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The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29
WELCOMED BY
 M. DEL CASSIE American Commission
 CTS Presented. EXCHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS FRANCES FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS NICE THINGS. Spain's Peace Representatives Also Received and Invited to Meet
 the Americans at
 Breakfast.
FRANCES FOREIGN MINISTER
 SAYS NICE THINGS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PARIS. Sept. 2S.-The United States Peace Commission went into session at Il o'clock this morning.
 During the afternoon the Amer1can commissioners assisted at their first formal function in France-their recep- ton by the Minister of Foreign Analrs, M. del Casse. At o'clock the United States Ambassador, General Horace Porter, called at the Continental Hotel for the Americans. He took three of them into his own carriage and the re- mainder, with Secretary Moore, follow ed in a carriage to the Ministry of For eign Affairs. Henri Vignaux, the sec retary of the United States Embassy, led the way into the building. General Porter, Judge Day and the others fol- lowed. The party was received 1mme- diately by M. Crozier, the chef de pro tocole, who showed the Americans into the anteroom of the Ministers cham ber After a few moments of waiting the doors were opened and the party entered the room occupied by the Min ister of Foreign Affairs, and were pre- sented in turn to M. del Casse, who cor dially greeted the visitors and bade them take seats.
 Through M. Vignaux, who acted as lnIGTDTGl6T, VI. French. the party chatted briefly upon generalities and the Minister finally assured the Commissioners of the great pleasure experienced by France in the part she has taken in effecting a sus- pension of hostilities between Spain and the United States, and expressed the hope of having the pleasure of meeting the American Commissioners and the Spanish Commissioners at brao lyfo tn- added that after having thus brought the two commissions. together and offering them the Inequalities of the salon de conference, the French Gov ernment would efface itself.
 Judge Day, as president of the United States Commissioners, responded. He said the United States appreciated the good offices of France, and after M. del Casse had expressed his pleasure at such recognition of the disInterested action of France, the interview ended and the Americans retired.
 The Minister of Foreign Affairs at 1230 D. m. tomorrow will give a breakfast at the Foreign Office to the United States and Spanish commits sions, thus bringing them together for the first time. The session of the United States commission to-day did not ltsult in anything being given out for publication.
 After the presentation of the Ameri- can Commissioners, Senor Leon Cas- tillo, the Spanish Ambassador, pre- sented the Spanish Commissioners to M. del Casse. The ceremonies were ex- actly similar to those gone through in introducing the members of the Amer ican commission.
 Both General Porter and Senor Cas- tillo, the United States and Spanish Ambassadors, will be present at to- morrow's luncheon.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29
BOMBSHELL IN
 THE RIA CAMP New Move Made in the Slander Suit. THE COMPLAINT AMENDED ACTION MAY REOPEN THE EN-
 TIRE CASE. Plans of the Defense Upset by a Decision of the Court
 in Favor of the
 Plaintiff.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 2S.-A new phase appeared in the Jarman-Rea islander suit to-day and one liable to result in a reopening of the plaintiffs case. This was the decision by Judge Kittredge to allow Attorney Delmas to amend the complaint. The presentation of an amended complaint yesterday was a move not expected by Rea's counsel and completely upset the plans of the defense. They had stated all along that the complaint contained no grounds for action and expected nonsuit.
 Now that Jarman has been allowed to amend his complaint this is changed. New evidence will be introduced and complainant can go over the whole case again. This also strengthens their case and will cause the defense to offer an abundance of testimony. The entire afternoon was occupied in arguing the demurrer to the amended complaint
 Attorney Delmas occupied but a short time this morning in arguing for the privilege of amending the complaint In his argument he said that there was not person in the world, whose in- telligence was above that of a dog, who would not understand Rea's slan- derous remarks to mean that he charged Jarman with being corrupt and with having accepted bribe He characterized the boss acts as an at tempt ito stab the reputation of Jar man to the heart" According to Req ethics, said the speaker, since money was lying around loose Jarman was a fool if he did not take some and if he did he was a knave.
 Judge Kittredge held that plaintiff had right to amend his complaint at this time. The court said that when the demurrer was presented without argu- ment he had overruled 1t. In that he had erred Had he sustained the de- murrer when presented the plaintiff would certainly have been allowed to amend his complaint. After having his right cast out without an opportunity to argue it and the court had practically sustained the demurrer in after decis- ions therefore he held the plaintiff could exercise that right at this time.
 This caused consternation among Reas attorneys, and when they recov- cred from their surprise they said they would demur on these grounds: That the words uttered by Req were not &C., tionable and slanderous per SC and that the complaint does not set forth any specific damage resulting therefrom.
 This afternoon a demurrer along these lines was presented. It also prayed that judgment, with costs, be given for defendant. Attorney More house opened argument for defense. He was followed by Delmas for plaintiff and the latter in turn by Burchard for defendant
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29
CLASS CONFIRMED BY
 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN
One Hundred and Eighty Young Peo- pie Taken Into the Catholic
 Church

