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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
''''+IS AN INCH
 AN HOUR Floods Threatened by the Ohio and It's.
 Tributaries. Already Lives Are Lost in the Swirl of the
 Mad Waters. There Is a Prospect of an Un- usual InundatiOn and Great Damage to Property. RAILROADS HAMPERED. Many of the Lines Out of Cincinnati Are Tied Up and Traffic Is De-
 layed by WashOuts.
There Is a Prospect of an Un- usual InundatiOn and Great
 Damage to Property.
RAILROADS HAMMERED.
Many of the Lines Out of Cincinnati Are Tied Up and Traffic Is De-
 layed by WashOuts.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 24.-At 10 o'clock tonight the Ohio River at Gin cinnati registered 51 feet Z12 inches, rising an inch an hour. This is a rise of six inches for four hours between and 10 o'clock. The sky is overcast, but not threatening. The mercury reg isterS A, with a tendency to rise. Re- ports from Northern West Virginia, at the sources of the Monongahela, bring news of heavy rains last night and or a rapidly rising river tonight.
 This is an assurance that the Ohlo will have a protracted high stage of water It is also an admonltion that a prodigious flood may be expected, should the tributaries receive an ac- cession of rain within two or three days. Reports from all quarters ot the Ohio Valley are of drizzling rain or cloudy skies. No clear weather IS re- ported. All up-river towns report the Ohio rising rapidly except Wheeling, where it is stationary.
 Interior towns Ohio that have Suf fered inundation and damage are find ing relief by the recession of the wat CTS Loss of life is reported at Hdmll- ton. Ohio where the Great Miami swept away two cottages and drowned six inmates namely, Mrs. Charles O@@ and Mr and Mrs. Charles Springmar :.
 Zanesville reports the drowning of the infant son of Mrs. Charles West and of man known as Deacon Jones; also of the drowning by the upsetting of a skiff of Mrs. James Brennan and child and John Leach, and the drown ing of Mrs. Mar Church and Timothy Hones. The story of loss of life by the railroad wreck near Columbus, Ind, not only lacks confirmation but is pos itively denied.
 In Cincinnati the following is the railroad situation: No trains. on the Erie. in or out. The Cincinnati North ern is in the same fix. The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern is badly crippled by washouts at Chillicothe, ohio. and Fl Dorado. Ind. The Penn sylvania is open to Columbus Columbus and md antf3 the +on and Dayton is cut off from Toledo and Detroit only. The Big Four to- day has restored communication with Tndianapolis, Chicago and St Louis. All other roads from here are un- scathed.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
JUDGE JONES IMPOSES
 A PENALTY AND PAYS IT
First Instance on Record Where a Court Puts Up the Amount of Fine Ordered From an Offending Attorney
 for Contempt.

incident destined down in the of will 
 
 
 F executors of the will offered by Mr. Levin The ordered ob- . 0
  exception
 
 fine the attorney the attorney firmly MT Ncothe a remarks compelling gentle  Judge  to addressed the court chal gentleman . one' that time but 1t
 
  attention the fact that the juds ren O unsatafed emphat tcaly yrefuse to
  $1O This attorney | godp he clerks desk q order the money" Igiveit t to arity The Sheriff
  of is believed be the first 
 q imposed by O offending member
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
IENKINS' BODY IS RECOVERED It Is Found in the Tor pedO Room of the
 Maine. Gave Up His Life to Save Papers of Vital Inn
 pOrtance. Captain Sigsbee Will Not Use Dyna- mite to Finish wrecking
 the Maine.
Copyrighted, 1898. by James Gordon Bennett


