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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
TERRIBLE TORPEDO EXPLOSION
Thirty Men Injured as tho Deadly Mis-
sizes Are Lowered From British
Mon-of- Koc

NEW YORK. N. Y, March 25.-A spe-
cial cable dispatch to the Herald from
Malta says: An explosion, which would
have had fearful consequences if it had
happened in The interior of the vessel, oc-
CURED Thursday to the British frst-class
cruiser Theseus while practicing outside
the harbor with torpedoes, which ex-
pioded as they were being lowered to the
ships launch, injuring some thirty men.
The Theseus immediately returned and
landed the injured at the naval hospital.
While two men had their legs car
ried off miraculous escapes are record
ed, one man having his garments blown
away without being hurt. OF the injured
one succum bed to-day.
III. M. S.Thessus is first-class cruiser OF
1856 tons and was built at Blackwall,
Eng, i'll 1892, at a cost Of f347,577. Her
length is 500 ieet and she has l., 900 horse
power. She goes twenty knots an hour.
carries twelve guns and crew of 544 men.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
CRIMINAL coUhr or APPEALs.
Blu Before the Commons to keliere the
Home SecretGrY.

LONDON, ENG. March A.-In the
House today Edward II. Pickersgill Glib
era0 moved the second reading of the bill
to create criminal court of appeal. In
support of the bill Mr.. Pickersgill COM
mented upon the present law, which he
said was extremely unjust. In cases
where innocent persons were condemned
to imprisonment or other forms of pull
ishment secret inquiry into their cases
by the Home Office was their only rem
edy, as new public trial was impossible.
Under the present law, also, he said,
grossly divergent sentences were imposed
by different judges for the same offense.
Sir f. L. Ridley, Home Secretary, speak
ing on behalf of the Government, admit
ted that the consensus of opinion was in
favor of some alteration of the law as
it exists at present. He was not opposed
to the second reading of the bill, but at
the same time he thought that legisla-
ton in that direction ought to be initiated
by the Government.
PickersglPs motion for the second read
ing of The bill was carried by vote of 1873
to S5.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
SAW PEDR0,S APPROPRIATION.
Secretary AIger Inclined TO Delay Execu-
tion of the Act-Sa5 FrdHcisco's
Public BUiioing.


WASHINGTON, D. c., March M.-Sen-
ator Perkins, Judge MaguIre and Repre-
sentative Barlow say they believe that
Secretary Aleer will delay the execution
of the act of Congress appropriating
$1,000 600 for San Pedro harbor, but they
cannot see how he can afford to do it in
the face of the reports of three different
boards which have reported in favor OF
San Pedro or in opposition to the ex-
pressed wishes OF Congress. Senator Per-
kins saw the War Department engin eers a
few days ago, and from what they told
him he believes that advertisements for
bids for the contract work will soon be
issued. Senator Perkins will have an in
teryiew with Secretary OF War A!ger on
the subject in few days.
The CALL correspondent inquired about
the progress of the San Francisco public
building plans to-day. The supervising
architect said:
''The army engineers seem dislnclined
to make the tests and want authorization
for Private Engineer Hunter to do the
work, which they will inspect afterward.
The army engineers employed Engineer
Moran to do the work before"
The CALL CORRESPONDENT understands
that the War and Treasury department is
are disinciined to grant this r. request. They
believe that the army engineers are there
for that purpose and there is no need OF
employing any private engineer.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25

Republican Committeeman Respond to
Popular Protests.

Republican Committeeman Respond to
Popular Protests.
WASHINGTON. D. c., March 24.-In
response to strong protests from educa-
tional centers the Republican members of
the Ways and Means Committee at its
meeting to-day changed the paragraph in
the new tariff bill relating to books and
scientific instruments, so as to permit
books, scientific apparatus, charts and
chemicals, such as are not published or
m ade in the United States, expressly i'm
ported in good faith, by and for the use of
any regularly established corporation,
university, college, academy. school, SEM
mary of learning, or free public library
and not intended for sale, 10 be admitted
free of duty.
In compliance with the protests of the
fruit importers the paragraph relating to
pineapples, which were made dutiable at
2 cents pound, has been changed so as
to permit pineapples in barrels or other
packages to be made dutiable at 6 cents
per cubic foot. When imported in bulk
the duty will be $6 thousand. Chlorate
of soda was added TO schedule A and
made dutiable at cents pound.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
A N.,r Btdder for Arror Plate.

