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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
LED By RoDRIG GUEz.
An Encounter in Witch the Cu6ans NE
TicfOr5oats.

An Encounter in Which the Ctt60ns We're
Victorious.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. CUBA, Jan. 25
(via Tampa, Fla, Jan. IA gentleman
who arrived here lately from Puerto Prin-
cipe brings the following details of severe
encounter near Cascorre on the 7th inst
The Cuban Government, with It's Presi-
dent, the Marquis of Santa Luca, at its
head, was encamped in the pasture ground
at Mexico, protected by 200 rebels. Near
the camp was the Cuban General, Maya
Rodriguez, with 500 cavalry and 300 in
fantry. The Spanish column of Colonel
Mira, 1900 in number, who were operating
near that place, had an encounter with
Rodriguez's forces. The engagement
lasted two hours, ending with brilliant
charge of cavalry, led personally by Rod
rlguez, the Spaniards having to retire in
great haste, pursued by the Cubans almost
as far as Cascorre.
The Spanish troops left on the field
twenty seven killed and seventy FIVE
wounded, many of the latter seriously
hurt and some prisoners were taken by the
Cubans. The wounded and prisoners
were sent with letter from the President
of the Cuban Government to Cascorre.
The letter was delivered to Colonel Mora,
who had been lightly wounded in one
hand. The insur gents took from the
Spaniards ten mules laden with money,
provisions and ammunition and more than
$50 weapons. The rebels had eight killed
and Jhirty-one wounded.
On the 18th inst. Spanish Commander
Combines with 500 men had an encounter
with a rebel party of guerillas in the
vicinity of Duaba, Foar and Baracoa, and
afterward in La Peirera and Roble. The
Spaniards had three killed and fourteen
wounded and the rebels four wounded.
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will take on more men and stores at Palm
Beach, Fla. Orders have been sent to the
revenue cutters Morrill,, McLane and Col
fax to proceed TO sea and if possible to in
tarcept the Hawkins providing the aIlega-
tions OF the Spanish Minister are found to
be correct.
Little doubt is now entertained that it IS
to intercept the expedition, if possible,
that the cruisers Raleigh and Montgomery,
of Admiral Bunce's squadron of evolution,
have been ordered to sea-
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TO SEND OYER Il FLEET.

An Irritation to the United States Is
AdpOcnted.
LONDON, Eng, Jan. 27.-The Chronicle
will tomorrow publish leader advocat-
ing that the powers who. owing to their re-
spective interests and mutual suspicious,
seem powerless to act, invite the United
States to send a fleet TO force the passage
of the Hellespont and compel the Sultan
to stop the tbarbarism prevailing in Ana
tolia. The paper says it does not suppose
the fighting would be necessary, but if it
were it urges that British fleet should CO.
operate with the American warships.
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TO INTERCEPT GARoIA.
An Attempt to Overhaul the Ffltbuster-
ing Expedition.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 27.-Acting
Secretary Wike has instructed Collectors
of Customs to look out for the steamer J..
W. Hawkins, alleged to have left New
York last Friday on a flibustering expedi-
ton to Cuba. Senior Dupuy de LONE, the
Spanish Minister, says. Calixto Garcia is
aboard the Hawkins with arms and am
munition and men, and that the steamer
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Continued on Third Pa0s.
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RUSSIA GETTING READY.
Preparing to Carry Out the Plan of Pete
the Great.

