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SOON TO CALL FOR TEN
REGIMENTS.
HEADQUARTERS, WELLINGTON HOTEL. WASHINGTON, June 23.— The accuracy of The
this morning that the department was considering the matter of organizing ten regi
ted at the War Department to-day, but Acting Secretary Meiklejohn told me action would not
the President's return. Mr. Meiklejohn seems confident that by the establishment of addi
stations plenty of m-:n may be obtained in short order and the regiments expeditiously
formed.
officials with whom I talked are inclined to believe the department can get better and quicker
i muster-in of volunteer organizations which have asked to serve under General Otis, but the
tment chief believes that better results can be obtained by enlisting men as individuals and
them into regiments under experienced officers.
rtment has heard nothing from General Otis concerning reinforcements since his dispatch
30.000 men would be sufficient to control the situation. Adjutant General Corbin said to-day it
o give General Otis the 35,000 men already determined upon as rapidly as possible. There
)00 recruits at the Presidio of San Francisco and 1000 men are on their way there, making 5000
whom trnnsportation will have to be provided. Most of these men will be attached to the regular
i as to brint;- their strength up to 1570 men each, as recently directed by the Presi
uil men will be sent to complete the three volunteer regiments which General Otis has been
given authority to organize.
COLONIAL
BUREAU IS
FAVORED
Congress Likely to Adopt
Any Plan McKinley
Suggests.
The Call.
i ALL HEADQUARTERS. WELLING
TON HOTEL WASHINGTON. Jun 2
. - Pie: ident may m I -<•■
- be i si ih
• ■ • • ' ■ • 1 1 i t s h ea d:
■ ; disposition among
hous< s who . ■
■ iblish
all the isl
l the relief ol
milii ■ ■ •!• s from ■ . pun -
ly m:lit;i - >
Hawaii and Porto Rico, it is beli< ■
would offer simple problems, but th« Cv
- : ! 'hilippine are m ire
. ■ erally con
will ; to the United States
■ ■ he wi<h by the
n ited.
In ih' ' '■ is believed, the
■ must I" continued
until every vestige oi insurrection is
gh even now thi Sis-
Is might v< rj v. >II
conti The \s hole
m of I nti 3ltion
■ S
c to receivi the ciosi si at
itor Mai
■•The Ha\ . r< pretty well assim
. ••. ods [t is dif-
Inhabitants ■ I Porto Rico
Philippine: ( >ne of the first
In • : ise islands. i:i my
• ■ ■ stablish schools In w!:u h
g< shall be spokun. I -
io. at the
moi nt to relieve tlie
Islands < f
. ■ ••;>• civil functions which they are
■ ging." '
c a i lonial system, i t'
w< must have a colonial depart
: presentatlvi Gardner of
New .!■ rsey. "None ■ I ■• ni ex< cu
rtments is . ized ■- i"
f outlying pos
tment
■ • I to look
• they are to be admlnls
• • ■ • |>artmenta,
■ ■ ■ |U« stions that will arise
ng th< in will be u.u< stii ms in
■ - Ign nations v i ire or
; ■ mipht be advisable to
bun au of i la flair a in
S1 " Depart m« nt and put it In cl
.- retary of State for Colo
nial Affairs.
me man thoroughly Informed as to
.il relations should be ..
■;■ h a bur> au. The name
of !:• tive Hltt of Illinois would
doubtless ur to many in public life in
connection with such a position.
"Th( ■• ! are difficult,
:.-.) we will hay« t.. proceed with. ■;)■.;
tative Livingstone "t"
« ;■ orgia. "i am • to think that we
■ rd in ir-.it Porto Rico and ;h«
liberally than wn
: ledged ourselves to treat Cub
that v. • i ught to offer i" allow them to
• ■ ment if tin ir own. if
they are capable of it. Of cours< . such
■ :,nii nis would have to be under our
sion and control fur many
:■> • -on!. . If not permanently. If t; •■
Is an capable of It. I
.. : hem ten Itorial i; o
ernments the same as Arizona has.
