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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
Considerable Progress Is Made
Before the Ebb Stops
the Work.
EFFECTING ITS OWN RESCUE.
The Greyhound Draws Itself Seaward
by Means of Hawsers Attached
to Anchors.

LONG BRANCH, n. j., Jan. 26.-Ten
sorts north and south of this place, as well
as from New York, Philadelphia and the
larger New Jersey towns, f1ocked here to-
day and repaired to the beach to watch
the efforts made to pull the steamer st.
Paul, the famous ocean greyhound. over
the bar into deep water. The ship was
moved 10 feet seaward, but the flood tide
was not of sufficient duration to enable
the crews of the steamer and the wrecking
com panies to haul her into water deep
enough to float her. There were fifty pow
erful tugs opposite the st. Paul ready to
render assistance, but they were not
utilized.
Six immense anchors we're planted in
the sea about thousand yards from the
stranded vessel. Fastened to the anchors
were several steel hawsers, which were
connected with the powerful capstan on
the stern of the ship. This capstan was
rotated by steam power furnished by the
steamers boilers and engines. Everything
was in readiness for the haul and soon
after midnight the engines were started
The hawsers tightened, the capstan
ClCdhCdy anu AANA ny 4hNl tlO DlG SQlp
was pulled seaward. When the tide
turned to the ebb the boat had been
moved nearly one-third of her length and
placed in q more advantageous position,
as at low tide she was only six feet in the
sand and in eleven feet of water. The
strain on the hawsers was kept up moder-
ately during the day in order to keep the
ship from again moving toward the beach.
No attempt was made to float her while
the afternoon tide was at the food.
Those in charge predict that to-mor-
rows high tides will be higher than that
of to-day, and with favorable conditions
they expect to complete the work begun
so auspiciously last night. The sea was
almost as quiet to-day as the proverblal
mill pond. This state of affairs caused
the life-saving crews to remove from the
| ship the line thrown to her when strand
ed, which was used to run the breeches
buoy to and from the liner.
Messrs. Clement A. Griscom, senior and
junior of Philadelphia, president and
manager, respectively. of the Interna-
tional Navigation Company; William
| Cramp, a member of the firm that built
the st. Paul; Marine Superintendent
! Shockford and other high officials of the
American line visited the unlucky ship
and spent hours in consultation with Cap
tain Jamison and his staff. They gave
out no official statement for publication
but the petty officers strongly deny that
the st. Paul was engaged in a race with
the Cam pania prior to the accident. This
story is not generally believed, as Captain
James Mulligan of life station No. 4, who
was the first to board the ship in the
breeches buoy on Saturday morning,
states that the first question put to him
by the passengers when he stepped foot on
the deck was, Where is the Campania ?''
All the passengers of the ST. Paul were
taken to New York in tugs late yesterday
afternoon, but the entire crew. numbering
] 400, including many women, remain on
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
He Leaves for the Island at
the Head of a Formidable
Expedition.
ARMS, AMMUNITION AND MEN.
An Invaluable Addition to the Re.
sources of the Struggling
Insurgents.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, Jan. ga
morning paper says to-day: General Cal
ixto Garcia, the most distinguished Cuban
general now outside of Cuba, has ESCAPED
The watchful eyes of Spanish agents and
sailed from this port last Thursday, it is
said, on the fruit steamer Bernard, bound
for Cuba.
General Garcia goes TO Cuba at the head
of the most formidable expedition that has
ever left this country, of which he will
take command on the high seas, where he
viii meet another fruit steamer, the Jasot,
with over 800 men on board and a large
quantity of arms and ammunition.
From those familiar with General Gar
cia's plans it was learned that the expedi-
tion will make for some port near the
boundary line OF the province OF Pinar del
Rio and the province of Havana. General
Gomez is thoroughly informed OF all the
plans for the expedition, and at the point
agreed upon for the landing of the expedi-
tIon he will have strong body of troops.
Owing to his great popularity in that
district, it is xpected that General Garcia
will at once place himself at the head OF
q strong body OF men in the province OF
Pima del Rio.
Among Cubans in this country great
hope is placed in this expedition. One ot
the drawbacks of the Cuban cause has
been the lack of commanders who com.
bine both bravery and military sagacity
Should any misfortune befall either Gen,
eral Maxine Gomez or Generals Jose OF
Antonio Maceo, the Cubans' cause would
be in q rather embarrassing position,
General Garcia, however, is fully com
petent to take any of the generals places
at a moments notice, and when ne ws oi
the successful landing of his expedition
reaches this country, there will be reioic-
ing among the Cubans.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
TO TAX CHURoH PROPERTY.
4 set That an Ronun Catholics VIII
HGtch With Interest.


