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ENGLAND MAY FEAR
AN ATTACK BY RUSSIA
Much Speculation Caused by the Sailing oi
the Squadron to Gibraltar.
NEW YORK. Oct. 24.— A dispatch to the
Tribune from London pays: The sailing
of the channel squadron to-day for Gi
braltar is now regarded by the keenest
observers as an Indication that some un
expected attack upon ' British interests
is possible. The magnitude of the prep
arations for war, which are out of
all proportion' to the requirements of the
military situation, can be adequately ex
plained on the theory that the Govern
ment suspected that Borne great power
would be tempted to seize the opportun
ity for striking a sudden blow or carry-
Ing out a deeply cherished policy.
The quarter from which an attack of
this kind may come Is unmistakable. The
Russian press has had license to criticize
the English policy In South Africa in the
most acrid way, and a rumor that Herat
may be occupied Is already in the air.
British commercial Interests In Persia are
bo large that a Russian seizure of the
commanding; position in West Afghan
istan would be a serious stroke, aimed
directly against free trade. That seems
a more likely menace than the forcing of
the Dardanelles by the Russian Black Sea
lleet.
The movement of a powerful French
fleet to tho Levant coincides with the cir
culation of a rumor that the Russian ad
vance may be resumed In Asia while Eng
land is preoccupied at war in South Afri
ca. It also fits in with the explanation
of a secret agreement between England
and Germany, which I have already given
In previous dispatches. This was that
England, in return for a free hand In
South Africa in settling the Transvaal
' question, had agreed not to make any
hostile use of her lleet If the German Em
peror were to decide to follow up his visit
to Jerusalem with a serious attempt to
colonize any portion of Asia Minor and
to bring it under German influence.
A prominent diplomatist whom I con
sulted yesterday remarked that the nature
of tho Anglo-German agreement was the
closest secret in European diplomacy, but
That the foregoing statement was the most
reasonable explanation which he had ever
INSURGENTS
ARE BADLY
WORSTED
Engagement Near Calamba
Results in Heavy Loss
to the Enemy.
?i*oial Dispatch to The Call.
n'II-A, Oct. 2.", 5:50 p. m.— The in-
Lround Calaciba and Angeles
: .ie Americans lately with
their ks, which, like most
ks, consist of shoot
of ammunition Into their op
long range.
: the Thirty
impanies of the
. . ■ . ry, a battery of the
trnlng from <'v ; i >ye the
from their trenches and pursued
3, inlliciing heu\ 5
line American
re wounded in the Twenty-first
itenant Ferguson, with t
: the Thirty-sixth Regiment
. . untered a
[pinos. lie killi .
m itna captured eight, with ten
.
men from tl t Ma rivelos
. re, ■ • .:i!li2s from
: : , : ad the ln-
Illed one of thei
third. Tlie gunboat was
fire for fear of wounding the
B ttalion of the Nineteenth
>mmanding
1 lloiio to-day to reinforce the
RIDICULOUS STATEMENTS
OF FILIPINO PRESS
Eppcta.l Cable to The Call and th* New York
Herald. Copyrighted, l&W, by James Gor
don Bennett.
rBIDRO, via Manila. Oct. 2.l.— Gen-
Lawton Is now giving his pej
on to the ma I
inlng subsistence and ammunition
Rio <iroTi.li-. but they are
four miles away. it is a Berious
• ■in to undertake to supply troops
as the water is too shallow lor
wenty American prisoners are re
been moved n'>rth from
Mays ago. A Filipino new. ■■
the statement that Independence
en to the Islands in December.
i:i will be elected President of
• tatea. The newspaper also
statement that the American
■ : 23,000 since last F< b
• the policy now Is to make
fc'iit.
A Fillpii - who had been cap
■ view said he had no wish
mp, as they wore short of
amir ii n Isidro is to be put under
n civil administration. One hundred men of
rtb are coming to San Isidro
iiits A roconnoissance at Santa
• miles away, revealed a small
■my entrenched. Bridges
• at that point are down.
NOT RECOGNIZED AS
"PRESIDENT" AGUINALDO
WABHINGTON, Oct. 23.— General Otis*
the last Filipino peace over-
MANILA, Oct 22.— October 20 message
rpce\: . under flag of trine
iTr.si.iem Aguin
sion to Manila to ar
rant- inected with delivery
and to discuss mat
laracter. Reply '■*-
lon accredited by any
ither thai. •■ . naldo, gen
eral-in-chief of Insurgents, could not be
recognized or 1 ;co later corre
■ nco.
