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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
FIsKE,s POSITION FINDERS.
Series of Interesting Tests Begun by an
Armu Board.

Series of Interesting Tests Begun by an
Army Board
NEW YORK, \. Y, June PA series
of tests were made yesterday at Fort Ham
ilton by memb ers of the board appointed
by the Ordnance Department for the pur-
pose Of determining the merit and accur-
acy of the position finders of Lieutenant
Bradley Fiske, u. S. N, and Lieutenant |.
n. Lewis, Second Artillery. Broadly
speaking, the work of the position finder is
to plat upon chart the position of objects,
both at rest and in motion and the test
undertaken by the board consisted in max
ing es Inmates by these instruments of the
range and directions of various objects and
comparing these with known standard.
The standard adopted for the purposes
of comparison was furnished by set of
trianguiating instruments, one of which
was at Fort Wadsworth, on the Staten
Island side of the Narrows, and the other
at Fort Hamilton. the operators being con-
nected by telephone. AT each place there
was q telescope mounted upon a heavy
brass pedestal. which was divided accu-
rately into degrees and minutes, and used
to show the angle at which each telescope
was directed. These two stations were
about POO yards apart. An elaborate sys-
tenn of sighting was adopted which ena-
bled the telescopes at the different stations
to be directed simultaneously at any de-
sired point. Near the telescope was a chart
carefully marked off in angles and dis
tances.
In making an observation upon a sta
tionary point, such as the Coney Island
Lighthouse, it was merely necessary to
place two pointers, which were pivoted
over the chart at the angles of the two
telescopes. In the case of moving objects,
such as steamers going up and down the
harbor, signal would be arranged by tele-
phone, at which observers at each end
would sight the vessel at the same instant.
The results obtained would be worked
out and plated and compared with those
given by the position finders. 1t was not
possible to ascertain yesterday the actual
results of the operations, but an officer of
the board said he had no hesitation in say
ing that he believed the outcome of the
tests would be star within the margin of
error allowed. e., much less than the
normal limit of 16 per cent per 1000 yards.
Should this belief be confirmed America
may be congratulated upon possessing the
most accurate position finders in the world
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
TEST OF LENNARD'S ARMOR
Bullets Fired at Short Range
Fail to Pierce the Coat
of Mail.
ance Than Heavy Plates of
Steel. a

NEW YORK, n. Y, June 27.-There was
an exhibition yesterday afternoon on Gov
ernors Island of the bullet proof armor in
vented by w. F. Lennard, whose bullet
proof jacket has been somewhat idly dis
cussed. Authority from Washington had
been obtained, and a couple of men from
the Thirteenth Infantry, under the direc-
ton of Captain Florence, tested the resis-
lance of the armor with the Krag-Jorgen-
sen army rifle, the Winchester smokeless
powder, with 30-caliber steel jaeketed bull
lets an inch and half in length, being
used.
There were two samples of the armor,
Nos. 1 and 2. They were about ten by
twelve inches, with thickness of two
inches, and were covered with cloth to hide
the character OF the material of which
they are composed.
Mr.. Lennard volunteered the informa-
ton that no steel was used in them. He
said he Vas no longer paying attention to
the bullet proof jacket but was endeavor-
ing to interest the Government in his
armor, .Thich is intended for use in naval
constitution. The advantage claimed for
it is its aghtness. While a cubic foot of
steel weighs $50 pounds. similar bulk of
his No. armor weighs 10S pounds and of
No. 2 49,; pounds.
range of 1000 feet was set OFF on the
boat at Fort Columbia. First, a number
of shots were fired at a half-inch steel
plate ard penetrated quarter-inch. Two
shots were then fired which penetrated
thirty-tnree inches of pine board and went
through four inches more of oak backing.
Then the Lennard armor was made the
target of the picked marksmen. The bull
lets penetrated the No. 2, the first tried,
half an inch. No. 1, the lighter contained
holes after firing of an inch and half, but
the bullets had not gone through. Mr..
Lennard claimed they had been fattened
on the inside.
The army officers who witnessed the test
would offer no opinions as to the merits OF
the armor. The test was not official, but
Mr. Lennard says he has been invited to
show what his armor can do at the Indian
Head proving grounds, and he will pos
sibly go to Washington for that purpose in
August.
The Chinese Consul was among those
who went to Governors Island to-day. He
brought away with him n match with
which he had measured the depth of the
holes in the armor.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
FRANCES AFRICAN MISSION.
1t Cruses a Lively Debate in the Cham
Der of Deputies.

