The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 15, 1903, Page 4

/ READY 10 SHELL CIUDAD BOLIVAR First of Venezuelan Warships Arrives Off City. Rolando Will Be Given Op- portunity to Yield Before Attack Begins. SOLEDAD, Venezuela, Sunday, July tuation before Cludad Bol- anged. It was report- night that the revolution- evacuated the city, but have been incorrect. ander of the 1l in possession. 8 o'clock a boat Parliamentary var and cross- ed the Orinoco to La Solina. President Castro's & s received the emissary, | Y the name of hops and lead- k General Gomez, the | nander, g he had an important nited Sta reasons for flag priest rep ‘Becau as passed bef pon, but without hored two miles to be ready orities intend to nce to con- by mistake for med d for disability in line ONE BOTTLE CURES. McBurney's 7 KIDNEY <7 and BLADDER CURE 3 W. F. McBURNEY, Sole Mfr., 836 8. Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal. = to receive him | | message for Learning that General Gomez was 1 Soledad, the priest de- | g g to return. A corre- stioned concerning his THE <A WILLING TO COMMIT PERJURY T0 PROTECT MAYOR SCHMITZ| . Thomas' F. Bannan First Admits Truth of Mershon’s Charges, Then Retracts and Announces Intention to Swear Falsely FOREMAN OF THE GRA CIVIL ICE SCANDAL IN ND JURY WHICH WILL WHICH MAYOR SCHMITZ AND HIS BROTHER FRANK ARE INVOLYV. INVESTIGATE THE ED. S soon as the Grand Jury shall| have disposed of the Eppinger case, the vestigation of whi it is thought will be completed this week, it will take up the scandal in the Civil Service Commission, n which Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz and his brother, Frank Schmitz, have been involved through an affidavit made by | the former president of tk mmission, | James R. T. Mershon, tt ations in | which have been confirmed affidavits | and statements made by o© parties. Speaking of the proposed : .vestigation ViM, VIGOR, VITALITY for MEX. | PILLS over ffty the MORMON BISHOP'S bave been in use years by the leaders of Mormon Church followers. 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Treatment personally or by Jetter. A Gurt n every case . Write for Book, PEILOSOFRY MARRIAGE, MAILED FREE. (A valuable book for mes ) DAN & OO, 1051 Market S Those suffering from weak- J . nesses which sap the pleasures o 8 of life should teke Juven Pills. 761 One bottle will tell a story of rejuve . italizing force ever been offered. Sent by mail lain o reccipt of thie ady; S0k B Lot S1. - | clude | | | | | | for promotion and admission to the Fire | of betraying the nature of the questions | in so far as to become intoxicated in the yesterday, Captain W. J. Bryan, foreman of the Grand Jury, said: “We have about completed our labors | and expect to be discharged within the | next week or ten days, but if the matter | of the Civil Service Commission scandal | is brought to our notice we shall make | an Investigation of { District Attorney Byington said: “We are to hold a special meeting to- morrow night to examine witnesses in the | Eppinger case, and I belleve we can con- that matter this week. Immedi- ately following this I shall present to the Grand Jury the facts in the Civil Ber- vice Commission scandal in so. far as I am informed of them, and it will then rest with that body to determine what action it will take regarding the affair.” The afidavit made by the former presi- dent of . the commission, James R. T. Mershon, charges Mayor Eugene E Schmitz and his brother, Frank Schmitz, with furnishing to outside partles infor- mation regarding the nature of the ques- tions that were to be asked candidates Department during the examination by the Civil Bervice Commission. INVOLVES THE MAYOR. Mershon admits that he was culpable saloon of J. McNamara at 117 City Hall avenue and leave his overcoat containing the list of proposed questions there, which it is claimed were extracted from - his pocket and communicated to certain members of the Fire Department who | were candidates for promotion. But he also alleges that Mayor Schmitz and his brother Frank deliberately betrayed ‘to outsiders this list of questions which he | furnished to them at their request. In his allegations concerning Mayor Schmitz, Mershon in his affidavit says: «“On or about April 18, 1903, Mayor | Schmits sent for me, which sum- | 1 immediately complied with. ng at the Mayor's office I brother of Licutenant | | =1 | B could for his friend Bannan. “’I‘hen-:on the Mayor sent for his stenographer and told him to strike off several coples of the scope of had just given him aforesald and cautioned the sald stenographer mot to let any one see it. When shortly thereafter the