HOW CAPTAIN HOWARD
MET DEATH IN ARAYAT
WASHINGTON. Oct 23.— The following
telegram confirming tho report of the
death of ' Howard was re
■l at th* War Department from Gen
eral Otis to-day:
MANILA. Oct 23. -Captain Guy Howard as
sistant Quartermaster and quartermaster of
volunteers, was killed yesterday near Ara
v.r while in a launch on tha Rio Grande
Klvor by concealed lnsurpents. His clerk
a civilian employe and native, wal
wounded. Scouting deta<"hnif-rit. Thirty-sixth
Volunteers, encountered Insurgent* southwest
■ atf-rins them, killing six
capturi ■ ten Hflv h . n 0 casualties.
« funeral I . Ban Isldro
Th« forwarding of bui !t po int c^n
tinuf-s attended with some difficulty on account
'■■ h v. i;i be suD
! i\ct\ soon. Inaurg-enti • Luzon at-
I f'alamba. These were driven off No
casualties.
This morning Kline, commanding; at Palam
ba, vigorously attarfced insurgent foroe con
c«ntratlng on nil front, routed them from tne
heard. Denials may be expected, as a
p of course, but I do not hesitate
to repeat on high authority that the
British navy will not be used against
Germany in" the Levant and that this is
the secret understanding which has re
leaei d England from all risk of German
investigation in South Africa.
Certainly, Germany is not the quarter ,
from which England has suspected that!
some sudden attack might be made, and
consequently has ordered preparations
for war on a larger Scale than the cam- I
palgn with the Dutch burghers has jus- j
tlfled.
The channel squadron will not sail to j
the Mediterranean on account of any i
German menace. The relations of Eng
land and Germany are most cordial, and
the Emperor's visit next month is a plain
Indication that for practical reasons he j
onclled to a policy which enables
■'■ ritish Government to reconstruct
its Dutch republics and to bring them
r the authority of the crown.
England and Germany are acting to-»
gether in the Pamoan negotiations, but j
not to the disadvantage of America. In
deed, Germany's policy is now directed :
toward the establishment of the most i
! relations with America as well as
England. General Harrison, who with his
wife dined last night at the House of
Commons with Mr. Balfour to meet the
rs in English public life, would be
d witness for this point, for he was
entertained by the Emperor at Potsdam
and by the Gt-rman chancellor at Berlin.
The "moral effect of the earliest victories
was invaluable. Private as well a- news
ind official dispatches- certify to the
■ ment of the Cape Colony Dutch and
the estrangement from the Boer cause
of those who were hitherto strongly
. to it. Mr. Bchrelner, the colony's
Premier, it is stated, finds himself ln
•igly In sympathy with Sir Alfred
Milner, ihus justifying the firm belief <>f
who best know b<>;h men that only
act was nei bring the
Premier into permanent co-opera
tion with the High Commissioner. Mr.
Hofmeyer, the Bund lender, is believed al
to have dreaded this (■•injunction, i
which must deprive ihe Dutch secret con
:inn of political captains on which
it counted.
trenches and pursued them for three miles. His
casualties are one private killed, one corporal
and three privates wounded. Enemy's loss un
known.
The following cablegram was received
at the War Department to-day:
MANILA, Oct. 23.— Columbia sailed for San
Francisco October 19; Belgian King to-day.
Slam, via Honolulu, October 20.
»
FIGURES SUBMITTED ON
NEW SEWER SYSTEM
THE COMMISSION FILES REPORT
WITH SUPERVISORS.
Provision Made for Construction of
Pumping Stations in Various
Districts — Estimated Cost,
$4,600,000.
The board of engineers appointed to pre- J
pare plans for a complete sewer system i
Ity liled its report with The
. of Supervisors yesterday. The '<
board is composed of C. K. Grunsky,
Marsden Manson and City and County
Surveyor Tllton, with Rudolph liering as |
consulting engin< j
The engineers have performed their I
work thoroughly and their plans embrace j
Mission Fiats, Islais Creek, Bay View,
Sunset and Richmond districts. One main j
outlet sewer is to extend from Mission
Flats eastward along Montgomery street !
and under Telegraph Hill by means of a
tunnel 2500 feet long, continuing well into j
the waters of the bay. The total esti- I
mated cost is $4,t>"t,u\K', and it is believed ;
that the system, if adopted, can be com
pleted in three years. Following is the I
system in detail:
North Point sewer, from [slais Creek to
Eighteenth street, including 45U0 feet of
tunnel, 1139,688.
North Point main sewer, from Eight
eenth street to outfall at North Point,
including tunnel 15W feet long, screen
hou.se and two sixty-inch outfall pipes
$045,150.
North Point main relief outlets and !
special structure manholes, flushing gates
and connections with old sewers, $46, 50u.
Channel-street stormwater extension to
Seventh street; Fifteenth-street storm
water sewer from North Point main to
Channel street; Eleventh-street storm
water sewer from North Point main to
Channel street, $143,900.