WASHINGTON. D. c., March "a
Vice President Palmer of the illinois Iron
and Steel Company of Chicago, who has
been spending the past few days in Wash
ington, will be one of the bidders for the
manufacture of the armor plate for the
new battle-ships. The bids will be
opened on April 8. The company of
which Mr.. Palmer is the vice. president
has an extensive plant at Chicago, and if
their bid be accepted it is their purpose to
enlarge their works SO as 10 ena BILE the m
TO manufacture amor plate Tor tho future.
At present the only firms in America
which engage in this business are the Car
negie of Pittsburg and the Bethlehem
Company of Bethlehem, Pa.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
No limitations sv rhs President.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. March "a
The President to-day sent to the Senate
the following nominations: Alexander
]. Cook, United States Marshal for the
Northern District OF Mississippi; George
b. Thummel, United States Marshal for
the District OF Nebraska; Harry J.
Schnoweth, Collector of Customs for the
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
To Greats a Ne,o Depar,,nen,.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March "a
BrownIow (R.) of Tennessee introduced
in the House to-day a bill establishing a
department of commerce, labor and manu-
factures, its head to be q Cabinet officer,
ana the necessary clerical force is pro-
vided for.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
WENT ASHORE IN A roc
Gallant Rescue BY Life Savers of the
Crew of the Steamer Saginaw on the
New JERSEY Coast

NEW YORK, N. Y, March 24-A gall
liant rescue was effected at an early hour
this morning by the crew of the life-sav.
ing station at Long Beach. N. ]. The
Clyde Line steamer Saginaw Of New York,
from Hayti for New York, with cargo OF
logwood and cotton, went ashore a mile
and half from the station at o'clock.
The thirty-hve persons on board, includ-
ing one passenger, were saved. When
the rescue was made the sea was rough.
the wind northeast and the atmosphere
foggy.
Captain George Johnson OF the Saginaw
stated this evening that the Saginaw left
Hayti on March Is and had fairly easy
voyage, but encountered thick weather
and fog, which prevented taking observa-
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
ADA REHAN IN TEARS.
Forgets Her Lines and Keeps Behtn
fha NcenaS

Forgets Her Lines and Teeps Behind
tho Scenes.
CHICAGO, ILL, March 24-A special
to the Times-Rerald from New ork says
Miss Ada Rehan was in tears behind the
scenes at Daly's last night. She played
Violanthe in the "Wonder." In the Sec
ond act she fell into confusion and missed
her lines in one of the best scenes. 1t
happened in peculiar way. Miss st.
John forgot her lines in which Miss
Rehan's ''cue" lay. thersby causing the
trouble. Yet so we'll did Miss Rehan act
that, in spite of the mishap, she had an
enthusiastic curtain call at the end of the
act.
The cheering was kept up for a long
time and when the actress finally ap.
peared traces of weeping were evident.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
JOINT TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION.

1t Viii Bs Maintatned for a Time By
ddrice of Counsel.
NEW YORK. N. Y, March 24.-The
board of managers of the Joint Traffic AS.
sociation, at its regular session to-day, de-
cided that in view of the uncertainty con-
cernlng the exact scope of the Supreme
Courts decision in the trans Missouri
case, the Traffic Association should con-
tinue in opera ton.
The determ ination to maintain the or
ganization was based not only on the
views of the several members of the board.
but on the advice of James G. Carter OF
counsel for the association, who this
morning notified Commissioner Blanchard
that the full text of the Supreme Court
decision had not yet arrived, and until it
had been received and fully cons idered he
de med inadvisable any act looking to the
disruption of the association.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
4 WHITE HOUSE DINNER.
Giren by the President and Mrs. Nc
KfnIry to Cabinet Officers

WASHINGTON, d. c., March "a
The President and Mrs. Mckinley gave a
dinner tonight in honor of the Cabinet.
The State dining-room and the reception
rooms on the first floor were profusely
decorated with growing plants and cut
flowers. Covers were laid for twenty-five.
The guests we're: The Secretary OF State,
the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Gage, the Secretary of War and Mrs. AL
ger the Attorney-GeDeral.t the Postmas-
ter-General and MrA Gary, the Secretary
of the Navy and Miss Long, the Secretary
OF the Interior, the Secretary of Agricul-
ture, Colonel and Mrs. Herrick of Cleve-
land; Mrs. McCallum, daughter OF Secre-
tary Sherman; Mrs. Saxton. an aunt oil
Mrs. Mckinley; Miss Boardman of Wash
ington, Miss AIger, Secretary and Mrs.
Porter
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
HE REFUSED TO ANsWER.
Hitness Chapman Hos Noted Counsel I
the Supreme Court.

