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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-16
FOR A PACIFIC CABLE.
General Swayne Argues in Favor of its
Building Being Thrown Open to
comDefjfjOn

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 15.-Gen-
eral Wagner Swayne of New York, repre-
senting the Pacific Gable Company OF New
Jersey, appeared before the House Com
merce Committee to-day in support of
proposition to throw open 10 competition
the building of a cable from the United
States to Japan via Honolulu. All the
cable bills before Congress, he said, rele-
gated the details to the Postotfice Depart
ment, thus recognizing the cable as part
of the postal service. The postal service,
he held, was not required to be remunera-
tive, therefore the stipulation to pay the
money OF the United States in the form OF
subsidy to the cable company for term
Of twenty years was not strictly subsidy,
inasmuch as the Governments business
is to be carried during t. at period free OF
charge. There was no Inconsistency IN
that, he thought, as the mails were car
ried in some parts of the country by
private parties who were paid for the SER
vice.
In answer TO queries from the commit
tee General Swayne explained that the
other company which desired the contract
would undertake TO build the cable this
year. His company could not do that.
Neither could his company lay the cable
to Japan and China within seventeen
months from this date. They would not
attempt to do it until the bed of the ocean
had been properly surveyed.
The English Government, he asserted.
would not ley their cable if the United
States enters the field. In this connection
he referred to the existing conditions in
the Hawaiian Islands by showing that the
Hawaiian people feel that they may not
long remain an independent country
He asserted that sooner or later they would
cast their lot with some nation, and that
nation would probably be the one which
would put them in communication with
the remainder of the world and thus help
them to build up their commerce. In an
swer to a query if the men composing
his company were responsible, General
Swayne mentioned the names of some of
the leading incorporators, among whom
were Colonel Spaulding, who had resided
many years in Honolulu and held con-
tract from that Government to lay a cable
to San Francisco. Other members of the
com pany were: D. o. Mills of New York /;
General G. NJ. Dodge VINO built the Union
Pacific Railway; James ]. Hill, the Presi-
dent of the Manitoba Railway; Abram S.
Hewitt of New York, and others.
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SOME VERY RAW TAXING.
Out of -Four Line cabiegram the Chicago
Associated Press Sends Columns
of an AHeoed Confession.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 15.-A rare
specimen of reckless taxing was furnished
by the Chicago Associated Press on Mon
day in an alleged cable dispatch from
Yokohama. a column IN length, four lines
OF which were devoted to announcing the
arrest and subsequent confession of Miss
Mary Jacob, formerly Governess in the
family of the late Waiter Raymond
Hallowell Carew, for whose murder his
widow is now on trial in Yokohama
With the exception of this announce
ment the entire dispatch" will doubt
less be recognized by newspaper readers
and certainly by newspaper workers as
rehash of the mail matter from Yokohama
concerning the case which mas been pub
lished in the American newspapers from
time to time since the death of Carew in
October. Even so it might have escaped
further notice except as an example of
i'm audience in palming off warmed up
mail communications for genuine cable
news if the faker had been content to
let it go at that. His delight at seeing
his crea ion in print, however, made him
holder and next day he sent out para
graph, dated Yokohama, of course, max
ing the positive statement that the trial OF
Mrs. Carew had been brought to a
dramatic close by the appearance and
confession in court of Miss Jacob that
she was the real murderess."
Even this too, might have passed
muster. but unfortunately for the ro-
mancer of the Chicago Associated Press.
he took day off on Thursday when it
appears the Office actually did receive a
cable dispatch from Yokohama which
failed to bear out single particular the
statements contained in the two "cable
dispatches" previously sent out. The
sub who was presiding over the
Indignation bureau in the faker's absence
was not equal to the emergency and sent
the dispatch out, but he did not make a
column of it. 1t did not require a column
to inform the clients of the Chicago As
ISOLATED Press that they had been i'm
posed upon by the faker; that there was
not word of truth in the statements con-
tanned in the alleged cable dispatches
from Yokohama. Eight lines were sutfi-
cient TO let the cat out of the bag into
which the faker had put him. Few
words were necessary to tell that Miss
Jacob had not confessed, although an
announcement to that effect had been
made public" by the faker and also to
state as matter of fact that the trial
had not been brought to a dramatic close,
but uaS still in prOorasS
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Thankless Patronage Falls to
the Lot of President-Elect
Mckinley.
Eligibles Will Not Hesitate to Press
Their Claims Upon the New
AdminiStr alton.