 HAVANA, March 24-The body of Lieutenant F. Jenkins was recovered from the wreck of the Maine this morn ing and will be shipped to Key West on Saturday. Since the disaster to the Maine shocked the civilized world. one has heard continually here and in the States regretful words for poor Jen- kins from men who knew and loved the quiet, intrepid lieutenant, and to tho'l- sands it will be grateful news that he will sleep under the flag for which ne died
 The body was found aft in the tor pedo room. It had been damned be- tween the tube and the ceiling. It was located yesterday, but the officers did not speak of the matter then, fearing to stir painful memories and raise hopes which a failure to establish identity might destroy. The identifi- cation now is most positive. Besides the uniform and private marks on his clothing, a ring was found on one hn- ger with this inscription, IF. w. Jen- kins, class of 1886, U. s. N. A." This is poor Jenkins well-loved class ring. Captain Sigsbet has it now and will treasure it for the relatives.
 Jenkins, it appears now, went aft from the officers mess moment after the explosion, and it was believed he might have escaped, as the others in the mess room did, except that he went back for papers of importance. These papers were regarded as of the highest value, and were subsequently, found by. the divers. Jenkins never reached the place where they were. It seems likely that in the intense darkness which succeeded the explosion the water overlook the lieutenant in the passage way. Probably he then abandoned the idea of reaching the papers, and at tempted to reach the ladder aft, not far from where the body was found. The water, surging through the passage, carried him into the port torpedo room where the struggle ended.
 Captain Sigsbee has received word that his Government deems 1t is 1n- advisable for the wreckers to use dynamite to facilitate the work of re- moving the top hamper from the wreck, in view of the Captain-Gen- erals intimation that the use of high explosives might interfere with the de- cision of the Spanish court of inquiry. It was not intended, however, to blow up the wreck and scattered armor- plates, but merely to cut off certain beams with dynamite. The work will proceed steadily without dynamite, and progress will necessarily be slow.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
CONVICTED OF
 ENTERTAINMENT
William A. Chapman Is Found Guilty by a
 Jury.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SANTA ROSA, March 24.-The jury E.. +,oa case of William A. Chapman, charged with embezZlement, late this evening brought in a verdict or gullty' and the man who until a few snort weeks ago was a bowling society swell and danced attendance upon many or the nroudest danes of Sonoma county and San Francisco, tonight occupies ,arrow cot within the unromantic pre- cincts of the County Jail
 ITntil a short time ago Chapman was s,,perintendent of the Cotau Company whose immense ranch occupies the ma for nortion of the county, lying between tbis city and Petaluma, who's prlncl- nal place of business is San Franclsco' Hevs of Chapman's shortages coming to the ears of Page Bros., three or -,bono constitute the Cotat Company, on investigation was begun with the ,-ae,1It of five distinct charges Delns lodged against their superlntendent.
 Tba first. on which he has just been 4,.tad and convicted alleged the embeZ-
 1agoant from the COtat1 Company or +ta eun of S179 S9 on the 22d day Of San+enher. 1S97 The second alleged 4be enbezzlement of $15O January 4, 1897. the third of s360 g on the Eth or hDriI 1897: the fourth, $14S 98, on No VeUQDer (, IoJtb IAS IAt eAA N VI -
 the 28th of August, 1896.
 The following pathetic communica- 4,or was read by the District Attorney during the trial:
 COTATI. Nov. 3. 1897
 Dear MT. Page: MT. Jones Will tell you aI1 He will tell you what dld not nave inc heart or the moral courage 10 con fess 10 the best friend l nave ever I,s1l I.au, I fIIIlV realize the enormity or my wrongs aJ can offer nothing in extenuatlon tbereof I deserve the most severe pun iebrnent. and all that prompts me at tins i moment to beg for mercy iS III oro Iao F.. era era a'iGii Gi1aT to me. I cannot find the heart to sadden the last years or my n1otheI fife and will implore you 10 uo What you can to keep her m tt to o writs .it dfsprace I do not know what 10 "LIIe e or eav excepting this: You Will not lose one cent by my wrongs. canIlot dSh f vou 10 accept my word or proIhiSe toI the fulfillment Of thlS oolIs seiJl+, nIa,r and viii say that it is the most solemn gnu ,oo.rad yope [ have ever assumed, ana my onIv remaining concern in hfe IS 10 see Voii amply repaid for this temporary joss. , for q ner eonal interyie,~ cannot find sufficient courage to face you now after all you have done for me: in fact l do not fea ieel that l could look any one III the oS raoS again and have already written to sucii @ friends as have been very dedT U aiS' explaining that l cannot meet them asssiii. I cannot expect you to show me any , iua ther consideration after what mas hap p naned but I want to make this last ap heal to spare my parents and sisters tnS Sfsgrace of having a dishonored son ana brother I cannot write any further now but will say that l VIII VIII turn over fIrther urth provision which in the event Of my death vyiil satisfy everything. l am very re- Ipectfully. W M' A. Sf1<Ai MAN
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
GLADSTONE DYING FROM
 DANGEROUS GROWTH