1t Causes Ltrety Debate in the Cham
Der of Deputies.
PARIS, FRANCE, June 27.-The Chamber
of Deputies to-day debated the credit asked
by the Government for the expenses of the
African mission led by Commandant Mon
tell. The mission was sent out by NJ.
Delcesse when he was Minister of Colonies
withcsnoney voted for other purposes. In
the .sebate to-day NJ. Delcasse maintained
that she mission was necessity.
M,.Paul Domer, Radical Republican, and
NJ. Georges Cookery, Republican. charac-
actefized Delcasse's conduct as breach of
Official integrity and declared that he had
shown disdain for Parliament. The Cham
ber ahey added, ought to refuse to grant
the credit NJ. Andre Castelin, Revisionist
Republican, proposed that the matter be
referred to a committee on missions. NJ.
Chatempas, Minister of Colonies, explained
to the Chamber why he had recalled Com
mandant Monteil. Prime Minister Ribot
demanded vote approving NJ. Chatempas'
declaration, but as the money had been
spent it was necessary to honor France S
engagements and vote the supplementary
amounts among those unpaid.
A vote on the credit was proposed. M.
Castelins plan to refer to a committee was
rejected and the Chamber then voted APP
proval of M. Chatempas' statement.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
AFTER THE WAR SEALS.
But Campbell-Bannerman Is
in No Great Hurry to Sur
render Them.
ALL PRECEDENTs VIOLATED
The New Premier Is Quite HarshIy
Criticized for His Rather Silly
Conduct.

LONDON, ENG, June 22.-The Daily
News this morning says that when Mr..
Campbell Bannerman, Secretary of State
for War in the retiring Government, re-
turned to his home on Tuesday afternoon,
after presiding at a meeting of the COM
mittee of the unemployed, he found
standing on the pavement man who
asked him for his official seals. Mr..
Campbell Zimmerman did not know his
accoster, but, inquiring who he was, he
learned that he was Mr. Mcdonnell, Lord
Salisbury's secretary. The retiring War
Minister suggested that the conversation
be continued, whereupon Mcdonnell re-
peated his silly and impertinent message.
Mr.. Campbell Bannerman refused to de-
liver the seals, saying that he had re-
ceived them from the Queen ana would
surrender them to her Majesty when he
was commanded to do so.
The Daily News, commenting on the
circumstance, says: Lord Salisbury's
action violated precedent and decency. II
is only when Minister is dismissed fo1
misconduct or bad behavior has disquali.
fed him from admission to the presence OF
the sovereign that such a course as that
followed by Lord Salisbury is adopted"
Lord Rosebery's Cabinet held its final
meeting in Downing street this afternoon,
with the object of arranging for the ap-
preaching campaign.
The Pail Mall Gazette says the Right
Hon. Henry Chaplin has been offered and
accepted the presidency of the Local Gov.
eminent Board.
In the House of Lords to-day Lord Sails
bury, in reply to some .Hemarks by Lord
Rosebery, said that tse only policy the
Government could now announce was that
of dissolution. He hoped therefore that
the House of Commons would be in posi-
ton to dissolve on Monday or Tuesday at
the latest
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
PLENTY OF PROSPERITY.
Mr.. White Says This Condition Ma,
Easity Be Attaiued

Mr.. White Says rms Condition May
Easily Be attained.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, June 27.-Hon.
Andrew D. White, ex-Minister to Russia,
has returned to his home here. In an in
terview printed in the Journal to-day he
said in regard to the silver question:
My opinion as to the silver question is
that it seems to me, and l think to the vast
majority of thinking men who know any,
thing about business, that while it would
be good thing if we could get the
balance of the world to make an agree
silver, while many of the leading men in
foreign nations are entirely in sympathy
with us in this respect, unless we have
some international arrangement of that
kind it would be folly for us to under
take the unlimited coinage of silver.
In fact at this moment our country
is really the richest country in the
world. 1t has in it every element of pros
perity. The Russians who came back
from the Chicago exposition, many of
whom l saw, were full of wonder at the
enterprise and progress of the country.
They were never tired of talking about it.
Nothing has ever been seen like the prog
ress of this Nation since the world
began, but yet here we are wait
ing, dallying and hanging on, with
capital afraid to come out and labor in
sufficiently employed simply because of
dunn. If that were removed, if confidence
was restored, | believe that all the other
obstacles in the way of prosperity would
be adjusted speedily and we would enter
on new era, such as We ourselves hardly
dream of"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
sToCKToNs NEW ROAD.
1t Has Asked for q Franchise Through
the City.