North Point district sub-mains and in
tercepting sewers as recommended for i
construction in the sub-districts tributary I
to the North Point main by gravity now |
$930,518.
North Point district, manholes, relief
outlets, repairing old sewers, cutouts and
special structures in .the sub-districts
tributary to the North Point main by
gravity How, $86,199.
Lower Islai3 Creek district sewers as
recommended for construction, $47,409.
Lower Islais Creek district, manholes,
repair of old sewers, cutouts and special
structures, $7120.
Lower [slais Creek district pumping
station, including- 4700 feet of eighteen
inch cast-Iron pipe, but not including real
estate, £65,000. ; •
Mission Flats district, sewers as rec
ommended for construction, not Including
stormwater sewers, $220,364.
Mission Flats district, manholes and <
connections, with house drains, $24,075.
Mission Flats district, Btormwater sew
ers, including the sewers. on Fifth, Sixth
and Seventh streets, below Howard, and '
repairs and reconstruction of old sewers, !
$194,301.
Mission Flats district, pumping 1 station,
Including 4100 feet of eighteen-inch cast
iron pipe, not including real estate, $75,000.
Yerba Buena district, sewers as rec
ommended for construction, not including
stormwater sewers, $169,405.
Yerba Buena district, sewers, manholes
and connections, with house drains, $12,175.
Yerba Buena district, pumping station, I
including 2100 feet of slxteen-lnch cast
iron pipe, not including real estate, $65,000.
Yerba Buena district, stormwater sew
ers, including manholes, repairing old
sewers, cutouts, etc., $58,940.
Hunters Point, main sewer from Boyl
ston street to near H street south, as rec
ommended for construction, $217,569.
Hunters Point district, sub-mains and in
terceptors, not including Bay View dis
trict sewers, $115,373.
Hunters Point district, manholes, relief
outlets and two outfall pipes, not includ
ing manholes, etc., on Bay View district
sowers, $25,460.
Bay View district, sewers for sewage
proper, including manholes, etc., $13,238.
Bay View district, pumping station, two
receivers, Including 1650 feet of eight-Inch
cast-Iron pipe, not Including real estate,
$41,500.
Harbor View district, sewers, Including
thirty-six Inch outfall pipe and screen
chamber, manholes, cutouts, etc.. $146,993. I
Richmond district and Upper Sunset dis
trict sewers, Including sewers for sewage
of Upper Sunset district and tsixteen-inch
' cast-iron pipe across Golden Gate Park,
'■ nlso including manholes and extension of
the outfall pipe of tho Richmond main,
but not Including stormwater sewers,
185,150.
West Richmond district, Lower Sunset
district and Ocean View district, sewers
for sewage proper, including manholes,
trestle, pipe, etc., $120,320.
West Richmond pumping station, two
receivers, including 6650 feet of eight-inch
-iron pipe, not including real estate,
$42,500.
Upper Sunset district and Lower Sunset
district . stormwater sewers, including
manholes, outfall structure, connections
with the West Richmond main, etc.,
$244,406. ■ -
Engineering, contingent and Incidental
expenses, »0,443.
Real estate, rights of way, opening of
new streets and change of grades, $00,000.
Total, $4,600,000.
Uneasy passenger Con an ocean steam
ship)— Doesn't the vessel tip frightfully?
Dignified steward— The vessel, mum, is
tryiry? to set a good example to the pas
sengers.—Exchange.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24. 1899.
INSURRECTION AGAIN
BREAKS OUT IN COLOMBIA
Revolt Started in the Department of Santan
der and Is Rapidly Gaining
Headway.
• WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.— A cableg ram has been received at the State Department from United States Consul #
♦• Gudger at Panama, stating that an Insurrection has broken out there and that martial law has been declared. +
Mr. Gudger's cablegram was to the effect that the departments of Cundimamarca, Totima and Santander are in °
o insurrection, though the city of Panama proper is as yet unaffected. The State Department has already called upon q
4- the Navy Department for a gunboat to proceed to Panama or some near-by port. The Marblehead is now on the west +
O coast, and if it can be reached it is probable she will be ordered to go at once to Panama. o
♦ On the Gulf side the Detroit is nearest, being at La Guayra, and if the conditions in Venezuela are regarded as +
° warranting het^withdrawal she will be sent across to Colon. O
A dispatch sent to the State Department from United States Minister Hart at Bogota informs the State Depart- "£
+. ment that a Venezuelan force Is coming over to assist the revolutionists. No Magdalena steamers are running. V.
O KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct. 23.— Advices from Colombia announce the commencement of a revolution there with o
4. the object of restoring the financial equilibrium. The revolt was prematurely started in the department of Santander *
O last week, and is reported to be gaining headway. It is also said that other departments are prepared to support the q
4- movement, although the Government Is endeavoring to prevent combined organization, in the meanwhile suppressing +
O the publication of information by means of martial law and censorship over the news channels. O
*■ COLON, Oct. 23.— That the revolutionary movement in the republic of Colombia Is general Is indicated by disturb- +
? ances which' occurred in the vicinity of Cartagua on the night of October 19.* No serious alarm is felt there yet, but ?
O the department , has been put under martial law. Telegraphic communication with the interior is interrupted on both o
4- Government and private lines. Railway communication beyond the Magdalena River has been interrupted by the +
° burning "f bridges. The bridges are. however, being rebuilt, and It is expected that communication will soon be re- O
■*" stored. From all appearances the movement against the Government is concerted and well organized. +
STATEMENT MADE
BY STEUNENBERG
Assumes Responsibility
for the State.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 23.— Chalrmrm
l>uk of the Republican State Committee
has received a copy of a letter written
by Governor Steunenberg of Idaho under
• r 10 to Secretary of War
Root, in which the Governor assumes for
I the State full responsibility for all that
has been dune In Shoshone County in con
nection with the Cover d'Alene mining
trouble. The letter was written volun
tarily, it is said, by the Governor, on ac
count of the criticism which has been
made of the Federal Government Gov
ernor Steunenberg says:
"While It is not necessary to inform
you of the relative positions of the State
of Idaho and the general government in
the matter, as this status is clearly de
fined by statute, still it may be proper for
purposes of general information to add
that the Suite of Idaho is responsible for
all that has been done in Shoshone Coun
ty relative to the call for troops, the ar
rest, detention and care of prisoners,
the regulations under which the mines
« an and lave been operated from the time
insurrection up to the present time,
the regulation of all matters con
ng the employment <>f men in these
all of the above matters having !•'• 1
the immediate supervision, control
■ ;' the officers and repre
sentatives of the State of Idaho and not
in any way of the Federal troops. I
further Plate that the State of Idaho as
sumes and acknowledges all responsibility
for the manner In which the affairs are
icted In the Cour d'Alenes so long
rtlal law, as proclaimed, prevails.
"It .-■liould be stated here, however, that
these men (the prisoners) have not been
under or by reason of indictments
upon the part of the State, but because
they were men whom we could not permit
;,, be a! large under the present condi
t affairs in that section. The men
who were held under Indictments found
by the State Grand Jury and whom we
to try, escaped prison a few days
■ the regular term of court, at which
time all preparations had been made to
try them."
TRIA L OF WARDNER STRIKERS.
United States Grand Jury at Moscow,
Idaho, Takes Evidence.
MOSCOW, Idaho, Oct. 23.— The cases of
Kdward Boyle and others and Emll Fos
berg and others were submitted to the
United States Grand Jury here to-day.
The defendants are charged with inter
fering with the running of a United States
mail train and conspiracy at Wardner on
April 27 lust, when tho Hunker Hill coal
mine was blown up with dynamite by a
mob. The indictment is against forty-two
ns whose names are given and four
hundred others whose names are unknown.
It is expected the trials will lie-in Thurs
day before United States District Judge
■ ■ y.
Colonel Patrick Reddy of San Francisco
is attorney f<>r the defense, assisted by
i Breen and Clay McNamed. United
States Attorney Cozier v.-ill conduct the
utlon. Twenty-live Federal prison
ers under the charge are In the stockade
at Wardner and eighteen are confined in
tha jail at Moscow.
CUSTODY OF THE PRISONERS.
Governor Seeks to Hold Federal Gov-
eminent Responsible.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. — Governor
I Steumnberg of Idaho had another confer
| ence to-da.v with Secretary Root respect-
Ing the maintenance of Federal custody of
the miners who are now held as prisoners
in Idaho by the troops. The War Depart
ment is anxious to escape the responsibil
ity for th* further care of these prisoners.
On the other hand, Governor Steunenberg
• ai not see his way clear to accept their
custody, because he has not sufficient force
to take care of them. Secretary Root has
| suggested that the Governor issue a call
for a special session of the Legislature to
deal with the question. Meanwhile the
War Department will continue for a short
: time at least to hold the prisoners
Secretary Root on September 2S wrote
Ito Governor Steunenoerg, protesting
I against the further employment of
United States troops to guard the prison
ers, saying:
"I am informed that they are now being
used by the civil authorities of the State
and county as a guard for certain prison
! ers— upward of a hundred in number—
> who have been arrested by the civil au
i thnrities upon warrants issued by the
civil courts, and are held under such
warrants or Indictments found by the
grand Jury of the county; that these
prisoners, or most of them, have been
hold fur a number of months, and that
during the period of their detention the
District Court of Shoshono County, which
is the court having Jurisdiction to try in
dictments found by the grand Jury, has
twice convened and adjourned without
bringing these prisoners to trial; that the
next regular term of court will not be
held until January of next year, and in
YOUTHFUL HIGHWAYMEN
BEHIND PRISON BARS
a / 1 \HREE small boys Implicated in the supposed juvenile highway robbery
+ " I at the corner of East and Merchant streets, about two weeks ago, have
O 1 been landed behind the bars. The lads' names are, Stephen Smario,
+ I aged 10, of S22'i Vallejo street; Joe Govoni, aged 14, of 224 Vallejo street,
O "*• and Peter Grata, aged 10, of 322 Vallejo street. When arrested the boys
▼ all admitted having been present when young Johnson lost his eye and young
? Smario says he wielded the weapon that did the damage. The boys will not
J say that It was a case of attempted highway robbery, but young Johnson per-
slsts that the youngsters now under arrest Injured him while they were
O deliberately holding him up in an attempt to take his money from him.
