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The morning call., 1894-01-15
AT OUR MAYNARD.
Activity in All Departments at Mare
Island.

VALLEJO. Jan. 14.-Work has been
booming at the yard during the past week.
Seven hundred and fifty men are at work
IN the various shops. Each day additional
men are taken on for work now being
rushed on the Alert and Boston. On the
latter ship, however. but fifty men, prlnc-
pally b0iler-makers and machinists, are
employed in taking out boiler tubes which
are TO be replaced; also new doors are to
be put in the furnaces. The entire ma
chinery will receive a complete and thor
ough oyerhauing.
The Alert has been hauled down near
the stone drydOck to better enable work
under the construction department to be
performed. A large force of men is work
ing on the machinery. boilers. hammock
rails, etc. A new deck will be laid, and
new foundations for the machinery to rest
on. The engines have been taken apart
and moved up to the steam engineering
shops, where forty or fifty mechanics are
working on them. The sailmakers and
riggers will be through with their part of
the work in another month. but it will be
several months before the little ship is
ready for duty.
In the department of steam-engineering
other men are working on the Patters on,
Monterey, tie Lively and a steam-launch
engine. The Mon2dnock takes quite a
number from this same department who
are employed in boring out the shaft
struts. etc. The rudder bas been shipped
and FIVE of the stern armor-plates put on.
There are one or two more intervening
pieces of plate at the yard. Several more
of these plates could be set in place.
About go men are at work on the
MonadnOck. 1t is the Intention to keep
pushing work right along ON this ship,
which will be far superior to that an any
of the monitors now afoat.
Up at the ordnance department the
work Of getting out the ordnance stores
for the cruiser Olympia has commenced.
Though 1t will be months before she is
ready for sea, the various departments
are preparing to put instruments. arma.
ment and stores on her when the time
comes for her to arrive at Mare Island.
The officers of the Monterey gave very
pleasant reception and hop at the yard on
Thursday evening in the sail loft. Il
was pleasant and enjoyable affair.
The sale of condemned articles was the
means of calling TO the yard sixty or more
bidders from San Francisco and other
parts Of the State. A number of bid.
were received from the East.
1t is given out that several more change:
in positions will be made at the yard either
Monday or Tuesday. Republicans are tc
be replaced by Democrats. 1t makes nc
difference whether they we're veterans OF
the war or not. 1t is also quietly rumored
that it is the intention to try and remove
the Democratic clerks who remained al
through the last Republican administra
ton and have new deal all around.
The morning call., 1894-01-15
IS A ConPLETE WRECK.
The Schooner Norway Run Down by
the Fanny DutarG.

PORT TOWNSEND. Wash, Jan. IA
Captain CharlseD, with his family and the
crew of the schooner Norway. which was
run down in the straits Thursday night by
the schooner Fanny Dutard, arrived this
evening on the tug Wanderer from Clal-
lam Bay. The forward rigging of the
Fanny Dutard was carried away and she
put back to Port Blakeley for repairs.
The collision occurred three mi les north
of Clallam Bay about midnight during a
heavy rainsiorm. A few moments before
the accident the rain put out the vessels
lights. Ten minutes later the Dutard
struck the Norway with her full force
below and amidsbips, and the vessel be-
came waterlogged. The Dutard lay by
during the night and the Norway drifted
over to the Vancouver shore. where she
dropped anchor mile out from land
In the morning Captain Charsen took
his wife and child and three men in a
small boat and landed at Clallam Bay,
where he engaged the tug Tyne to return
The morning call., 1894-01-15
TARDY CONTRACTORS.
Vallejo Takes Steps to Hasten the
Completion of Its Water Works.