said stenographer returned the Mayor handed one of the co by the stenographer to s and kept one him to me the said original.” BANNAN’S ADMISSIONS. The “brother of Lieutenant Bannan” re- | he answered. | these men money to buy their Py ferred to in this afidavit is Thomas F. Bannan, a warrant shaver and loan shark, who makes a large income by ad- vancing small amounts at exorbitant rates of interest to employes of the mu- nicipal government. He has a large clientage among the members of the Fire Department and uses his very considera- ble influence with the present city ad- ministration to further his plan of wax- ing wealthy on the misfortunes of those who are compelied 30 spck jemporary = e financial aid from him, which in the end spells ruin for them. Or 3 of the present year a rep- resentative of The Call, to whom was 10wn the contents of Mershon's affidavit, n homas F. Bannan and related to him that portion of it quoted above re- lating to Bannan's presence in the office of the Mayor on or about April 18, 1903, and the receipt by him from the Mayor f the list of questions. At that time he said: “Those statements are true, all right, but I cannot afford to get mixed up in this thing. If I admit- ted these facts I would lose my standing with the Mayor, and you know what that would mean to me. I am willing to abide by any pro- gramme, but I don’t want to be called a squealer. Nobody can ever y that I squealed.” Two days later Bannan sought this | same representative of The Call and sald to him: TRIES TO RETRACT. “You_ caunght me unawares the other day when you sprung that matter of the Mayor giving me th. ueations and I now wish (o withe raw ail the admissions ! made to you at that time.” “But it's too late now to withdraw them,” he was told. “You made them, and the only thing for you to do when | you are called upon to testify is to tel | the truth.” “Well, 1 can’t do 1t and 1 won't.” “ ou spring this aing T will ‘swear Tt is mot wor I will g0 on the stand and testify that the only conversation I ever had with the Mayor in which Mershon was mentioned was after 1 had asked Mershon for a list of those who had passed the examination for captains. I will swear that I loaned uniforms and th was advised at the examinations were irregu- lar and that the papers of some of em were to be thrown out: that I asked Mershon for a list of these, which he refused to give me, an that I then went to the Mayor, who sent for Mershon and requested him to furnish me with the list, which e, fhen illing t “Then you are willing to go on the witness stand and pe.rl-re‘yo-g-. welft” he was asked. “That is about the size of it, 1t you force me,” he answered. «I eannot afford to be a uealer on the Mayor.” Mershon stated in an interview that at no time or place did he ever have a conversation with Bannan regarding cer- tain captains whose papers were sald to be irregular, or that he was ever re- quested by Mayor Schmitz to furnish to Bannan the names of these alleged cap- tains. He reiterated his charges made in he afidavit regarding his visit to the Mayor’'s office and the furnishing of ques- tions for Bannan's use, and said that®his was the only cccasion that he ever met Bannan in relation to matters pertaining to the Fire Department. FRANCISCO CALL, WED SELECTS ROUTE FOR SPEED THIAL Bafitleship Kearsarge to Be Subjected to a Severe Test. Captain Hemphill Expects to Break Record Made by the Buffalo. P S PORTSMOUTH, England, July 14.— Captain Hemphill of the United States battleship Kearsarge received Instructions to-day to clear the warship's propellors, fill her bunkers with the best coal and go at the highest speed, with natural draught, to Frenchmans Bay. This is the | first occasion in time of peace that an | American battleship - h: been subjected to such a severe test. It recalls a similar voyage of the battleship Oregon during | the war with Spain. Divers commenced work this morning | cleaning the propellors and 1500 tons of coal will be stored to-morrow. Captain! Hemphill will follow the Great Circle route, leaving Portsmouth at 9 o'clock | Friday morning. By the route that Captain Hemphill has | selected for a speed trial the Kearsarge must steam 2§52 miles. On her way to Southampton she made 3245 miles. She is | thus exnected to take less time on her coming voyage. Captain Hemphill com- manded the Buffalo, which established the record of thirty-nine days on the run | from New York to Manila, and the offi- cers of the Jiearsarge are satisfled that| with the excellent coal supplied and the vessel's moderately clean bottom the rec- | ord for a battleship will be broken. | The Kearsarge left the jetty to-night and anchored in midstream, preparatory to coaling to-morrow. WASHINGTON, July M.