CHICAGO, ILL. Jan. ia Washing
ton special says: There is going to be
general shaking up of the army during
1897, and President-elect Mckinley will
have the selection of ma jor- general and
brigauier-g general within two months after
he is inaugurated-M 4, 1897.
Among the general officers the first
vacancy created, on account OF reaching
the legal requirement of "a years, Will be
that OF Ma jor-General Thomas II. Ruger,
who will be GA in April, 1897.
A little later-May 8-Brigadier-G General
Frank Wheaton will reach the retiring age.
There will be vacancy in the adjntant-
generals department after January %.
when Colonel Oliver D. Green will be re-
tired. and September II Brigadier-General
Ruggles, acknowledgement OF the army,
will be Ga years of age.
In the quartermaster's department there
will be a retirement June H. when Lieu
tenant-Colonel Louis G. Forsythe will
reach the prescribed age. Within few
days - January Is - gadier-General
Michael r. Morgan will retire from the
head OF the subsistence department OF the
army, and his successor, Colonel Thomas
G. Sullivan, will be "a years of age NoVem-
Der T. 1897.
Colonel Charles T. Alexander will be
ineligible for service in the medical de-
partment alter May 3. and Lieutenant
Colone! M. E. Waters will reach the retir-
ing age November Is. There may be
vacancy in the corps of engineers before
the close of President Cleveland's admin
istration, although Inc chief of engineers,
Brigadier-GeneralW William II. Craighiil,
Is not eligible for retirement until July
OF this year. There was verbal agree
ment N ade, however, when he was pro-
noted that he would be content with the
office of chief of engineers until the dawn
of 1897. Should he retire there will be an
opportunity afforded Colonel John M.
Wilson, at present superintendent of pub
tic buildings and grounds, to become his
successor, and Preside lent Cleveland would
like to make his promotion before leaving
Washington.
There will be but one change in the cav
airy owing to the age requirement during
1897, and Major James Jackson Will be
eligible for retirement November q.
There will be chance for several prom o.
tons in the infantry during this year,
commencing with Colonel James S. Casey,
who will retire January 26. Captain
Henry Romeyn will follow suit June 1,
and Colonel William J. Lyster June 81.
July % will find Captain Francis e. Pierce
eligible Tor retirement, anu the otner IN
fantry officers who will be eligible COM
prise three majors-O is w. Pollock,
August z; Francis f. Lacey, August 8;
Clarence E. Bennett, Dece IN Der %. Two
post chaplainships will become vacant
this Year-Captain George W. Dun bar,
March 8, and Joseph H.>G. Irish,
August 7.
From the foregoing list it will be seen
that President-elect Mckinley will have
considerable husinesS on hand so far as
the army is concerned, for every one eligi-
BILE for promotion will not hesitate about
preferring claims upon the new admins
tration,
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FISHERMEN IN PERIL.
Carried Out on Lake Michigan BY Drifting
Ice-NanY Rescued, 6ut Five Are
ProhobJv I1ef