VALLEJO, Jan. 14.-Philip & Scarf of
San Fran ciseo, who have a contract for
constructing storage reservoir in con-
nectlon with the new Vallejo water works
system, are protesting vigorously against
the action of the Vallejo Board OF Irus-
tees. When Vallejo decided to incorporate
a new water system. Philip & Scarf were
among the successful bidders. securing
contract for the construction of storage
reservoir and building a tunnel through
which a pipe line had to pass en- route to
the city. Owing to the slow work of the
contractors in constructing the storage
reservoir, the trustees have ordered that
Philir & Searl double their working force
by the 18th inst. If they fail 10 comply
with the order the City Engineer is au-
thorized to secure the extra force and
charge the expense TO the contractors. 1t
is claimed that had Philip 81 Searl fulfilled
their contract the water works would now
be completed.
The morning call., 1894-01-15
CRUSHED IN A SNOWSLIDE.
A Whole Town Narrowly Escapes
Destruction.

SPOKANE. Jan. IA. With roar as Of
thunder a terrific snowslide came down
from the mountains near Mullan, Idaho,
yesterday carrying everything before it.
Several miners cabins in its path were
crushed and buried. Cornelius McVey
and John Lyon were eating dinner in their
cabins, and before they realized the dan
ger the slide was upon them, crushing the
life out of them in a twinkling. 1t is
feared there are others buried under the
immense slide of snow, but not until
spring comes will 1t be known how many
perished. The town of Mullan narrowly
escaped being carried away.
The morning call., 1894-01-15
Rankin's Manager Exonerated.

Los ANGELES. Jan. 14-The charge
against T. Nj. Maber. late manager for
Mckee Rankin. was dismissed by Justice
Bartholomew yesterday and the defendant
discharged. 1t appears that there was
nothing in the charge and the complaint
should never have been issued. Miss
PHYLLIS Rankin, who swore 10 the COM
plant, left the city yesterday just before
the case was called
The morning call., 1894-01-15
Fire in a Church.

NEVADA, Jan. 14.-As the first bell for
services at Trinity Episcopal Church was
ringing this morning the building as dis
covered to be on fire, the blaze being To-
Gated in the basement and between the
walls, having started from the furn ace.
When the frenen got 10 work five minutes
later dense volumes of smoke were pour
Ing from the building on all sides, but by
good management the fire was check ed.
The damage is less than $1,000 and is cov-
cred by insurance.
The morning call., 1894-01-15
WANTS A CERTIFICATE.
A Teachers Suit Against Board of
Education.

YUBA CITY, Jan. II. "A singular case
was before the Superior Court here yester-
day. Augustine Keller, a schoolteacher,
sues the County Board of Education for a
grammar grade certificate, he having passed
the regular examination and secured the
required percentage emitting him to the
same. The board, for other reasons, would
not issue the cert iii ate, and under writ
of mandate the members are called before
the court to show cause for the course.
The case will be tried soon.
The morning call., 1894-01-15
Caught the Current.

SACRAME NTo, Jan. 14-Jack Williams.
an employe Of the Capital Electric Com
pany, while fixing wire tonight that had
fouled an iron awning, came in contact
with live wire and had his hand terribl y
burned. He could not free himself. aud
two men had to pull him away. Williams
was so badly shocked that it was some
time before he regained consciousness.
The morning call., 1894-01-15
Stopping Illegal Fishing.

PETALUMA, Jan. 14-Fish Commissioner
Babcock has been here on business and has
secured several fish nets staked in Russian
River, near Markbam's mill. He is de-
term ined to enforce the ordinance pas ed
by the Supervisors against the seining of
Russian River and will fight it out TO the
end The first trial comes off Friday.
The morning call., 1894-01-15
A Scientific Talk.