Hdtch With Interest.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, Jan. pa legal
fight which Will attract the attention OF
Roman Catholics the world over will be
instituted this week. Attorneys Stephens,
Lincoln and Smith, who represent this
diocese, have been notified to appear be-
fore the County Auditor to hear an appli-
cation, made upon behalf of some person
whose identity is not at present estab-
lished, for the placing on the tax duplicate
OF all the property in this county owned
by the Roman Catholic Church and not
used as place of worship. Auditor
Hagerty will refuse, as he did privately
some time ago, and suit in mandamus
Will be filed against him in the Supreme
| Court.
The property in question is valued at
$1,000,000, and an effort will be made to
have it charged for the last six years on an
increased valuation Of S6, ,000, 600 The con-
tract for doing this work was signed late
Friday afternoon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
CAPTURE 4 TRAIN.
Rebels Destroy the Coaches after AlIou
ing the Passengers TO Depart.

Rebels Destroy the Coaches after AIotc-
ing the Passengers TO Depart
HAVANA, CUBA, Jan. 26.-The insur-
gents, despite the Government assertions
to the contrary, appear to be doing Just
about as they please in the neighborhood
of Havana.
This afternoon a band of rebels stopped
train that was running between Guenajay
and this city. They ordered the passen-
gers, who were in state bordering on
panic, to leave the train, which order was
obeyed with alacrity.
The passengers feared they would be
maltreated by the insurgents, but their
fears we're ourdless, as the rebel leader
courteously informed them that they
would not be harmed, nor would their per-
sonal effects be molested. They would
however, have to pursue their journey on
foot, as it was their intention to DESTROY
the train.
The commander then gave orders for the
torch to be applied to the cars, and soon
nothing was left except the iron work. The
train was captured about mile from San
Antonio, to which place the passenger,
walked and informed the authorities Of
what had occurred.
Troops were Immediately dispatched tc
the scene, but when they arrived the
rebels had disappeared. The train did not
have one of the armo red cars which are
used on the railroads for the conveyance
of troops TO guard the passengers and the
railway company's property.
& car for this purpose is being built or
the Havana and Guanaiay line and a.
soon as 1t is finished, which will b.
shortly, it will be placed in service. Pass
engers on the line will then be able t.
travel in security, unless the insurgent.
take to removing rails, loosening fish
plates or adopting some other method tC
wreck the trains.
1t is, however, not believed that they
will do this, as their efforts are not directed
toward harmIng passengers on the rail
@rys. but to destroying railroad property
when it can be done without risk to pas
Sengers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
THE SAN JOSE LOCAL WRECKED NEAR BADEN


board, and have not come ashore since the
st. Paul struck.
The steamer carried a cargo of fruits,
nuts, gold and general merchandise.
Early this morning the lighter John H ag-
gerty was foated to the shoreward side OF
the vessel, and the crew of the latter, as
sisted by the wreckers, transferred hun
dreds of tons of the cargo from the steam
er's side to the lighter. The baggage and
perishable goods were first moved. These
were taken to New York. The large
amount of the precious metal was not dis
turbed, but remains in a strong box on
board the steamer in charge of a. guard of
picked men.
The officers of the st. Paul deny the re-
port that the vessel was injured when she
struck. They say there is no water in her
hold and her plates are just as intact as
the day she was launched.
One of the novel features of the day was
the rigging of telephone on board the
boat to connect with the shore. The
shore end is connected with the local tele-
phone system, and by this means the
ships officers are able to communicate
with their agents in the city.
l. Ao SCcAo Ou OCSdn DIV cHuc III 1TOuJ OI
tho beached steamer resembled a county
| fair; improvised lunch rooms, cigar stands
and travelling "speakeasies' furnished
food and drink to the multitude.
| On the portico of one of the big summer
hotels, now closed, was large sign read
ing: "Seats to Let, and the enterprising
man in charge reaped a harvest of shekels.
The local railroad from Asbury Park to
Long Branch carried thousands of passen
gers. Farmers from distance of twenty
miles drove to the scene of the accident
and mingled with the fashionably dressed
visitors from the city.
AT o'clock tonight Custom-house Of
icer Patterson telephoned from the ST
Paul that a determined effort would bt
made at 5 A. NJ. tomorrow to pull the shiE
from her cradle in the sand. Mr.. Patter
son said the attempt would doubtless be {
failure, unless a wind from the east wa.
blowing that would make the tide extra
high.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
cURRiE c0LDLY RECEIVED.
Abdul Rnnid Keeps the Bearer of Vic
tonn's Letter Waiting in a Room
Not Heated.