"It Found that these pi
lly the Filipinos, are not cap
• . ; ' If-govern
. is f..u:!'i in be th. ■ •
v. •• must give them a form of government
best ted t Is. We cannot
. our responsibility for the future
it of the islands and for
ction ■!' the riirhts of all other
povvw • with
■
FILIPINOS REPORT
"MARVELOUS NEWS"
NEW STORK, Ji A Journal
c from Hongkong says: The Fill
junta !.■■:•■ a. :..:;: s that it ha.-- d- fi
ll l General Luna .as killed
at t' aldo in a
■
junta ).■ .
hei ■■ esday ir. celebration of
us news" said ;■■ be con
i .:. a di ipatch from Aguinaldo
have promised ab
to thi Filipinos.
The American .;:'. British residents
nui li amused at ihe report. < !on
bul < '■ al Rounsevelle Wlldman says
!:,• believes that the ball was given to
h Filipinos living here to
. i! ibutions to the
iry o! tie- junta.
The cruiser Concord will leave on
for Lang Yun Gulf to luuk for
liiii.i;. . ■; to ]>,• supplying Fiii
pinos with arms and ammunition.
EXPLOSION IN A MINE
KILLS THREE MEN
A fourth Is Lying at the Point of
Death and Others Are Pain
fully Injured.
EtoSSLAND, i:. c. June 23.— About 11
cfc this morning a terrible explosion
look iilac'- In the War Eagle mine, tbe
of the fatality of a month* ago, and
I hre'e m< n are now lying
at thi- morgue, another is probably
fatally Injured and a fifth la very seri
, usly hurt.
I iv<- n!<n were working In the 625 level
with machine drills, wh< d one of the drida
•-truck a "missed hole" where the shot
failed to go oft last night. A fright
ful explosion look place, and Charlea posl
and < "i. .ir]' a Lee v. ire instantly 'cllled,
while Mike Griffin, a married m;<n. rtled
on the way to th. hospital. Men from all
parts of the mine rushed to the hHp of
their comrades and . h<-y were carried oul
of the mint quickly. The injured men
were removed to the hospital
I >an Green Is lying at the hospital with
bui faint hopes for his recovery. <"harl<s
Coupon has received severe injuries to his
right arm. (ho flesh bring torn off. but
tiir- surgeons have hopea of his. recovery.
The niino is closed down this afternoon
ami will probably remain so until aft-:r
vhtr funeral. !
ALGER FORMS
AN ALLIANCE
WITH PINGREE
Political Move That May Hasten
His Retirement From the
Cabinet.
CALL HEADQUARTERS, WELLINGTON HOTEL. WASHINGTON,
June 23.— Secretary Alger's jmlitioal alliance with Governor Pinsree of
Michigan will make his retention in the Cabinet more difficult than ever.
Pingree has been regarded us the head <>f an anti -administration fac
tion among Michigan Republicans, while Senator McMillan, against whom
the Alger-Pingree alliance is directed, Is a supporter of the administration
and is expected to head the Michigan delegation to the next Republican
convention, supporting McKinley for a renomination. Unless Secretary Al
ger can bring his new political partner around to an earnest support of
■:. inisti-atii.il. it is difficult to see how he can consent to remain longer
in the Cabinet or how President McKinley can afford to retain him if he
is willing to stay.
Whether any immediate change results from Mr. Alger's combination
with Pingree or not, it is certain that it will lead to a hard struggle over
the Michigan Senaiorship.
DETROIT, June- 23.— Governor Fingree
gav< out a public statement to-daj
to ilif effect that he had com
with Secretary A'gt-r in the int
of Alger's Senatorial candidacy. Gen ral
AJger will not withdraw under any cir
cumstances, nor will he spend any m
in the campaign. The platform of their
campaign will include opposition to trusts
and .t declaration in favor of Senatorial
elections by a popular vote. The alliance
was made at a conf< n nee hel .
at whi.h several of the Pingree SI
leaders and I - erai and the Governor
were present. Said the Governor:
"1 have avoided committing myself
tofore because I wanted an oppor
tunity t.> talk with the general first. But
;ill along General Alger has been my per
sonal eh- lei S< ator. I wired him at
Petoskey asking him if I could see him
in Detroit on his w . back to Washing
ton. In reply he arranged t.> meet mi Ils
evening. <>i course i can't speak for my
friends, but those I have talked with are
Alger men beyond all question. They ean
atoi M :Milian. Thej' cer
tainly cannot be classed as friends of
mine If they do. They cannot forget eight
years of political history In a aay, ti<>r
can they live with the representatives of
'judicious combinations' and unequal tax
ation and pretend at t)i >- same unii- t'i be
friends of equal and just taxation and
foes to t rusts.
