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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-07
A SWANS FIGHT FOR LIFE.
Its Assailants Were Badly Used Up
Before 1t Was Conuuered

Its Assailants Were Badly Used Up
Before 1T Was Conquered.
One OF the finest swans on the exhibition
water at the base of Eiffel tower was killed
the other night in dastardly manner by
two youths, one of whom is student of
respectable parentage, the other third
class cafe concert singer, says Paris let
ter to the London Telegraph. These mis-
eh1evous lads were returning home to
Passy from one of the cafes of the Palais
des Beaux Arts at an advanced hour, when
they saw the swan sleeping majestically
on the pond, its beak buried in its feath-
ers. They stealthily approached the bird,
which was near the bank, and seized hold
of it. The swan made what has been de-
scribed as gallant struggle for life, as the
cruel captors bear on their races, hands
and arms cuts and bruises inflicted by its
beak and wings.
At last the rascals succeeded in dispach-
Ing the bird by twisting its neck, but its
cries attracted the attention of the police
men who were on beat at the Trocadero
end of the Jena bridge. Some moments
later the swan-slayers went toward the
Irocadero, one of them endeavoring to hide
the bird under his greatcoat, but seeing
the policemen advancing toward them,
they took to their heels. The lad who
was carrying the swan was caught and the
other escaped, but as his address was fur
nished by his companion the commissary
OF the Muette district arrested him early
the next morning. The two are now in
the depot, waiting trial in the Police
Court.
The swan is said to have been valued at
f6. The affair bears a good deal of resem-
bance to the story related by the late Viii
Ilers de IIsle Adam of the man who killed
a swan in order to ascertain if it would sing
before dying. The splendid fowl killed the
other night on the Champ de Mars did not
give out dying song, but it may be said
to have shrieked like human being while
its neck was being twisted and its wings
torn off. The policemen declare that the
terrible sounds coming across the river
from the place where the outrage was COM
united utterly amazed them for a time.
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under the Flournoy Land Company, and is
In hne with the recent suggestion of the
War Department.
PRESIDENTIAL APPo1NrmENrs.
utfttaan j. Coosabs to Be Government
Director of the linton Pacific,

"fftta'ss j. Coonabs to Be Government
Director of the Ustton Pacific.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June g.. The
PRESIDENT to-day appointed William H.
hugh of Ohio as Auditor of the treasury
Tor the Navy Department, to succeed G. B.
Morton OF Montana, who was removed yes
terday. Edward A. Bowers of the District
OF Columbia, now Assistant Commissioner
General of the Land Office, is to be As
slstant Comptroller of the treasury to sue
coed Mansur of Missouri, deceased.
William J. Coombs of New York to be
Government Director of the Union Pacific
Railway vice Don NJ. Dickinson. Mr..
Coombs is an ex-member of Congress, and
for two terms represented one of the
Brooklyn districts.
The President also made the following
appointments in the several marine ser.
vices: To be second ieutenants: Alexan-
der Ii. Hasson, Colin S. Craig, Claud S.
Cochran, Samuel B. Vinegar Jr., James
&. Ballinger, Charles E. Johnston, Ed
ward Y. Johnson, Samuel P. Edwards,
John G. Berry. Francis A. Lewis.
To be chief engineers: David McFrench,
Frank A. Randall, Horace A. Whitcomb,
Wesley ]. Phillips, Charles w. Monroe,
Frederick E. Owen.
To be first assistant chief engineers
Charles A. McAllister, John B. Coyle,
George B. Maher, Denis F. Brown.
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SPANS REINFORCE1fENTS.
Plenty of Troops to Be Sent to Crush tn
Uprising.

Plenty of Troops to Be Sent to Crush the
Uprising.
MADRID, SPAIN, June 6.-Captain Mar
tinez de Campos has sent cable message
to the Spanish Government announcing
that several insurgeDt leaders are expected
to effect landing in Cuba, and owing to
fresh disturbances on the islands asks for
a reinforcement of six battalions of in
fantry. The Cabinet decided to send ten
more battalions to Cuba.
It is expected that in addition to the ten
battalions of infantry, another general will
be sent to assist Campos in supervising
the instruction in the island of Cuba.
The loan for the Cuban expedition will be
$1,000, 900 pesetas.
HAVANA, CUBA, June GA dispatch
from Manzanillo, in the province of San
tiago de Cuba announces the surrender to
the Spanish authorities there of the we'll
known insurgent leader Fonesca Santiste-
bar Guevarra. The insurgents commanded
by Masso have burned the village of Guisa.
Captain Torres was captured by the insur-
gents and shot,
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Threatened to Bombard Monte Carlo.

