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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
COAST DEFENSE DETAILS.
Nothing Significant in Then-sigsbee
 Denies Interviews.

Washington, Feb. 20.-Referring to Merritt, commanding the department of the east, to immediately detail men and officers to all coast defence points where modern guns are mounted, it was said at the war department to-day that while the order was issued as re- ported, it was nothing more than fol- lowing out the plan of the war depart ment formulated several years ago when the present system of coast de- fence was inaugurated. The order calls for at least twenty men and the necessary officers to take charge of such coast defence emplacements as have been completed and turned over to the war department. These de- fence points are planned and construct ed by the engineer corps and the guns furnished by the ordnance department. As soon as completed they are turned over to the war department and men are at once detailed to care for the expensive work and ordnance. It is said that twenty men are barely suff1- cient to properly care for the property. There have been a number of these coast defence works completed recently and the order detailing men to care for them is merely routine matter. In addition to detailing, ithe men special board is now In session in Washington preparing plans for permanent quar- ters at the various new posts and work will be begun on these as soon as prao- ticable.
 The men who are stationed at these new points will be drilled in the use of the guns and will form the nucleus of permanent heavy artillery force which will be augmented from time to time. It is for this serviec that the war department has asked of congress two additional artillery regiments and the officials express great hope that this request will be speedily complied with as there are at present not enough men to effectively man the many new works which in the development of the modern coast defence system are being rapidly completed and turned over to the department.
 Captain Sigsbee to-day sent two tele- grams to the navy department on the subject of interviews with him. The first merely said: q have consistently refrained from expressing any opinion on the Maine disaster" Later in the day he wired: "No newspaper divers have been used on wreck examination of the Maine. One man engaged by me was subsequently bought up by a newspaper. I declined his services. Subsequently on his being uncondition- ally released, I might have used him in charge of an officer in recovering bodies but decided not to do so. Any interviews with me if printed, are un- true" The following telegram was re- ceived by Secretary Long to-day from New York: When I arrived at New York, I heard of the Maine disaster. We feel very deep sorrow and send our condolences for the dead and their families. (Signed) Eulate, captain Spanish cruiser Vizcaya"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
RECTOR FENN RESIGNS.
Continuation of Trouble in St. Johns F. E.
 Church of Essex.

Church of Essex.
 Essex, Feb. 20-As the continuation of trouble which has existed between Rev. Percy T. Fem, rector of St. Johns P. D. church, and the wardens and other members of the society, for the past year, the rector has severed his connection with St. Johns and the church was closed to-day. Services will be held next Sunday as usual, how ever. Rev. Dr. Fenn came here from Boontown, N. Y., in November, 1895, and arrangements were made with him to remain three years. The society, which recently completed handsome new church, and numbers some of the most prominent people of Essex among it's members, commenced to have trou ble with the rector over the church rules, about year ago. His ideas were were more in the line of the high church ritual than found favor with the wardens He was asked to send in his resignation, when his conduct of the church matters caused so much dissatisfaction and as soon as he for warded it, it was at once accepted by the wardens. It was voted, however, to pay him $1,200, the amount of his salary up to November 1 next, when his agreement with the society would expire. The rector has likewise been unable to do but little preaching the past year, owing to throat trouble, and this was matter of no little dissatis- faction among many members of the society. Dr. Fenn and family will leave next Thursday for Asheville, N. C., and it is understood when he has recuperated somewhat he will engage in missionary work in the south.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
rransvaal Government preparlng.

