 3000 men; that the marine corps be increased by 750 men, as recommended by the general board. In conclusion the Secretary says: The navy to-day is & far greater factor in our relations with the world than it was be- fore the recent national expansion which Do includes Porto Rico, the Hawailan Islands, the nd and sea in the Philippines ions to Cuba. If we ars to bhave a navy ai sll it must be commensurate with these great extensions—greater In inter- pational even than ir territorial importance. This necessarily involves the constructicn of more naval vessels, their manning, exercise and maintenance. The general board, cf which the admiral is president, recommend the following increase of the navy: - Four first-class battleships. Two first-class armored crulsers. Four picket vessels of abcut 60 tons trial displacement, with a sea speed of 15 ‘knots, with twin screws, carrying a battery of four ¢-pounder and two Colt's guns and a comple=~ n.ent of € officers and men. Six sheathed and coppered seagoing gun- boats of about 1000 tons trial displacement, with moderate sail power, similar to the An- napolis class. Six jlight-draft steel gunboats of about 600 tons frial displacement, for insular service in the Philippines. Six light-draft, steel gunboats of about 200 tons trial displacement, not to exceed § feet draft, for insular service in the Philippines. Six’ steel salling traming ships of about 2000 tons trial displacement. One collier of 10,000 tons cargo capacity and & sea speed of 12 knots. Three thousand enlisted men, in order that they may be enlisted and drilied in prepara- tion for the completion of the ships: Seven hundred and fifty marines. (This num- ber needed for duty on hoard ship, and does ot include the necessary garrison for posts at home and in our insular possessions.) An increase of 30 per cent in the number of naval cadets now allowed by law, in order to provide for the increase of officers needed for the ships recommended above. The board on construction recommend: Three seagoing battleships of about 16,00 tons trial displacement. Two -armored cruisers of about 14,500 tons trial displacement. Six gunboats of about 1200 tons trial displace- ment. Six gunboats of about 600 tons trial displace- ment. Six gunboats of about 200 tons trial displace- ment. Two colllers at about 15,000 tons trial dlis- placement. One repair ship of about 7500 tons trial dis- placement. . ix training ships of about 2000 tons trial cfsplacement. » Four picket, boats of about 650 tons trial dls- placement. Four tugboats. All the vessels thus recommended are desir- able In the prospective and harmonious devel- opment of our naval force. A larger increase than usual is also desirable in view of the fact that none was made last year. Some of the vessels above fecommended, however, can better than others be omitted for the present from the list and await appropriation here- after. Among these are the gunboats of 800 tons displacement. in case the picket boats of similar dimensions are authorized: also the re~ pair ship and a portion of each of the other classes of smaller war vessels. The depart- ment therefore recommends: Three first-class battleships. Two first-class armored cruisers. Three gunboats, each of about 1000 tons trial displacement. Three gunboats. each of about 200 tons trial displacement, for insular service. Three picket boats, each of about 650 tons trial displacement. Three steel sailing training ships, each of about 2000 tons trial displacement. One collier of about 15,000 tons trial displace~ ment. Four tux boats. The department will submit to Congress in December next, as directed by the last naval appropriation bill. a general description of two seagoing battleships and two armored crufsers, according to which the battleships and crulsers above recommended should be built If appro- rriation is made therefor. Of Interest to People of the Coast. WASHINGTON, D. C.,, Nov. 15.—Post- office name changed: California—Berg- man, Riverside County, to Auguanga. Postmasters commissioned: California— William Morris, Millville: George F. Smith, Aguanga. Oregon—Robert E. Por- ter, Meacham, Viandervia: L. Coffey, Beach Creek. These pensions ware granted: California: Original—Alesander Noble, Fresno, $8. War with Spain—Clay R. Weaver, San Joaquin, $24. Increase— James S. Harris, Lompec, $3: Johston Elliott, San Francisce, $12; Thomas Lips- comb, Stockton, $36. Widows—Ella D. Butter. Los Angeles. $8: Elizabeth Han- cock, Los Angeles, $3; Elizafleth Phillips, Shingle Springs, $. Oregon, increase—Charles Ross, Oregon City, $12; Francis M. M. Smith, Salem, $8. Widows—Ellen Odell, Portland, $3. l“’gzhington: Original—L. Bailey, Rosa- 2. stomach— iy 53 { . &ai i i oAl it i ; l ., ] | \