SAN RAFAEL. Sept. 2S.-This was red letter day for the boys at St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum, situated in the line of the broad gauge railway, four miles north of this city. The rites of confirmation in the Catholic church was administered to 1S0 of them by Archbishop Riordan. About 160 were inmates of the institution and twenty came from San Rafael and Novata parishes.
 Archbishop Riordan came from San Francisco last evening as the guest of Rev. Father Hugh Lagan, the pastor of St. Raphael's. This morning the two were joined at the asylum by Rev. Joseph Phelan of the Church of the Holy Rosary, situated on the asylum grounds. Rev. Joseph Byrne, of the Church of Our Lady of Loretto, at Novata, Rev. P. Filey. of St. J9sephs Church. Alameda. and Rev: Father Crowley, superintendent of the Youths Directory.
 The Archbishop was assisted in the rites of confirmation by all the visiting priests. as well as by Fathers Lagan and Phelan. The music for the ceremony was fur- nished by an orchestra of twenty-three pieces. A striking feature was the song by. Jesuit choir of seventy voices, ali being members of the institution A large number of visitors, friends and rela,- tives of the youths confirmed were pres ent. They were taken in charge by Broth CT Superior Michael and hospitably en- tertained prior to and after the cere- mOny.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29
MOUNTAIN COPPER
 COMPANIES PROJECTS

BEDDING, Sept. 28.-An important en- largement of the scope of operations of the Mountain Copper Company at Kes- wick and Iron Mountain is now under way An order has been placed with the Terry Lumber Company for 1.5O0 900 feet of lumber. The bunk and boarding house capacity of the company is being en- larged so as to accommodate from POO to 300 more men, which will bring the list of employees up to 2000 men.
 The company's railroad will be extended seven miles, so as to take in some rich copper deposits lately discovereu on the .corporation's patented land. Ground is being cleared for the construction of sev- eral additional smelters, made necessary by an increased ore output.
 The company'S refinery Is located in New Jersey, and as the refined product is mar keted almost wholly in the Eastern States there Is no probability of a removal of the plant to Keswick at least in lne near future When the markets of the Orient shall take the copper products of Shasta County the Mountain Copper Company announces 1t will erect rear Bedding the largest copper refinery in the world Six ty-six thousand pounds sterling were dis tributed in dividends to American and English stockholders of the Mountain Copper Company for the first year of it's operation.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29
WARNING OF THE
 COMING STRUGGLE Sarrien's Letter to the French Magistrates. ZURLINDEN AS A DICTATOR UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS HE MAY BECOME A BoULANGER, Rigors of Dreyfus' Imprisonment to Be Modified Pending the Result
 of the Application for a
 New Trial.
ZURLINDEN AS A DICTATOR
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS HE MAY BECOME A BOULANGER,
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Sept. 28.-A dispatch to the World from Paris says: The letter of the Minister of Justice to the Magis- trates throughout France about at- tacks on the army Is said to be warn ing of the coming struggle between the Jesuits, who are stated to rule the army, and the .ultramontanes and radicals, who wish to reap political power.
 General Zurlinden left the Cabinet because he represented the Jesuits, and especially the Alsatian party. h. deed, 1t is noticeable how many names in the Dreyfus case are Alsatians and almost German.
 If the Jesuits win the day and Drey- fus is not released, it Is quite on the cards that General Zurlinden will turn out another Boulanger, and that France will have a military dictator ship.
 It Is expected that the Minister of Justice, M. Sarrien, if he has not al- ready done so, will issue directions that the rigors of the imprisonment of Drey- fus be modified according to custom, pending final decision In his case. which Is now before the Court of Cas- SatiOn.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29