London, Feb. 21.-The Cape Town correspondent of the Daily Mail says: The Transvaal government is mounting guns at Johannesburg and conveying the point in an offensive and ostenta tious manner. During the last week the railway truck loads of war material were paraded through the streets of Johannesburg and carried, under escort of an artillery detachment, to the fort on the hill outside the town.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21

side and also said that he would see any newspaper reporters who wished to come aboard. As soon as this was made known to the press boats, which were lowering around, half hundred newspaper men took advantage of the invitation and in less than ten minutes were all aboard plying questions to the commander and officers of the cruiser.
 While all this was taking place the crowd on shore became larger and the keenest interest was taken in every movement of the different vessels. Lieutenant Dougherty will remain in the vicinity of the cruiser while she remains in port and will direct every detail regarding the protective watch. From 4 o'clock this afternoon until midnight tonight the Nina and Mar keeta patrolled the waters in the neigh borhood of the big vessel. They were relieved at midnight by the tugs Daniel S. Lamont and Scout These boats are provided by the supervisor of the port. They will take on the police and ma rine guards and remain on watch until 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. At that hour four police launches, manned by policemen and marines, will go on duty and stand by until o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when the naval tugs will take up the same position which they assumed this afternoon. These are the plans so far arranged by Lieutenant Dougherty, and they are not likely to be changed All the vessels mentioned will remain off Tompkinsvllle until the Vizcaya leaves her anchorage and points out to sea. In case the cruiser comes through the upper bay and an- chors in the North river the patrol boats and tugs will accompany her, and the same arrangements will main- tain.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
A Freshet Feared.

Derby, Feb. 20.-Grave fears are en- tertained that the prevailing heavy rains, if much longer continued, will result in a freshet that will cause much damage in the Naugatuck valley. Ear ly this evening the Housatonic river had reached the high-water mark. and though no immediate danger is antici- pated, the several factories in Shelton that are run by water power will be obliged to shut down tomorrow on ac- count of the hack water.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
MEMBERS OF COURT OF INQUIRY. Leave Key West for Havana on the Tender
 Mangroye.

Key West, Fla, Feb. 2O.-The light house tender Mangrove left for Havana this afternoon. She carries the mem bers of the court of inquiry into the Maine disaster. They are: Lieutenant Commander Adolph Mark, executive officer of the receiving ship Vermont, judge advocate; Captain William T. Sampson, commanding the battleship Iowa, president; R. R. Chadwick and Lieutenant Commander W. P. Potter of the New York, and Lieutenant Con- mander Schroeder of the Massachu. setts. The Mangrove will stop at the Tortugas to take on board Captain Henry C. Taylor of the Indiana. She carries also air pumps. electric lamps for the divers and other diving appara- tus. The injured men at the barracks and the marine hospital continue slow ly improving.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
YEsTERDAY,s LIQUOR RAIDS.
Evidences of Violation of Sunday Law
 Found in Three Precincts.


 Sergeant Doherty and Officer McAvoy of the Grand avenue precinct yesterday morning visited the saloon of Patrick King at ITS Hamilton street and found that the screen had not been removed from in front of the front door and windows as the law requires. On in- vestigation the officers found that King was selling liquor from a room back of the saloon, the view of the back of the saloon from the front windows being obstructed by the screens. It was as- certained that King was handing out liquor from a back door to a man out side, who in turn handed it over the rear fence to customers. King will be arrested probably to-day and will be charged with violation of the screen law and violating the Sunday law.
 Officers Bright and Hanrahan found evidence of liquor being sold by Daniel McAllen at his living apartments, 572 East street, yesterday morning. Sev- eral men were seen to go in the place and the officers entered and found Mo- Allin in the cellar of his house, which adjoins his saloon. A hole had been cut through the partition wall between the saloon cellar and the house cellar and through the hole liquor was being passed to customers in the cellar under the living apartments. McAllin told the officers that he had cut the hole through in order to carry coal through from one cellar to the other, but while the policemen stood in the saloon eel lar with him man appeared at the other side of the wall and called for some beer and whiskey. McAllin will be arrested later.
 Sergeant Dunn with Officers Phil Smith and Doughan in citizens clothes State street, where they suspected an illegal liquor business was being done. As they were going up the stairs they met a man coming down carrying a beer box full of empty beer bottles, the man being evidently on his way down stairs to get new stock of beer Up- stairs in the wash room the officers found several men who had evidently been drinking, fifteen bottles of beer, a quart bottle of whiskey and empty wine and whiskey bottles. Arrests will follow later.
 Sergeant McGann and Policemen Mc- Keon and Cook at 9:45 last night raided the living apartments of Mrs. Ellen Blake at S1 Carlisle street, adjoining her saloon at No 83 The officers found Mrs. Blake and three men in the kitchen. They also found beer and ale in glasses, a dozen half empty bottles. They found evidence that beer and ale had just been turned into the sink in the kitchen, probably in order to get it out of sight. Mrs. Blake will be ar rested to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
Blaze on Grand Avenue

