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The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14

NoTE-In the above exposition OF tae tide, tn.
early morning tides given in the len hand
column and the successive tides Of tho dag in the
order or occurrence as TO time The second tim.
column give, the second tide OF tho day the third
time column the third tide, and the last or right
6snd column gives the last tide OF the day, except
when there are but three tides, as sometimes
occurs The heights given additions to the
soundings on the United States Coast Survey
Charts except when a minus sign (-) precedes tina
height, and then the number given Is subtractlve
from the depth given bv the charts
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
NorIUE TO MARINERS.

branch OF the United States Hydrographic
ONCE located In the Merckants Exchange Il.
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit OF
mariners without regard 10 nationality and free OF
expense
Navigators cordially invited 10 visit the
ONCE where complete sets of charts and sailing
directions OF the world are kept hanir or COM
parison and reference and the latest inform alton
can always Be obtained regarding lights, dangers
to navigation and all matters OF interest to ocean
commerce
The time ball on top OF the building on Tele
graph Hill Is hoisted about minutes before
noon, and is dropped at noon l2Oth meridian by
telegraphio signal received each day from the
United States Naval Observatory o. Mare Island
Cal
notice stating whether the time ball wa,
dfopped on time. or giving the error. IL any. IL
puoishei the same day cy the afternoon papers.
w s. HUGHES
Lieutenant. q. s. n. in charge
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14

The Time Ball.
BRANCH HyDRoGRAPHIc OFFICE, u. & ny
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
SAN FRANCISCO. April 3. 1897.
The time ball Telegraph Hill, was dropped
exactly at noon to-day-L e., at noon of the l20th
meridian. or exactiy at r. n, Green wich time.
w. y HUGHES,
Lieutenan. U. :. N. in charge
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.
SUN. MOON AND TIDE.

CNIrEp STATES COAST AND GFoDrrIo suRvRv
TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF HIeH AND Low
WATERS AT TORT POINT ENrRANCK To
FAN FRANCISCO BAY. PUBLISHED RY Orr
GAL AUTHORITY OF THE SuPkRINTENDENr.
NoTE-The high and low waters occur AZ tho
City Front (MissioI-str Wharf, about twenty
i've minutes later than at Fort Point: lne heiEhs
OF tide is the same both places
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
Santa Fe
Limited.

On MON d A Y S an d
L ii q X = d Az : the first
class pullman sleeping-cai
leaving at ?. n. connects
at Barstow with the Santa
Fe limited train carrying
dinin ng-car, buffet smoking
car and Pullman palace
drawing-room sleeping-csrs
for both Chicago and ST.
Louis via Kansas City.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14

PROVISIONS - Lard less active Prime
81 4212.
PORK Weak and dull. Mess 5000 25
TALL OW-Quoted at 5-16c.
bUTTER-Creamery Western. lSc
EGGS-State and Pennsylvania. lO1hc
SUGAR-Iu0a, centrifugal. $3.50.
HIDES-161ac
Dried Fruits.
The market is dull. Stocks hand sm ALL re-
ceipts light, prices steady Raisins a. quoted at
bs4@6c for CALIFORNIA;; Valencia 41a@5jac; Sui
tana, 512@7S4c.
CURRANTo-4 41s@l14c in barrels and 41A@
41ac in cases.
5G-ib boxes, 312@1.c
APkICoTe-California, boxes, 99l5c; bags, s
@llc.
PEACHES-Unpeeied, 6@5Lac: peeled, l2@l5c.
DATEs-Persian, 60 b boxes z7s@414c.
FlGS-l ancy ordinary, 12@lsc; iancy washed
2U@24c.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14

spot dull; lob ahoat. No. / Northern spr ng,
7697614c; No. Northern spring Duluth 1880:
No. hard winter. 735sc; No 2 hard winter
151sc Closing MAY, 1855; July, 73c; Sepsem-
Der, 711sc; Dec 'mDer, 75ssc
FLOU -Firmrr, in sympathy with wheat.
trade quiet.
GRAIN FREIGBTs-New York to Liverpool,
by steam. F''
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14

Assessments Fendfng.
following Ia a list of assessmen:s now nansiny.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
April SO !.

Wednesday, April IA
sun rises s............5.34l 8. "a Moon rises
Sun sets D. 45 Moon sets. - 24lAM
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
Builders Contracts,

A 1O-foot binlor 10 feet square holds
23.74 barrels.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
TUESDAY. April 1s AZ. NJ
sTOCk AND BOND EXCHANGE.