HubesS Ch0puGn d0S Notco COunset tn
the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 24.-Ths
case against Elverton R. Chapman, the
New York stockbroker, finally reached a
hearing in the supreme court of the
United State, this afternoon. Chapman
was convicted Of violation of section 1872,
Revised Statutes. which makes it mis-
dem eanor for witness summoned before
a committee OF Congress to refuse to an
swer questions propounded to him. He
has applied to the Supr me Court for
discharge from custody on writ of habeas
corpus.
The case was argued for the petitioner
by ex-senator George F. Edmunds and
Judge Dittenh Defer and for the Govern
ment by Solicitor General Conrad. Sena-
tors Gray and Lindsay vera interested
auditors, being members of the committee
which examined the witness.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
Confirmed or the senn te.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 24-The
Senate to-day confirmed the following
nominations: Binger Herman of OREGON,
Commissioner of the General Land Office;
Ernest G. Timme of Washington, 10 be
Auditor of the State Department.; George
A. Thummel, United States Marshal for
the District of Nebraska.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25

will be heard at st. PauI's Cathedral to-
morrow by the Chancellor of the Diocese
OF London. The petition asks for the Gus
tody of the manuscript deposited In the
library Of Fulham Palace. containing the
records of the early history of the Pilgrim
Fathers and their voyage to America In
the May flower, which WAS presented by
ambassador Bayard in tie name OF the
President a1d people of the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
Pacific Coat Pen.fons.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 24-Pa-
cific Coast pensions have been issued as
follows:
California: Oriainal-Andrew Alexan-
der, dead, San Jose; Lucian A. Whipple,
Los Angeles. Original widows, etc
Minor of Charles NJ. Grant Willow
Ranch; Fannie Alexander, San Jose.
Oregon: Increase-John H. Williams,
Portland.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
Weak Stomach
Digestion
DisOrdered Liver

they act like maglc-a few doses will work won.
ders upon the Vital Organs; strengthening the
muscular system. restoring the long-lost COM
plexion, bringing back the keen edge Of appe.
tites and arousing with tho Rosebud OF
Health the whole physical energy OF
the human frame. These are facts admitted by
thousands. in all classes Of society, and one OF
the best guarantees to the Nervous and Debili-
tated is that Beechamss Pills have the
Largest Sale of any Patent Medicine
I'm the World.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
Huat,r Gains One in Kentucky

FRANKFORT. KY, March 24.-The
first JOINT ballot for United States Senator,
taken at 1920 to-day, resulted in no elec-
ton. The vote was: Hunter 81, Black
burn 49. Boyle 6. Davie l. Stone /. Hun
ter gained one vote, that Of Stout, gold
Democrat. Stout was hisseo by the other
Democrats.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
Sugar Trust and swgnr Beets. 4.

Sugar Trust and Sugar Beets.
TRINIDAD, Colo, March 24.-John E.
Searies, secretary and treasurer of the
sugar trust and the man who defed the
Lexow committee, is in Colorado for the
purpose OF consulting with men OF wealth
concerning the beet-sugar industry. He
will inspect large tracts of land in this
vicinity with view to putting them
Under irrigation by canals and planting
an immense acreage in sugar beets, es-
tablishing a sugar-beet plant at this
point. The undertaking will involve an
investment OF about 81 000. 600 and will es-
tablish an important industry. The pro-
posed canal will be about 100 miles long.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
Ladies

Is your natural sickness easyf
Is it regular?
Have you periodical headaches ?
Do you have bearing-do painsf
Do you feel tired or 1anguid?
Is your womb disarranged
Is your complexion sallow?
Are you subject 10 dizzy spells
Are you constipated?
Are you losing your appetite?
Have you ringing in the ears
Have you leucorrhoeal dischargesf
Are your nerves unstruug
Have you hysteria
Is your sleep sound
Do you have cold feet
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
A Doctor
Who Visits
Every Home

You will naturally wonder how phys.V
clan can visit every household through
out the country. He does it in this way.
This little article goes into every home,
and through 1t Doctor Cook speaks to
every family. He speaks to you. He
asks you, in sacred confidence, the follow
ing questions, which you will do well to
answer in person or by letter:
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
DEspoILED OF rs MEANING.