"At our meeting last night Genera! Al
ger tol i us frankly the history of, his re
lations with Senator McMillan In the
matter of the Sonatorship. He has deait
with General Alger the same as he lias
treated every one who questions hi.- own
ership of the Republican party.
"<;•!!< nil Alger is In the race and to
stay to the end," said the Governor, "and
you can say In the strongest English you
write ! am with him heartily and I
propose to do all I personally and with
my friends to aid his can lidacy. -As
General Alger put it to me, he will be a
date if he lias assurances for no
than one- vote in the Legislature. I
said to Alger that r could ma personally
suppori a man who would not declare
himself on the right Hide of two of the
greatest questions of the day— tbos< •••:
trusts and the election of United Stale*
Senators bj direel vote of the people. I
wish to say that the general is absolutely
sound on i.nth these questions."
( HICAGO, June 23.— General Russell A.
Alger, Se< retary of War. announced here
to-day that he js in th- Michigan Sena
torial fight with "anti-trust" anil the
"e]c ction of Senators by direct vote of the
DEMOCRATS IN
WILD UPROAR
A Louisville Convention
Breaks Up in Disorder.
.■-■ lip. in! Dispatch to Tho C^n.
LOUISVILLE, June 23.— For the
third time in as many days the Demu
cratic State convention to-night broke
disorder. It will enter upon the
fourth day of its sessii n to-morrow
vilhout having accomplished anything
ih.in temporary organization. The
report of the committee on credentials
*\a.s reached in the order of business
to-night, but its consideration was pre
vented by the disturbing influence of
persons who were admitted to the floor
of thf convention, though not entitled
to se;us. The Hardin people place the
responsibility for this on local sym
pathizers with the Stone-Goebel com
bination, but the latter candidates tiis
claim all knowledge of an attempt to
pack th conventii n and declare the
disturbance was due to loose methods
of the arrangements committee. What.
Influence the occurrence will have on
the chances of the candidates can
hard(y be foretold, but Hardin is most
likely to profit by it. It is thought the
coi vention will get down to work in
earnest to-morrow.
The first i utbreak came this after
noon, after Chairman Redwine had de
clared the convention adjourned until
evening on a viva voce vote and had
refused to order a call of the delegates
by cuunties. This was the fourth time
the cony. ntion had been so adjourned
since Wednesday night.
Judge Redwine left his seat, but not
so the delegates. There were loud pro
tests from the Hardin faction. Charles
Bronston, one of the leaders of that
side, mounted the Stage and made a
speech, which threw the delegates into
an uproar. Finally he said: "But we
we must be patient. Come back at 8
o'clock and let us settle our differences
in this ha'J. If this convention is again
declared adjourned without regard to
the rights of the delegates we will elect
another chairman and proceed with the
business that brought us here."
This brought cheers from both sides,
and after the several minutes of grad
ually subsiding excitement the hall was
cleared. The delegates came back from
dinner much refreshed and with vocal
THE SAX FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1899.
pie" on his banners. The general is
at present taking life easy at the home
erf his daughter, Mrs. Charles Pike, after
his trip in Northern Michigan and Wis
consin. He gave his platform on the
heels of the announcement by Governor
Pingree, who, commented the Secretary
of War, "always gets in ahead."
"It is perhaps a little early to say that
trusts and trust legislation are to be a
great factor in the coming elections."
said Genera] Alger. "Other issues of
greater importance may arise, but how
ever that may be, it is certain that me
widespread spirit of consolidation of
financial interests is an evil which must
be contended against. lam a foe to those
great amalgamations and believe in the
election of Senators by a direct vote of
the people, and. as Governor Pingree
states, on those planks I will stand.
"The concentration of wealth in trusts
is detrimental to the Interests of the peo
ple. It squeezes the small .dealer out of
business and, worst of all, eliminate?
the middle man and stifles competition.