the Great.
LONDON, Eng. Jan. pa Vienna dis
patch to the Daily News says that news
has been received there from both Con-
stantinople and Sebastopol that Russia has
a fleet lying at Sebastopol and at Odessa,
and that her forces are being concen-
trated upon the Armenian frontier in
readiness to move next spring TO realize
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view of the spectators. The pledge is: 81
will pledge myself to vote for the nomi-
nees of the Republican party at the COM
ing election" Only the printed precinct
registers used at the general election in
November, 1894, shall be used.
There shall De elected 243 delegates, ito
constitute Republican, municipal, legis-
lative, judicial and educational conven-
ton, to meet ct l P. NJ, on September %, to
nominate municipal and judicial officers,
and to make provision for the nomination
of candidates for mem bers of the Legisla-
ture."
The appointment of delegates will be as
follows:
Two at large from each Assembly district
and one for each 100 Republican votes cast
for Hon NJ. NJ. Estee at the last general elec-
tion held November g, 1894, and fraction of
100 OF fifty or over as follows:
Twenty-eighth District 10, Twenty-ninth
10, fhirtieth IL, Thirty-irst IL, Thirty-sec-
oud 9, Thirty-third II, Tnirty-fourth is,
Thfrty-tifth Il, Thirty-sixtb II, Thirty seventh
II, ThIrty-eighth 10, Thirty-nint tn Is, Fortleth
II, FortY-irst 1S, Forty-second 16, Forty
third IA, Forty-fourth 13, Forty-ffth 10.
Within one hour after the canvass of
the votes the returns must be brought in
properly sealed packages by one of the
election officers 10 the chairman of the
executive committee at $50 Market street.
The executive committee viii fill all va
cancies OF election officers and in the dele
gates. No proxies shall be accepted by
the convention.
The committee adjourned subject to the
call OF the chair.
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the delivery of the packages to the dray-
man not Chinese touched the goods
White labor earned its wages and we made
small profit"
The Peerless Manufacturing Company
(Hue Kai q Co. }, is the best appointed es-
taoiishment in San Francisco. The venti-
lation Is perfect and themachinery of the
latest kind. The girls employed are all
experts and would not leave the factory
for a considerable advance.
II never was better treated in my life, :"
said one of them yesterday. Talk about
your free silver and projection, why there
never was greater protection and freer sill
yer than right here in this store. Every
Saturday night the silver is right there,
and as for protection, why we are right in
1t. We are working for Chinese, but we
are not in ompetition with Chinese cheap
labor, and we girls make more wages tran
girls similarly situated in any other fac
tory in town."
The mem bers of the Young Mems Re.
publican Club of the Forty-first Assembly
District at their meeting in TiIden Hall
on Union street last evening were highly
indignant.
Joseph w. Wood and ]. B. Sheridan,
who acted as secretary, stated to CALL
reporter that the Young Mems Repubii-
can Club of the Forty-first District had
given an order to William H. Donohue
and Tony KerdelI, the jewelers., at 1S4
Sutter street, for 125 gold badges and that
they expected the goods to be delivered
either to-day or tomorrow.
But" as Chairman Clark said, tfearing
that some member of the club had OBJ
tanned badges elsewhere the club tonight
appointed committee consisting of
Charles Burdett, William Nixon and Da-
vid jacquard, with instructions to make
strict inquiries and thorough investiga-
ton of the whole matter and ascertain
if possible where the calumny originated.
but you can rest assured that this club
has ordered no badges from Hue Kai &,
Co. or any other Mongolian.
"Again, we DO not need Chinese votes
to elect Mckinley. We will elect him by
American votes, and might add that 1
know of no more fitting place for Chinese
votes than with the transmogrified De-
mocracy. Populist. socialist and anarchist
party, to which Mr.. Bryan has become
affiliated"
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FOR THE PRIMARIES.
important Meeting of the RepubIi-
can County Commit
t0a.

The Republican County Committee held
a regular meeting last night in Shiels
Hall for the purpose of preparing for the
primary election. Chairman .Manwaring
presided.
A Communication was received from P
A. Inquist, publisher of the California
Journal, a Swedish weekly newspaper
moving in the orbit of Los Angeles
County, setting forth that Mr.. Inquist de-
sired to remove the Journal to San Fran
cisco and that financial aid from the COM
mittee was necessary to enable him to do
so. Mr.. Inquist set forth that there were
5000 Swedish voters in California and that
his journal would exert great influence in
securing their votes for Mckinley and
protection.
The writer added that the majority of
the Swedish population were Republicans
and that the only political Swedish ciu
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IN sONOMA,
The Situation as Seen by Ex-Sen-
ator RagsdaIe.