total coal capacity, loose stowage, 200 tons.
 In the details of design will appear these characteristics: The hull is to be of steel, not sheathed, with double bottom and close watertight subdivi- Sions.
 There will be one military mast, fitted with fighting and searchlight tops.
 Seven boats are to be slowed clear of the blast of the guns, two being the lifeboats, which are to be carried at davits so as to be quickly lowered.
 The protection of the hull against in- jury to the water line region is to be afforded by means of side armor belt the maximum thickness being Il inches, tapering to inches at the arInor shelf the depth being feet. The maximum thickness is abreast the engine and boiler spaces; thence forward and aft it is reduced by steps to a mini mum thickness of inches at the bow and stern. The barbettes for the 12- inch guns will have arnor about 10 inches thick.
 The turret Is of the Hichborn bal anced type, with front plate inclined forty-two degrees from the vertical The side plates of the turret armor are to be g inches thick.
 The main or protected deck Is to ex- tend throughout the length of the ves- sel, to be worked flat. The total thick ness will be one and one-half inches
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29
MEET WITHOUT A PROGRAMME Remarkable Convention
 of Democrats. DICK CR0KER DULY SALUTED RALLY OF NEW YoL,K BoURBoNs
 AT SYRACUSE. An Attempt to Ingraft Plank in the Platform Reaf1rming the
 Free Silver Doctrine
 Fails.
RALLY OF NEW YoL,K BoURBoNS
 AT SYRACUSE.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SYRACUSE, N. T., Sept. 28.-The Democratic State convention met here at noon to-day absolutely without a slate or programme other than the tenn porary organization agreed upon in the State Committee last night. It is in many respects the most remarkable po- Htical convention ever held.
 When MT. Croker entered the con- vention hall his appearance caused a tremendous demonstration. Mayor Nc Guire of Syracuse was greeted with cheers, especially from the galleries Senator Murphy also was literally ap- plauded.
 Chairman Elliott Danforth announced that the State Committee had directed him to present as the temporary off, cers of the convention the Hon. George M. Palmer of Schoharie as chairman, and as assistant secretaries Calvin Huson, Thomas E. Benedict, Frank F. Hulett and Clark Day.
 Chairman Palmer charged that the Republicans had squandered and wasted the peoples money; that the laws enacted by them had favored the classes as against the masses; that many new and needless offices had been created to reward political servants, and that laws had been passed under the Republican party lash having for their sole object the protection and fos- tering Of monopolies and trusts.
 Palmer attacked the record of the Re- publicans on the State canal expendi- lures, charging corrupt methods in the use Of money, and said no attempt had been made to correct any of these abuses.
 The roll was called and ct it's compile ton Delegate J. c. Pierce of Rochester sent to the platform a resolution which he asked to have read.
 Chairman Palmer announced that the resolution would be referred to the committee on resolutions when ap- pointed. Pierce walked down the cen ter aisle, loudly demanding that the resolution be read. That is a resolu- ton to instruct the committee on reso- iutions," he said, ''and now is the proper time for it to be read"
 Palmer announced that his decision was that the resolution should be re- ferred to the committee on resolutions, and directed the clerk to proceed with the reading of resolutions for the ap- pointment of committees. The resolu- ton which MT. Pierce desired read was as follows:
 T move that when the committee on resolutions is appointed that they are Instructed to ingraft in their resolu- tlons plank reaff1rming the Chicago platform of 1896.'
 Pierce Is one of the contesting dele gates from Monroe County and it is improbable that he will be given an- other opportunity to present this mo- ton.
 When the delegations from each Sen- atorial district had been advised to send to the secretary the name of their representative on each of the commit tees on credentials. resolutions and taken until Il o'clock tomorrow morn ing.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29
UNCLE SAM'S
 FUTURE SHIPS Decided Revolution in.
 Construction. ADVANCE IN FORMER DESIGNS ELABORATE PROGRAMME FOR
 THE COMING YEAR. Three First Class Battleships, Four Coast Defense Monitors and
 Many Torpedo Boats and ;. Destroyers.
ADVANCE IN FORMER DESIGNS
ELABORATE PROGRAMME FOR
 THE COMING YEAR.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Sept 27.-T The United States revolutionized naval con- struction and method in 1861, and it has been revolutionizing them ever since. It is true, other nations have been progressing more rapidly numeri- cally, but scientifically in hulls, ma chinery and armaments the United States naval constructors have again set the pace for the world. The expe- riences of the war with Spain have sug- gested new departures. The ships of the future additions to the American navy will be a marked advance on former designs.
 The naval programme for 1S98-99, un- der the act of May 4, 1890, provides for three f1rst-class battleships, four coast defense monitors, twelve torpedo boats and sixteen torpedo destroyers.
 Bids for the four harbor defense mon- itors will be opened at the Navy De- partment on Monday next. These vessels will present some of the most radical advances in the mod ern fighting machinery. The monitor principle has always been distinctively American. There are many who re- gard them as the best all-round war ship yet designed.
 The act of Congress, appropriating for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899, under increase of the navy" referring to the four harbor defense vessels of the monitor type, limits the cost of these vessels to $1, 1,5O0,-
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29

