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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, N EMBER 29, 1902. ADVERTISEMENTS. Hunter Baltimore Brimmore R¥E WhLanaHan The Whiskey That Made The High Ball Famous Barimore RYE pOTTLEDEY | WaLananan SO BALTIMORE The American Gentleman’s Whiskey Bammore RYE BoTTILD BV WmLananan & S08 BaLIMORE Deservedly the Renowned Whiskey of the World Burimore RYE Widananan &SO% BALTIMORE Hunter Whiskey CHRISTY & WISE COMMISSIOM CO., Inc., Telephone Main 873. 228 & 226 Californie st., San Francisco, Cal. [YOUNG SAN FRANCISCAN RETURNS MONG the officers who returned to the United States on the transport Crook, which arrived last night, was Captain Artbhur Dudley Prentice, assistant sur- geon United States Volunteers. Captain Prentice ghas been serving his country in the Phjlippines for the last three years. He is a San Franciscan and a graduate of the Cooper Medical. College. .Four years ago he was comnected with the Emergency Hospital of this city. = His medical qualifications were sufficient Lo sccure him a prominent post in the Phil- ippines. When the cholera broke out in the islands he was attached to the hos- pital corps, and right through the epi- demic the young- Californian distin- PORTS ARE SHUT NGAINST CATILE Britain Will Not Receive New England Ship- ments, - LONDON, Nov.. 28.—The announcement that the United States Department of Agriculture has given notice of an es- tablishment of quarantine of cattle, sheep, etc., in the New England States and prohibiting the exportation of such | animals from Boston under further orders, caused excitement in Liverpool. The Mersey Dock Board derives 4 large revenue from the slaughter of Boston cattle at Birkenhead. Manager Lairages of the board says the restrictions will have far-reaching consequences and that possibly the cargoes of cattle now on their way to Liverpool from Boston will be quarantined. The Board of Agriculture has closed the ports of the United Kingdom against the importation of animals from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu- setts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The orders take effect January 5. Cargoes ar- riving in the meanwhile will be the sub- Ject of special investigation. BOSTON, Nov. 28.—The Cattle Bureau of the State Board of Agriculture up to to-day had received about 10 individual reports of the presence of the foot and mouth contagion which has caused the Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit the exportation of cattle from Boston and to extablish a quarantine of cattle, sheep and swine in New England. It was stated that all reports received had come from localities within seventy-five miles of Boston. The closing of the Brighton stockyards, the principal one in New England, by the State Board of Agri- culture wiil cause an interruption to traffic which under ordinary circum- star.ces aggregate 100°to 200 head of cat- tle a day. Dr. Samuel E. Bennett,.In- spector of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, sald: The British Government would close her ports to all our ships on slight pretext. All that they would look at is that there is foot and mouth disease in the United States. It es no difference whether the cattie are yarded in Massachusetts or in Kansas or in Iowa. It was only a short time ago that the Argentine Republic was shipping & great many cattle over to Liverpool. These ships were on the sea, but the word was carried | ahead of tbem that there was a cattle dis- | ease in Argentina, and when the vessels got there they found every British port closed | against them. Those ships had to put to sea, slaughter their cattle in midocean and throw them overboard. The porte. were ciosed to them for three years. Three years' time would mean the loss of more than 2,000,000 hend of export cattle from the ports of the United States. I do not look for any long period of this trouble. The Cunarder Sylvia, which will sail to-morrow for Liverpool, was booked to take 664 cattie and 750 sheep; the Saga- more, sailing Sunday for Liverpool, 600 cattle and 107 sheep, and the Columbian, Sor London, 50 cattle and 1200 sheep. f | YOUNG SAN FRANCISCAN WHO, AS ASSISTANT SURGEON UNITED STATES ARMY, WON FAME BY HIS HEROIC BERVICES IN THE CHOLERA INFECTED DISTRICTS OF THE PHILIPPINES. FROM LONG SERVICE IN ISLANDS Captain Arthur Dudley Prentice, Who Went to the Philippines Three Years Ago, Comes Back After Heroic Work Among Cholera-Stricken