The Situation as Seen by Ex-Sen-
ator RagsdaIe.
Ex-senator ]. W. Ragsdale of Santa
Rosa was in this City yesterday and gave
fattering report of Republican prospects
there. He said that for every Republican
in Sonoma County who bolted the party
I here were two or three Democrats to take
his place. He told of straw vote taken
by Ih!ashing crew of eighteen men.
They were ali Mckinley men.
The ranks of the Republican party have
been strengthened by a large number OF
ex-Republicans who had gone over to the
Popullsts and VINO have returned to their
first love. They objected to being bound
hand and foot and sold body and soul by
Gator and Wardall to the Democracy,
which has no use for Populists except for
their votes.
The people of Sonoma County have
never before shown so much interest in
politics as they are doing now, especially
In the issues OF protection and the cur
rency.
Many who were at first inclined to get
wild on the question of free coinage have,
after studying the subject, been convinced
that protection of home products is OF
more Importance for the people OF this
coast than any other issue.
The Republican meetings in Sonoma
County have been well attended and have
been marked by more than ordinary en-
thusiasm.
Mr.. Ragsdale predicted that Sonoma
County would roll up a handsome major
lty 1or protection and home rule.
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She Was Known at slsson.

SISSON, CAL, Sept. 10.-Mary Nc
Doweil, who committed suicide in San
Francisco, was known in this place, hay
ing left here about two weeks ago. She
came from Fall River Mills about one
month ago, and was for two weeks a wait
ress at the FL Monte Hotel. She was taken
i'll, and was sick for few days, when she
gave up her situation and left for Re id!ng
and from there went to San Francisco.
While she was here L.vens, who lives at
Fall River Mills, came over to Sisson, and
while here took her driving one evening.
1t cannot be learned whether she CORE
sponded with him or not. Sh left town
In company with a gambler by the name
of Luther Williams She was known while
here as Mary Mcdowell, and was a quiet
and unassuming person, and was liked
about the hotel where she worked.
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extant was an independent one the mem
bers WHEREOF had not made up their minds
now 10 vote, but were waiting.
Mr. lnquist did not say what they were
waiting for, but from the broad smile
which peryaded the committee it was ap-
parent that they were waiting for the
influence of the California Journal to
shine upon them, properly stimulated, of
course.
Amid more smiles the matter was re-
1erred to the finance committee, who will,
no doubt, hold the proper Iuquist on it.
The call for the primary election was
read by the secretary, Grove P. Ayers,
and unanimously adopted.
On motion of John NJ. Chretien the
members of the County Committee were
requested to hand in to the executive
committee by next Saturday the lists of
polllng-places and election officers for
their districts.
Chairman Manwaring took the floor
and called attention to the recent action of
the State Board of Equalization raising
the assessment roll of San Francisco by 30
per cent. He denounced the action OF the
board as an infamous outrage on this CON-
mun1ty. He therefore moved the appoint
ment of committee OF three to draft reso-
lutions expressive of the indignation of
the community at the action of the State
Equalizers. AIva Watt, in the chair, ap-
pointed Chairman Manwaring, John NJ.
Chretien and E. J. Casey as such COM
mittee
The call for the primaries provides that
the Republican primary election shall be
held on Saturday,, Septemb Der 19. in the
various Assembly districts. There shall
be at least one and not more than two
polling places in each district, as may be
determined by the executive committee.
The polls shall b. open from II o. clock
noon until in the evening.
All polling places must be on the ground
toor and the ballot box so placed as to be
seen from the sidewalk. The top of the
ballot-box must at all times be in PLAIN
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noon and waited up, taking the train at
4: 4:5U the next morning. He came TO town
that day and later met Urquhart at the
Occidental Hotel. The latter asked him
TO come upstairs and he would introduce
hlm 10 Campbell. They went up together
Qrquhart pointing out Campbell, who was
seated on sofa near the elevator with his
Vile. winthrop spoke TO Campbell and
renamed IN conversation some time, Ur-
quhart having Withdrawn. After while
Campbell asked Winthrop to go down.
stairs. saying that he was "ready to go
out there" with him, and that he, Camp
bell, would follow him downstairs IN ten
| minutes.
They went down Montgomery street
| toward California, stopped in a saloon
near the corner and took drink; then
| they proceeded to Sacramento street and
took car to Second avenue; They
! walked back to the cottage at 4l09 Cali