Threatened to Bombard Monte Carlo.
''Did you ever hear of the naval Yankee
who threated to lombard the Casino?''
"Neverp'
''He was captain of a trading-ship in
trusted with 10000 francs. Putting in acct
dentally to Monaco, he thought he would
visit the gambling-rooms. AIlured by the
horrible fascination, he ventured a small
stake. Like all beginners, he won coup
upon coup, until the turn of the tide. He
carried the precious notes in his pocket,
and his own money exhausted, was
tempted to borrow from the sacred trust.
In few nightmare hours he found him.
self penniless, ruined and dishonored
man. But the old boy didn't take long to
make up his mind. Broad and burly, he
presented himself to the Administration,
and explained the awful state of the case.
Naturally, they refused to refund the
money. Then the mariner grew terrible
in his despair. Under these circum-
stances, gentlemen, life is valueless. /
shall go back to the boat and if don't re-
ceive 10000 francs within half an hour
shall blow out my brains; but before send.
ing in my check Pll have the satisfaction
OF bombarding your confounded Casino. /
take my oath to that. Good morningp
"He was soon busy loading, aiming and
placing his solitary cannon, but in some
thing under twenty minutes the vessel was
hailed by q trim employee from head
quarters. Captain said the visitor, DO.
lltely, your preparations will be unneces-
sary; you can unload. Here are your
10000 francs. Bon voyage p"-London
World.
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WATERPROOF BRICK.
Interesting Experiments With

Interesting Experiments With Oil
soaked Stone and Clay.
At recent meeting of the Australian
Association for the Advancement of Sci
ence, Professor Liversidge read a paper on
the 'Waterproofng of Brick and Sand
stone with Oils" These experiments
were made with the view of ascertainine
the length of time that brick and sand
stone are rendered waterproof or protected
by oiling. The oils used were the three
commonest and most readily obtainable
for such purposes, namely, linseed oil,
known as ''blue OIL" used for preserving
timber The weatherings were made
upon fat portion of the laboratory roof
fairly exposed to the sun and weather.
Good, sound, machine-made bricks were
experimental on.
The amount of oil and water taken up
by the sandstone was very much less than
area of the sandstone cubes was much
greater than that exposed by the bricks.
Equal amounts of the raw and boiled oils
were absorbed; the blue oil, however. was
taken up in much greater quantity bv
both brick and sandstone, but by the end
Of twelve months the whole of the thirteen
and half ounces OF blue oil had appar-
SnuJ osaPoincou away anu the Dr1ck ha0
returned to its original weight, but those
treated with raw and boiled oils remain
unchanged. After the second oiline in
November, 1890, and exposure for nearly
four years and two months thew had
practically retained all their oil, inasmuch
as they had not lost weight, and were also
practically impervious to water. II was
noticeable that the sandstone cubes treated
with raw and boiled oils returned to their
original weights, but do not appear to have
lost the oenenclal enects of the oils, being
practically imperyious to water.-Phila.
delphia Record.
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the United States and picked Americans
from the Southern States

the United States and picked Americans
from the Southern States
Men already collected by Henry Brooks,
who is now in New York City, and who is
to accompany the expedition as member
of Collao's staff, are also to be enrolled.
Collao is to land the expedition at some
point in Puerto Principe, where forces COL
lected by Gomez and Marti will cooperate
The expedition is to land in Cuba within
thirty days. In addition to this plan of
operation much general information was
given during the deliberations.
The province of Pinas Del Orras has
arisen, and the insurgents have made more
progress in the present rising of three
months duration than was made in
seven years, commencing in 1868.
It is believed that within a month
the whole of the island will be in
arms for the Cubans and that Captain-Gen-
eral Martinez de Campos is exerting every
effort to be recalled to Madrid before the
arrival of the disaster which he believes is
sure to overwhelm the Spanish armies in
Cuba very soon.
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QUEER FISHING.
A Big Pike Landed in Mans Back
Yard.