4 There were eight boys in the crowd. The other five will be arrested as soon
O as the officers can apnrehend th^n. The lads left town immediately after the
♦ affair, fearing arrest, and returned a day or so ago.
? On the afternoon of Sunday, October 9, Sam Johnson, 16 years old, who
♦ arrived from the Klondike with his father two months ago, was passing
along East street, when he was stopped by a gang of boys. Johnson claims
O that one of the boys, who proves to be "Mickey Murphy," residing at 915
+ Preecott place, rode a horse and cornered him in a doorway while the re-
O mainder of the crowd surrounded him. They then demanded money and on
♦ being told that there was none for them to have they set upon the boy and
° beat him with clubs and pieces of gaspipe. : Then young Smario struck John
o son in ; the eye, necessitating its removal later The surgeons declared that
a knife had been used in injuring the eye.
O The boys' story is that Johnson attempted to take the horse from them
> when they beat him. Smario claims that he struck the boy with a piece of an
o iron hoop. The trio were taken to Central Police Station, where their names
♦ were placed on the small book. They were placed in care of the matron and
V . will be booked this morning. '•?■ :' ;;\
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the meantime, unless something is done
to prevent it, these prisoners would re
main in prison under guard of the troops
of the United States.
"I do not wish anyway to make any
suggestion relating to the administration
of justice in your State, or to imply that
the failure" to bring these prisoners to
trial has not been for perfectly good rea
sons in accordance with the law and prac
tice of the courts of Idaho, but I am
much disinclined to have the troops of
the United States continued longer in the
attitude of retaining in custody the citi
zens of a State who have remained so
long without being tried, and I feel bound
to urge that if Tt is not convenient to
bring the prisoners to epeedy trial you
will substitute civil guards as their cus
todians and relieve the troops of the
United States from further performance
of that duty."
Tho reply of Governor Steunenberg, un
der date nf October 10, asserts that the
withdrawal of the troops would surely
result in a great loss of property and the
I loss of life in that vicinity.
"Covert threats," the Governor adds,
"are constantly being made by those who
engaged In the riot of April 29 tha^as
soon as the troops are removed they will
gratify their revenge upon those citizens
who have b'en induced to assist the State
in the attempt to ferret out crime, and the
history of that region convinces me that
these are not idle threats.
"It should be understood that this Is
not a conflict between capital and labor,
nor a question of wages, but it is a con
flict between the State of Idaho and cer
tain criminal organizations which seek to
cloak themselves under the cover of la
bor organizations. We are not in con
flict with organized labor, as such, in any
way whatever.
"At the present time in the Coeur
d'Alene quiet apparently prevails, but it
is solely by reason of the presence of
the Federal troops. A large number of
theso parties who were in the riot of
April 20. it is true, have simply gone
across the line to Butte, Mont., and to
British Columbia, and will return imme
diately upon the removal of the troops.
Upon "their return there will be inevitable
j conflict, which in my judgment will re
'■■ suit In much bloodshed,
"In concluding my answer to this por
tion of your letter, I will say, that in my
judgment the necessity still exists for the
detention of troops in the Coeur d'Alenes,
and 1 ask that they be permitted to re
main to assist us In policing the situa
"As to the guarding of prisoners, I will
| state that on November 1 the State will
i be able to relieve the troops of all such
duties This has been our desire- from tho
beginning and it has been our intention
at all times to perform this service as
soon as we could, and we have done so,
I in so far as it was possible."
SAY THERE IS NO PLAGUE.
Physicians in Santos Deny the Stories
Circulated.
Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Upralfl. Copyrighted, 18S9, by James Gor
don Hennett.
BUENOS ATRES, Oct. 23.— Advices
from Santos, Brazil, state that the pop
ulation does not believe In the existence
of the plague and has tried to impede the
realization of the sanitary measures un-
dertaken.