—It is estimat- | ed that 1500 tons of coal will bring the | Kearsarge across at 12% knots an hour, within ten days, provided good weather shall be encountered. The Kearsarge made a very remarkable record in the trip across {o Kiel from New York. In-| deed for her type and tonnage this rec-| ord was the best ever made. The total distance across, 336 miles from New | York to The Needles, was run at the high speed of 16.62 miles an hour. The trip was made without a stop, the speed run- ning up in the last days of the voyage to 14.51 to 15.05 knots per hour. In order that the Kearsarge may re-| main at Portsmouth throughout the fes- tivities she will not leave for Frenchmans | Bay until July 17. The North Atlantic | battle fleet left the Azores for the Maine | coast to-day. SERIOR S OFFICIAL VISIT ENDS. American Officers Are Enthuuiastic‘w Over the Reception Given Them. PORTSMOUTH, England, July 4.—| With the reception given on Rear Ad- miral Cotton’s flagship Kearsarge this af- | ternoon the official visit of the American squadron to England terminated. The roy- al yacht Victoria and Albert will leave Portsmouth harbor to-morrow and will | receive the salutes of the warships as she steams, out. On Friday, when outside | Spithead, Admiral Cotton will transfer his | flag to the Chicago and proceed with the San Francisco and Machias to Lisbon, while the: Kearsarge will begin her speed | trial across the Atlantic. | “Our reception in England has been | most cordial and enthuslastic,” sald Rear | Admiral Cotton. *'Nothing could exceed | the courtesy extended to us on all sides, | from the King and Prince of Wales, the | officials of the Government and officers | of the army and navy, to the people of | London and Portsmouth. I have no doubt that the result of the visit of the Ameri- | can squadron will prove beneficial in the | extreme and that it will tend to strength- en the cordial relations which have long | existed between the two countries.” Admiral Cotton is highly gratified at‘ the receipt of a photograph of the Prince of Wales, bearing the inscription, | “George, Portsmouth, July 13, 1903.” | Admiral Cotton and the other American officers gave Captain Hemphill all the | honor for the part played by the Kear- sarge, whose presence contributed in such a remarkable degree to the success of the visit. “We have been killed with kindness,” sald Captain Hemphill. “Our reception could not have been better In any shape | or form. It is impossible to express our appreciation of the courtesies shown us and we are deeply indebted, especially to | Admiral Sir Charles F. Hotham, com- | mand-in-chief at Portsmouth; Captain Arbuthnol, and Captain Sir Archibald Milne.” In order to provide a satisfactory buoy for the Kearsarge the royal yacht moved this afternoon to another position, her place being occupled by Admiral Cotton's flagship. Another honor which was commented on by the American visitors was the ac- tion of Admiral Hotham in permitting the use of the royal gangway during the afternoon’s reception, which was attend- ed by 2000 persons. ———————————— LIEUTENANT McCUE GOES TO AN ASYLUM FOR INSANE General Corbin Approves Report Made by Surgeons Who Exam- ined the Afflicted Officer. WASHINGTON, July 14.—General Cor- bin has approved the recommendation of General Bates in the case of Lieutenant McCue, First Infantry, and the officer is now on his way to St. Elizabeth's Hos- pital for the Insane, in this city. The papers in the case have been received at the War Department and show that the surgeons who examined McCue pronounce him insane. Among the papers is one tendering his resignation as an officer while in the Philippines, and another written about the same time saying that he was insane. The letter describes his life in the interior of Samar, and says that existence there makes men insane. McCue is the officer who married in San Francisco, although having a wife in Cin- cinnati. Married Women Every wommfiooveu ; shapely, pre e, an mnnp; Zf ghemtfyde%‘;ore the loss of their girlish forms after marriage. The bearing of children is often destructive to the mother’s shapeliness. All of this can be avoided, however, by the use of Mother’s Friend before baby comes, as this great liniment always prepares the body for the strain upon it, and the symmetry of her form Thousands gratefully tell of the use of this wonderful remedy. Sold by all druggists at $1.00 per bottle. Our little book, telling all about this liniment, will be sent free. The Bradfield Begulator Ca, Aflasty, G2 s::ocrm . Mother's Friend overcomes all the ger of