AT the meeting of the Academy of Sci
ences this evening an interesting paper
will be read by DR.. Gustav Eisen on THE
Cape Region of Baja Californ az The
lecture will be Illustrated with stereopticon
views from photographs taken by the doc
tor recently when he WAS on a scientific
expedition in Lower California,
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to the vessel In the meantime he
schooner parted with both her anchors
and drifted on the rocks and became a
total loss. The Norway was bound from
Tacoma for San Quintin, Mexico, with
800. 900 feet lumber, valued at $4,000 and
Iully insured. The vessel was owned by
Andrew Anderson of San Francisco, and
was valued at $4,000. His insurance is
only S150O
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SOME OF HER CREW HERE.
Four Months RatiOnS of Seal
Meat and Periwinkles.
sTOwAwAYs WERE "HOoDOos."
How the Crown of Italy Was Lost
Off Cape San Diego, Near the
Straits of lie Marie.

OF all the stories of shipwrecks in the
vicinity of Cape Horn recorded within the
past ten wears there is none more inter-
esting than the narrative told of the
Crown of Italy, which was wrecked on the
rocks of Cape San Diego, the entrance to
the Straits of lie Marie, en- the oath of De-
cember. 1892
News of The marine disasters near the
The morning call., 1894-01-15

charged with standing up an old man
named Colford. Dewy followed COIford
and threatened him with knife till the
old man gave up SO. which was all ne
had. Colford gave description to the
police, and Warner subsequently arrested
The morning call., 1894-01-15
A Domestic Suffocated.

Mary Hart. a domestic employed at
1130 Jackson street, was found lying dead
on the floor of her room yesterday m orn-
ing. Gas was flowing from burner near
the mead of her bed. 1t is believed that
her death was accidental. The body was
tax en- TO the Morgue
The morning call., 1894-01-15
A Sacramento Eootnad.

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 14.-Special Officer
Warner tonight captured footpad who
gave the name of Ed Dewy. He is
The morning call., 1894-01-15
Death of Father DowIing.

SAN JOSE, Jan. 14.-Rev. Father Patrick
Dowling. pastor of st. Patrlck's Church OF
this city, died tonight from heart failure.
He was a native Of Ireland and aged 30
wears.
The morning call., 1894-01-15
Morton's Midwinter Fair Exnress


Packages, baggage, etc., called for and de-
livered TO the exposition grounds at low rates
Ofices-17 Geary street, 408 Taylor street aud
Oakland ferry depot.
The morning call., 1894-01-15

An English locomotive is to 60 100 miles
an hour.
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FOUND $4,000 IN CASH
Among the Effects of the Late Albert
Wallace.

