The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 6, 1903, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1903. CAPTAIN THINKS MATE OLSEN / OoT70 OLSEN, FIRST MATE. WAS ASLEEP WHILE ON DUTY H J' PAYNE, . o CAPTAIN. C.J. HOFFIMAN, _SECOND MATE. { ance In the gallaries. ‘| opened for his side. The former contended HOUSE DEBHTES MTTRIST BIL Measure to Expedite Prosecutions Is Passed Promptly. Army General Staff Act Sent to Conference With Senate Committee. —— WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—The anti-trust bill debate, which opened in the House to-day, did not develop much animation, | although there was a fairly large attend- The rule under which the House was to operate, how- | ever, precipitated a lively discussion. The Democrats protested Vigorously against the rule for consideration of the bill, be- | cause it did not permit them to secure a record vote on a substitute, but the Re- publicans replied that they were willing | to accept the responsibility. The bill to expedite anti-trust prosecu- | tion occasioned no debate. It passed the | House, as it did the Senate yesterday, | without a word of debate. Powers (R.) of Massachusetts made the opening argu- | ment for his side of the House on the Judiciary Committee bill and Clayton (D.) i(ha: the pending measure was a step in | the right direction of regulation of the | trusts, while Clayton insisted that it was all sham and pretense and that the bill, | feeble as it was, never was intended to | |go on the statute books. The other | | speakers to-day were Messrs. Thomas | | (R) of Iowa and Talbert (D.) of North | | Carolina. 5 | The postoffice appropriation bill was | passed before the trust bills were taken | | up. The anti-trust debate will be resumed | to-morrow. v H. T. PAY steamer Crescent Rock on t not see ut one hou and that would h testimony ed to be on t was de- special Instructions had 1al lookout un- and the were supp ght the ep a Sp a ather vorld can relieve of constipation and all disorders of the Stom- ach and Liver like HUNYAD! JANOS. C half glass taken on give such sat- results that you Hunyadi Janos. If you simply ask for Hunyadi water you may be imposed upon. Don’t be persuaded to buy sub- stitutes. They are worth- less and often Larmful. PEVYETUY CUUEEL LU L LU L L LD UL L L | e P o ¢visit DR. JORDAN'S crear HUSEUK OF ANATOHMY S v 0 1261 MLRZET ST b GRET, Sl () ) 7 Laspest Anazommical Museum iz the 1) Worid. Weaknesses or amy contracted @ Gscase poall 4y cared hy the oldest Specalist o Coast Bst 36 years. OR. JORDAN—DISEASES OF MEN _ Comsuliation free and strietly pr Trsmens prsonally or by ke oriwe Ourt i, very caon . (7 ook, PHILOSOPRY of mARmiacE. LED FREE. (A JOBRDAN & €6, 1051 MarketSt,, 8. F. DTV T DD TR S > oD 13 R RBARBERS, BA- wootblacks, bath. billlard tables, BROS. facturers, 609 Sacramento St W. T. HESS, KOTARY PUBLIC AND ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Tenth Floor, Room 1015, Cl B y s o Telephone u“;uk.urtzk:u e 821 Callfornia st., below Residence, Residence hone James 1501 Powell. “Coughs, Colds, 3 ‘oughs, Colds, S Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness, and Sore Throat. of the| alk | ‘E(m* waeadasaddcaadaaduaaecaae FEDERAL OFFICIALS WHO ARE CONDUCTING CRESCENT CITY IN- VESTIGATION AND WITNESSES. along the forward deck and glance occ: sionally to port and starboard. The investigation ibility for the wreck commenced be- the local inspectors in the Apprais- ers’ build at half past 9 o'clock 3 terday m: and at 4 in the after- »on the e was adjourned until Mo v, February 9, when a decision will un- btedly be rendered. i ished am r e to course and other thing: , and it was only testimony that any mention | as made of the terrible night on Fish >ck and the privations suffered by pas- heroic conduct of the a boat through the surf | aid for the castaways exposed opened with a sworn € ptain H. T. Payne, mas- the Crescent City, who related his on the morning of the wreck. 4 o'clock he | ter of | experience He | and called to the and rang for gineer told s gone. the port ed to rec: and the captain was ena ogn! Fish Rock. In the meantime the | ship had swung close enough to the rock for a plank to be stretched, and ove all +he passengers were landed The captain says the ship lies S ng toward the beach, with rocks or sides of her, and will be a total loss 1 reply to questions of Captain Bolles, Captain Payne stated that he was not deck when Point Reyes w | that the weather was clear, wind. a ques e compasses were accurate and If there was any iron in the cargo near them which might have caused a deviation and the subsequent veering from the course, he | stated that as far as he knew they were | absolutely correct, although not having | been adjusted for a vear, and there was | o iron near them. Captain Payne fur- | ther stated that he had instructed second mate to call him if the weather | became thick or unsettled and that the officer had come to his room at 11:3) 3 p. m., told him the wind was southerly will take no other remedy |and a slight rain was falling. Further ety eiy 4 ot & | testimony was eclicited that when the | and be cony ;nced that it | were set as on the night in question will cure all forms of | ship had a tendency to veer off onstipation s 1y to port. Inspector Bolles at this > c — e Besure -ture asked the witness if he couid and Get account for the ship being so far off her course and received the reply that was gensation of the day relative to his e? that the mate was asleep. s The witness further testified that when came ruck on deck after the ship had he could see the lights of the n shore back of Fish Rock and that e line of the breakers was plain- The subsequent transference sengers to the bleak rocks was so touched upon. % Otto Olson, the first mate, who was on duty at the time of the wreck and who was accused by Captain Payne of being 1leep, was the next witness. During the progress of the captain’s testimony rela- | tive to the alleged dereliction of duty on Iixls part, he sat by the side of the skip- | per, nervously clutching his hands and turning red and white alternately. TUpon being sworn he vehemently denied being asleep and branded the statement as ab- | solutely false. y Olson testified that he held a master and piiots’ license since 1899, and that | when he took the deck at 12 o'clock it was raining and very dark, with a south- erly wind. add that he had been given orders to steer northwest one-half west, and if sny change in the weather | occurred to motify the captain, and had cautioned the man at the wheel to keep | to the course. He had looked at the com- | pass several times, and also noticed a | bright light on the port =ide of the ship, which he believed to be another vessel. At 12:15 he left the bridge to get a cup of coffee and had one of the seamen re- main in his place until his return, about five minutes later. He stated that .there was no iron in the cargo near the com- passes to affect them, and that the Point Arena light sijould have come into view about 2 o'clock. In\ response 'to a question by Caplain Bollés why he did not see or hear the breakers if he was keeping such a good lookout, the witness replied that he was unable to account for the fact. “You heard what Captain Payne said about you sleeping on duty,” sald Cap- tain Bolles. about that?" “That statement Olson. God, and I can prove it.”” Rufus Comstock, the chief engineer, is false,” exclaimed that there were no bells to the engine- '\~{" to determine the re-| facts | | room before the vessel struck. | lated what occured in the engine-room in | the | “I was not asleep, 50 help me | cept in foggy or stormy weather, and was next put upon the stand and told | ers on the coast. He declared that the about the speed of the ship and stated | breakers on the shore half a mile dis- | | | | | 1 | He re- when the signal for full speed astern was | glven and the loss of the propeller after the ¢ngines had been working for about one minute. He volunteered the state- ment that the man at the wheel told him that the mate was not on the bridge. J. 1. Johnson, a seaman, who was at | the wheel on the fatal night, testified to | the orders he had received relative to | the course and that the steering was done by the starboard compass in the pilot- house. He sald that 'Mate Olson only | spoke to him once from the time he came on until the vessel struck and that was when he had been cautioned to keep the ship steady and not to let her go ashore, 1 was steering well, said the | witne: and did not veer over half a | point from the wind or swell. | came evident at this polnt that on was reluctant to testify and In- pector Bulger took occasion to advise im that he was under oath and in a United States court. When asked it he had seen the mate on the bridge all the | time’ while at the wheel, he said that he | had noticed his absence several times, the first time when he went after his coffee, | when he was absent fifteen or twenty | minutes, and again after 1 a. m., when he did not see him for about half an hour. After much questioning the Infor- | mation was eligited that the witness Iit the light to look at the clock at seven | minutes to 2 o'clock and the mate was | not on the bridge at that time. The ves- | sel ran on the rock two minutes later | and he then saw Olson come from the | starboard of the hurricane deck. He furtber testified