An alarm of fire was rung about 12 o'clock last night for a blaze in the va cant tenement over the saloon of John Mortell at 50S Grand avenue. The flames were soon extinguished after the firemen arrived, and the damage done was slight. The. cause of the fire is unknown.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
Repairs on NIonitors.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 20.-Workmen at the Norfolk navy yard have been en- gagged all day on the repairs to the monitors Terror and Puritan A draft of men for the latter vessel arrived this morning. One of their number died en roUtA
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
svltzerland to own Roads.

Berne, Switzerland. Feb. 20.-The ref- erendum has resulted in popular ap- proval of the proposed state purchase of the railroads of Switzerland at a cost of about a billion francs 100000. .O00). The vote was Ss4,146 in favor to 1711sQ agaipst
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
Two Hundred Fisherm.n s.vsa

Copenhagen, Feb. 2O,-A dispatch re- ceived here from Helsingfors, says that the POO fishermen who were carried to sea last Wednesday on tract of ice that broke adrift on the coast of the Gulf of Finland have been saved.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
GREATBRITAIN AND FRANCE
FRENCH FORGE ARRIVES AT AR-
 GUNGI AND TAGGA.

They Are in British Territory and Clash
 Between French and British Arms Is Im-
 minent-It is Asserted that Royal Niger
 Company is Instructed to Compel French
 to Evacuate by Force if Necessary.
 Akassa, Niger Coast Protectorate, West Africa, Feb. 20.-Intelligence has arrived here that two French expedi- tions are advancing toward Sokoto, capital of the Sultanate of Sokoto, on the Sokoto river, in the extreme north of the Haussa states, and that six French officers, with a force of two hundred men, have arrived at Argungu (ArgungD and Tagga. The former town is an important place on the So- koto river, about half way between the sultan's capital and the River Niger, and is within the British sphere. The sultan of Sokoto has commanded the French force to halt about forty miles from the capital. The Royal Niger company's representative and deputy agent, General William Wallau, is holding the company's forces, with am munition and stores, in readiness and is awaiting instructions to assist the sultan of Sokoto and to secure French evacuation of British territory.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21


 London, Feb. 21.--It is asserted on good authority that the Royal Niger company. has been instructed, after trying all peaceable means, to compel the retirement of the French from Brit ish territory by force, The sultanate of Sokoto is a feudatory of the compa- ny and was recently replaced under British possession. The situation is re- garded as extremely grave. Great Britain's forces in the protectorate dis trict number between five and six thousand men under British officers in Lagos and gold coast Uinterland and at the three separate points of British and French territorial disputes, Boria Wac and Argungu. The Daily Mail says it has received confirmation of the news from Sokoto.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-24
CENTRAL PARK.