Mr.. Albert Wallace, who was eighty-two
years old, died suddenly at the home of Mr..
Lewis Baar loo II street northwest, last
Friday evening. MIR. Wallace had been for
thirty years an employee of the gold room.
Yesterday when a representative of the
chief clerk of the metropolitan police. to
whom his effects had been turned over by
the deceased, he found about $1,000 in
cash. Some of this money was in old shin
plasters and coin, and it is supposed repre-
sented Mr.. Wallace's savings from his sal
airy for many years.
So far as is known, Mr.. Wallace leaves
only two near relatives. a niece, who is a
school teacher in Boston, and Mr.. Beadle
Of Chicago, a relative by marriage both of
whom arrived here today to arrange for the
burial Mr.. Wallace'S wife died in this City
about nfteen years ago, and her remains
were taken to New Hampshire mis- old
home. for burial. 1t is supposed that his
body will be taken there eventually al
though it may be placed in a vault here at
first He had lived in Mr.. Bars house for
fifteen years and was extremely popular
with the people in the neighborhood. When
he returned from office Friday evening he
complained slightly of ill-feeling but was
well enough to so 10 dine with a friend on
the opposite side OF the street and later to
receive visit from an acquaintance. About
SID o clock he was attacked BY a stroke of
apoplexy. from the effects of which he died
almost Instantly.
MT wallace was a personal friend Of
Senator Chandler, and had many acquaint-
ances among New Hampshire people.
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Rev Henry A Carroll is the efficient
pastor. He is one of the veterans of the
conference. having been admitted in 1865
He has kept pace with the march of events
and is still leader. He is a graduate I'm
theology from Morgan College and Howard
University. He has represented his confer
ence delegate in the general conference
of the VI. r.. Church at Cincinnati, in 1876;
at Philadelphia, Pa, 1881; at New York,
1883, and at Omaha, Neb., 1892. He intro
duced the resolution that extended the pre-
siding elders service to six years and is
an advocate of an unlimited pastorate. He
is now serving his second year at Mt Zion
and is very popular. especially so among the
young people. His Sunday afternoon young
peoples meeting is very popular in West
Washington He is ably assisted by it's pres
ident, Miss II. n. Beason. Since February
he has welcomed into membership sew
enty-one young converts.
Rev. Mr.. Carroll will hold a conference
reception at his church this evening Invi-
tatiOns have been extended to over 500
people and an enjoyable time Is anticipated.
AT O'Clock tomorrow afternoon the Ep-
worth League will hold its anniversary
Rev. 5. A. Lewis. chairman; speakers Revs
T. H. Cooper, j. T. Owen, f. Ayers G. w
w. Jenkins. At I:30 tomorrow night the
annual sermon will be preached by Rev.
]. W. Colbert of West Virginia
The educational meeting will be held
Thursday afternoon, Rev. W. T Harris
chairman speakers, Revs. b. T. Perkins
VI y. ..
DR.. c. II. Payne. Thursday night is set
apart for the freedman's aid meeting, Rev
j. S. Cooper, chairman.
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock the meeting
of the Preachers Aid Society will be held.
Rev. r. H. Robinson, chairman. Friday
night will be the anniversary of the Church
Extension Society, Rev. w. r. Davis chair
man; speakers, Rev. W. A. Spencer, d. D.,
Revs. Steele Martin and Norwood.
The veterans will take the floor Saturday
at 3 o'clock chairman. Rev. J. l.. Evans;
speakers, Ress. Sawyer, Watkins and Rev
j. b. Hamilton, d. d. The missionary an
niversary will take place Saturday night,
Rev. J. VI. Bean. chairman; speakers Rev.
]. o. Peck. d. D., Revs. S. II. Brown, ]. w.
Dansbury and Jos. Henry
Ministers In Attendance.
The following Is the directory of the min
listers who are in the city: Bishop John F.
Hurst, 1901 Massachusetts avenue north
west; Revs. Geo. W. Stanley, 1881 18th
street; Geo. w. Jackson and n. Jackson,
1411 21th street: F. #. Sawyer and A. It'll.
1924 Valley street: w H Brooks. ia Holmes,
c. G.. Key, 1858 9Th street: W. P. Ryder
J. S. Cooper 1852 street: W. H. Jones, r.
p. Lawson. 1412 18th street: F. NJ Harris
f. A. Stockett, 201 Poplar street: Samuel
and Daniel Aquila, 3jl1 = street; l.. Ayers,
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Bishop Hurst.