that Olson had been | gone from the bridge on other trips, At this juncture Captain Payne asked ' the witness if he did not tell Mr. Hotch- | kiss and Mr. Wilson in his presence that he had not seen the mate from 1 o'clock until the ship struck the rocks, and he admitted that he had made that state- ment, but was not sure about the time. | Mate Olson was permitted to ask John- | son whether or not he could have seen ' | him on the lee side of the Lridge withs | out putting his head out of the pilot- | house, to which he recelved a reply in the affirmative. Captain Bolles asked Olson when he . had looked at the compass, which brought forth a reply to the effect that he had looked at it several times, the last time being about 1 a. m. In this he was flat- {1y contradicted by Johnson, who declared that he had not seen him look at the compass for an hour before she struck. Johnson further stated that he had no grievance against the mate and never had any trouble with him. | Christian Emanuelson, who was the . lookout on the night in question, stated that he was not supposed to keep'a look- out, except to walk up and down the port and starboard sides of the forward deck. He sald that he could see all| around and that it was a dark, rainy night, with a strong breeze blowing from the port side. He saw no lights and had been given no orders to keep a special lookout. Inspector Bulger then took Emanuelson in hand and administered a severe rebuke for what he considered | negligence in his duty as a seaman in not looking for other things besides lights. He asked Emanuelson if he ever expected to be an offieer and pursue such a policy, and received the reply that the witness' aspirations were not in that direction. N. Johnson, another seaman on duty, stated that he was supposed to be on the lookout, but did not call it a regular lookout, as he gazed around every once in a while, and then retired to the gal- ley, where he was a part of the time. He relieved the mate on the bridge when that officer went for his coffee, and there ‘was nobody watching forward. Charles J. Hoffman, the second officer, testified that he was in bed at the time the Crescent City struck, and that the “Wbat have you to say | breakers should have been seen at least ! 200 yards. He imparted the information that a lookout was not kept forward ex- | that he believed that the samre rule ap- plied to .the majority of steam schoon- | relative to an erasure in the log, which | spectors, The army general staff Dbill was sent | Hull of Iowa, Parker of | d Sulzer of New York were | mamed as conferees. I o e e e e ] | reply to the captain’s question, he ad- mitted that the officers had been repeat- | edly cautloned about lookouts. An adjournment was then taken until 2 p. m. to allow Captain Payne to secure the attendance of Captain Erickson of | the steamer Scotia. That gentleman was the first witness at the afternoon session, | but it developed that he was not on deck ! at the time and he understood from his second mate that the weather was clear, | s0 he was excused. Mate Olson produced | Charles Hohelsen to testify to the con- dition of the weather on the night\of the | wreck and said that the rocks could not be seen even when the gangplank was | { to conferen “ damagé has been done to citrus fruit. | other vegetable crops raised extensively IN ALL Late Rainstorm Came‘ in Time to Insure Big Crops. i AN BERNARDINO, Feb. 5.—Re- cent heavy rains here have in- sured full crop vields all ovér the | valley. A greater number | of acres is sown to grain this year than for several years past and indica- tions now are that the yield will be heavy. Alfalfa crops, too, will be heavier than for several years. The weather here is the coldest of the year. The mountains are covered with snow, but so far no San Joaquin County. STOCKTON, Feb. 5.—The outlook for large crops of grain, fruit and other products of the soil of San Joaquin Coun- ty this season could mnot be better than they are at the present time. Moisture has come when most needed, and even in parts of the county where it is customary to have but little rain there has been a generous downpour. Unless samething unforeseen should happen the harvest this season should be the best In years and there seems to be a general feeling of prosperity in all quarters. Santa Clara County. SAN JOSE, Feb. 5—Orchardists and ranchers throughout the valley look for large crops this season. There has been an abundance of moisture up to date and the ground was never in better condition. Many orchards near the foothills have been using the water in their ditches for irrigation and the orchards have received the best soaking in their history. A large acreage has been seeded for grain and hay. Cold weather has been of beneflt in keeping back the fruit buds. The rainfall is more than double Whal’\lt was at this time in 1902, Orange County. SANTA ANA, Feb. 5.