What E5t0ash O1sciats and Pdpers Say
of the Treaty.
LONDON. Enc, March PA high
Government official expressed to repre-
sentative of the United Associated
Presses to-day that the United States
Senate had taken all the meaning out of
the arbitration treaty, and asserted his
belief that the British Government would
be extremely unlikely 10 accept it.
1--WE have done without an arbitration
treaty heretofore" he said, "and it will
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
Commit sssso,,. for Fm6a.sadors.

WASHINGTON, D. G.. March 24-The
President to-day signed the commissions
Of EN- bassadors Hay and Porter, to Great
Britain and France, respectively. Mr..
hay called on the President this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
The See Tup-Sam fup Vendetta.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 24-Hon.
John w. Foster has been retained by Min
lister Yang Yu to represent him in the
controversy between the See Yups and
Sam Yups. Meanwhile Yang Yu reserves
his decision.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
WITHOUT A RIVAL.

Annual Sales more than 5000, OOU Boxes
25c. at Drug Stores, or will be sent by o. q.
Agents. B. F. ALLEN CO., Ss5 Cana! St., New
York, post paid. upon receipt of price. Book
free upon application.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
4 WONDERFUL MEDICINE.

BEECHAM,S PILLS, taken as directed,
will quickly restore Females tocomplete health.
They promptly remove distractions or irregu.
larities OF the system. For a
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25

the vessel struck, and soundings were
being taken and the steamer was proceed
ing slowly. Shortly after she struck the
beach the ocean tug Sea King, which was
passing with tow, hove to and made an
attempt to pull her off. but the tide had
fallen too much. Tugs OF the Merritt
-Wrecking Com pany and lighters arrived
later. The Saginaw will be f1oated at nigh
water tonight. A part of the logwood
was thrown overheard in order to tighten
her.
The Saginaw was built i'll 1883 in Eng
land and is 1929 tons register. She has
been engaged for number OF years IN the
East India trade.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25

Records Of the Pilgrim Fathers.
LONDON, Eng, March 2A-A petition
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25
SAMOAN PRINoEss IN COURT.


Sutng Her Uncle for. a Hedding Present
of $4,000.
NEW YORK, N. Y, March 24.-The
pretty daughter of Samoan princess,
who is now the wife of well-to-do young
Brooklynite, tol1 her story TO United
States Commissioner Benedict In the
United States court in Brooklyn yester-
day. She is Mrs. Edward Bourdols, who
is suing her uncle, Daniel Stout Parker, OF
Samoa for $4,000.
Bon ois is the son of W Wall-street man.
His marriage to the princess occurred on
July 16. 1895. Mrs. Burdois says her un-
Gle gave her as a wedd ng present two
notes for $4,000 each. She left them with
him for safe keeping and she says she has
never been able TO recover the money on
them.
Parker has brought suit aginst Mr.. Bur-
dois. for $4,000 for the loss of his nlece's $
security. The case has been on triai at
Apia and the Consul General appointed
Comm issioner Benedict in Brooklyn to
take Mrs. BurGois' testimony.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25

ADVANCES made on furniture and pianos with
or without removal Noonan 1Ol7-1073 Mis- SION.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25

As these symptoms become more promi-
nent the beauty of womannood and the
power of manhood disappear. Try and
get pack what you have lost. Explain
your condition 20 Doctor Cook. who Isl
recognized everywhere as the greatest
living specialist on all sexual diseases of
hoth SEXES
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-25

Are you weak?
Is your sleep refreshing?
Do you have emissions
Have you day losses?
Do you have pimples
Do you shun society
Are you lacking in self-confidence
Do you have dizziness
Are your thoughts gloomyf
Is your memory poor ?
Have you weak back
Do your kidneys pain?
Have you exhausted your vitaNty9
Are you sexually weak
Do you contemplate marriagef
Are you fit for matrimony?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19