With a certain commodity controlled by
one man or a coterie of men, they are not
compelled to seek customers. The dealer
must come to the trust, take what he can
get and pay without a murmur the prices
asked.
"Everywhere manufacturers are meet-
Ing to agree on increases In their prices
fur articles ma.de ..f raw material and
monopolized by a trust. This [a notice- '
able In articles In which iron and st.-el are
used. The n suits of monopoh are so ap
parent and have he> n so widely discussed
that further comment Is not necessary. I
am not an extremist, but the growing ten
dency tv absorb small Industries Into one
impany, that others may be frozen
out and a monopoly secured, is a matter
for consideration by Legislatures on be
half of the people who are vitally inter
»Bted.
•"The present system of electing Sena
tors through the agency of the Legisla
ture is one that always had its criticism
and 1 believe the criticism is just. The
ilire.-t vot< Is the better method. | think.
and while the attainment of this end will
doubtless take years, it is worth laboring!
for. A Senatorial ticht in a State Legis
lature generally sends to Congress a man
who is more the representative of a ma
chine than of the people.
"The contest in Michigan for the nomi
nation will lie a fair stand-up tight. Mr.
McMillan, aided, I believe, by Burrows,
will try for renominatlon. Governor Pin
gree has shown himself very friendly to
me. and especially since the beginning of
the war. • It is too early to make calcula
tions on the strength of the force which
will contend, but there will not be two
Republican candidates in the Held — noth
ing to disrupt the party."
1 chords in good condition for a renewal
of the disorder of the afternoon. The
, first hour was passed uproariously. The
Hardin people 'called attention to a
i number of persons sitting: In the hall,
i who. they charged, were not entitled to
seats. They made frantic appeals for
the ejection of these people, Baying un
complimentary things of the Louisville
police and urging that the convention
j be adjourned to Lexington. One or two
i speeches by cooler heads s< rved to quiet
I things, and nt fl o'clock the credentials
committee was ready to report.
This announcement, for which the
convention had been waiting for three
days, did not meet with the reception
; that might have been expected. Dis- :
order continued and adjournment was
finally taken until '.< o'clock to-morrow
morning. The Hardin nun are very bit
ter over Co-nighfs developments, and,
leaving aside the Question of n-sponsi
bility for the conditions that existed,
the moral effect cannot fail to be dam
airing to the Stone-Ooebel combination.
TREAT IN STORE FOR
COAST THEATER-GOERS
Sir Henry Irving and Mrae. Sarah I
Bernhnrdt Are Coming to
California.
LOS ANGELES, June 23.— Mrs. Harry j
C. Wyatt. wife of the theatrical man
ager, who yesterday returned from an
l Eastern trip, gives information that is
1 pleasing to the theater-goers on the
coast. Mrs. Wyatt says that both Sir
Henry Irving and Madame Sarah Bern
hardt, supported by their respective
European companies, will be seen at the
! Los Angeles Theater next autumn.
Mrs. Wyatt derived this information
from Julius Cohn, the Western booking
agent for the Frohman-Hayman and
Klaw-Erlanger theatrical syndicates.
The dates for the appearance of the
European stars have not yet been fixed.
It is probable the Irving engagement
will extend over three nights and a
matinee, and among the plays present
ed will be Irving's two great successes,
"The Bells" and "Hamlet." "Kobes
pierrc" will, of course, be presented, for |
it is to be the piece de resistance of
Irving's tour.
Mine. Bernhardt, it is thought, will
not present more than two bills in Los '
Angeles. The divine Sarah was here '
seven or eight years ago and made one
appearance in "La Tosca." Seats sold
for $5 on that occasion, but theatrical
times are better in Los Angoles now
and a longer engagement with lower
prices may be hoped for.
Each of these artists will bring a full
1 company, numbering about forty firs;
--} class people.
TURK THREATENS
PEACE CONGRESS
Sultan's Delegates May
Be Withdrawn.
ARBITRARY DEMANDS MADE
SEEKS THE EXPULSION OF
ACHMET TIZA.
The Young Agitator Prevailed Upon
by the Dutch Government to
Depart From The
Hague.
Special Cable to The <'ali and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by James Uor
iion Bennett.