the City.
STOCKTON, CAL, June 81. - Mayor
Baggs, the City Councilmen and Surveyors
Compton and Anterior, under the escort
of II. Barber. sswho represents the Corral
Hollow people here, drove over the streets
in the southern part of town to-day to
ascertain good way in which the road
could reach Stockton Channel. Mr. Ath-
erton had prepared map and the route
outlined on it was regarded as about right.
This evening the company asked the Coun-
Gil for franchise over the route selected.
1t is understood that the railway COM
pany will meet with no obstacles in the
Council, as the members realize the i'm
mense good which the road will be in the
way of building up Stockton.
The company contemplates erecting its
passenger station on the south side of
Hazelton avenue, between San Joaquin
and Hunter streets, where there is strip
of land 80 feet wide and 300 feet long that
it can obtain. 1t does not ask the citizens
20 put up any sites for it, but will buy
what land it needs. All the freight will
be handled on the water front.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
Eridence of a Wreck.

LONDON, ENG, June 27.-The tug
Albert Victor, returning to Weymouth,
reported that twelve miles southwest of
Portland Hill in the English channel she
passed through two miles of floating bar
rels, boxes, loose oil and wreckage. A
carved mahogany stanchion, four feet long,
and quantity of wreckage have come
ashore at Godner. 1t is presumed that the
vessel to which the wreckage and floating
cargo, ETC., belonged was sunk in collision
with some other ship,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28

to those who aided in his benefit and ''re-
manned their warm personal friend, John
l.. Sullivan"
In response to the demands of the
crowd Corbett advanced and, taking Sulli-
van by the hand, said: Ladies and gen.
tlemen-I don't care about making a
speech, but / wish Mr.. Sullivan all the
success in the world. And if at any time
he wants favor from me all he has got to
do is to ask it''
When the crowd had cheered themselves
hoarse the ex-champion and champion
played with the mittenS for four rounds,
the audience cheering to the echo. This
ended one of the most successful benefits
in the history of the ring.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
called the Match a Dratc.

BRADFORD, Pa, June 27.-One thou
sand people saw Dick Moore of Bradford
and Joe Dunfee of Syracuse fight sixteen
ronnd draw under the auspices of the
Central Athletic Club at Orpheum Hall.
Moore had all the best of it for seven
rounds and outclassed the man from SYRIA
cuse as a scientific boxer. Dunfee got
steadier after the seventh round, and from
that on it was about an even thing, with
the odds slightly in favor of Dunfee
Neither of the men was much the worse
for his exertions at the end of the sixteenth
round and the referee called the match a
draw.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
Insurgents Capt,.re a Tow,.

NEW YORK, n. Y. June pa Re-
corder special from Santiago de Cuba says
The insurgents have captured the town of
San Andreas, in Gilsara. They were
headed by Jose Maceo aud Miro. The
band was only 800 strong, though Maceo
has in his division 5000 men, we'll armed
and equipped. The Spanish troops, 1000
strong, were commanded by General
Suarez Valdez. The Spaniards fought
bravely for five hours, and had not Peri
quito Perez come to Maceo's aid with a
detachment of 600 men they would have
kept their position.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
Gibbons and the Pope.

ROME, ITALY, June 27.-Cardinal Glib
bons will leave Rome on July 1. He will
first visit Holland, and arrive in Paris
July 20. After brief stay in Paris he will
return to Baltimore The Cardinal ex-
presses himself as delighted with his recep-
ton by the Pope, who besides discussing
questions relating to the church in
America, explained that it was his firm
intention to pursue the work which he has
begun with the object of accomplishing a
unity of churches. His Holiness showed
the Cardinal number of documents upon
the subject of church unity.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
LECTURE AT PACIFIC GROVE.
The First of Series to Be Gfgen During
the i. VI. C. #. Convention.