The recent Industrial growth of Rus
sia has been one of the marvels Of the
present decade. In addition to her ex-
tensive sulphuric acid industry, Russia
Is opening up important manufactures
of chromate salts, vitriol, phosphates.
lead, zinc, tin, strontium and copper
salts and mineral dyes, and platinum
Is almost Russian monopoly. In med
icinal plant growing the progress in
Russia is very great Six castor oil
factories, all working from native
grown seed, were represented at the
exhibition, and oils of peppermint,
wormwood, caraway, fennel, anise and
pine needles We're also shown. The
output of Russian benzine has grown
from 81 800 gallons In 1882 to nearly
100000 gallons in 1894. The petro-
leum industry Is the second largest In
the world. One firm alone owns 1SS
miles Of petroleum pipe lines. 1t has
an enormous fleet and owns 1,157 tank
wagons for the conveyance OF Its prod
ucts by rail. The industry Of the dry
distillation of wood in Russia Is only
lust beginning. In northern Russia,
away IfOIu tHe runway >, tueit are stiiA
many thousands OF square miles under
wood, yet up to the present only one
half per cent of all the resin, but
slightly larger proportion of the tur-
pentine used In Russia has been OF
home manufacture. 1t has generally
| been assumed thaI the Russian mr.
could not be made to yield turpentine
and resin of equal quality or abund-
-ance to the French or American pines,
but experiments show that Russian
turpentine, If collected by the French
process, does not differ materially from
the French, except that 1t Is dextro-
gyre to the same degree that the
French Is laevOgyre. Moreover, bal
sam was obtained from one variety
that will advantageously replace Can
ada balsam for technical and micro
scopic purposes. The day of the chem
ical exploitation OF the Russian forests
is therefore da wning, and within few
years the country o the Car may ex
, port. instead of buy from abroad. aceti'
, acid, wood naphtha, acetone, woot
: vinegar and acetate of lime. The i'm
portance of the Russian licorice tuic
and licorice root industry is general.
I known.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19
Employing Convicts Probably.

The North Carolina penitentiary was
self-supporting last year for the first
time TN its history of a quarter century.
From 1883 to 1889 the appropriations
for its maintenance averaged $1OO, 600
a wear. Then, under a change Of policy,
the annual expense dropped to $37 500.
which was the figure until 1898, when
a further reduction was made to S23, 900
a year. The achievement In 1896 was
under the management of Augustus
Leazer. He thinks it could be done
again, mot probably every year, but
certainly, II the present policy is main
tained, self-support should be attained
or approximated every year" This re-
suit, the convict labor demagogues may
be grieved to learn, was accomplished
by keeping the convicts profitably en-
ployed In farming. They not only grew
their own subsistence, but cultivated
sufficient cotton to pay the expenses Of
MANAGEMENT, their crop Of cotton last
year being 1850 bales, valued at over
SIT OCO. There would have been 400
more bales of cotton were 1t not for a
disastrous food on one Of the convict
farms, which also destroyed 100000
bushels Of corn. AS might be expected,
this outdoor employment Of the con-
victs has a good effect on their physical
condition. The present rate Of mortal
Try among them, the manager reports,
barely exceeds that of some Of the best
regulated towns in the State. while the
mortality rate among the colOred con-
victs Is much less than the rate among
the negroes in the large towns.-New
York Post.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19
Ouc AlmanaCS.

II had rather a novel experience last
year in the matter of gathering tables
showing the rising and setting of the
sun, the changes of the moon, high and
low tides. etc." said a publisher. But
l am fixed for this year. In my ex-
perience as a publisher l had printe I'd
about everything that l thought could
be printed. Finally, an advertising
concern wanted me to get out an al
manac for them. They furnished all
the copy for the almanac except the
almanac itself-that 10. the tables.
supposed l would have no difficulty in
getting them, but soon found out that
I was mistaken. My desire was to get
prepared In an authoritative way. AT
ter interviewing some of the experts in
Washington l found that they were all
disinclined to take any outside work.
Finally one of them consented to do it,
and he did. charging me $500 for the
calculations-S25 for each month.
am about having a similar work done
this year, and came here for that pur-
pose, but 1 learned that all the calcu-
lations for the various patent medicines
and many other almanacs are made
by a blind man In Pittsburg. Pa, an
amateur mathematician and astrono-
mer of considerable local reputation. !
sent for the tables and have received
them. He charged me exactly SO. or
80 cents for each month. l understand
that the actual work is done by his
children, who write from his dictation.
He tells me that he has supplied the
same tables for about 100 different al
manacs for 1S97"-Philadalph Item