The Diario de Comerclo, most important
of Rio Janeiro papers, publishes an article
by a well-known physician asserting
strongly that the disease at Santos is yel
low fever and not plague.
At Asuncion the situation is unchanged.
There are one or two cases reported daily.
Death Ended His Misery.
TUBA CITY, Oct. 23.— W. J. Gray, one
of Sutter County's most esteemed citi
zens, passed away at 3 o'clock this morn
ing, the result of a long sickness and an
attempt made at self-destruction on
Wednesday last. Mr. Gray has suffered
from cancer of the face for some time
and failing to secure relief became dis
couraged and Wednesday last arose from
his bed, took a dose of ether and then
proceeded to the barn and attempted to
sever the Jugular vein with a knife. Al
though discovered before dead. It was
only the means of saving his life for a
time. He was a prominent ranc-»er and
a member of the Odd Fellows.
Halloween Party.
Last evening Lincoln Lodge, Friends of
the Forest, gave a Halloween party In
Prospect Hall of the Odd Fellows' build
ing. The hall, tastefully decorated in red
and white and with pumpkins cut Into
fantastic shapes, illuminated with can
dles, was crowded to its limit. The com
mittee on entertainment, consisting 1 of
Mrs. Tryon, the president of the lodge;
G. Lacßiniui, Miss V. Mayer, Miss (irate
Streeter, Mis« Tillle Sharp, Mrs. A. Black
all, C. Lu riders and Miss May Buress, of
fered for the entertainment of those pres
ent an overture, cakewalk by Ashton
Brandman and Irah Parker; vocal solo.
Miss \>ra Mayer; fancy dance, G. and
E. Lackman; recitation, Miss Grace El
liott, and duet, Mesdames Waldo and
Langtree. All of these numbers were well
received and loudly applauded. There
was dancing until midnight.
Antonio d'Escobar's Estate.
OAKLAND. Oct. 23.— Anna Telles d'Es
cobar filed a petition to-day for letters of
administration on the estate of her
hut-band, Antonio Silveira d'Escobar, who
died intestate October 11, 1899. The
estate includes land in Washington town
ship valued at JfiSOO; live stock, $400;
moneys, $1200; unsold hay. $200, and a note
made by J. J. Sautes, secured by mort
gage, $400. The total value will not ex
coed $10,000. The next of kin are the
widow, two sons and three daughters.
SCOTT DIES OF
HIS INJURIES
Had a Record as Fighter
in Randsburgf.
Special Dlsr>atch to The Call.
RANDSBURG, Oct. 23.-"Big Scott is
dead" is on every one's tongue to-night.
L. A. Scott died this evening shortly De
fore 8 o'clock. On Sunday morning, Oc
tober 15, he had an altercation with Sam
Fleming and Jack Hartigan, miners, at
the Black Hawk. After undergoing much
suffering and many relapses he died this
evening.
Scott had the credit of the first kiiang
In the new camp of Randsburg. After sev
eral trials he was acquitted of the mur
fier of Charles Richards, a saloon man.
vv hen drinking Scott was very venomous.
ISo one could do anything with him. lie
vu 1 -* over tne average size every one feared
him and for that reason he terrorized
many of the residents of the camp. Some
■years ago he was struck with a piece of
gas pipe by a man in San Bernardino.
On his conultion becoming serious it was
decided to send him to the Sisters' Hospi
tal at Los Angeles. Every arrangement
had been made to send him this evening
Shortly before the train arrived he ex
pired.
Young Men's Institute
Une of the results of the visit of Su
preme President Frank J. Kierce to the
East recently was the organization of
what will hereafter be known as .the Bal
timore Jurisdiction, which will include the
eastern part of the State of Maryland
It will be instituted to-morrow night
Councils 6, S, 24 and 31 will hold a' joint
meeting in the hall of Council 24 in Ala
meda on Thursday next.!
NATIVES OF
GUAM HOSTILE
Leary Appeals for Re
inforcements.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.— Natives of
Guam, that Interesting Island in Ladrones
which became the property of the United
States by the terms of the Spanish-
American treaty of 189S, are causing
trouble to American authorities there.
Captain Richard P. Leary, U. S. N., Govl
ernor of the island, has sent an urgent
request for reinforcements, and the Navy-
Department and the brigadier general
commanding the marine corps to-day is
sued orders for augmenting the Guam gar
rison by a battalion of marines. Several
sections of this additional force, 350 men
in all, will leave various stations for San
r rancisco as soon as possible. They will
sail thence for Guam on army transports
Information as to the details of the
trouble in Guam are not obtainable. The
natives of the island were credited with
being peaceable. They appeared to be
glad of the change of government, but ac
cording to advices from Governor Leary
they have developed a hostile attitude to
the Americans and are not as peaceable
as was supposed. Their number is not
great enough, however, to excite any ap
prehension in official circles as to the
ability of the United States marines in
the island to maintain order.