THE HAGUE. June 23.—Trou
ble concerning the young Turks'
agitation having broken out, I
learn to-night the Turkish dele
gates threatened to withdraw
and return to Constantinople if
Achmet Tiza and other agitators
were not expelled, a measure
which the Dutch Government
shrank from taking on account
of its unpopularity in liberal,
hospitable Holland.
Achmet Tiza and the Arme
nian, Peter Ammeghian, leave
The Hague to-morrow for Paris
without fighting a duel. They
have been quietly prevailed upon
by tht: Dutch Government to
leave and avoid further trouble.
M. de Staal, president of the Peace
Conference, at a meeting of the com
mittee to-day introduced the Russian
proposals looking to the arrest of arm
aments and read a declaration dis
claiming all intention to propose a re
duction of the armaments at present.
But, he added, he was of the opinion
that if a standstill could be agreed up
on a reduction would soon come of it
self.
All the powers, he explained, had
conferred with the Czar relative to the
immense evils of armed peace, and he
(M. de Staal) now appealed to them to
devote their energies toward the arrest
of the continual increase in the cost of
armed peace, w hich, he asserted, cost
more than a ten-years' war;
Count Golinski of the liussian dele
gation moved that the powers should
enter into an understanding for a term
of, say, five years, not to increase th-
effective ness of the peace footing of
their forces, with the exception of the
colonial troops, and not to increase the
amount of their military budgets be
yond their present figure.
The speeches and the resolutions
were ordered to be printed and circu
late-], and the discussion was adjourned
until Monday. A naval standstill reso
lution will be introduced later.
The drafting committee of the arbi
tration committee spent the afternoon
in considering articles 1 and 7 ol the
Russian proposals. All that is left now
is the drafting of regulations for the
board's t>ro< edure.
The information from Germany is
that Emperor William will not separate
himself from the other powers on the
arbitration question, and the German
delegates expect a favorable decision
on that point.
The work is now so far advanced that
the conference probably will take a
holiday after June 28, in order to allow
the delegates to refer to their respec
tive governments for final instructions.
Frederick HoUs <>f the American dele
gation, alluding this evening to the
i ;- rman attitude, said:
"This matter is much exaggerated.
Active negotiations look place, but Ger
many is in no way irreconcilable and
would not hesitate, more than any other
power, to agree to an arbitration court
established on an acceptable basis.
"The Turks themselves state that no
one is able to say that they object to
the arbitration scheme and that when
the proposal has been finally shaped
they will examine it and only then give
nn opinion, referring to Constantinople
if the wording of the scheme contains
points not covered by their instruc
tions."
WHOLESALE POISONING
BY BUTTERMILK
Members of Three Fresno Families
Taken Sick After Partaking of
the Bevernge.
FRESNO, June Three families of
this city were almost fatally poisoned
from drinking buttermilk last night They
were -Mrs. Horatio Burns and daughter,
Mrs. G. S. Mecartea and two children and
Mrs. William Hensley, all residents of the
Belmont ' addition. They were taken
deathly s,'ck after drinking of the butter
milk, but Mrs. Mecartea, who drank more
freely of the liquid, was by far the worst
off. and she is now lying between life and
death.
The DOlsonoua buttermilk was made !>v
Mrs. Burns. Last nlehi she invited Mrs
Mecartea and Mrs. Hensley t«> spend the
evening with her and drink sumo fresh
buttermilk. The invitations were accept
ed .md all drank freely of the beverage
The children were taken sick first and be
gan vomiting violently. This aroused th<
tears of their parents, and medical aid
was summoned without delay. Before th<
physician arrived, however, the older
members of the party wre also taken ill
The stomach pump v.ms applied and ail
but Mrs. Mfi-artea were soon out of d-ui
ger. U"T case was inure obstinate than
the others and her recovery is retarded as
doubtful. '
How the poison cot into the buttermilk
is not definitely known. Tho supposition
is that tho fluid was allowed to stand In
the tin can in which the butter had been
churned ton long before lining used and
became poisoned from contact with the
tin.
Men for the Asiatic Fleet.
VAI,LEJO. June 23.— Tho naval trans
port Solace, formerly the Creole of Hunt
ingdon's line from New York to New Or
leans, is taking on stores f. »r Manila and
is under orders to get away by July i
A draft of 200 men is on the way from
the East to fill vacancies on shins' of tho
Asiatic fleet.