| fornia street. They went up the steps,
| Winthrop leading. Campbell Immediately
| behind. Campbell told him to ring the
| bell and he did so. 1t was answered by a
! lady who wore hat and veil, so that he
was unable to get good look at her, and
| he would not now be able to recog-
nize her. She invited them in and then
retired. leaving them alone together in the
parlor.
There was bottle of whisky on table
| and they both drank from it. They con-
| versed for some time, when Campbell
said: al am going TO stay; come back for
me later"
Winthrop went out, and by circuitous
route got back to his own home at 314
| Grove street. He had dinner, and in the
evening took q car out to the cottage
| again. Arrived there he found the house
| lit up and evident signs of merry making
within.
He rang the bell but received no re-
| sponse. He rang again and again, but no
! answer came. Thinking he was not wanted
he took the car again, and went to a
| sion streets. He went nome after the
| meeting and remained all night
Next morning he went to town, and
| visited a mum ber of places which he rien-
! toned in detail; bought coat for 81 so
at fire sale, and took the messenger boy
home with him to pay for it. His wife
| was away, hut he found a $5 bill in her
little treasury, which he took to the corner
grocery and got changed and paid the
boy.
That evening he attended another
lodge meeting in the Shiels building and
went to ths Examiner office with his two
friends as they described.
At this point in his narrative court sd-
iourne1. The witness will resume his
story in the morning. Frequently, as
stated, the witness story was interrupted
| by the laughter of the audience, and the
balliff, during the earlier part of it, was
more than once called upon to rap for
order. The mystery of why they went 10
the California-street house, why Campbell
himself should suggest going there and
afterward remain alone, he did not explain.
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we will be sure TO meet again, but would
prefer to meet you under different circum-
stances. Well, l do not know of anything
more of interest"
While Miss Mcdowell was at the New
Western Hotel she impressed every one
with her ladylike department. She had
only one caller, so far as the People in the
hotel can recollect. He was a middIe-aeed
man. She said that he was her uncle. He
called two days, and she SAID that he was
''showing her around the town" No one
can describe this man. Apart from the
disappearance OF the watch there is no
reason to think that she met with bad
treatment in this City, and when it is dis
covered where she lodged Tuesday night
this may be found. The name OF the man
who called for Miss Mcdowell and who
went out with her from the New Western
Hotel sounded like Lemeire, but there is
no other present clew to his identity.
An examination of the dead woman's
sto mach will be made. There is no doubt,
in view of the fact that she was seen to eat
candies poisoned with arsenic, that ar
senic will be discovered.
Mr.. and Mrs John Littrell of Fall
River Mills, Shasta County, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Littrell OF 1923 Lin
den street, Oakland. On seeing the pub
lished accounts OF q girls mysterious
death they were impressed with the idea
that it was an acquaintance of theirs.
This morning on seeing the pictures of
the girl this idea was so strengthened that
it was decided TO go to the San Francisco
Morgue and view the remains.
On arriving there they found it to be
Miss Mary Mcdowell OF PittsyiIIe.
Shasta County, and travelling companion
on the train here ten days ago. Mrs. Lift
reIl, in telling the facts TO a CALL repre-
sentative, said Miss Mcdowell was one of
the incest girls of that part uf the coun-
try, and moved in the very best society.
She was only about 20 years of age, and
was not keeping company with any young
man. She resided with an uncle, James
Smell, and has another at Redding, James
Eastep.
ave took the train at Anderson Septem-
Der l and she vas in the car. En- route
she bought fruit and papers, seemingly
having money, all her little belongings
being kept in a hand satchel, which she
carried in her lap. She was not much of
q talker and did not tell US her object in
coming to the bay. We alighted at Six
teenth-street station and came here, while
she went to San Francisco and to the New
Western Hotel.
''At the Morgue to-day they told me
that nothing had been seen of the hand
which she wore when on the train. These
are missing, as is also her purse and any
money that she may have had with her.
After leaving the Morgue we went to the
Western Hotel and found she had regis
tered from Des Moines, Iowa, her former
home. We are both at loss to know any
cause for her to take her life or for any
one to take it. She was as pure in thought
and as innocent a q babe.h
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A VETERAN ASSOCIATION.
ORGANIZATION Effected by Charter
Members of the Army and Navy
Republican League.