This change in sentiment or develop
ment of hidden feeling may be clue to the
Spanish influence that prevailed and per
haps still exists In the island. There was
a small Spanish garrison at San Luis
d'Apra, the principal town, when Captain
Henry Glass, commanding the cruiser
Charleston, which was convoying the
army transports City of Peking, Aus
tralia and City of Sydney, sailed into its
harbor June 20, IS9B, and made the Span
ish Governor and his subordinates prison
ers of war before they wore able to
understand that hostilities had com
menced between the United States and
Spain.
This Spanish force of six officers and
fifty-four enlisted men was taken a way on
United States ships to Manila, but wheth
er any of its members returned to Guam
after peace was declared is not known
hero. Some of the enlisted men had fami
lies In Guam and may have gone back
there to live instead of availing them
selves of the privilege of being trans
ported back to Spr in at the expense of
the United States.
Orders were sent also by the Navy De
partment to-day for the dispatch of an
other battalion of marines to Cavite a
naval station near Manila. These orders
are the outcome of a request from Ad
miral Watson for marines to serve in the
island of Cebu.
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* One-Third Off Marked Prices To-Day Only. *
* The cleaning up sale of odd lines of fine art goods, comprising %
J Table Covers, Bulgarian Tapestry Pieces, Art Linens and a variety ♦
of goods, some finished, others commenced pieces. Many of these *
» odd lots have been already priced reduced, but for this day only we *
* offer one-third off the marked prices. *
* *
* Tue^Jav On!y . Hani- Twadav Only *
I $2 Marseilles Bomev Misses' 2
* Spreads $1.58 ?I|m| 51 .25 5
"J seines Spreads, heavy satin finish, very &hnga<sz QQ/i 2
T large size. 81x90 inches, regularly $2, on *'"«'«*=» **J* G ' , , J
* sale this day only at $1.58 r^\\ M^es Don ? ola Lace or Z
.... i y\^v Button Shoes, new J
* To-Dn>On<y f- _2 opera toes, patent {
* d,***.B:J.Z, i— ifT I <.**s& leather tips, me- 2
fr tLiitgißSn jdfi^zM fvl Vxhw dinm heavy Hewed *
* Scarfs _*_#%^'jk V i^*^* > Plliii soles, a comfort- <■
* Off- f_r^^^ft \==*-^^^ l—^s'ab!y fitting and *
* JdCi *sk«r^|l durable • shoe, all *
* 50 dozen Ladies' ""~"r^ 4P sizes from 11^ to 2, that are sold re?u- *
English Scarfs, \<* y^w lady at $1.25 a pair, for this day 0n1y... J
very latest styles, iT yfw QBo 2
wide ends with '^ /^ s ?t^-' >^__ ____________ 2
*. embroidered Fieur J^ jl
* de Li's, made of /JV, To-day Only Selected A'mond Meal, <•
* good quality Su> ah // i AltttOMl an excellent prepara- <•
* silk, black, cardi- // $ \ fLV_«»f If tion jor softening and *
? nal, navy, white, ## IviGcil 11 C cleansing the skin, a *
J c c, the 50c kind, \s" V delightful addition to the bath and *
on sale this day \S toilet, in glas; jar 3 with perforated 5>
+ only at 350 nickel tops, at the very special price for T
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* To-Day Only We offer a hand- . 4 1
? MoWt*Bfv some Tot of Novelty __, <■
£ o-M to Siiks in choic color- Zm2 av y On spacial sale *
5 OfflifS OOf? inps, satin stripes, i Vwrittnff Tuesday 0n1v.3000 *
£ iD light and medium shades for street TVafa/A^c 7#» Writing Tab ets J
#. and evening wear— Swiss checked Taf- * «**»••?■* «& in note, packet J*
* fetas, in combinations of blue and white and lett ' r 55z23 » an excel'ent quality of i
* and black and white, that will make P a P"— note size 100 sheets to a tab'pt. jp
* pretty shirt waists and children's dress?s, letter sizd 50 > to-day each 7© *>
* r?gu!ar retail values 85c, $1 and $1.10 . «
« per yard, special for this day only at - ♦
J i ...68c Tn - djvOn! - v Children's fine fur *
» Millinery feit hat shapes, this j
* Q#*_k#tt«'«#^r season's styles, col- J
* «=> i£3\ f^ r^-Dj»- O«/v VpCCMatSM ors black, blue. red. J
* H WWW /I r AU ,nf tan ' brown and castor, yesterday's and *
* U~W>Ui f\~s ] M OWeM to-morrow'i . price 95c, sp3cial to-day %
* 1 lyW.^ 7 Brackets fnv 500 *
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* I Substantial 3- Silk, Silk and Velvet and all Velvet *
* jj prong Towel Brackets, like Roses, 3t06 in a bunch, all the new *
J jiy picture, finished in cherry j shades, will make pretty trimmings fjr 2
J l| or oak, brass mounted, on the children's hats, regu'ar 50c per 2
A W „ special sale this day only bunch, special to-day only per bunch «
>J ' raW« each 230 2So *
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EUROPEAN CRISIS
NOW IMPENDING
Powers May Profit by
Transvaal War.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.— A special to the
Journal from Washington says: The
State Depa-tment a few days ago instruct
ed Its diplomatic and consular officers
throughout the world to send daily re
ports of the international situation as it
develops. The War Department sent sim
ilar word 'to the military attaches in
European countries and the Navy Depart
ment communicated the same instruction
to naval attaches abroad. Reports have
arrived daily since. The State Depart
ment is convinced that a European crisis
Is Impending. The indications are that
not only will an offer of mediation in
the South African war be made by Ger
many, France, Russia, Italy, Austria,
Belgium and Holland, but on rejection of
such an offer an "identical note" of in
terrogation will be sent by these coun
tries to Great Britain asking as to her
ultimate purpose in South Africa, is it,
after the Transvaal and Orange Free
State are conquered, to establish a great
South African-British dominion?