MAR1NETTE, Wis, Jan. Is. - About
fifty fishermen were upon the ice at Green
Bay to set their nets this morning, when
heavy wind sprung up and the ice began
to move out. Boats were sent to their
rescue and all but five OF the imperiled
were brought ashore in safety. The
names of the probable victims are: Ed
Hoffman, Nels Matson, Charles Neelan,
Manuel HoIgren and Johnson. Three of
them have families.
The men were unaware of their peril
while the ice on which they stood drlfted
rapidly eastward. They were several
miles from the break before the rescuing
parties in two boats started after them.
One boat returned with no news. No aid
can reach the drifting prisoners tonight.
All of them live at Menekaune, where the
piers are lined with people waiting for
news. The ice was believed to be safe,
because a team passed over it to Sturgeon
Bay three days ago. Hundreds OF people
will be deprived of their only means of
support by the loss OF the nets which
we're placed on the broken ice. There is
one hope of safety for the occupants OF the
ice foe in the fact that they had skates OF
and may reach the opposite shore. The
fishermen say the only chance OF their Co
laborers is in reaching Green Island.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-16
NATAL ARMOR PLATES.
Sc cretary Herbert in Harmony Nth the
NtaC Steel Board.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 15.-Sec-
rotary Herbert has approved the revised
steel specifications devised by the newly
organized steel board, of which Com
mander Coffin, Constructor Dashiell and
Engineer Freeman are members, and in
making them public this afternoon he
says the chief of construction and steam
engineering, the present steel board and
the Mccormick board are unanimously
agreed on the changes, which also give
complete satisfaction 10 the contractors
The Secretary is confident that under
them steel OF more satisfactory quality
will be secured for the navy in the future
The report of the board gives an elah-
crate technical description of the new
tests, which are not more severe, but more
practical than those hitherto in use, and
purposes that if any plate for the battle
ships Kentucky, Kearsarge ana Illinois
fails in working the cold bending test is to
be applied entirely and the plates accepted
and used, or rejected, in accordance with
their behaviour, the material that has
already been satisfactorily worked into
each vessel to be accepted.
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SOME IMPORTANT BILLS.
One Is Intend ed to Provide a New
County Hospital for San
Francisco

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 15.-Aft er
half days session tn e Senate adjourned
over until Monday, and the majority of
them took the first train leading out of
the city. in truth, there was not much
for them to do, the State Printer having
completed only twenty-three out of some
thing like $50 bills, so that there was little
or nothing to do except to adjourn over
and give the printers office a chance to
catch up with the big rush OF business
Senator Dryers bill Is. B. COY, which
has been referred to the San Francisco
delegation, will prove to be of great in
terest to San Franciscans. 1t authorizes
the Supervisors of San Francisco to levy
a tax for the collection of $500, 900 to be
expended for a municipal hospital to take
the place of the old County Hospital.
Senator Dwyer says that the old hospital
is unfit for habitation, ana would long
ago have been condemned by the Board of
Health for thar reason, had the board the
power to do so, but it has no authority to
condemn a public building. One of the
internes is said to be sick with typhus
fever contracted by reason of the defective
drainage and sewerage. The Supervisors
are authorized in the bill to select the site.
Another bill by the Senator provides for
the creation of State inspector for the
Hospital for Infectious Diseases. 1t is
proposed by the bill that the lepers now
in the Pesthouse i'll San Francisco shall be
supported by the State, as these lepers
come from all parts of the State and from
foreign ports. An appropriation of $780,
900 is asked Tor to construct and maintain
the institution, which must be built out
side of the City and County Of San Fran
cisco.
Senator Luchsinger to-day offered q
Joint resolution providing for the deep
ening of the straits leading from San
Pablo Bay to the Mare Island Navy-yard.
The till has been referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce and Navigation and will
no doubt be reported upon 1avorably.
Senator Braunhart introduced bill ex-
empting "typewrlters" and bicycles from
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-16
IN THE SENATE.
Little Business Transacted Beyond
the Intr Oduction of Some
More Bills.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 15.-Beyond
the Introduction of q few bills, little bust
ness was transacted by the Senate to-day.
Senators Dickinson, Stratton and Sea-
well were appointed by Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Jeter as the Code Commission Com
mittee.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mahoney-Providing for the protec-
ton of stockholders in mining corpora
tions and for general primary election
law.
By Denison-Compelling canning COM
panies to label their output so as to show
the date and place of manufacture.
BY BraUnhart-Exemp ting typewriters
and bicycles from assessment.
BY Smith Establishing a State normal
school in San Luis Obispo; also amending
the constitution so that a majority in
stead of two-thirds OF the Legislature will
be able TO carry an amendment to the
constitution in the Assembly.
By Misunderstanding it the duty OF the
Railroad Com mission TO designate the To-
cation and cOnstru ctiOn of depots, switches
and sideracks necessary for the benefit OF
shippers and compelling all railway COM
panies 0 construct such depots, etc, as
ordered, under penalty of a fine OF 500
per day during such neglect.
Adjourned until Monday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-16
1nre.ttaattma the LsaaptIte strike.