The First of a Series to Be Gicen During
the i. VI. C. #. Contention.
PACIFIC GROVE, CAL, June 27.-Dr.
c. o. Brown of the First Congregational
Church, San Francisco, lectured before a
large ard appreciative audience in As
sembly Hall at Pacific Grove tonight. DR..
Browns subject, which was on 1.-THE Life
of Abraham Lincoln" was we'll handled,
and elected much hearty applause from
the enthusiastic audience that filled the
house to the doors.
The lecture this evening was the first of
a series of lectures to be given during the
convention of the Young Mems Christian
Association, which arrived here to-day for
the annual convention. About 400 dele
gates are represented here this year.
The association was rendered an old
fashioned New England dinner by the
ladies of the Methodist Episcopal church.
A few of the delegates returned at P. NJ,
but the m aiority remain until Monday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
Marusril1e nIurderers conricted.

MARYSVILLE, CAL, June 27.-Stuart
A. Greene was this afternoon convicted OIL
murder in the first degree. The jury fixed
the punishment at Imprisonment in the
States prison for life. He will be SEN
fenced on Saturday, July 6. His partner
in crime. Marshall j. Miller, pleaded
guilty, and will be sentenced to be
hanged Saturday next. Both men killed
julius Pier, all aged man, who conducted
a clothing store in this city, May 1 and
had a close call from being lynched. The
murder. which was perpetrated for rob-
berry, was one of the most brutal in the
annals of Yuba County.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
ACCIDENT AT MARE ISLAND.
A Ship Carpenter Falls From the Hart
ford and Is E,ntnILu Hurt


VALLEJO, CAL, June 27.-At 4 o'clock
this evening George Frahm, an old and
respected resident of this city, who had
only recently gone to work on the yard,
fell off the staging along the side of the
Hartford, in the stone dock, and striking
on his head on the floor of the
dock, a distance of twenty feet below,
had his skull crushed. He is still
alive, but is almost sure to die.
He was about 20 years of age
and a ship carpenter by trade. which occu-
patton he was pursuing on the Hartford
when the accident occurred. He was
walking along the staging, when he either
became dizzy or lost his footing. A COM
panion saw him falling, but was unable to
help him. He was the father of Ida
Frahm, a well-known concert-hall singer
of San Francisco at present with COM
pany playing here.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
T,.ruer. ut ECHO Mountain.

ECHO MOUNTAIN, CAL, June 81
The Turner's, $50 strong, arrived at the
Echo Mountain House, Echo Mountain,
to-day.
Two miles more of road were opened to-
day. A special was made for the benefit
of the press and invited guests. The view
is one OF the finest in the world. The ex-
ercises consisted of speeches by leading
members of the Turn Vereins, a majority
of whom leave tomorrow, highly pleased
with their visit to Southern California.
Professor Swift entertains the party to-
night at the observatory.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
CORRAL HOLLOW's ROAD.
Petition Filed for a Franchise
Through Stockton'S
Streets.
CLEVER TACOMA OFFICIALS.
Fatal Accident to Carpenter
Working on the Hartford at
Mare Island.

PETALUMA. CAL, June 27.-The God
dess of Liberty election ended tonight.
The vote of the leading candidates was as
follows: Margaret Grant 1865, Josephine
Brown 1878, Annie Schlake 1902, Mrs. F. A.
Wickersham 1885,
About $500 has been raised by the con-
test for the Fourth of July celebration.
Over $500 has also been subscribed.
Large crowds were around the ballot-box
while the count progressed, and great en-
thusiasm prevailed. There is no talk of
hard times here
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
JOHN L. sULLIVANs BENEFIT.
Noted PugiUstfc Stars Help Out the
Great " Has Been"

NEW YORK, n. Y, June 27.-More
than 1000 persons attended the monster
benefit to John L. Sullivan at Madison
Square Garden tonight. Among the
noted pugilists who came to display their
skill in aid of one of their most noted
confreres were: James J.. Corbett, Joe
Choynski, Steve O'Donnell. Peter Maher,
Frank Erne, George Dixon, mysterious"
Billy Smith, Tommy Ryan, Jack Ever.
hard, Jim Hall, Stanton Abbott and Kid
Mccoy.
Announcer Johnny Dunn read tele-
gram from Bob FitZsimmons stating that
legal complications prevented his leaving
Syracuse to attend the benefit, and tender
ing his regrets and best wishes for John
LIS success. Loud applause was accorded
the beneficiary as he stepped into the ring
with Corbett. After repeated calls for a
speech the great and only John L., husky
from emotion, said o few words of thanks
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
AUTHORITIES ARE FRIENDLY.
Stuart Says Nothing but Var Can Stop
the FiQht.