NEW YORK. March 24.-According to a London dispatch the members of Glad stones family now admit that the Grand Old Man is dying of a cancerous growth involving bone tissues back of the nasal passages. The unanimous verdict of sew eral specialists who have been consulted regarding the case is that an operation Is impossible. owing to tho age and en- feebled condition of the patient. It would be possible to afford considerable relief and also to prolong life by surgical means if Gladstone were younger. but his heart already threatens failure to perform its functions, and surgeons are of the opin- ion that the administration of anaesthet
 ics would result in immediate death.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
INTERESTS THE PEOPLE
 OF THE PACIFIC C0AS!
MT. Hebbror of Salinas Making Hard Fight to Save Cattle of
 Southern California.

WASHINGTON, March 24.-In accord ance with a suggestion made by Senator Stewart of Nevada, who accompanied J. R. Hebbron of Salinas to see the Secre- tary of Agriculture this morning, Secre- tary Wilson wired the Governor or Ne vada asking if cattle from Southern Cali fornia would be received from those Cali fornia cattlemen who own grazing lands in Nevada. The reply was that cattle from the quarantined district of Califor- mia would not be received. This is rather discouraging to Senator Perkins and MT. Hebron, but being reinforced by tele- grams from prominent citizens and offi- cjals of California representing that thousands of cattle will die from the drought unless something IS done they VIII continue their efforts to secure from the Secretary of Agriculture an order locat-
 Pensions have been granted as follows: California-O -Original-Carlisle Gibson, Els condido, s6: Lewis Grain. Whittier, s6. Reissue and increase-William Coleman, Veterans Home, Napa, $6 to SS.
 Washington n-Original-Albert Howard, Crescent, $6.
 postmaster at Requa, Del Norte County, vice William T. Bailey, resigned. A post office was established at Yakuta, Alaska, and Richard w. Beasley appointed post master The postmaSterS at Seattle and Port Townsend, Wash, have been in- structed to discontinue the exchange of through registered pouches between their respective offices. This order IS to take effect immediately.
 The following order was to-day issued by the Postoffice Departments: Refer ring. to the foreign mail steamship sched- ule for the current month (March) and for the next month (ApriD this office is ad- vsed that hereafter all the steamers of the Pacific Mail and Occidental and Ori- ental Steamship companies sailing from San Francisco for China and Japan will call at Honolulu"
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25

son. now general passenger agent of the St. Louis and San Francisco road, has been appointed traffic manager of the Atchison road to succeed William F.
 White. deceased. MT. Nicholson was for years general passenger agent of the Atchison system and chief assistant to Mir. White. He is familiar with every done by Mir. White in building up the traffic of the Atchison. It is but recently that he resigned his position on the Atch- ison to become passenger agent Of the St. Louis and San Francisco road MT
 Nicholson, although young man, is con- sidered one of the ablest men In the passenger service, and is In every way
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
RUSSIA. RESERVE
 IS IN READINESS.
On Account of Difficulties in Korea Fifty Thousand Troops Will
 Be Sent to East Asia.

LONDON, March 25.-The St. Peters burg correspondent of the. Daily Tele- graph says: All classes of the Russian army reserve have been warned to hoid Themselves in readiness to be summoned for service and on account of the dlfti- cuties in, Korea it has been decided @ to dispatch to East Asia a corps or 5O,O00 men of the first line of reserves
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
KOTzEBUE SOUND MINING AND
 TRADING co.