LEADVILLE, Colo, Jan. 15.-Gover-
nor Adams arrived here to-day with
Major General Brooks of the National
Guard to make general investigation of
the strike situation, in the hope that some
way may be found to arbitrate the differ
ences between the miners and the mine
owners. djutant-General Moses has or
dered 500 uniforms for citizens OF Lead
vile who have enlisted in the State
militia since the camp was guarded by the
troops, and this action is taken to mean
that the nonresident militiamen are to be
Withdrawn.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-16
Il SLIPPERf WINDLER
DR.. Rhoddes' Efforts to Escape From, the
LdtO's Clutches

DR.. Rhoades' Efforts to Escape From, the
Laws Clutches.
CHICAGO, ILL. Jan. 15.-Dr. Frank G.
Rhoades, alias Count de Juster, who is
wanted in several cities on various feloni-
Gus charges and is locked up here, after
being released once, obtained writ of
habeas corpus to-day and he will make
another attempt to get out of the clutches
of the law. He is wanted first at Denver
for EN- bezzlement and forgery. and Cover
nor Tanner has honored the requisition of
the Colorado Governor, which will operate
against his escape. Cornelia S. Newbury,
Denver widow, accused him of getting
$500 from her to form a business partner
ship, but he left Denver as soon as he got
the money and came to Chicago, where he
married another woman. He is also
wanted in Brooklyn, N. Y, for bigamy
and forgery.
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Neo,n. IL Grauted a Dt,orc,.

LONDON, Eng, Jan. 15.-The action
brought by Douglas J. Neame for divorce
from his wife, Leila Olyve Neame, naming
ent, was ended to-day, the court granting
Neame q decree nisi. Ellison, tho core.
spondent, was only a few weeks ago par
doned from the New York State prison,
where he had been serving a term for as
saulting Mrs. Neame's father.
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TOLEDO, OHIO, Jan. 15.-H. o. Have
meyer, the sugar king, accom- panied by
Herman Sielcken, arrived in this city to-
day, and according to statements made by
them the sugar trust intends to change its
tactics in the fight being waged against
Arbuckle Bros. Sielcken announced that
the plant of the Woolson Spice Company
would be quadrupled, that an immense
and that the trust would become Ar
buckles greatest rival in the coffee bust
ness since purchasing the WooIson mills.
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astronomer S,cifts Medals.

ROCHESTER, NY, Jan. 15.-Professor
Lewis Swift, formerly OF Warmers Or
servatory and Lick Observatory, received
word from London this morning that the
loyal Astronomical Society OF England
has awarded to him the Jackson gold
medal in recognition of his services to the
cause Of science in the discovery of
comets, nebul8 and other wanderers in
space. Professor Swift now has four gold
medals, and one silver, given him by the
French Government with which came 500
francs in cash, and four bronze medals.
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NOVEL CASE OF DEFAULT.
Why q South Dakota Treasurer VIC
short in His &ccovnts.


abort in His &ccovnts.
YANKTON, S. D., Jan. 15.-The Com
missioners of Yankton County claim that
the retiring Treasurer. D. E. Lloyd, is
ST., 600 short in his accounts and will at
once bring action against his bondsmen
to secure that amount. The case is a
novel one in many respects. The deficit
comes from the fact that Lloyd neglected
to collect personal property taxes which
the law of 1898 provides shall be collected.
Lloyd says that the collection of these
taxes would necessarily entail good deal
of expense, and that as the law made no
provision for recompensing him for this
extra expense he had allowed it to go by
default. The BOARD is advised pY the
County Attorney that the Treasurer
bondsmen are responsible for his per-
Torrance of this duty. and they will n OF
accept his final report nor release him or
his bondsmen until some satisfactory adj
justment of this matter is made. The
case will probably be taken into the courts.
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round dozen of pension bills were passed.
The WIDOWS OF General Green Clay
Smith and George A. Morrow were bene-
fciaries in two of the bills passed, the
former receiving $50 per month and the
latter SIS per month.
The House at 1920 P NJ. adjourned.
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hecetrer of a .Raftroad.