cratic State Convention nominated for Governor Elvin w. Crane, the prescott tor of Essex County, and adopted plat form which in a measure supports the Democratic national platform. The con- vention, however, without debate de- feated a proposition to specifically indorse the platform adopted by the Chicago con- vention of 1896. This for a few moments caused considerable turmoil. but the band struck up q lively tune, and finally the silver men accepted the situation grace fully. Later, when MT. Crane had been nominated Senator Daly and Clarence Atkinson, both of whom were special fla vorites of the silver men and were can didates for the nomination. mounted the platform and promised to do all they could to insure MT Cranes election. A feature of the convention was the pres ence of a delegation of colored men, who had called to pledge support to the con- VentionS nominee.
 The war plank of the platform is as follows
 We declare that the thanks of the people of the State and nation are due to the soldiers and sailors of the army and navy of the United States who have imperiled their lives in defense of their country and in vindication of the honor nation owes them permanent recognition or their patriotism and their valor and ample and permanent provision for those of their sur vivors who have received disabling and honor able wounds in the service of the country, and that the memory of those who have fallen in its defense shall be held In grateful and ever lasting remembrance; that the State should make suitable provision for additional pay to our New Jersey volunteers. While we rejoice and feel thankful to them for their great vic tories on land and sea, we denounce the gross, open, criminal incompetency of those placed in and defiantly kept in charge of the affairs of the War Department of the present adminis- tration of the Government of the United States. resulting in the needless loss of life and the infliction of horrible suffering and torture upon thousands of the brave defenders of the coun- trys honor, and charge the present admin istration with being solely responsible for the horrible results of this incompetency of Gov ernment officials. continued even after the ap- palling results were repeatedly brought to the attention of the President of the United States and his official advisers, and We call the atten- tion of the people of the State to the fact that up to this time not a single example has been made of a Government official responsible for these monstrous wrongs. We deplore the spec member of that Cabinet appearing at a public convention of his party as the apoogist and defender of Algerism and it's results
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29
CASHED BOGUS CHECKS Swindler Fcrges the Mountain Cop-
 per Company'S Name.

BEDDING, Sept. 2S.-An individual having the appearance of a workingman succeeded in victimizing seven Bedding and two keswick business firms with forged Mountain Copper Company checks. The checks, which had undoubf- edly been printed under the direction of the man who passed them, called for the necessary to detect the true from the counterfeit. Mountain Copper Company checks to the amount of several hum dred dollars are cashed weekly in this city, and 1t was an easy matter to vic timize the merchants.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29
DESIRES OF THE
 VATICAN URGED
Special cable to The Call and the New Yorl Herald. Copyrighted, 1888, by James Cor don Bennett.