Natives 3 _—_——— IN THE guished himself in the arduous and un- tiring performance of his duties. Captain Prentice instituted an effective system of sanitation in many of the lo- calities where his medical aid was fre- quently cailed into requisition. His sani- tary regime was severely strict and the result consequently successful. The old and unwholesome methods gave way be- fore the perfect sanitary arrangements which he undertook to teach the natives, and soon Captain Prentice was known tkroughout the district over which he had medical .control as “the sanitary doctor.” He was with Lieutenant Taylor in the northern part of Luzon at the time of the capture of Aguinaldo and when the former was carrying out the plans which to a great extent aided General Funston in the taking of the rebel chief. 33 e e 2 o ) Other bookings of livestock for steamers leaving here within the next ten days are as follows: Englishman, Liverpool, 331 cattle; Merion, Liverpool, 800 cattle; Ultonia, Liverpool, 543 cattle; Armenia, Liverpool, 650 cattle and 1000 = sheep; Kingstonian, London, 3§0 cattle and 1800 sheep; Virginian, London, 425 cattle. The shipments figure up more than $45,000 in freight charges. George W. Jackson’s Illness. SACRAMENTO, Nov. 28—The ‘condi- tion of George W. Jackton, secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, who for several months has been seriously ill at his home in this city, continues to cause anxiety. A grave malady of the throat ha¢ kept him in his room during that time and he has been unable to converse with even his closest friends. For two months he has subsisted on a milk and egg diet, and his powerful physique has been put to a severe test. Twice each week he is removed from his home to a surgeon’s office -to undergo X-ray treat- ment, and after each ordeal he is nec- essarily weakened. But with it all Mr. Jackson has kept up bravely and his friends hope for the best. His condition during the past two days has. been such as-to add strength to the hope of his ul- timate recovery. NAY NEEDS MORE SHIPS AND OFFICERS Secretary Moody Ad- vises Ii;grea.se in Sea Power. Servics Requires Larger Out- put From Annapolis 3 ! Academy. e gl Annual Report Contains a Recom- mendation That the Building of War Vessels Be Continued Without Interruption, tep 2 SIS WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—The annual report of Secretary of the Navy Moody to the President was made public to-day. After referring to the cordial relations everywhere existing. between the army and navy, to the work of the navy in con- nection with the disturbed conditions In the West Indies and Central Amerlc&, Secretary Moody says: The task which is employing the highest energles of the navy, and receiving the great- est attention from the heads of bureaus, the commanders-in-chief of stations, the com- manding and subordinate officers of squadrons, divisions :and single vessels everywhere, is the work of tralning. To the development of the greatest efficiency 'in all branches of the ser- Vice the attention, zeal and thought of those in charge are mainly directed. This is an era of training. The reports of the several bureaus are largely made up of criticisms upon and plans tor the improvement of present systems of practice, drill and instructions. In regard to vessels now under con- struction the report says: At the close of the last fiscal year there were under construction for the navy, by con- tract, the following vessels: Eight battle- ships, six armored cruisers, nine protected cruisers, four monitors, thirteen torpedo boat destroyers, seven torpedo boats, and seven submarine torpedo boats, The general prog- Tess of Work upon these vessels, particularly those of the larger class, has not been found to be satisfactory. The battleships were, on the 30th of June, 1902, from ten to twenty- nine months behind contract time: the ar- mored cruisers from four to thirteen months; the protected cruisers from six to eighteen months, while the monitors were from six- teen to nineteen months in arrears. DELAYS IN BUILDING. In the cases of the larger vessels the causes assigned for slow progress are the, non-de- livery of structural material, the inability of shipbuilders to obtain a sufficient supply of skilled labor, and in some cases strikes. Other causes have ‘contributed to the result. During the fiscal year the following vessels have been finally accepted: The battleships Alabama, Wisconsin and Illinois; the torpedo