FOR Kotzebue Sound-rhe bark J. A. Falken- burg will sail on about May 10, 1s98 Fare, including 25OO pounds baggage or freight s2O0. Passengers will apply early to LYNDE & HOIJGH CO., 10 California st. San Francisco. or to A II. Herriman. general manager. 201 Front st., San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
Lonely Death of a Pioneer.

VISALIA, March 2.-Charles Bailey, a nioneer settler of Tulare County, was found dead this morning at his house, ten miles west of here. He lived alone. He had been dead three or four days. The cause was probably exposure and the eff fleets of debauch. At one time the de- ceased was wealthy. He left no family.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25

SANTA ROSA. March 24.-A new Ro- man Catholic church will soon be built at Sebastopol. Father Rogers of Females Is directing the work, the success of which Is already assured.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
TRAFFIC MANAGER
 OF THE ATCHISON.

George T. Nicholson, a Competent Young Railroad Man, Gets a
 Merited Promotion. CHICAGO. March 24-George T. Nichol-
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
New Catholic Church.

qualified to fill the position to which he has been appointed.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-17
CERVERA'S TACT.
Cincinnati Star.)

Admiral Cervera has had previous
American ENHANCEMENT. During Gen.
eral Grants presidential term Cervera
was naval attache of the Spanish lega-
ton at Washington. He was a handsome
fellow then; rich, a bachelor, played the
guitar with the graceful ease of his race
and sang beautifully in light tenor
voice. He was much sought after by
matchmaking mammas, but avoided all
traps with the same success that attended
his first efforts in directing the Spanish
feet. Similarly, however, he finally met
his doom, falling deeply in love with a
daughter of United States senator.
Then, as DOW, he lost all by a foolish
Asked to sing at social
function at the residence of Secretary of
State Fish, Cervera complied by fixing
the attention of everyone near upon his
inamorata. He then bowed with pro
found meaning to her and burst into the
passionate measures of the most sensa-
tional of Spanish love songs. The en-
barrassed girl left the room and Cervera
was vanauished in his first American en-
gagemeDt.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-17

Gen. Skaters expedition is due at
Santiago today, and there is no reason to
believed that it has been delayed. How
long it will take to land the troops de-
ponds on many circumstances, which
is impossible to exactly anticipate
but probably by Sunday most OF the
troops and supplies will be ON shore.
Next week we may expect to have stir.
ring news from this expedition. 1t will
doubtless have to fight, and to fight hard
before 1t captures Santiago, for there is
a pretty strong body of Spanish regulars
in the city who have seen considerable
service. The prime object of the expedit-
ion is to capture or destroy Admiral Ger
vera's fleet. But for the presence of these
ships in the harbor it would not have
been undertaken at this time But to
take the fleet the city must be taken, and
after taking it we shall doubtless per-
Inanently occupy it,
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-17
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The Portland daily press., 1898-06-17

The marines at GuaDtamo are demon
strating that there is no lack of pluck or
endurance in American soldiers. These
men have been on the shore for nearly a
week surrounded on the land side by
Spanish guerrillas who have harassed
them day and night. They have had to
get along with scant rations, have hardly
slept at all and have been constantly an
noyed by mosquitoes and other insects
which infest the island Yet on Tuesday
they marched five miles under the rays of
a torrid sun, over road aim ost impassa-
BILE aud attacked and routed several hun
dred Spaniards. AS a test of the virtues
of a merioan soldiers the movement at
Guantanamo has been worth something,
but if it has served any other good pur-
pose it is difficult to see what it Is. How
ever, now that they are there they will
have to stay, for the moral effect of re-
treat would be bad. But the landing in
the first place seems to have been hardly
justified by any advantage that was likely
to come or has come from it.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-17

The mania for annexing will not stop
with Hawaii. Already there are signs
that there will be strong movement to
add the Philippines under the guise of
liberating the inhabitants from the tyran-
meal and cruel rule ct the Spaniards A
case can be easily made for the annexa.
ton OF Porto Rico on the ground that it
is necessary for the protection of the
Southern Atlantic and Gulf States. The
promise in regard to Cuba viii bother a
little, bu5 eventually there will be a
strong movement to add that also on the
ground perhaps that the people are inca
pable of governing themselves. and will
relapse into anarchy unless we take them
in hand. The first step in an imperial
policy has been taken, and the subse-
quent steps will be easier.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-17