OBDONTUNDERI
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have given universal satisfaction. Why not discard the whole lot and adopt some-
thing up to date. Beware of students and mm running dental parlors who have no
license to practice. Of late we have seep numerous cases where teeth have been
destroyed and mouths disfigured for life, and have the names of these unfortunate
people on file in our office, also the fakers who perrormed the work. We can sub-
mit to you at our office a list of the unlawful practitioners, bo you may be protected
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A VIS IT TO THE
ANTARCTIC REGION
What the Belgica Expe
dition Accomplished.
FOUND A NEW ARCHIPELAGO
STORY OF VOYAGE AND SUFFER
ING TOLD BY DR. COOKE.
It Will Add Greatly to Scientific and
Geographical Knowledge and
Also Provide New Charts
tor Mariners,
Special Dispatch to The Call.
NEW YORK, June 23.— Frederick A.
Cook, surgeon of the Belgica Antarctic
expedition, reached home to-day on the
steamship Buffon from Rio de Janeiro
after an absence of nearly two years.
When seen at the home of his brother,
William L. Cook, 679 Bedford avenue,
to-night, he outlined the results of the
expedition us follows:
"On the whole, the expedition was
exceedingly successful. We were not
in search of the South Pole and so are
not disappointed that we did not bring
it back with us. The most important
results of the expedition were the ob
taining of complete series of magnetic
observations extending throughout the
whole year within ihe Antarctic cir
cle and the making of the first profile
of the ocean's bed to the south of Cape
Horn. We have, besides, obtained an
exceedingly valuable collection of the
fauna and flora of the Antarctic circle.
From a geographical standpoint, two
important facts were ascertained, one
being that Hughes Gulf, supposed to
be an indentation of the coast of Gra
ham's Land, is noi a gulf at all, but a
strait more than two hundred miles in
l. ngth and about thirty miles broad.
It has on Hi. c side Graham's Land and
on the other the islands of an archipel
ago. The second important discovery
was that of a bank, over which we
drifted to and fro, where soundings
slMu ( d ihj.' depth to be in places only
about 45u meters,
"I have about 2000 photographs taken
among the Islands of a newly discov
ered archipelago and among Indian
tribes on an island at the south of Cape
Horn which I visited after the return
of the Belgica.
"Leaving Brooklyn on September 1,
lsy:, 1 Joined the Belgica at Rio de Ja
neiro. We left Kh> in October, passed
Montevideo and Punta Arenas, and
thence westward through the Straits
of Magellan and Beagle Canal to
(Jshina, where we look on our last coal.
We left civilization early in January,
1898.
"The soundings made south of Shet
land Islands showed an unexpected
depth. They were from 3000 to 4000 feet
and the greatest depth attained was
13.251 feet. For the greater part of the
way the ocean bed seemed to be a vast
plateau.
"Before reaching the Shetland Isl
ands one of tli'' sailors, a man named
I Wencke, was lost overboard in a storm.
"We entered Hughes Gulf and made
about twenty landings. The only living
things we found on those islands were
four kinds of insects. We found two
spiders covered with fur. There were
also a few specimens of moss and lich
ens. Passing out into the Pacific, we
turned to the south. We sighted Alex
ander Island, also Adelaide Island. The
latter we found to be much larger than
i has been supposed. We then continued
on tn the south and entered a pack of
ice, finally reaching 70 degrees south
I latitude. We penetrated ninety miles
into the fl<>e and were frozen in in
March, 1898. We remained in the floe
fur about thirteen months. During the
! greater part of the time the floe was
j swept by terrific storms.
"Antarctic night came on in May and
we were in darkness for seventy days.