child-birth, and carries the expec this critical period without pain., It is woman’s tant mother safely through test blessing. benefit and relief %’:n.'ved from the Mother’s Fi rlendl DAY, J | which time he w: | leading parishes. | land, where he served as | of Religious Years' (Latin y | lish poem), | (Spanish address), | closing words, Father J. Sasia. | LY 15, 1903, FRIENDS PAY A MERITED HONOR TO NOTED SANTA CLARA JESUIT Anniversary of the Rev. Father Alexander Mazzetti’s Entrance Into the Order Is Celebrated by Ceremony at the College i ek T ANTA CLARA, July 14. — The golden jubllee of the venerable Father Alexander Mazetti was celebrated to-day at Santa Clara College. He has been fifty years in the priesthood of the Jesuit or- der, twenty-one of which he has spent in the Santa Cldra Mission. He is now as- sistant to the Rev. A. V. Raggio, the parish priest. Father Mazetti was born in the Isle of Liri, May 17, 1834, and is therefore almost seventy years of age. | He studled with the Jesuits at Arpino, the birthpiace of Cicero. On July 1853, he joined the Jesuit order at Naples. For | some years he was engaged in teaching | and In 1864, in Leon, Spain, he was or- | dained to the priesthood. There he re- | manied for some years, when he went to | Georgetown, Demarara, as a missionary. | There he spent several years, part of | s pastor of one of the He then went to Eng- pastor for a number of years. From there he paid a visit to the Holy Land. In 1882 he came to California, coming direct to Santa Clara College. At the high mass this morning Father Mazettl officiated. A bariquet was served | in his honor in the college dining-room, which was elaborately decorated with white and gold, pillars at the corners of | the table supporting a canopy and fes- toons of twisted white and gold. At the conelusion of the dinner a programme of | literary exercises was given as follows: Introduction, C. A. Buckley; “The Rosary | Father “‘A Crown Not E y" (Eng- F. Rossetti; anta Clara™ Father Saus; anta Lucia” (vocal solo), J. M. Minotti; Latin address, E. T. McCarty; ‘Greek poem, | J. Malone; Father A. M. Coltelli; “Suscipe” (vocal solo), F. Rossetti; “The Triumph of the | Just” (Italian Poem), W. M. Boland; | The celebration was of a highly relig- ious character and was atf:nded only by members of the priesthood and intimate | friends of the clergyman. Many other Jesuit priests were in attendance during | the day. It was an enjoyable reunion for | the aged priest and highest honors were | paid him. This evening a solemn bene- | diction was given in Saint Claire Church, | The invited guests present were: Fathers | Governo, Sousa M. Riordan, Cooper, Has- | I sett, O'Malley, Villadamat, Gleeson, Jacoby, De Rop, Sasia, Cullen, McGinty, R ——— THE REV. ALEXANDER MAZ- ZETTI, HONORED AT SANTA | CLARA COLLEGE. J. Riordan, John Hayes, James Hayes, | Fleurens, Clynes, Ruppert, Drothman, | next session of Congress declared to be entirely unfounded. MAY GET PLAGE IN THE GABINET Robert Oliver Shaw Is Spoken of as Root’s Successor. Assistant Secretary Likely to Become Head of War Department. i July 14.—It seems to be a general understanding among officials of the War Department, who ought to know, that the name of Robert St Oliver, who has just been appointed As- WASHINGTON, sistant Secretary of War, will be !a\i ably considered for Secretary of W retires from the when Secretary Root Cabinet. It has been known for soms time that on the completion of certain important matters which Secretary ‘R:m t has in hand he intends to return to New York to resume the practice of law. Just when this might happen has been and is still very indefinite. Segretary Root will sail for England the last of August to take his place as chair- man of the American Commission in the Alaska boundary case. It is understood that he will continue as Secretary of War during the time he is a nt abroad. In case the affairs that have been under his especial charge and in which he is very | much interested are still unsettled when he shall have returned to this country It is expected that he will continue as Sec- retary of War. There are other consid- erations that may prolong his stay as a the member of the Cabinet until after hall have journed. He is familiar with everyth pertaining to Philippine affairs, with the administration in Cuba and with the man- agement of all military matters since t Spanish war, all of which subjects may be considered by the next Congress. This fact may cause him to continue until then | in his present position. ———————— Russia Denies a Rumor. §T. PETERSBURG, July 14.—The repor that M. 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