TUESDAY, April 13-2P.M.
UNITED STATES BONDS
Sr6 ,xcal BIZ lstcd.
q s 6 coup .112Sz - u As reg. lcS 1lO1z
DO new Ksuel24
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
WAS SHOT DOWN
Laird Killed While Trying
TO Enter a House.
Smashed a Glass Panel in
Door With a CrOQuet Ball.
When JohnsOn's Bullet Struck Him
He Sank to the Ground Dead.

Oswego, NY, April 2s.-Charles Laird
23 years OF age, was shot dead while en-
tering the home OF Newton Joh nson' In
Fulton at O'Clock this morning. Laird
whose home Is in that village worked all
winter in Lawrence, Mass, returning
Sunday last He wrote letter to his
brother, George, in Watertown, came TO
the postofiice TO mail IL, and meeting
several acquaintances, stopped III Jones
saloon for drinks He left the saloon
shortly after two a. III. Passing John
sons house, he decided to enter it and
finding a croquet ball in the front yard,
smashed the glass of the lower pane
Awakened by the noise, johnson seized
pistol, and seeing the man climbing IN,
fired. Laird groaned and fell % the
ground. Medical aid was summoned but
Laird was dead. the bullet, 40 caliber,
having pierced his lung.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
COL. PEYTON DEAD.
Father of CentennialS Passes Away
at an Advanced Age.
Ii Was He Who Conceived the Idea OF
the Philadelphia Exposition.

New York, April %. Colonel Jesse +.
Peyton died at Haddonneld, y. j., early
this morning. Colonel Peyton was pop
ularly known as the Father of Centen-
malls " because IL was he who conceived
some of the biggest celebrations OF histor
ical events in the country. Probably the
first Of these was the centennial OF Ameri-
can independence celebrated in Phiiadel-
phia in 1876 1t was in 1865 that he con-
ceived this. Later celebrations proposed
by him were those OF Bunker Hill, YORK
town, the constitution and New York.
His latest scheme was the celebration
in 1900 In Jerusalem of the birth OF
Christ by all Christian nations. This
latter was the pet of his heart and he
hoped TO live To see IL come to successful
fruition.
Colonel Peyton was born at Forest Re-
treat. Nicholas county, Nov. 10 1915. His
boyhood was spent on his father farin
and be began his career in Kentucky
general store in 1896 In 1871 ne went
to philadelphia and became "a dry goods
salesman, gradually advancing until he
was admitted 10 partnership, the nrln
becoming Wolff & Peyton.
Peyton organized the Western Mining
and Manufacturing Company in 1854 with
headquarters on Coal river, W. Va, and
Peytonia still stands as q monument 20
that the Virginia Central Railroad was
completed to the Ohio river.
Col. Peyton, Marcellus Munday and
Colonel Balic Peyton met in the Chamber
Of Commerce, Philadelphia on January
lG 1860 and organized what became
known as the Constitutional Union party.
He represented the first New Jersey dis
trict at the Baltimore convention, wnicl
nominated John Bell for president, and
Edward Everett for vice president, and
helped TO keep the southern states in line.
and aided in the election of Lincoln rs
president. He organized at Riley $ Hill
the first cavalry regiment TO reach Wash
| ington in the war of the rebellion, anc
| organized the Third and Eleventh regi
ments of Pennsylvania, in all about +0O'
| men. He never received dollar for his
service. He counted among his acquaint
/ anccs many of the mon whose names arr
! written high on the scroll of honor of the
! co.ntry. He has lived for years quiet
unassuming life in quiet, unassumine
| house in the main street of Haddontleld
| one Of the old time Quaker towns OF New
Jersey.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
A Big Yacht Race.

Washington, April %. The latest notice
received from the press department for
the stockholm exposition states that the
international regatta arranged for ly
the Swedish Yacht Club In honor of King
Oscars jubilee is assuming great proper
tions Tie German emperor will send
his l50-ton yacht Meteor, the German
navy. the yacht komet Of the same ton
mage ard many other German and Eng
lish Yachts will leave for Stockholm after
the Kiel regatta. These, together with
the Norwegian. Danish, Finnish and
Russian Yacht Clubs that are expected
and the flno feet or Sweden itself, give
promise Of an interesting race.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
RATE FOR THE ENDEAVORERS
IL VIII BE $25 Each Way Between
Chicago and San Francisco.