Herald Copyrighted, 1888. by James Cor
 don Bennett.
 MADRID, Sept. 2s.-The Papal Nun cio to-day had conference with the Minister of the Colonies, at which the former urged the desire of the Vatican that in Spanish territories. which have become American, goods of the church be guaranteed and the position of the church defined. The Minister said he would specially refer the matter to the Paris commission, whose members would be instructed to do all that was possible
 Sagasta has made the following statement to Senor Brunei, represent ing the Chamber of Commerce of Cata- Iona: "I hope to obtain commercial advantages from the United States which will be embodied in the definitive treaty of peace, maintaining the statu quo."
 An official paper publishes a decree nominating as Secretary General of the Paris commission Don Emilio Ojeda, Minister of Spain at Tangier, 6 man of much ability.
 Spanish warshipS in Cuban waters have been ordered to sail for home.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29

A coming tower of 71h inches in thickness, having an armored com- munication tube inches in thickness, will be carried in a suitable command ing position forward, the tube extend- ing to the armor deck and affording protection to the voice tubes. bell wires, etc.
 The vessel will be driven by twin screws. The engines (two in number) are to be of the vertical, triple-expan-
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29
CHIEFS OF GREAT COUNCIL.

EMIGRATION, N. r., Sept 2s-The following chiefs of the Great Council of the United States, Order of Red Men. have been appointed by Hon George E Green, the great Incohonee Of the order: Great tocahon, Past Grand Sachem F. T. Dobbs of New York; great Minerva Past Great Sachem F.. H. Saylor of Oregon; great guard of the forest Past Great Sachem G. W. Carey of Ohio.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29
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 ON ANGEL ISLAND.
General Merriom Given Authority by Tel egropb to Have It Con-
 structed,g

General Merriam commanding y beds Angel lsnd near
 
 Middleton chief surgeon or the Pacific Colonel Middleton recommended to of the occupaon by 4OOo pavilion hospital
 
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  shortly barracks
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The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29

Purdy, paymaster of United States vol unteers, passed through Chicago to-day on his way to Honolulu, where he will pay off the 2000 troops stationed in the Hawaiian Islands.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29
Death of Queensland,s Premier.

BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept 2S-The Hon. Thomas Joseph Byrnes, Premier of Queensland, is dead. He was born here in 1860, and was formerly Attorney Gene ral and Solicitor General of Queensland
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29
ON THEIR WAY TO THE
 PARIS CONFERENCE
Major General Merritt, Major stroth- CT and Captain Howell Pass
 Port Said.

PORT SAID, Egypt, Sept 2s-Major General Merritt, United States army. Major Strother, aid de camp, and Cap- tain Mott Howell, the generals secre- tary, passed through here to-day on board the steamer Arcadia, on their way to Paris.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29

Advances made on furniture and pianos with or without removal J. Noonan. l017-10eS Mission.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29
NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS
 NAME CRANE FOR GOVERNOR

Refuse to Come Out for Free Silver and Deplore Criminal Incompe-
 tency" of War Department. TRENTON, N. J., Sept. 2S.-The Demo-
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29

Pay for Honolulu Troops. CHICAGO, Sept. 2S.-Major W. A.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-07-23
Making States.

Although the next State election is
nearly two years off, the politicians in
the State have already begun to in
dulge in the agreeable pastime of
making states for the next campaign.
1t is understood that a number of
~favorites are being groomed for the
gubernatorial race. While is entirely
too early to take any definite position
on this subject, the Enterprise rises
to remark that it has in its mind's
eye, a man who, if he will consent to
make the race, would make an ideal
Governor for Louisiana. He is young,
vigorous, up-to-date, exceptionally
able and conscientious. This man is
Associate Justice Newton G. Blan-
chard.
His nomination and election would
inaugurate a new era in the politics of
this State. It would mean the wiping
out Of the old fractional lines which
have 50 hampered the party in the
past; and the creation of new, and
better, and broader issues and poll
ies.-Natchitoches Enterprise.