LONDON, Eng, Jan. 26.-The Daily
News will tomorrow publish a dispatch
from its Constantinople correspondent
stating that the interview had with the
Sultan by Sir Philip Currie, the British
ambassador, when he delivered to his
Majesty the letter written by Queen
Victoria. was not cordial.
The Sultan kept Sir Philip and his
dragoman waiting in cold room for an
hour before they were admitted to his
presence. Sir Philip caught severe cold
and has been confined to his room ever
since.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
DIES IN A P00RH0USE.
Benjamin Foiger, Once the Beau Brummei
of Memphis Society. Passes Array
in Poverty.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. ga special from
Memphis, Tenn, says: Benjamin Folger,
nephew of the late Charles Folger, who
was Secretary of the Treasury under Ar
thurs administration, died in the poor
house here yesterday, aged go years.
Ben Folger, as he was familiarly known,
was at one time one of the most promi-
nent bankers and fnanciers in the coun-
try, but he took to speculating few years
ago and his fortune speedily disappeared.
He went from bad to worse until he finally
landed in the poorhouse. Ten years or
more ago he was recognized as he Beau
Brummel of Memphis society, and was the
king in all social affairs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
REPLACED By THE ST. LOUIS
The Sister Ship to Make the Ram for the
Stranded Greyhound.

The Sister Ship to Make the Run for the
Stranded Greyhound.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 26.-The
st. Louis, sister ship of the st. Paul, will
leave Cramps shipyard at o'clock to-
morrow for New York and will take the
st. Pauls place for the present on the
American line.
The st. Louis came here Tuesday night
to have her smokestacks enlarged.
Considerable progress had been made in
the work necessary to remove the stacks
when orders were received early Saturday
morning to stop the work of alterations,
followed by directions to put the vessel in
condition for sea at once. BY keeping
large forces of men at work Saturdag and
Saturday night the partly dismantled
stacks were put in proper shape by this
morning and what remained TO be done to
put the vessel in order. for sea was ac-
compIished during th day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
GENERAL GARCIA IS EN- ROUTE To CUBA

advanced age and after an illness that has
lasted for several months.
For the last twenty years Mr.. Tyler has
been a resident of this city, and was for a
time on the rolls of the Treasury Depart
ment, but partial paralysis had prevent
ed him from engaging in the active duties
of his office. He was well known not only
here but in many other parts of the coun-
try, and at one period in his career was
one of the best-known men in the social
circles of the cai,ital
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
MASSAcRED BY YAQUiS.
Redskins Stay a Ra7cher, His Family and
Two Cowboys in the Ures
KrUeY

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 26-A special
from Ures, Mex, says: The Yaqui Indians
have made another raid upon the settlers
in the valley west of here. On one ranch
an entire family, consisting of husband
and wife and two children, was massacred,
and at another place in the same locality
the Indians killed two cowboys who at
tempted to prevent the reds driving off a
herd of cattle.
There is large force of Federal troops
in the field against the marauders.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
MINOR ENGAGEMENTS.
General Munoz Encounters the Bands of
Rabf aud Rios.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 26.-Min-
lister Dupuy de LONE to-day received tele-
grams from Havana giving accounts OF
several engagements between the Spanish
troops and insurgents, all but one of which
are OF minor Importance. In that case
General Gonzales Munoz encountered the
bands of Francisco Rabi and Rios in the
Mula Pass and succeeded in putting them
TO flight. The casualties were not given.
1t Is explained that the importance and
significance of this encounter lies in the
fact that whereas Rabi and Rios we're re-
ported to be approaching Havana to re-
enforce Gomez, they were encountered by
Munoz IN the most easterly portion of the
island. several hundred miles distant from
Havana.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
WRECKED OFF SEABRlGHT.
The British Ship Foyte Crashes Onto tn.
Rocks and Fills.