About fifty of the original charter mem
bers who organized the Army and Navy
Republican League about seventeen years
ago, met together last evening at the
Marye building, City Hall avenue, for the
purpose of organizing Republican
veteran organization to participate in the
present campaign and assist to elect Com
rade William Mckinley as President of the
United States.
Among the old soldiers present were:
d. NJ. Caslin, past commander Army and
Navy League; c. NJ. Leary, past inspector
general Army and Navy League; G. d.
Douglass, past acknowledgement Army and
Navy League; General E. S. Solomon,
past state commander Army and Navy
League; D. W. Mcneil, late State Secre-
tary Republican League of California; NJ.
Murray, Commander Harrison Camp No.
1, Army and Navy League; Jerome Deasey,
past councillor of administration, ad Army and
Navy League; w. B. Main, C. K. John
ston, Thomas Mallon, J. A. Clarke, G. a.
Fuller of San Jose, G. B. Grass of Oakland
w. J. Seaman of Sacramento, James
Dougherty, W. a. Loomis and other old
time veterans.
1t was decided that the name of the
organization will be the Republican Vet
eran Association, whose membership
shall be composed of honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors who served
in the late Civil War. with th-ir sons, who
may be qualified voters; also that all
honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and
marines who may have served at any time
in the army or navy of the United States,
with their sons, shall be eligible to mem
bership in the association.
The following persons were selected to
act for the present as temporary officers,
or until a permanent organization is
made: d. NJ. Caslin, president pro tenn
D. W. McNeill, secretary; NJ. Murray,
treasurer; I. Mallon, marshal; executive
committee-General E. S. Solomon. Je-
rome Deasey, W. B. Main. c. NJ. Leavy,
G. B. Grass, G. A. Fuller, G. D. Douglass.
The chairman appointed a committee
on bylaws and permanent organization,
and also a committee on permanent head
quarters and place of meeting.
Remarks were made by the mem bers
present on the live issues of the campaign
protection and sound money. cer-
dial Invitation is extended to all veterans
who will vote the Republican National
ticket to come forward and sign the roll OF
membership of the association.
at the next meeting, which will be an
nounced as soon as arrangements are
made for headquarters a programme OF
speaking, music and general entertain
m ent will be presented for the edihcation
of all who may attend. A campfire dur
ing the cam paign will be one of the future
events of the organiZa ton.
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DEMOCRATS ARE
GETTING WILD
The Latest Lie Concocted
to Mislead the I'm
wary.
ABOUT M'KINLEY BADGES
Made Exclusively by the Highest
Paid White Labor in
the City.
THE GIRLS GIVE TESTIMONY.
Statement of Charles A Calhoun,
Manager of the Peerless Manu-.
featuring Company.
THE GIRLS GIVE TESTIMONY.

A sensational story was given publicity
yesterday to the effect that the Republican
badges issued by the State Central Com
mittee had been manufactured by Chinese.
The manufacturing firm was Hue Kai &
Co., or the Peerless Manufacturing Com
pany, which employs nothing but white
labor. Superintendent Calhoun said in re-
gard to the badges:
"There was not the finger of Chinese
placed on one of them. They were made
entirely by white labor. From the time
the silk came into my hands right up to
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Twanty-FIrst District.

Mowry's Hall last evening was filed
with patriotic Republicans of the Twenty
first Senatorial District. George A. Went.
worth presided.
He, with Eugene F. Loud, the Republi-
can nominee for Congress, and John F.
Sheehan, addressed the gathering upon the
pertinent political issues of the dav.
James A. Stevens also spoke and songs
were contributed oy Mr.. Nelson and the
Knickerb booker quartet.
The speakers emphasized the prosperity
which would follow protective policy
and met with loud applause.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Big Republican Club VIII
Meet This Even

The German-American Republican Climb
will hold its regular meeting to- night at
Alb Bush street. The meetings have been
always well attended; in fact, the hall has
been oyercrowded. An exceptionaIIv fine
programme has been arranged. The
principal speaker OF the evening win be
DR.. II. Muir Oakland.
The Germans are signing the club lists
freely, and it can boast OF as large mem
bersnip as any other political club in the
City.