the Methodist Episcopal Church will begin
it's thirty-first session tomorrow morning at
o'clock In the Mt. Zion NJ E. Church. 18th
street, West Washington. Rt. Rev. Bishop
John F. Hurst. ID. D.. l. l.. D., of this city
will preside. The conference embraces the
states of Maryland. Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, District of Columbia and a portion
of western Pennsylvania. 1t Is the most
influential and representative conference
of color In the great NJ. L. Church. The
conference was organized by the late
Bishop Levi Scott. ID. d., of Delaware, in
the city of Baltimore. Md, October ~
1854. admitting sixteen preachers on trial
and four into full connection. The confer
ence now numbers 147 ministers, with u
membership of over ~ 900. OF the original
membership only five will answer to the
roll call tomorrow morning, viz: Revs
Perry q. Walker, Robert II. Robinson,
James Thomas, Nathaniel NJ. Carroll and
Washington Langford. The fathers Of the
conference" excepting Revs. Langford and
Thomas are still effective ministers. serv-
ing large and influential churches in
Wheeling. W. Va; Cumberland. Md, and
Baltimore, Nd, respectively. The confer
ence church property is valued at $S62 517,
and parsonages valued at 56S. OS3 1t owns
81 churches and GA parsonages. The sta
tistics for this conference year will show a
marked increase in all lines of church
work.
Twenty-six years ago this conference met
at Mt Zion Church, West Washington.
The late Bishop f. II. Ames of Baltimore,
Md, presided. That conference marked an
important period in church history. as the
first colored ministerial delegate was
elected to the general conference of the NJ.
f. Church. The late Rev. Benz. Brown
was chosen as the first colored delegate.
This general conference which met at
Chicago. Ill, May, 1865, declared in favor
OF admission of colored delegates. The
conference has several important institu-
tons of learning under its patronage,
Morgan College at Baltimore being the
many changes in pastoral work will be
made this year, as nearly two-thirds of the
ministers have just begun the second year
Of the five-year limit.
The City Churches.
Rev. DR.. Hayes. at Asbury 18th and X
streets. who is serving his first year, will
doubtless be returned. Rev. A. A. Dennis,
the efficient pastor of E,benezer NJ l..
Church, 4th and d streets southeast, is
serving his third wear, and his church
wants him reappointed. Rev. Mr. Gaines.
at Central, Rev. McH. j. Nayior, at Simp-
son Chapel. and Rev. Davis OF City Mis-
sion are rounding out their first terms.
Rev. Drs. Bowen and Palmer have been
elected to professorships in Atlanta Uni
versity and Claftin University. S. c., re-
spectively.
Mt. Zion VI. E. Church. where the confer
ence will meet, is located on 10Th street
between n and streets northwest West
Washington, and is one of the finest colored
churches in the District 1t can seat over
LOO people. Thu church has lately been
reprinted and cdrpeted and 1t presents a
beautiful appearance. 1t has a large and
growing membership and congregation.
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A VERY GAY BELL.
Presentation Program for the Light
Iufantry's Handsome Gift

An event that will go down to posterity
as shining light in the history of the
famous Washington Light Infantry Corps
Is to occur on Thursday evening next
At O'Clock on the evening named Col
William G. Moore. on behalf of the organi-
zation, viii present to Secretary of the
Navy Hilary A. Herbert the handsome bell
recently cast at the McShane foundry. Bal
umore. TO be used on the United States
cruiser Columbia. The occasion will be a
notable one. The Infantry, attired in full
dress uniform. will give dress parade and
review, which is to precede the presenta-
ton At the conclusion of the ceremonies
the floor will be cleared for dancing and the
balance Of the evening devoted to social
enjoyment.
Maj Ross and Capt5. Nailor and Ourand
the committee in charge of the affair." have
invited Assistant Secretary of War Joseph
Doe, Commodore Hitchborn of the navy
the District Commissioners. Gen. Ordway
and staff. Col. MOOres staff. Col Clay and
staff, the party of Esquimaux in charge of
Col Bruce and the friends OF the corps to
be present
The bell. which has been on exhibition in
the window of the Bradbury plano store on
Pennsylvanid avenue. will be removed to
the armory or Thursday.
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Real Estate Matters.

Francis Hufty, real estate broker, has
sold for Rudolph Goldschmid, to Clarence
F. Norment, for $50. 100 lot IL, block T.
Howard University subdivision, being $1,000
feet of ground on the corner of Howard
avenue and 9TH street AID known as VILLA
Costen."
Mr.. Hufty has also sold for Clarence F.
Norment, to Rudolph Goldschmid lot 70
and part of lot 10 in square 241, being the
property which adjoins the Corean lega-
ton. on 18th street. The consideration In
this transaction was 500, 200.
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AMUSEMENTs TONIGHT.