Chicago, April ss-western passenger
officials are rejoicing over the settlement OF
the troubles regarding rates for the conven-
ton OF tho Christian Endeavor Society ut San
Francisco in July. The Southern Pacific had
held out for rouni trip rate of s5o while
the other western roads would not consent 20
round trip rates, because they feared man
ipulation 10y the scalpcrs Last Saturday
proposition was telegraphed TO the Southern
Pacific that n oneway rate of s25 from Chi
cago to San Francisco be adopted. To this
proposition reply has Just been received from
General Passenger Agent Goodman OF tho
Southern Pacific accepting the so rate os the
western roads. THIS gives the Endeavor peo-
pie lower rates than they would have had
otherwiss
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
MILL LOSSES.
Information About Those
in New Bedford.
Contained in Circular Letters
TO the Creditors.
Excess of 100000 in Debts Over
Capital in Three Concerns.

New Bedford, Mass. April 2s. Tho
first definite information Of the losses Of
the Rowland corporations, with figures
as the basis, Is contained in the letter to
creditors, which has been issued. The
letter is as follows
New Bedford, April q. 1897. The direc-
tors of the Rowland Mills Corporation,
Rotch Spinning Corporation, New
Bedford Manufacturing Company, 10
the various creditors Of said corpora
tions:
Gentlemen - The discovery Of unex-
pected Indebtedness in these corporations
was made on Friday, the 23d Instant
In the afternoon of that day the directors
met; voted 10 employ Edward kilburn,
Esq, late of the Wamsutta. mills, to ex-
anime and report on the assets OF each
corporation; also TO employ Mr.. Francis
A. Booth, accountant expert, TO examine
and report on the whole status OF each
corporation. These gentlemen are at
work Meetings of stockholders VIII De
held as soon as possible under the bylaw
notice, mt which meeting the reports ana
recommendations of directors VIII De
made the reports OF Messrs. kilburn and
Booth presented and action taken. The
substance Of the whole will then be
mailed to the creditors and meeting OF
creditors called, If you should deem II
desirable.
Steps have been taken for the appoint
menu of receivers of all interests. An
effort is now being started to increase
capital one half latter corresponding re-
Gu;toaN, so that indebtedness may be re-
duced TO a suitable basis. In the present
state Of our information, the total in
debtedness of the three corporations ex
ceeds their combined capital by about
Sl6S 600. The accounts pnyable-not yet
stated-will increase this TO $500, 600 ol
less, as we think.
lSiupedl MORGAN ROICH.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
SOMETHING OF A BUFFER.
Powers Will Have a Months Sojourn at
CranstOn, Nevertheless.

CranstOn, Nevertheless.
A big awkward looking chap giving the
name of James Powers was arraigued in
the Sixth District Court this morning
for evading fare on the Consolidated road,
and was fined s. and costs.
Powers has been in this vicinity FOR q
week or more and got out of paying his
fare from Pawtucket TO this city last
Friday. He tried it again yesterday and
when the train arrived in the city Patrol
man Symonds and railroad Patrolman
Thurber placed him under arrest. Powers
told the officers that his home was in
Birthstone county, Arizona, where his
father is sheriff and had shot lots of
better looking men than the officers who
took him into custody. In court Powers
was not so brave, for he begged Judge
Sweetland TO be lenient with him as he
had been fined for being drunk, and did
not have any money To settle. Powers Is
evidently from some village not far from
Providence and desires to pose rs wild
and woolly westerner. He will spend
about 80 days at the state farm as he is
out of funds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
IS ENDED.
Career of Colonel
Thornton.
He Died Suddenly Of Heart
Disease Today.
Was Formerly a Prominent
Militia Officer.
Commanded First Light Infantry for
Seven Years.
Commanded First Light Infantry for
Seven Years.
First Turned Out With Organization as
Escort TO Gov. Burnside.

Colonel William ii. Thornton died sud
denly at his home, 6ol Westminster street.
early this morning, from heart disease.
Colonel William Ii. Thornton. son of
Joseph Il. and Sarah r. (Young) Thorn
ton, was born in Providence in 1871. He
attended the city schools until 1856. when
his family moved to Johnston and his early
education was completed in the public
schools of that town.
In 1862, when less than Is years of age,
he enlisted in Company H. 10th Rhode
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
international Art Exposition.