During that time every member of the
party suffered from anaemia, due to the
excessive humidity of the night, to
lack of fresh food and to continuous
'■ storms. Lieutenant Dance, the mag
netician, died. Our meteorological ob
servations during this time were ex
ceedingly valuable. The chart of mag-
I netic variations we made indicates that
the magnetic pole is probably 2uo miles
east of the location made out by Sir
Jan ■ s Ross in his expedition of 1839 to
1843. The aspect of the ice field in the
Antarctic differs considerably from that
in the Arctic regions. The pack is some
: what heavier and 'pans' are consider
ably smaller. Our vessel was subjected
: to severe crushing when we entered the
pack and later as we began to fight
our way out. We drifted about 2000
miles. "With the approach of summer
! the ice field began to open somewhat,
and in March we succeeded in making
i our way out. At the last we were
obliged 10 cut a canal a mile in length
through ice live feet thick. Every man,
from commander to cook, worked at the
saws. Once free, we broke up the
: blocks with dynamite."
Dr. Cook's plans do not include fur
ther Arctic or Antarctic exploration.
lie said that it would take him several
years to prepare f<-r publication the
materials obtained in his various ex
peditions, Arctic and Antarctic.
St. Mary's College Graduates.
STOCKTON", June 23.— St. Mary's Col
lege, conducted by the brothers of the
Catholic church, closed tho school year
to-day and the commencement exercises
were held this evening ai the Avon The
ater. The place was crowded with par
, nts and friends of the lmpils. Those
pupils who have completed the required
course and received diplomas were: A.
Jensca, T. Cosgrove, M. Nunan, T. Fla
hertv and W. Cahill.
Firs Sweeps a Grain Field.
WOODLAND, June 23.— A special to the
Democrat says a disastrous* grain field
fire occurred on the farm of Henry Greg
ory, two miles east of College City, on
Thursday afternoon. The flames ran over
150 acres of heavy wheat before they were
ch< eked. The flre probably originated
from a spark from an engine that is op
erating in the neighborhood.
NEW GRAIN RATES
OBJECTIONABLE
Southern Pacific Has
Filed a Protest.
SAYS THEY ARE UNJUST
— ♦ —
JUDGE BLACKSTOCK MAKES AN
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
He Thinks Stockton Differentials Are
at the Bottom of the Kick, and
Says the Railroad Was
Never Consulted.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
LOS ANGELES, June 23.— The Southern
Pacific Company does not intend to sub
mit without a legal conti st to the re
ductions made in its grain tariffs by the
Railroad Commisison on June 12, and to
be effective July 1. Railroad Commis
sioner N. Blackstock of this district, who
is now in Los Angeles, has received the
following letter on ihe subject:
To the Honorable Board of Railroad Commis
sioners oi the State ol California— Gentlemen:
The undersign.'!, the Southern t'a. ifir I'om
pany, respectfully protest against the revised
xraln rate tariff ad pted by your hunarabie
board to become effective on July 1, 1899,
whereof a copy was* served upon the under
signed on June 12, li.-'J?. upon the grounds fol
lowing, to wit:
That the grain rates- at present in force upon
the railroads of th<- undersigned, which have
been reduced by suit! i\ vised t:r;iin rate tariff,
adopted as aforesaid, :u<- ::i no wise greater
than Is Just and reasonable, ;inil that each
anil all of the reductions thereof made !•>
yi»:r honorable body are arbitrary, unjust and
unreasonable, and will not afford the under
signed a fair compensation ior the services to
be renden 'I by it.
Witness the corporate seal of the Southern
I'u i!i<_ Com uan j this* 19th day of June, A. D.
IS"*. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.
By E. c WRIGHT, Secretary.
Filed in the office of thy lioan.l of Railroad
Commissioners this 20th day of June, W.<9.
"It looks as if the company intends to
enjoin us in the I'nited Siau-s courts from
carrying the new BChequles into effect.' 1
t-aid Judge Bldckßtock to-day. "I have
an idea that the Stockton differenti-il
maj be at the bottom of the trouble. Our
board made the rate of 3U cents. The
' Southern Pacific people first Insisted upon
50 cents, and later were willing to split
the difference with us and make it 40
cents. However that may be. there never
! was any agreement in advance that the
company was to accept our new sched
ules and let it go at that."
MRS. MACKAY'S OUTCOMING
NEW YORK. June 23.— The upper Four
Hundred an- anticipating the delight of
j-e'-m;; Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay next
winter v. a set of Russian sables, which
an to cost more than $7300. The order
fur them has been given to a prominent
house in this city and has eaustd con
siderable stir in the fur trade.
Protecting Their Customers.