NEW YORK. N. V, Jan. 26.-The
British ship Foyle of London, from Cal
cutta September % for New York with a
general cargo, lies aground in the Horse
shoe, directly off the old railroad dock at
Sandy Hook. She has about six feet of
water in the hold. She struck upon the
Shrewsbury rocks off Seabright about 9
o'clock last night. but finally foated off
and was towed IN by the Merritt Coast
Wrecking Company's steamer and beached
in the Horseshoe.
The crew had been at the pumps for
fifteen days. The wreckers will take out
some of the cargo and pump her out.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
Though He Had Been in Feeble
Health the End Comes
Unexpectedly.
AT HIS POST TO THE LAST.
Active in the Discharge of His Duties
Up to the Time of His
Demise.

BERLIN, GERMANY, Jan. 27.-The Hon.
Theodore Runyon, the American Embas-
sador here, died of heart failure at o'clock
this morning.
Mr.. Runyon had been in somewhat
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
NEW TO-DAY.

The man who
stands idly by and
sees the life fading
out of his wife's
face, sees her health
going, sees her be-
c oming old a n d
faded and wrinkled
when she should
still be in the perfect
enjoyment of vig-
orous, useful health,
is either less than a
man or else does not
know of the one
remedy which will
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
CLEVELAND ADVISED.
NetUs of Runyon's Death Causes Surprise
at Washington.

at Washington.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 26.-The
sudden death in Berlin of the American
ambassador, Theodore f. Runyon, to-
night was communicated to the President
by the United Press. Beyond that infor-
nation the Government had not been ad-
vised of the startling news.
Its occurrence at so late an hour to-
night, of course, prevented the possibility
of anything like general circulation.
1t is certain that the President and the
State Department will have official notice
before the hour for beginning of business
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
Erpirea in HIS Pulpit.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 26.-Rev. T. B.
Hargrove, pastor of the Methodist Church
at Cold Water, Miss, drt pped dead in his
pulpit this morning while exhorting the
congregation to ''believe in the Lord Jesus
and be saved" These were his last words
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
INVEST IN COFFEE LAND.
British Gold Sent Into the Isthmus OF
TeEndnfepec.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan 26.-A special
from the City of Mexico says: The repre-
sentative of syndicate of English capital
lists has just purchased 100000 acres of
coffee land on the isthmus of Tehuantepec.
The tract will be planted in coffee trees.
American capitalists have invested several
hundred thousand dollars in the coffee
lands on the isthmus within the past few
months.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
Spain,s Erpenaire Strunnl..

LONDON. Eng, Jan. 26-The Standard
THi ", tomorrow publish dispatch from
MSurio saying that the Bank has ad-
Tanced another $4,000, 600 pesetas to the
Cuban treasury.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
R,.,.not,s Uork Ia Done.

BORDEAUX, FRANCE, Jan. 26.-Pierre
Gustave Brunot, the distinguished French
Iitterateur, is dead. He was born in this
city November 18, 1907. His works are
very numerous.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
Panic-Stricken Passengers Leap
From the Flooded En-.
bankment.
SIGNAL THAT WAS UNHEEDED.
A "Cal1 Reporter Was the First to
Discover the Danger-Stories
of Eye-Witnesses.
KILLED,

KILLED.
JOHN KEYER of San Francisco. enki-
neer of the San Jose local.
INJURED.
CHARLES GILL of San Francisco, the
fireman, seriously injured on the head.
CONDUCTOR STANWOOD of San
Francisco, cut about the face.
MRS. VAGGINI of San Jose, cut about
the face.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
Eranoelist Moodg,s Mother Dies.

NORTHFIELD, MASS, Jan. 26.-Mrs
Betsy Moody mother of Evangelist Moody,
died to-day from an attack of the grippe.
Mrs. Moody was in her ninety-frst year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
JOHN 1YLER GONE.

a Son Of tie President Dies after a Lono
Illness.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 26.-John
Tyner, the son of President Iohn TYLER.
oie" IN thls city this morning at very
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27

tomorrow, when whatever action that
necessarily should be taken will be
promptly attended to.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-30
RaiIroading In japan.