Yard.
In the phenomenal freshet of the past
ten days, with a yellow food roaring and
curling about some of the principal bust
ness streets of the town, many Hartford
citizens enjoyed the rare and novel sport
of taking fish in their kitchen gardens, In
city lots, and sometimes in the public
highways. The handsomest catch, prob
ably, was taken by W. E. Smith of Weth-
ersield avenue, who bagged splendid
seven-pound river pike in his back yard,
near line of currant bushes, says the
Hartford correspondent of the New York
Sun.
Although the place is mile and half
from the river, ordinarily, still there was
water enough there even for a craft of the
pixies draught since it was two feet deep;
but what the big fellow lacked III Smith 8
kitchen garden was seaway. So he splashed
about among the brush, tangled himself
amid various garden impediments, and
finally rolled over on his back in the
muddy food, gasping. Then Mr..
Smith waded through his garden es-
tuary to the side of the pike, sud-
denly flung his arms about him, and after
a gallant finish fight bagged him. With
the big fellow in his arms, gasping and
spluttering and struggling like wildcat,
the fisherman, streaming with mud and
his prey on its floor.
There" said Smith, after he had re-
gained breath enough, "drat We! Fight it
out there, now, If you want to"
Yet Smith was not exactly angry nor
yet precisely pleased, all things considered
Many people in his neighborhood had
'planked" pike for dinner that day.
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SYMPATHY FOR CUBANs,
United States Vessels Are SuS-
pected of Carrying Men
and Arms.
JOHN BULLS LITTLE GROWL.
An English Paper Says Uncle Sam
Should Not Assist the
Rebels.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 6.-Mr. De
LONE, the Spanish Minister to the United
States, has called the attention of the
State Department to allegations that fill
clustering expeditions against Spanish
authorities in Cuba are being fitted out in
the bayous of the lower Mississippi
River.
The communication also states that
armed citizens of some Southern States
often paraded with arms with view to
joining some of these outgoing expeditions,
or at least to give active encouragement to
the Cuban insurrectionists. Some of the
statements made covered facts of which
the United States Government can take no
official notice, and were too meager for
political official action.
It is believed at the State Department
that there is little truth in the reports
which reach here from the South of the
fitting out of warlike expeditions for Cuba
but should it be shown that expeditions
are being organized which come within the
prohibitions of international law and our
treaties with Spain, there will be no delay
in bringing the parties concerned to
justice.
1t is learned that the Spanish officials
are keeping a close watch on several sup
posed expeditionary movements for the
purpose OF furnishing information on
which to request action by the United
States Government. One of the expedi-
lions is believed to have started from
Philadelphia. The suspected ships it is
said at the Spanish legation are the George
Childs and the Bridgeport.
The Spanish officials connect the move
ment of these ships with suspicious opera
tons at Dauphin and Cat Island off the
mouth of the Mississippi. 1t is said these
movements are mainly the result of the
recent arrivals in the United States of Gen
eral Quesada from Venezuela, who brought
considerable sum of money to aid the
Cubans, and another sympathizer who is
said to have brought $4,000.
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of Interest to the Coast.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June EN-
sign Hurlburt has been detached from the
naval academy and ordered to the Mo-
hican, and Ensign D. w. Wills from the
naval academy to the Thetis.
Pensions have been granted as follows
California: Original-Allen Wilson, Los
Angeles; original, widows, etc-Matilda J..
Tracy, Lodi; Virginia Milne, Healdsburg.
Washington: 1ncrease-Joseph Cassin,
Everett: John R. King, Snohomish.
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INFECTED BY MATTHEWS.
The Commodore Pleased With the York
at Coast Macy Yards.

The Commodore Pleased With the York
at Coast Macy Yards.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June Com.
modore Matthews, chief of the bureau OF
yards and docks of the Navy Department,
returned toWashington to-day having been
absent month inspecting the navy-yards
and docks in the South and West. Com
modore Matthews went to Mare Island,
Cal, especially to see if the dock at that
place could be enlarged so as to accommo-
date the heavy warships of the navy. This
could be done if the appropriation was
now available. The money, however, can
not be used until July 1, and probably the
work OF enlarging the dock will be COM
menced soon after that date.
Mr.. Matthews thinks there should be a
large wooden dock built at Mare Island to
accommodate the United States fleets in
the Pacific. The commodore visited the
new Puget Sound dock and was much
pleased with the manner in which work
was progressing and expects the dock to
be completed In September.
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RAvAGES OF 4 oLoUDsURsr.