boats Bailey, Bagley, Barney, Biddle, Shubrick and Stockton. The torpedo boats Thornton and Wilkes, and the destroyers Decatur, Perry and Preble have been prelimiparily accepted. Between July 1, 1902, and November 1, 1902, the Thornton has been finally and the fol- lowing vessels preliminarily accepted: The monitor Arkansas, the torpedo boat destroy- ers Barry, Chauncey, Dale, Paul Jones, Trux- ton, Whigple and Worden and the torpedo boat nj . The monitors Catskill, Manhattan and Maho- rac and the receiving ship Vermont have been stricken from the navy register during the fiscal year. At the last session of Congress hy act of July 1, 1902, the construction of the following additional vessels of the navy was authorized: Two battleships, one to be bnilt at such navy yard as the Secretary might designate; two armored cruisers, and two gunboats. Among the most impertant lessons learned in the war with Spain was that a modern navy cannot be fmprovised during s war or upon the threshold of a war. The country approves with bardly_a dissenting voice the policy of strengthening our power upon the seas. There must be additional nayal and coaling stations; more ships, fighting and auxillary, and an in- crease of officers and men. SCARCITY OF OFFICERS. The most imperative need of the navy to-day is that of additional officers. I cannot over- state this need. It invites the instant atten- tion of Congress. The administration of the department is embarrassed almost daily by the lack of officers below command rank. I am_informed that under existing condi- tions 355 graduates of the’Naval Academy may be expected durink these four years. There is no other source of supply except a number not exceeding six per annum which may be obtained by the promotion of enlisted men. The officers we need can be obtained from three sources only-—by appointment from civil life, by promotion from the ranks or by edu- cation and training at the Naval Academy. The first source has been So uniformly re- jected by the opinions of all that I will not Qiscuss it. Congress has indicated its opinion by abandoning this method in the army and marine corss and would not, it Is as- sumed, adopt It for the line of the navy. The law already allows promotion from the ranks of not exceeding six enlisted men per annum. I recommend that this law be amended so as to permit the promotion of not more than twelve per annum. But the main source of our supply of offi- cers must be from.the Naval Academy. The dutles of the modern naval officer are so varied and complex that they demand a rigorous and protracted education and training. This train- ing and education can best be obtalned at the national school at Annapolis. This school pro- duces officers the equal of any in the .world. Naval officers do not constitute a casté. Our system of selection brings to our service each generation the new blood of our democracy. 1t admits none by favor; it excludes all except those of the highest mental and physical vigor. Thus selected, thus educated, inspired by our naval traditions, we may be assured that these young men will' reach and maintain the high- est standard of efficiency. INCREASE IN “MIDDIES.” 1 therefore earnestly recommend that without a year's delay the number of midshipmen at the academy be increased sufficiently to maet pres- ent and prospective needs of the service. It has sometimes been suggested that the insuf- ficiency of officers is due in part, at least, to the number detailed for the performance of shore duty,- This sugsestion demands careful " BUBBLE &%/ ey On the Top Wave of Popularity “<The Mississippi Bubble,’ the love story of historic John Law, by EMER- soN HouGn, is one of the truly great romances. It is truth and art com- bined.”— T%e Boston Journal. ‘Miss GILDER, editor of T%e. Critic, : “It is one of the best novels that has come out of America in many a day.” a story of ab- sorbing inter- est, told witha vigor = tive of theelder o N.Y. Mail & Express : “Molly Elliot Seawell has achieved a tri- umph in ‘Fran- cezka’ ” “‘Francezka’ has in it many of the elements that make Scott so widely read.”—Phila. No. A 7 chxrageous magnificent success of Miss Rives’ novel, “Hearts Courage- ous,” must be ascribed to the fact that every reader praises and recommends 1 it as the great American love story. i «To Miss Rives it has remained to go behind the walls of Independence Hall and write dramatically ‘Hearts Cour- ageous.’ *—Denver Republ: THE BOWEN-MERRILL COMPANY, Publishers. REJECTED SUITOR MURDERS WOMAN Tragedy the Sequel to . Her Marriage to His Rival Special Dispateh to The Call. SPOKANE, Nov. 28.—Incensed by jeal- ousy, Arthur Goode, a gambler, fired five bullets into Mrs. James Auberry at Ward- ner, Idaho, to-night. The woman died a few minutes later. Her husband owes his life to his desperale fight with the gam- bler. Goode had drawn a second revolver and tried to shoot Auberry. The latter grappled and bit the gambler's hand un- til the weapon was dropped. Gtode, commonly known as “Kid” Goode, had been enamored of the woman. Recently she married James Auberry, a barber in ‘Wallace. Since then Goode has made threats and trouble was feared. To-night Goode walked to the Russell House and was admitted by the landlady. He asked for Mrs. Auberry and was di- rected to the dining-room. Mrs. Auberry was there conversing with her husband. Goode walked into the room, and, draw- ing a revolver, opened fire, five of the six shots taking effect. As Goode began shooting Auberry dashad forward, but could not seize Goode until the gambler had emptied his revolver. Goode then drew a second weapon and | tried. to shoot Auberty, but was forced to-drop the revolver when Auberry bit his hand. Goode was quickly overpowered. He expressed regret at not having been giv- en an opportunity of killing Auberry. @ it @ consideration. The efforts of my predecessor and myselt have diminished the number of line officers on shore duty from 275 on January 1 last to 195 on November 15 current, being a re- duction of eighty, or 29.9 per cent. The per- centage of officers on shore duty on January 1 was 26.8 and on November 15 was 18.6. This reduction ‘has not been accomplished without the protest of some of the ablest officers, es- pecially those at the heads of the several bu- reaus. The weight of this protest Is not over- looked, and it is recognized that in some cases the action of the department can only be justi- fled by the fact that officers have been de- tached from stations on shore for the per- formance of more essential duties at sea. The reduction in the number of officers on shore duty has been almost entirely in those of the grades from lieutenant commander down, of whom there are now only 102 out of 707 on shore duty. The demand upon the officers of those grades has been great, both at sea and on shore—at sea, because they are the watch offi- cers; on shore, because they have been thor- oughly. educated, especlally the younger of them, in the recent development of technical subfects, which in the modern navy are of highest importance. After most careful consideration I believ it to be my duty to recommend a continuan without interruption of the increase of ships. The precise type of ships authorized must, of course, lfke the authorization itself, be referred to the wisdom of Congress, to whose committees recommendations in detail may be made. Dif- ferences of opinjon exist among naval author! ties, but_all agree that not less than two bat- leships should be among the number authorized. Whether the others should be of the armored cruiser type or of the unarmored cruiser and gunboat type, which have proved so useful, may be left for future discussion. & HOSPITAL SHIPS' VALUE. A permanent ambulance or hospital ship, aesfgned for hospital purposes only, and having the right to fly the flag of the Geneva con- ference; would undoubtedly prove an important adjunct to extended naval maneuvers, whether in time of war or peace. The work of the Sol- ace and Bay State throughout the period of the Spanish war in the West Indies, and during subsequent activities in the Far Fast, estab- lished the value of hospital ships in time of war. The Secretary quotes from the Presi- ADVERTISEMENTS. CANDY CATHARTIC ANNUAL SALE 10000000 BoXES Greatest in theWorld A MILLION HEALTHY, MANLY AMERICAN MEN, fathers of families, business men, statesmen, mechanics, farmers, lawyers, ministers, doctors, bookkeepers, bankers, sailors, soldiers, traveling salesmen, railroaders, laboring men, men in every walk of life, in every line of activity, keep their bowels regular with CASOARETS Oandy Cathartio. They tell other men about the wonderful merit of this wonderful little tablet. They take OASCARHETS home to their wives and families. The consequence is a sale of nearly A MILLION BOXES A MONTH, mads by merit and appre- ciation. A man who keeps his bowels regular with CASCARETS Candy Oathartic, can keep strong and healthy even without much exeroise, for when the bowels are regular and the diges- tion strong the system is safe and the muscles, brain and nerves will have inexhaustible CCC. Sample and booklet free. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York. - NEW YORK'S FIRE CHIEF o QUSTED Edward Croker Declared Guilty on Numerous Charges. Bitter Contest in the Courts Is Now on the Pro- gramme. Joielg e NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—Edward F. Croker, Chief of the Fire Department, recently tried on a series of charges, was to-day declared guilty by Commis- .} sioner Sturgis and was dismissed from the service, the dismissal to take place on December 1. Chief Croker was found gullty on the charge of ‘failure to enforce the require- ments of law for properly safeguarding the Park Avenue Hotel,” “conversion of public property to his private use,” “of corduct prejudicial to good order and dis~ cipline in persecuting and unjustly dis- criminating against certain members of the uniformed force” and “of conduct un- beccming an officer and a gentleman and prejudicial to good order and disciplipe.” On the charges of ‘“incompetency as Chief of the department in the manage- ment of great fires” and of “sending in false reports’” he was acquitted. ment on the sentence, but it is known that he will fight the matter to the end. | On being informed of Commissioner Stur- gis’ action Mayor Low issued a statement sustaining the Commissioner and ex- pressing the belief that he had acted in accordance with the law and with the dictates of his conscience. ¢ Chief E. F. Croker is 35 years of age and has been connected with the depart- ment for elghteen years. He is a nephew of Richard Croker. Deputy Fire Chief Charles D. Purroy, who wili become acting Chief, is a brother of Henry D. Purroy, a former Fire Com- missioner and president of the board from 1885 to 1889, @ il el @ dent’s first message to the Fifty-seventh Coungress as folldws: “The national Government should de- mand the highest quality of service from its employes and in return it should be a good employer,” and adds: There are employed as artisans ‘under t department about 15,000 men. With them C Sress has dealt liberally In respect of v tlons, hours of labor and rates of pay, but in one resect their condition compares unfavor- ably with those in private employment. If one of them while in the exercise of due care suf- fers injury or death through the negligence of the Government he is absolutely without rem- edy either at common law or under any stat- ute. The only compensation which may be given him is in the case of personal injury a special preference for re-employment, which has in some cases operated to the detriment of the public service. It is a constant occurrence in the navy yards that subscriptions are taken up among the officers and men for employes who have bsen injured and whose familles are in distress dur- ing their period of enforced idleness. I ear- nestly hove that this omission in our Jaws may be cured by lemislation, and that the -artisan employes of this department injured without fault of their own may be afforded a remedy. The question of lquid fuel is treated at considérable length, although It is stated that the experiments of the de- partment in regard to it are far from complete. The Secretary continues: As the result of the investigations thus far conducted the Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineéring recommends the installation of liquid fuel appliances without delay in at least a third of the torpedo boats and destroyers. With resvect to the larker vessels, especiaily the battleships, the installation of liquid fuel presents serious difficulties entirely apart from the question of the satisfactory use of oil under bollers. The safe and convenient storage of a sutficient supply of liquid fuel Dbeneath the protective decks of large ships of war, and the question of replenishing ex- hausted fuel supply, whether in time of war or peace, in case of vessels liable to be sent without wafning to unfrequented harbors, are grave matters, Inasmuch as such obstacles are more easily dealt with in the case of com- mercial steamers, the problem of installing liquid fvel upon fighting vessels differs in im- portant features from the same problem as ngplhd to the transports or to the mercan- tile marine. Mention only is made of the experi- ments in wireless telegraphy by the navy. No opinions are given except that at present the interference of instruments with each other within the same radius hes not been overcome. Collision on Electric Road. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28.—In a heavy fog to-day a car running from Los An- geles to Long Beach struck a construc- tion train at Fourteenth street, Long Beach with disastrous results. Three passengers, the only ones on the car, were slightly injured, the coach was bad- ly smashed and both car and motor were derailed. The names of the injured per- sons, all of Los Angeles, are: Howard ‘W. White, thrown a considerable dis- [ tance, breaking his knee; Mrs. F. S. Horn, ankle bruised, and a Mr. Palmi- tary, who escaped with a severe shaking. - g i PORTLAND, Nov. 28.—The and Navigation Company has Chief Croker declined to make any com- | MORCAN PLANS WITH PACKERS Beef Merger Will Be Floated Some Time in January. —— Spectal Dispatch to the Call. CHICAGO, Nov. 28.—J. Plerpont Mor- gan, aided by Baring Bros. of Londom, will float the beef merger and underwrite the necessary $100,000,000 of bonds. The deal 1s to be launched some time in Jan- vary. The packers to-day gave their consent to this arrangement and Kuhn, Loeb & Co. of New York, who delayed action in the matter until the beef. mag'ns;i lost all patience, will be “thrown overbgard ™ Reports that Armour, Swift and Morris were about to yield to the demands made upon them by Morgan soon after he re- turned from Europe last summer have beer: in circulation in Chicago for several days. To-day positive word was received by a local broker, an intimate friend of John ‘W. Gates, that the packers had just given their consent and this statement was con- firmed by members of Armour’s official family. Substantial evidence was had, too, In the presence here to-day of Hugo Baring of Baring Bros., London, and Baring, Ma- gour & Co., New York. Baring was with J. Ogden Armour for two hours in the morning at the latter’'s office and in the afternoon they drove together to the home of Gustavus F, Swift. “I have nothing to say for publication,” said Swift to a reporter after his guests had departed. “The plans of Swift & Co. cannot possibly interest the public.” Baring and Armour were equally reti- cent. PHILADELPHIA, Nov, 28.—C. B. Houston of Chester, Pa., proprietor of extensive m: ing operations at Elkhorn, W. Va., died day at a hospital here, aged 70. Two months ago Mr. Houston was struck by a locomotive and seriously injured. ADVERTISEMENTS. SPECIAL BARGAINS Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday. PHONE SOUTH 202. NO BRANCH STORES. Granulated Sugar 24 1bs, $1.00 Best Cane. Extra Dry. Full Weight. Mazple Syrup full quart bottle, 35¢ Pure, from Alamo Farm, Vermont. Spe- clal Bargain. Reg. 50c. Capitol Mills Meals . 10 1b sack, 250 Yellow or White Corn. Graham or Rye Flour. Cracked Wheat. Entire Wheat. Reg. 35¢. Lenox Best Laundry Soap .. ... 8 cakes, 25¢ A Bargain. Reg. 7 Cakes 28a 01d Government Whiskey. quart bot, 850 Special, WIill give with 2 bottles one pack of Playing Cards and Whiskey Glass free. Reg. $1. Gal $2 50. Reg. $350. Santa Rosa Ranch Eggs. - dos, 300 Best Mission Eggs . doz, 45¢ Reg. 40c and 50c doz. Point Reyes Croamery, fresh..square, 47%0 We have the trade apd friends on this quality of Butter. Reg. 5bec. Finest Creamery, Our Special. .. .squam, 55 Cream of cream. Reg. 60e. Hoy:l Bu‘h;cn' Powder........11b oan, 40 eg. . MoConnell’s 01d Irish Whiskey . quart bot, 850 Finest importation of Irish. Reg. $1 25. Mackensie Scotch Whisksy . . . . quart bot, 850 0ld Vatted. A bargain. Reg. $1 00. Finest Table Salt \ ..424 1b package, 12%0 Chippewa Brand, extra sifted and dry. ‘Wadsworth, Ohio. Reg. 20c. Mocha and Java Coffee -...Ib, 236 Our best. new arrival of this year's coffee. No coffée like it In the city. Reg. 30c Ib. Spider’s Tomato Cabsup .... large bot, 20s New goods. Reg. 25¢. Teas, new seacon’s......... 8 kinds, Ib, 400 Oolong, E. B. Tea, Ceylon, Spider Les, green, uncolored. Rey ‘and Toe. Kerosens (Star 0il) .. gal oan, $1.15 Market has advanced, will go higher, 10¢ allowed for empty can. Reg. §1 25. L. Bros.” Brand Hams. 15%e Plenic Hams, 10%c, Rég. 12c. -3 Extra Special Bargain. Reg. §1 05. Extra Sugar Corn 3 cans, 30e New Goods, Sweet and Tender. Reg. 12%e. Levin's Fiake Mush....... ... 8 Ibs, 250 Made From the Finest Wheat. Tomatoes, 20'id Pack Exiras .. 3 cans, 25¢ Reg. 10¢ can. m;u-‘ Reg. 15c. WE SHIP FREE ¢ F CHARGE i00 MILES 1348-1352 MARKET STREET, OPP. SEVENTH., L A