In Japan a railroad train Is sent from
one end of the country 20 the other in
charge Of a twenty-fve-year-old engl
neer and a twenty-year-old conductor.
while every guard, inspector and train
attendant is good-nstured youth.
Boys of fourteen handle the mail bar-s
OF the steamboats, with the gravity 81
the elders. The soldiers are all be-
tween twenty and thirty years Of age.
and the officers are for the most part
under forty, though occasionally one
sees gray-haired fellow, covered with
medals, = hero perhaps Of the Satsurna
revolution Of 1853. They have ndnirals
ID the navy thirty-hve years 81 age.
The important business Of the country
is directed by young men who are stili
students
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-30

are united by thick sneeJs OF Ice. IS
considered 10 have a superficial area
OF 100000 square miles. being, there
fore. larger than Australia. The great
chain of volcanoes in Victoria Land rise
over $4,000 feet above the sea On the
South American side of Antarctica Is
the active volcano of Bridgman and the
large and partly submerged volcano of
Deception island. with a crater over
FIVE miles in diameter. the walls of
which, built up OF alternating layers
Of fee and volcanic scoriae. rise l.sOO
feet above the sea Sedimentary rocks
Of the EOcene age. with fossil trees.
were discovered IN 1893 at Seymour is
land; and the French ship Talisman, of
the Antarctic continent many years
previously, dredged fragments Of rock
containing a fossil plant characteristics
of the Triassic rocks of Europe. Near
Laurie island, in the South Orkneys,
limestone occurs. These rocks are of
special interest as confirming the the
Org that Antarctica is a continent rath-
er than an archipelago. for the micro
cline granite, with garnet and tourma-
line and the mica schists, must have
had continental origin, such rocks
being almost unknown in oceanic Is.
lands.-C. T. Borchgrevink. in Centu-r.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-30
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

One of the most eminent autho-i-
lies of the day on nervous illnesses says
that bicycling is a sovereign remedy
for every form of neurasthenia.
-Galician petroleum well owners
have formed a trust to control the pro-
duction and distribution of their oil.
They have begun by raising the price
of raw oil in Austria-HungaTy from $50
florins to three forms, but will sell it
for export for LIS forms.
After waiting half an hour for the
contracting parties TO turn up at
swell wedding in Providence Or. Il
church recently the organist, having
played almost everything he knew,
finally, with keener sense of the feel
ing of the congregation than of the pro-
prieties, played ''Oh, Dear! What Can
the Matter Be?"
-Diamond-baclced terrapin sold IN
Danville, KY, at - cents apiece one
day lately. They would have been
worth about five dollars apiece in New
York on the same day. The reason
they were sold so cheap In Danville was
that consignment of dozen went
astray somehow and were sold TO pay
the freight charges.
Iceland is a model country, there
being neither prisons, soldiers, drunk
enness nor police. Colonized in STA. it
soon after became independent, and It's
isolated position, far away from the
beaten track OF ocean commerce, has
preserved its population from many OF
the vices which seem almost insep-
arabic from high state Of commercial
prosperity and extensive intercourse
with the rest Of mankind.
One OF the notable features of a not
otherwise embarrassing crap game
down in F1emingsburg, Ky, recently,
was that after it was all over the doc
tors removed three fattened pistol bull
lets from under the scalp of one of the
negro players. Aside from the slight
punctures in his scalp the man was IN
II iured. The bullets had not even
denied his skull. OF the other players,
one was badly slashed with razor, an
other had a pistol bullet in MS thigh,
another naO DuIleV III MS dHL anu al
other had bullet in his hip.
-Ligonier, Ind, claims TO have living
there the largest and the smallest men
in that state. George Washington
Walker is 40 years old, weighs $50
pounds and his weight is steadily in
creasing. He is five feet ten inches
tall, measures 30 inches round the
waist, 6S inches round the chest. and
his arm Is a trife more than two feet
in circumference. During the hot
weather he lives entirely in the cellar
OF his house. Jesse Allen, q Ieighbor OF
Walker. is 70 years old, has legs ex-
actly a foot long and stands but three
feet six inches high. He weighs -
pounds.