Venice, April IS. The international art ex.
position was opened today. Tho Crown
Prince Victor Emanuel, Prince Of Naples,
and Crown Princess Helena. daughter of the
Prince Montegnrer, arrived at the exhibition
in state barge, accompanied by the cabinet
minister and LEGAL officials IN ornamentod
gopdoias and barges. The royal party were
s,luied from the guns OF the warShips pres
emit. There are many American and English
exhibitors
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
CONTRARY TO CONSTITUTION.
The Teaching OF tho Catschism in
Public Schools.

St. Cloud, MINI, April 2S.-Judgos
Baxter and Searle of the District Court
have handed down an important decision
In what j. known as the Avon school
case whereby the school district and It's
teachcrs are eniolncd from using the
schoolhouse 60 give religious instruction
or tO tcnch the Roman Catholic catechism.
The decision applies TO all public schools
in the state and 10 oil religious creeds.
Tho practice of teaching the catochism Is
held Co ho contrary 20 the constitutional
guarantee Of freedom of conscience.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
Against Fast Day.

watervilc, Ne. April 2s.-The following
resolution has bcon adopted by the Central
Maine Theological Circle: Resolved. Thai
tho Central Mpinc Theological Circle expresses
its judgment that an annual fast day appoint
cd 10y the governor % the state has no war
rant in Scriptures. and has proven inexpedi
ont ~ an nid to vital piety and ought there
FORE to bc discontinued
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
Disaster to a Steamer Feared.

Port Coborn, Ont, April 2s-It is feared
that some disaster has befalen the steamer
]. B. Kotcham. which left here last SATURDAY
for Ashtabula. She wns out in dense FOG ON
sunday aud the general fear for her safety
Is increased by the finding this morning Of n
piece o. W Oh on tho shore bearing the name
j. B. Ket ham.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
Babes DEATH EXPOSED 1T.
Discovery of a House Where Young
Women Hide Their Shame,
FOURTEEN SHELTERED THERE At ONE TIME.

Within Smith Street Cottage Just Over Tic City Line in
Cranson There Births Nlegitmae Children Almost
Daily Mrs. WeStcott Runs LyngIn Hospital and
Baby Far--The Woman Freely of Her Work OF ShameA
Pretty School Her Recent ParonsHow the Un
fortunate Waits Disposed Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28

Hall Caine. in his latest novel, "The
Christian, places his heroine, "Glory,
after she had fed from the hospital, in
the house OF baby farmer. 1t is an inn
aginative picture by the novelist to illus
trate side event in the life Of tho great
city of London, where all sorts of crime
have an abiding place. Had the famous
novelist been in this city for the past year
he could have found material for baby
farming story that would, under his skill
full treatment, have astonished the world.
A News reporter to-day unearthed the
greatest case of baby farming ever
known in this city or vicinity.
Its terrible details cannot be given for
no one knows what has become of all the
children of shame that have been born on
the southern outskirts of the town dur
ing the past year. The whereabouts of
some are known for they have been
adopted by presumably respectable per-
sons, who have taken them TO their homes.
The fate of many will always remain a
blank and but for the death of n boy
baby about three weeks old, the fearful
condition of things going on just over
the borders of the city on Broad street
would probably go on for some time
without discovery. This little boy died
n week ago in the house of Michael DE
Rosa. 26 Marion avenue, which begins al
Broad street just this side Of the city line.
The remains were given in charge of al
undertaken and in the lawful process for
| burial of the dead. such as a permit ant
| a record, the fact became known that th'
| child WINS ilieUitimate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
NO Decree Signed

Athens. April 2S Tho report that the
King was compelled 90 siloi decfce re.
calling Prince, ,utsraniiue rom tue fr'n,
l. nuiOuudci. The crown prince VIII
u,main at the head Of the ariuy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
How the Discovery Was Made.