The most far fetched of all the argu-
ments for the permanent occupation of
the Philippine islands is the one that
takes the ground that we ought to hold
them in order to free the Inhabitants
from the Spanish tyranny and misrule and
give them good government. If it is
part of our business to see that the peoples
of the earth are we'll governed we ought
not to stop at the Philippines, but should
hunt out all the bad governments we can
find and proceed to suppress them and
set up good ones. Turkey has pretty
bad government and many American
citizens have suffered in consequence of
it, but we have never felt it our duty to
send an army and navy to Constantinople
to free the country from the tyrannous rule
of the Sultan. The truth is this argument
for the retention of the Philippines is an
attempt to get around our implied promise
in the war resolution of Congress that
this should not be war of conquest. It
is altogether too feeble and farfetched to
deceive thoughtful people who do not
want to be deceived. Those who advance
it want to make the war one of conquest,
they want us to hold all we get. 1t is
put forth simply to quiet the consciences
of people who are also inclined that way
but are little squeamish about making
solemn promises to the world and then
breaking them.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-17

The transports have made exceedingly
good time between San Francisco and
Manila, arriving at the latter place sew
eral days before they were expected. 1t
is to be regretted that they did not conway
more troops, but $500 men may be of great
service st this juncture in keeping order
in Manila if the city should surrender or
the rebels get into it, 1t will te several
weeks before more troops will arrive. for
the second expedition left only day or
two ago.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-17

There are at last welcome signs that
there are some insurgent troops around
Santiago and that they are likely to fur
nish our troops some valuable assistance.
Indeed, they appear to have aided the
marines in the attack upon the Spanish
camp, though to what extent the de
spatches do not make clear. If Garcia
has 5000 troops, or even 5000. fairly
armed, available for assault on Santiago
our task will be good deal simpiifed,
for the insurgents are thoroughly ac-
elimated and know the country. e
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-17
CHINA WILL PROGRESS.

Pekin, June I6-Wong Toung Ho. a
member of the council of state and the
foreign Office, etc. has been dismissed from
cabinet Office and is succeeded by Wang
Wen Chao, the viceroy of Chill. The
dismissal of Wong Toung Ho, in commune
ton with other events, is looked upon as
indicating the adoption of a more progress
siye policy upon the part of China.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-17
SEWERS; CITY OF DEERlNG
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals for building a sewer on
Ocean street will be received by the Committee
1880 O'Clock p. m, and then publicly opened at
A certified check of $500 will be required
with each bid and bond will be required from
the successful bidder.
Blank proposals and all necessary informa-
ton may be obtained at the office of the City
Engineer, and the committee reserve the right
to reject any or all bids.
WALTER PICKETT, J
FRANK e. TRUE, Committee on Sewers
ALBERT DINGLEY,j
jeI5 dtd
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-17
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY, JUNE IL.

The Cuban junta in New York processes
to have received Information that the
Spanish volunteers are DESERVING to the
insurgents in large numbers. This may
be true, but it comes from source that
nesds confederation. The Cuban junta
has shown itself to be rather untrust-
worthy body.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-17
MAHLoN OLD.

Waterville, June 16.-A very important
sale of horse flesh has just taken place by
Mr.. Frederick Pooler of Skowhegan to
George A. Alden, Esq, of Brookline,
Mass, who has purchased the well-known
acing gelding Mahlon. 2.14 1-2, by
Alcantara, dam Blanche Jefferson.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-17

The Republican county convention held
in this city yesterday WAS wideswake
body, and went about it's business with
vigor and spirit. There were plenty of
earnest contests for the nominations, as
there are always likely to be where nomi-
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-17
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST

al box of things to some of the bows at
Chickamauga, some weeks ago, and to
their horror the cost of sending it was
$40. so. They are now advising all people
who wish to send anything to the boys to
send CHECK and let the boys buy what
they need.