—The recent heavy rains have. given sufficient moisture to in- sure good crops in every branch of the agricultural industry in Orange County. Grain which was sown just before the storm is now up, while earlier plantings are making rapid growth, promising ex- ceptional ylelgs. Celery, sugar beets and in the peatlands are all in a flourishing condition, while deciduous fruits give promise of very profitable crops. The har- vesting of the citrus fruits, which was retarded somewhat by the rains of the past two weeks, 1s now being carried on in earnest, and indications are for .a yield above the average in quantity and quality. Kern County. put out. | Captain Payne was recalled and in re- | ly to the questions of Captain Bolles | aid that he did not know for a positive | fact that Olson was asleep, but from the ! testim of the man at the wheel he concluded that Olson was asleep. | Second Officer Hoffman 4vas examined | fous to the in- | but he explained it by stating that he had placed an M for a W In the | course and hgd changed the letters. An | adjournment Was taken until Monday, | February 9, to allow the second mate of | the Scotia to appear before the inspectors | and Mate Olson to produce the ship's log. looked somewhat su | and | of February. ! ent outlook. BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 5.—The outlook for crops this year throughout Kern County is exceptionally good; in fact, it is better than it has been for several years. Last year was a rather short year here was no good rain until the 24th This year the precipitation has been nearly double that of 1%02 at | the same time. Reports received from the | stations of the Kern County Land (‘om-{ pany indicate an unusually good outlook. At all points the rainfall has been heavy. Sah Diego County. | SAN DIEGO, Feb. 5.—This county has not had as bright prospects for ail crops | during seven years as constitute the pres- The ground is thoroughly | heavy crops of gra BOUNTEOUS HARVEST IS PROMISED SECTIONS OF THE STATE crops of grain, fruit and ICOId Weathfl' Benefits tonally bright,and every- | | the F!‘Uit-‘ ;’rOWCfS Generally. thing points to a prosperous | | on for the farmers and | orchardists. Reports received from all sections of the State show that the recent rain eame - - at an opportune time. The ground is in excellent condi- | |large acreage’of grain is sown and it | looks well. The trees In the orchards are ! full of fruit buds and the prospects | are good for a large crop. Many new or- chards and vineyards are being planted. Feed for stock is good, and the dairy in- terests are dofng well in this section. | Shasta County. REDDING, F 5. — Although it s rather early for Shasta County to venture a prediction on crop prospects, agricultur- | ists are united i beiief that the year 1 be a good on The recent severe | cold storm was too early to do damage. As the weather has turned off warm and there has been suflicient rainfall, it seems very reasonable for our farmers to antici~ | pate a good season. Yuba County. MARYSVILLE, Feb, 5.—Grain is look- | Ing well and the farmers feel much en- | couraged. weather has been excep- tionally favorable for fall sowing and it 1is claimed the acreage in this section is tion now and the frost, instead of doing any damage, has proved a benefit to the fruit growers. The buds have been slightly retarded, but there is little fear that the cold spell will cause any damage. The rains have been abundant and the grain sown before the storm came is mow up. while earlier plantings of vegetable Q tion. The deciduo promise of profitable crops, and throughout California there is general rejoicing. Prlsoel S S e SRR scaked and the large reservoirs are rap- idly filling with water for future irriga- tion. The grain is in a most promising condition. The oranges this year are of better quality than for many seasons and the crop is large. The lemon outlook is unusually good. o regarding both quality and quantity. No | ZREeE (LT I Susoeee Joee: ew Mg g as been reported | tracts e low places yet re geamage. fram frost has - . but the winds are drying off the from any place within the county. Sacramento County. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5.