Albaush's Grand Opera House.-Imre XII
ralfy's Spectacle. America"
New National Theater.-"The Prodisal
Daughter"
Academy of Music.-''Darkest Russia.
Harris Bijou Theater.-Peter Jackson in
Uncle Toms Cabin
Kernan's Lyceum Theater.-Hopkils
Transatlantic Company.
Banquet Hall of the Shoreham.-Lecture
by Miss Kate Field on Alaska"
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The Mount Jezreel Baptist Church diff
culties will probably be settled tomorrow.
when the pastors of the different colored
Baptist churches will meet and hear evil
dence concerning the controversy The
church troubles have been ventilated IN the
Police Court number of times, but Judge
Miller's promise of a severe sentence the
next time there was trouble restored order,
and the only thing that has happened out
Of the usual order was the turning of of
the gas.
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EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

Mount Vernon.-Macalester leaves at 10
a m
Mount Vernon by Pennsylvania railroad
every hour daily.
Tally-ho Coach, 511 18th st., for Airing
ton and Cabin John bridge.
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Meeting of the Committee of Arrange
ments Last Night.


The committee of arrangements for the
convention of the Association of Military
Surgeons of the United States. which will
convene at Washington on May 1, met last
night at National Guard headquarters. 1t
Is thought that at the convention, which
will continue from May l to 3. about 500
delegates will be in attendance from the
army, navy, National Guard and Marine
Hospital service. The delegates will visit
Mount Vernon. Papers of rare value will
be read by many prominent military sur
geons. The arrangement committee will
hold it's next meeting March 10. Those
present last night were Maj George Hen
derson Surgeon Gen. Steruberg. Maj
George II. Harries, Col. and Assistant Sur
soon Gen. Alden, Capts. Merrill and Pyles.
1ieuts. Foster Watson. Nicely, Gallagher
and Weaver and Assistant Surgeon Gen.
Stewart OF the Marine Hospital service.
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A New Lodge of Sons Of St. George.
A local branch Of the Order Of the Sons
Of ST. George. to be known as Columbia
Lodge will be instituted this evening in
Costello Hall by one of the grand officers
from Philadelphia. The officers of the lodge
for the present year will be: Past president
James Stevens; president. Robert Stewart;
vice president Frederick Carran; secretary.
George Pratchett; assistant secretary, A. G.
Smith; treasurer John Taylor. and messen-
ger, Thomas r. Jones.
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Like a New Nam
ALDERMAN FREIENSEHNER TELLS HOW HE
WAS CURED.

NEURALGIA OF THE sToMAcH-GREAT BENZ
FIT TO WIFE AND FAMILY.
The following letter has been received from Mr.
Frederick A. Freiensehner, a well known jewelier
ard engraver Of Newark, N. j., and a member Of
the board OF aldermen:
&c. l. Hood Co., Lowell Mass:
" give this statement for the benefit of other
sufferers. l was in poor health, troubled with
NEURALGIA OF THE STOMACH
and had given up all hope of getting well. have
bs en- doctored and tried many different remedies
but all In vain Hoods Sarsaparilla was recon-
menled to me, and took four bottles Of it,
feel like u new man again. 1t has
PERFECTLY CURED ME.
1t has also done my wife and three children much
good. They took 1t a blood purifier / will
gladly recommend Hoods Sarsaparilla to all wher-
Hoods Sarsaparilla Cures
ever ! go, and feel confident 1t will do good to
all who take II according to directions F. A.
FRElENSEHNER 90 West ST.. Newark N j.
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De PDfestnd.

Rare antique mahogany furniture of all
Kinds at Sloan's, l401 G street. IL am to-
morrow. This is an UT usual chance to OBJ
tain scarce pieces.-Advt
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WOODWARD AND LOTHROP will offer
tomorrow a lot OF 3x6 Holland Window
Shades. nine colors. complete. with spring
roller. brackets and nails. at 19c. each.
Regular price. &c.
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RENEWAL OF SHEETZ'S CANDY SALE.
On account of the great number of people
who still come for our candles at their
reduced price. we've decided to continue
the sale for thirty days longer. Every
candy in our store goes for % CENTS A
POUND. Former prices not regarded.
SHEETZ, Candles nth AND SITS.