Houses Sscept Ascay and Many Persons
Dro,cned in Germany.
STUTTGART, GERMANY, June 6.-There
was a tremendous cloudburst yesterday
evening over the Wurtemburg portion of
the Black Forest district, causing great
destruction of property. The River Eyach
overflowed, and many houses at Balingen,
Frommern, Dirrenwengen and Laufen
were swept away.
Ten persons were drowned at Balingen,
seven killed at Krommer and nine miss
ing. Seven were killed at Laufen,
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Struck the Britisher.

LONDON, Eng, June 6.-The passen-
gers of the steamer City of Paris are talk
ing of row between Duncan B. Harrison
and big Britisher named Woodward, on
the fifth night out from New York. Wood
ward, it appears, insulted Pauline Hall,
and when Harrison demonstrated, Wood
ward abused him and Americans gener-
ally. Thereupon Harrison struck Wood
ward in the face. The latter appealed to
Captain Watkins to have the actor put in
chains. This the captain declined to do.
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occasion to chop it out pretty frequently
he hit upon plan by which he might be
relieved of this almost endless work during
Kits confinement.
The colt had always seemed remarkably
quick and intelligent, and with a very little
training Moore taught him to pull grass
as.eieverly and neatly as it could be done
by hand. In a short while Kit was en-
gagged as regular as gardener, as it were,
keeping the beds as clean as the floor,
plllng. the grass in the walks to be re-
moved by barrows.-Philadelph Times.
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An canine Gardener.

Henry Moore, q planter, living near
Englewood, Ala, has valuable riding
horse, Kit, which he has trained to do
light garden work in a unique way when
not on duty under the saddle. When Kit
was quite a young colt he had the misfor--
tune to sprain his knee in racing and
romping about the pasture, and to keep
him well out of harms way his master put
him in the garden to take things easy till
his recovery. Moore's garden, like the
average one in this section, sometimes gets
overrun with COCO grass. and having
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READY FOR Il MASTERsTRoKE.
Plans for a Grand FaLibmstertsg Erpc-
diticn to Cuba.

Plans for a Grand FtIibusteri,ag Erpe-
dition to Cuba.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, June 6. "A
special. to the Florida Citizen from Fer.
nandina, Fla, says:
The masterstroke of the Cuban reyolu-
tionary movement in this country will oc-
cur within three days.
The principal leaders of the party in the
United States gathered at Jacksonville two
days ago, but yesterday afternoon quietly
slipped over here, took carriages, and went
to Ocean Beach, where they stopped at the
Strathmore Hotel. From an adjoining
room the Citizen correspondent overheard
the whole OF the deliberations, which be-
gan at P. N. and lasted until a late hour.
AS appeared from the conversation most
of the expeditions hitherto have gone from
San Domingo, but the board decided that
the next bold effort must be from the
United States coast south of Charleston.
A feet of lght-draught vessels could 20
unnoticed through Bahama channel and
then at night make short runs for the
northern coast of Cuba, where there are
many bays easy of access for an expedi.
ton and poorly guarded.
The plans of the insurrectionists as far
as completed were as follows:
That as all plans for the carrying of the
instruction in Cuba had heretofore
worked most satisfactorily, the eastern
part of the island had arisen, the western
half was ripe for rebellion, and the Span
ish army being unprepared, therefore had
come the time for tremendous effort,
which would carry a great expedition
from the United States to Cuba.
The consulting boards decided that the
expedition should be made ready at once i;
that it should sail from point between
Brunswick, Ga, and Mayport, Fla; that
it should be commanded by Colonel En-
rique Collao, the war-scarred veteran of
1878, and that the feet should be
guarded by three newly built torpedo
boats OF the latest pattern, of great speed
and manned by experienced seamen.
Lieutenant Tomas Collao is to be the
staff officer, and Colonel Collao's small
army is to be recruited from the Cubans in
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Macdoma,d's Statue Unpef,ed.