With no satisfactory reply forthcoming
the powers will push Great Britain in
diplomatic channels and make demonstra
tions at various vital points. The indi
vidual purposes are as follows:
Germany— For absolute control of the
Samoan group and an extension of her
Chinese concessions, as at Kiaochau and
Shanghai.
Italy— For Sun Mun Bay, China, and a
foothold in interior China.
Russia — For paramount influence in
Northern China, an outlet in the Arabian
Sea or Persian Gulf and concessions from
Turkey which will make her influence
felt in the Mediterranean.
France— For an extension of possessions
in East Africa with a view to encroach
ments on British possessions there and
regaining some of her lost prestige in
Egypt.
Austria— To share with Russia in con
cession from Turkey.
Great Britain and the United States
have an understanding whereby the
former will secure all her supplies in
this country and the United States will
refuse to participate in an offer for media
tion, or in the interrogation as to Great
Britain's ultimate intentions in South
Africa, or in any subsequent joint action
of the powers, and will agree to preserve
status quo in Samoa; to preserve integrity
in Shanghai concessions and prevent ag
gression in any direction or quarter where
the United States has material interests
at stake.
The State Department Is evidently pre
paring for some official development, for
it was permitted to become known to-day
that the powers prior to the Spanish
war were preparing an identical note of
interrogation as to our ultimate Intentions
in the war.
SUIT AGAINST
A RAILROAD
Water Front Rights of
Eureka Involved.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
EUREKA, Oct. 23.— An important suit
was filed to-day in the Superior Court in
which the city of Eureka is plaintiff and
the Eel River and Eureka Railroad de
fendant. The action is brought to set
aside the franchise granted that corpora
tion by the council that went out of offica
January 1. «
The complaint contains serious charges
against certain members of the old coun
cil. The Eel Kiver road has already laid
tracks along the whole water front, and
if the city is bested in the suit will control
the whole commerce of the bay.
The franchise is asked to be annulled
and the tracks declared a public nuisance
on the grounds of fraud; that the Eel
River road has no right to extend tha
road from Its present terminus at the foot
of A street; insufficiency of publication of;
the franchise, and that the Council did
not comply with the law in granting the
franchise in that it was not put up for
sale.
On the result of the case depends
whether the city will be deprived of the
whole water front, worth many thou
sands of dollars, and whether the Klam
ath railroad shall be allowed to enter tho
city. The case promises to be bitterly
contested.
Kobbe to Be a Brigadier.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 23.-The appoint
ment of Colonel Funston to be brigadier
general of volunteers filled but one of the
vacancies in that rank caused by the or
ganization of the new army. One more
vacancy remains to be tilled, and it wag
said at the War Department to-day that
it will be filled by the promotion of "Major
William A. Kobbe of the Third Artillery.
Major Kobbe is now in the Philippines
and has greatly distinguished himself,
and has been mentioned on more than
one occasion for conspicuous bravery.
When it was determined to raise the first
ten volunteer regiments he was named
by the President as colonel of the Thirty
fifth Volunteers. His promotion to brig
adier general will result in the promotion
of Lieutenant Colonel Edward H. Plum,
mer to a colonelcy.
Not an Incendiary Fire.
OAKLAND, Oct. 23.— The detectives
who were put to work on the Dingee flra
when it was supposed that the place had
been set on fire for the purpose of rob
bery, have practically closed their Investi
gations and have decided that the fire was
not incendiao'- The opinion is general
that the flames originated by the crossing
of electric light wires.
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