—Prospects for in were never better in Sacramento County. The rainfall has been of great benefit to the grain crops. It has also benefited the orchards and it there are no late frosts after the fruit has set this will be one of the most pros- perous years in the history of this sec- tion of the State. Feed for stock is abun- very rapidly. Good prices have aiready been offered for the coming crop. | The damp, foggy weather of the past two | months has retarded the fruit and the present cold weather 1is considered a | splendid assurance of a fine| season, as | the trees will not advance to blossom un~ | til all danger from frosts is passed. 1 Marin County. | SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 5.—The crops in :‘ Marin County are looking well and grair | dant. that was » 15 well alot I that X vell alon n the Los Angeles County. rorthern county the crops are LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5.—Owing to the | in sple: condition and with the thorough soaking the country has re- ceived during the past ten days prospects for successful crops have seldom been better in Los Angeles County. The rain came at an opportune time and has placed the ground in excellent condition for early seedings. It Is said that the acreage of grain planted this year will be unusually large. There is still a-large part of the fruit crop to be marketed and whether or not the fruit on the trees has | | twenty-two Inches of rainfall to date and | the spring showers that will certainly come the farmers a sure of having good crops. Santa Cruz County. | SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 5.—The rain has proven beneficial to the crops, as it was | needed after the Farmers and orchardists are lock, which gives promise of bountiful | cent rains did an been seriously injured by the frost will not be fully learned for several days. On account of the maturity of the fruit and | the care that has been taken, no exten-|#& sive loss is expected. I The rainfall to date is twenty The unusually heavy snowfall in the | inches, against twelve this time last year. mountains insures a plentiful supply of | The snow and cold weather of the last water in the natural storage reservolrs | few days will not do any material dam- for the coming season. | age to the cro Sheepmen will lose Placer County. some lambs where they have no shelter tor their flocks. AUBURN, Feb, 5.—The crop outlook in | Kings County. Placer County was never better. The re-| g 4\NFORD. Feb. 5.—The crop prospect immense amount of o E § e amot of | for the season are fine. The rainfall ha nches have, fallen 30 | pyeen 4 date, an inch mor is well up to the | pan jace o the same date. Farm- | erops. Lake County. RT, Feb. ~The prospects for n L County were never good. Twenty-six far this season, which to n average. The weather has been cold, | ers are busy and much land on the Tr thus keeping the fruit back, which is al- | jare Lake Su . Rebegt seadin ways desirable at this time of year. Not | Orehard d pruning is we only is the grain and fruit outlook prom- ising, but the recent snows in the moun- | , tains will afford plenty of water for the farmers next summer. F acres of new are planted this season Im-King Tulare County. Sutter County. VISALIA, Feb. { better now than in ar YUBA CITY, Feb. 5.—This season has | been very favorable for all kinds of crops. | The rainfall is several Inches more than | usual up to this time of the year. A | 5.—Crop prospects are n in the hi seas o Continued on Page 5, Column 4. SYETCHED FROM wE MAIL ORDERS the above goods; write us to-day. tant could be seen from the ship. 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The garments are odds and ends select- to five suits to a pattern, so the prices are $4.95 stripess and mixtures. Also at the same price a number of heavy weight tan overcoats for youths from 14 to $4.95. Poys’ Waists and Caps Boys' flannelette waists, extra heavy, dark patterns; soc quality at 35¢. Boys’ flannelette waists and blouses, me- dium and dark patterns; 25¢ quality at 15¢. Boys" ties, four-in-hands, imperials, tecks and windsors: all 25¢ quality at 13e. ors, 45e, T5e, o $1.25 and $1.50. Children’s yacht caps, with leather or $1.50 SNWOo0D 718 Market Street. “The only your person as well as have ready - to - put - on olive or brown kersey. The p idea of the style. way of selling through 1d make the garment cost maker-to-wearer ve suit for ten dollars oi any ific Coast. re ready and willing to if he ts not worth the money. 1 do this after he has worn of patterns in the cus- stiit to $10 goods. Only one to 19 years: materials all- cheviots in plaids, checks, . You are quite sure to an’s size in a desirable $7.50 and $10.00, now flannel waists and blouses; on sale at S0e. caps in all the I test col- the latest colors, at 43¢, hats; colors brown, Ox- d; regular $1.50 and $2.00; & SeErcsep Fros v MAIL CRDERS Mai! orders filled for anything in men’s or boys’ c'othing, sfurnishings or hats. T B AT e m————