ALTON, ILL, Jan. 15.-J. f. Barnard of
Council Bluffs. Iowa. was to-day APP
nointed receiver of the St. Clair, Madi-
son and st. Louis Belt Railroad under a
decree from the United States Circuit
Court at st. Louis. The company has
offices in this city, E. f. Leonard being
president and E. J. May local superin-
tendent. 1t owns the steel bridge across
the Mississippi here and valuable ter
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-16
The Capital Deserted.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. Is. - The
usual places of legislative congregation
are deserted tonight, nearly all the men,
bers having left for San Francisco and for
the nearby counties TO spend Saturday
and Sunday. There are not more than
half a dozen at the prize-fght and about
the same number at the theater. BY Mon
day the State Printer will have large
mum Der of bills ready and the com NIT
tees will be able to get to work. All indi-
cations are that next week will be busy
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Anoth.r Nebraska Bank suspends.

FULLERTON, NEBR., Jan. 15.-The Citi-
zens' State Bank of this city closed its
doors this afternoon. S. H. Penny, presi-
dent, and T. NJ. Lagrange, cashier, say
that depositors will be paid in full. No
statement of assets or liabilities will be
given out until the Bank Examiner has
com pleted his work of checking up.
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Run DOHN BY DOGS.
Prospects Good for Double LynchfnO
at adams Park. Ga.

MACON, GA, Jan. ia special from
Adams Park, Ga. says: Charles Forsyth
and Willis White. the negroes who are
believed 10 be the men who shot and
fatally wounded Mrs. Rowland, wife of
the Postmaster, while robbing the post
Office at this place last night, were run
down by dogs and captured near here
early this morning. Mrs. Rowland died
to-day from the effects of her wound. The
people have begun TO gather for the pur-
pose OF lynching them. The report
reached Macon tonight that mob had
taken them from Jail and hanged them,
but the rumor has not been verified.
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minals and holds the only key aside from
the Eads. aud Merchants bridge tributary
to trans Mississippi traffic 10 complete the
original scheme of the belt line, which
will then, it is thought, pass into the
hands of the Burlington system.
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to become vacant when the persons hold
ing them become 65 wears OF age, and no
person more than Is years of age is to be
eligible to appointment The act, how
ever, is not to apply 10 Union veterans of
the late war or TO their widows.
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NoroI Cadets to Attend.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 15.-Secre-
tary Herbert has ordered the naval cadets
from Annapolis to attend the Inaugural
ton and march in the parade. The boys
will not stay away from the naval acad
envy over night.
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The T,nas Going for Her sstrer Service

GALVESTON, TEX, Jan. 15-Secretary
Herbert has notified the committee which
has charge of the presentation of $50, 900
silver service to the battle-sh1p Texas on
behalf of the people of the State that he
had given orders for the ship to be at Gal
weston February 16 for the purpose of re-
ceiying the gift, which was given by
popular subscription. The last Govern
ment report shows that there is 25 feet of
water here and the Texas draws 22L feet.
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LONDON, ENG, Jan. ia dispatch to
news agency from Shanghai says the
United States gunboat Yorktown and the
cruiser Detroit have been ordered to Nag
asakl to join the United States squadron
there. Thence, the dispatch says, the YES
sells will proceed Tor New York.
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Ans for Retirennent.

WASHINGTON, D. c., JAN. 15.-Gillett
(R.) of Massachusetts, introduced in the
House to-day bill fixing the age for re-
tirement from the classified service of the
United States at 65 years. All offices are
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Panama Canal Laborers.

COLON, COLOMBIA, Jan. 15.-The Pan
anna Canal Company is further increasing
the force of laborers now at work on the
canal. Five hundred more men are ex-
pected to arrive shortly from Cartha-
genia.
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SACRAMENTO, CAL, JAN 15.-The
State Printer is out OF money, and the
Assembly Ways and Means Commit
tee this afternoon recommended an
immediate appropriation of $4,000 for
HE offioa
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The Treasury Deficit.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 15.-The
Treasury deficit for the first half of Janu-
airy is Sc $780, 1858, and for the fiscal year to
date S44 763, $50.