NEW YORK, N. Y, June 27.-Joe Ven
dig became nervous at the rumor of the
opposition that Dallas ministers had
worked up against the Corbett-Fitzsim-
mons fight and wired to Stuart, the man
ager of the Dallas Athletic Club, to know
lust what the opposition amounted to.
He received the following: Don't worry
about this end; nothing outside of a war
with Mexico will stop contest. The au-
t1orities are friendly. Daniel A. Stuart"
The answer so encouraged Vendig that
he at once offered purse of $500 for Dix
on and Plvmmer to battle for at Dallas
during the week in which the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons fight will take place. 1t is
believed that Dixon and Plymmer will &C
cept the offer. Dixon wants to fight at lie
pounds weight in at the ringside. and a
cablegram sent to Plymmer, who is in
England, asks him if he will fight at this
weight.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
Equipment of Mexican Rair,cay.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 27.-Secre-
tary Olney has received from Charge
d Affaires Butler at the City of Mexico a
Federal decree confirming the contract be-
tween the Government and Samuel Bros,
an English firm, for the complete equip
ment of the Tehuantepec railroad, under
chased in the United States. These are
not to exceed 100000. payable in four
equal annual installments. The contracts
are compensated with 10 per cent of the
cost of the purchases.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
BILLY WOODS THE WINNER.
Atcarded a Victory Deer Scanlon in the
Firth ROssnd.

WHEELING, w. VA, June 27.-Referee
Alexander declared Billy Woods the win
ner Of the Woods-Scanlon fight tonight in
the fifth round. Scanlon had the best of it
in the first and second, but in the fifth
Woods had him practically knocked out.
Scanlon is from Pittsburg. Woods was
seconded by Tommy Hogan and Billy
Cochran of Pittsburg and Johnny Van
Heest of Milwaukee. ScanIon was seconded
by Reedy Mason and Teddy Glenn of
Pittsburg and Billy Daily of San Francisco.
There was also 10-round contest between
Billy Daily of San Francisco and Jack
Grace of New York. The decision was
given to Daily in the fifth round.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
FRESNo'S CRUEL FATHER.
He Is Nosc Charged With Being Big,
,ufst-His First Wife in Tucson.

FRESNO, CAL, June Pit is learned
that Victor Adam, who drove his five-year-
old stepdaughter into the woods. where
she nearly starved, is a bigamist. He mar
ried in Oakland twenty years ago, and
squa ndered his wife's property. He moved
to Pinal, Ariz.. and was driven out by the
vigilantes because of cruelty to his family.
That was eleven years ago. His wife now
lives in Tucson, Ariz., and offers to be q
witness against him. She has never been
divorced. He married his present wife
last December.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
HIS BRIDE VAS DECIDED.
A Marriage the elimination of q Little
Romance.

Romance.
ATLANTA, GA, June 27.-The marriage
of Stanmore Brooks Townes a prominent
young lawyer, and Miss Fannie Rosa At
kinson is. the elimination of an unusual
romance. Miss Atkinson was decided to
Mr.. TONNES when she was one year old,
and he was two. Their parents were close
friends, and the mother of the little girl so
loved the little boy that she madea formal
gift in writing of her child to him. The
families separated shortly after this.
1t was not until Townes was 20 that he
saw the charming Miss Atkinson. Know
ing nothing of the peculiar gift of eighteen
years before, he fell in love with the
young woman. He was then student at
Columbia College. After graduation he
came to Atlanta. She, in the meantime,
had come here to teach school. When he
heard OF the deed of gift he declared that
he was going to hold her to it, and the
mother who had written it was present at
the wedding that followed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
Must Pay for the Promise.

GALVESTON, TEX, June 27.-Miss Car
RE R. Scott of Denver. Colo, obtained
a judgment in the District Court today
of $4,000 against Henry Edison Sims for
breach of promise. Sims was conspicu-
Gus member of the Colorado Legislature
and prominent in social circles. He broke
the engagement and married another
woman, and after an extended bridal tour
located in this city. Miss Scott, who is
prominent in Denver social circles, fol-
lowed him and instituted suit for $50 900
damages.