MONTREAL, CANADA, June 6.-The
greatest popular demonstration Montreal
has seen for years took place at the IN
yelling of Sir John A. Macdonald's statue
this afternoon. 1t was the fourth ami
versary of his death. Lord and Lady Alb
erdeen and all the Dominion Ministers
were there, except Charles Hubbard Tup-
per, leader of the opposition, and Hon.
Wilfred Laurier. All foreign powers were
represented.
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KILLED IN THE RUSH.
A Sad Boomer Returns With the Bodies
Of HIS Wife and Child

a Sad BOOMER Returns With the Bodies
of HIS Wife aud Child.
GUTHRIE, o. T., June GA sad sequel
to the wild rush into the Kickapoo reserva-
ton was viewed in this city yesterday,
when man named Winchester, from
Southwestern Kansas, drove through the
city en- route to his old home, having in
his wagon coffin containing the body of
his wife and five-year old child, who were
both killed in the rush for claims at the
recent opening. In the first wild dash
Valchester's wagon struck stone and was
partly overturned, throwing out the wife
and little one, who were trampled to death
by score OF more horses.
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Gfpen a Medal of Honor,

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 6.-The
War Department has granted medal of
honor to Captain Clinton A. CilIy, of the
Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry,
now regiment of Hickory, N. G. On
September 20, 1863, on the field of Chicka-
manga, CapGain:Cilly saw regiment not
his own leaving the line of battle. He
dashed after it, seized the colors and rode
back into battle, followed by the regiment,
which afterward did effective work.
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ADDITIONAL INDIAN POLICE.

Captain Beck to Proceed With the Eric-
ton of Settlers.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 6.-The In
terror Department has granted fifty addi-
tional Indian police. to Captain Beck,
U. s. A., acting Indian agent at the Usage
and Winnebago reservation in Nebraska,
and has requested the War Department to
furnish the necessary arms and ammuni-
ton to arm them. The increase is to en-
able Captain Beck to evict the illegal Set
tiers on the reservation, who claim title
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Blonde for the Svndicate.

LONDON, ENG, June Civilian E.
Curtis, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
of the United States, and Chief Clerk
Logan Carlisle have been busy to-day at
Rothschilds' clearinghouse writing bonds
to be turned over to the syndicate. They
completed their work late this afternoon.
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HOTEL CAPITOLA.

Stories-Erected 1859
WILL OPEN FOR GUESTS JUNE 10, 1895
w Inquire F. REANIER, Supt, Capitola santa
Cruz County, Cal.
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The Washo,.ts i'm Cotorndo.

DENVER, Colo, June 6.-The officials
of the Union Pacific state that the reports
of washouts on the Cheyenne Northern at
Iron Mountain are untrue. The recent
heavy rain caused no delays on that line,
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FINANCES OF UNDIAND.
Trouble Expected in the Hypothecattos
of Revenues.

of Recenues.
ST. JOHNS, n. F., June Eft is re-
ported that the principal clause in the
agreement for the loan which has been
granted Newfoundland through the efforts
of Colonial Secretary Bond. provides that
the bondholders shall have the first claim
on the revenues of the colony. 1t is pro:
vided that chartered accountant shall be
dispatched here to investigate the finances
and supervise the policy of retrenchment
as well as overlook all future expendi-
lures. The Government, it is said, may
have considerable difficulty in obtaining
the sanction of the imperial Government
in the policy of hypothecating the revenues
if these reports are true.
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South Australia,s Prosperftv.

ADELAIDE, s. A., June 6.-At the
opening of Parliament to-day the Cover
nor, Sir Thomas Buxton, congratulated
the members upon the improving pros
poets of the colony of South Australia.
He added that the price of wheat, copper,
wool and silver had risen, and that trade
generally was improving.
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Zanrwil,s other Mann.

Everybody is not aware of the full name
of Mr.. /. Zangwill, says the WestminsteT
Gazette. Recently lady, who shared in
a not uncommon ignorance, was conyersine
with the literary Interpreter of the
s'Ghetto." "Mr. zangwill," said she sud
denly, II don't think know your Christian
name" Madam" said the novelist. 81
have no Christian name, but my other
name is Isaac"
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Pnrdoned bv the Pre.tdent.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 6. The
President has granted eight pardons to-
day. Among those pardoned was Arthur
w. Wilbanks, convicted in California of
forging United States postal money orders
and sentenced on February 81, 1894, to two
years Imprisonment.