WOODLAND. June 23.— The manufac
turers of the Haines-Houser harvesters
have been notified of the efforts of Holt
Brothers to enjoin Yolo County farmers
fp'in using their machines, and have
t;jkn!i prompi steps to protect all their
customers. Farmers may have to make
one appearance in the United States Cir
cuit Court, 'in that will be their only
■ delay. Those who have received a written
. demand that they stop using the Haines-
Houser machine will ignore it ana" con
tinue their harvesting operations. '
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REGISTRATION OF VOTERS
FOR THE— ;! ■'.■?:'>"■
PRIMARY AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
REGISTRATION FOR THE PRIMARY A.\l>
Municipal Elections is now open at the
office of the Registrar of Voters, at the City-
Hall. McAllister-street entrance. Registration
for the purposes of the Primary Election (to
be held on August 8. 18S9) WILL CEASE JULY
"2, 1599, and for the Municipal Election (to be
held on November 7. 1&991 will continue to and
Including October 12. 1599. when all registra-
tion will cease. All qualified electors who
were registered at the last General Election,
or who have registered since that time. AND
WHO WILL HAVE CONTINUED TO RESIDE
WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE ELECTION
PRECINCTS, shall be entitled to vote at said
elections without other or additional registra-
tion. ALL OTHER. PERSONS claiming to be
entitled to vote at any of the nfcresaid e!ec-
tionp must be registered upon the Register of
the City and County as an elector of and
within the election precinct wherein he claims
to be entitled to vote. Office open from 3 a. m.
to 5 p. m.
By order of the Board of Election Commis-
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WAGING A WAR
ON THE FAKERS
Murphy's Firm Stand
Against Boomers.
WILL RETRACT NOTHING
EMISSARIES OF CONCERNS DE
NOUNCED ACTIVE.
They Are Endeavoring to Get the
Territorial Press on Their Side,
and Are Also Fighting
Expert Jackson.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
PHOENIX. Ariz.. June
Murphy's official letter published yester
day, warning investors against certain
stock jobbing mining companies in this
Territory who are. booming their stocks
through miserpresentation. and denounc
ing the Val Verde Copper Company in
particular, has brought a horde of tele
grams of protests and requests for re
tractions from Eastern stockholders.
Representatives of some <>f the mining
companies denounced have arrived here
and will try to provr to the Governor
that their concerns are legitimate, and
ask for protection and retraction in their
respective cases. Strong efforts are be
ing made by them to get the Territorial
press on their side. Every indication
shows that the mining companies named
in the Governor's letter will make a des
perate tight ami bring strong pressure
to bear on him for retraction. Vicious
attacks are also being made on Lester
Jackson, the mining expert who exam
ined the Val Verde properties and re
ported them practically worthless, which
report was included in the Governor's
letter. Many mining companies in this
Territory have spent large sums booming
their stocks in the East, selling them at
ligures not warranted by facts, upon
claims of their nearness to and on th»
same vein that well-known diviaend pa>
ing mines are located.
Governor Murphy left for Las Vegas
last night to attend the Rough Riders'
reunion, but gave out that he would not
retract a word. The Territorial press is
standing by him in his efforts to expose
the mining concerns whose only inten
tions are to sell stock at the expense of
the Territory's mining reputation and
thus drive away legitimate capital.
The right between the Governor and the
mining companies is being watched with
much interest in mining and financial
circles.
PESTS IN TULARE.
VISALIA. June 2?,.— lnserts are playing
havoc with tom.ui vines in Tulare
County. The leaves turn yellow and the
vines die in a few hours. No renedy has
yet been discovered, but siacked lime and
buhach have been used with good results.
Blackberries are so numerous in thi3
county that they arc selling for 3 cents a
puund. ..!.«»*•
San Jose Appointments.
SAN JOSE, June Mayor Martin to
day announced the following appoint
ments: Police and Fire Commission. E.
I. Lion, to succeed himself; Alum Rock
Park Commission. A. C. Darby, to suc
ceed himself; Hoard of Education, J. R.
Bailey, to succeed R. J. Langford, re
signed; C. S. Kenyon. to succeed himself;
Board of Library Trustees. T. W. Len
zen, to succeed himself: Board of Health,
Dr. J. J. Miller, to succeed himself.
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