How did this child come into the pos
session of the DeRosa family was ques-
ton that led to the discovery of the whole
fearful enterprise that has been carried
on successfully for months.
The facts i'm the case were brought TO
the notice Of Agent Thurber of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
and to Captain Cory of the Seventh
station in whose district the house is in
which the child died.
How many children of shame have died
in the same manner is not known. Prob
bly, great many, for tho harvest has been
fearful.
Tho hundreds of men and women who
have passed daily up and down Broad
street and looked out Of the street car
windows into Smith street which begins
directly in front of the cemetery, just be-
yond Roger Williams Park entrance have
taken no particular heed of the brown
painted wooden cottage in plain sight
within stones throw of the cars, as they
passed up and down the great thorough
fare. 1t is the first house on the right Of
the street which runs toward the river.
Its blinds have peculiar look md there
Is an awning or curtain hiding the plat
form of tho front porch.
In this house Il mothers with illcgiti-
mate children have lived at one time and
Tho average for the past three months has
boen eight,
Mrs. Charles a. WestcOtt lives in this
house and she has been maintaining a
private lying-in hospital. She told n
| News reporter that shc had been very
busy of late as she had 10 care for large
number of boarlers.
She is pale-faced, thin woman, ap-
parcntly about 5S years of age, n little
above the average height and apparently
not In good health.
Mrs. Westc0tt'S Story.
When she saw that her bu siness wa:
being investigated, she seemed a trifl6
startled, but being informed that the
whole truth i'm the matter could not harm
her as there was no law to affect hei
business, she stated that she took lad,
bonrdcrs who were 90 become mothers
She did not know who they wero or wher'
they camo from, only In rnrc instances
sslc wa just n ignorant Of their destina
ton aftcr thov lcft her house
They always lett the children bchin'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
BY FLOOD.
Frightful Work
at Guthrie.
Fifty Persons Thought to
Have PeriShed.
Mighty Wave of Water in the
Cottonwood Valley.
Hundreds of People Take Refuge in
the Tree Tops.
West Guthrie Submerged-Ten Feet OF
Water I'm Business Houses.
Hundreds of People Take Refuge in
the Tree Tops.
West Guthrie Submerged-Ten Feet OF
Water I'm Business Houses.

Wichita, Kan, April 2s.-A special
from Guthrie reports that at a. IN. not
less than 80 people have been drowned in
the flood there. One woman with babe
on her head was seen TO go under.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
Prince Constantine's Case.

Paris, April 2s--A special says the
suppression of Prince Constantine, II
made by n royal decree. is equivalent to
his rcnupciation of his rights to the
crown.
Continuing it asserts that the replacing
OF the premier, nj. Delyannis by NJ. Ralli,
the opposition leader will not serve to
arrest the course of popular indignation
against the royal family, adding thatsthe
ministerial crisis, therefore, only precedes
dynastic uprising in a fow days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
Question. Asked In the Dict.
Powers Preparing for Tntervsntion.

Paris, April %. The following sent
official announcement was Issued this
afternoon: Pour parlcrs between Paris,
London. Rome and 81. Petersburg. with
the view of attempting mediation be-
tween Turkey and Greece. havo been
very active and are now assuming moro
precise form. 1t is hoped that the oppor-
tunity will arise before long. Germany
and Austria nrc kept informed of the pro-
grcss Of the negotiations ana DO not ois-
approye of them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
Orders to French Forces.

Toulon, April .S.-Orders have been is
sned for further dotacbmcnts of Frencl
infantry, artillery and marines TO be
ready 10 leave for Crete at a moment
notice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
Calmer at Salonica.

Salonica, April s.--The people her
have become calmer and the apprehension
of an attack upon the part OF the Greel
fleet is dying away. Nine guns Of larg
caliber have been mounted on Fort Kara
burun for the better protection of tn,
harbor of Salonica. The French cruise
Bugeaud has arrived here To protec
French interests.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
Red cross Workers start.

st Petersburg April - Tho flrsl
detachment of the Red Cross Society o.
Russia, consisting OF two doctors am
twenty Sisters of Mercy with all that j.
necessary for establishing u hospital Will
fifty beds, has started for the seat of var
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28
Greeks Defeated With Heavy Loss

Constantinoplc, April IS. AN official
dispatch received hero from Salonica says
that in an engagement at 1sosfakin, the
Greeks were compelled to retreat with q
loss of 400 killed and many wounded.
Tho report of the bombalJment at Cara
burun is denied in this dispatch. 1t il
explained that the Greek feet man
oeuvred in the vicinity of Karaburun,
but did not fire upon that place.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-28

Athens, April rs. Public excitement is
increasing every hour The foreigners arc
hoisting their national flags over the
buildings inhabited by them. A popular
outbreak is feared.