Santa Cruz had a veritable tapioca yes- terday with the lately strengthened San Francisco aggregation. For nine innings the 'Beachcombers" toyed with Manager Coffroth's ''colts,' rolling up in that time eighteen tallies. Had not "Southpaw'' Daubenbis' sight failed him at the begin ming of the game, 1t would have been barely possible for the losing team to make showing. Five men were handed free passages to first and the same num- Der, assisted by lone hit and round error, marched across the plate, with thoughts of easy victory. They were doomed to disappointment, however, for Daubenbis oiled his "southpaw," cleared the ''cobwebs" from his eyes and pitched in splendid form.
 Little Charley Drews, the clever back stop for San Francisco, was compelled to quit early in the game. While trying to put 'auburn-haired' Bill" Devereux out at the plate both players collided, and Drews had his shoulder badly wrenched ; as fer DevereuX he was unhurt,
 Charley Sweeney of oId-tme fame held down the initial bag for San Francisco in clever style and made some timely hits kelly at third won the hearts of the spectators by running from his position to the players bench and mailing a diai- cult foul fly. It Is needless to say that he got an ovation. Stulz also distln- gulshed himself by making some oue- handed pickups and retiring the runner
 Santa Cruz played its usual good field ing game. Besides being strong batters the team shows itself to advantage on the bases
 The following score tells what has been o6
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-24

Knapp beat Jimmie Hope; Rocklin Belle beat Rattler; The Turk beat Camilla: Flying Buck beat Crystal; Mercy May beat I Wonder; Grazer beat Sportsman Black Patti beat Lady Gay; Miramonte beat For Liberty: Alma beat Tornado: Bad Shot beat Hettie NJ: Douglas Mountain Beauty beat Governor Markham; White Chief beat Van Cloie; Joy Bells beat Little Weasel; Obadiah beat Juliet; Terrona beat Little Pete.
 probably be: Metallic. Lissak. Firm. Friend. Santa Alicia. Decorator. Royal Buck. Rock lin Belle. Flying Buck. Mercy May, Mira monte. Douglas. Mountain Beauty, White Chief and Terrona
 By a glance at the programme, readers will note that Flying Buck will meet Grazier and Mercy May will meet Black Patti. Th.s change of affairs results in the fact that Flying Buck and Mercy May are both the property of E. ". Sul- livan, and will be consequently guarded. via, the race should be very close, but Lissak's performance on yesterday was truly good. Another close race should result when Van Needa and Firm Friend meet in the slips. but with a good hare the last named dog should win.
 Possibly the hottest race of the day will be witnessed when Sweet Lips and Noun tain Beauty meet. If a good slip is made it will be either dogs race until game is killed.
 On form, one of the three named dogs should win the stake, viz: Firm Friend Flying Buck or Mountain Beauty.
 In the consolation stake Rest Assured beat Miss Grizzle; Motto beat Standard Bearer; Russet: Royal Flush beat Regular Army, and Flush beat St. Patrick.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-24

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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-24
PATRIOTISM AT
 RECREATION PARK
Stirring Music and Flag Rais- ing Creates Much
 Enthusiasm.
Snappy Game in . Worthy Cause.

The spark of enthusiasm that smolders in the breast of the American was famed into flame of patriotic enthusiasm when the stirring strains of the Third United States Artillery band were carried by the gentle breeze over the Recreation grounds, at Eighth and Harrison streets, yesterday.
 Seated in the grand stand was a fair gathering of men, women and children, ana as the tuneful marches were being played their cheeks became suffused with warm flush of patriotic ardor. The conclusion of each piece brought forth burst Of enthusiasm which lasted many minutes. The raising of the flag in cen- ter Held Was fitting climax to the oc- casion.
 It was matter of regret that there were so many counter attractions yes- terday, as it affected the attendance at the park. In view of the worthy object that was to be attained, larger gather Ing was looked for. At any rate. a neat sum VIII be forthcoming to the families or the brave boys of the First Regiment. Who nave gone to the front in their coun- try's defense.
 The spectators were treated to an ex- SSeHent exhibition of the national game. stockton and Oakland were the contend Ing teams, and for an hour and thirty nve minutes played the snappiest kind
 Oakland took the lead in run getting ana continued piling up runs to the end or the contest, while the Stockton team try as It would, could not land a tally until the sixth inning. In their last time al bat, they managed to break the spell that hung over them throughout the game, and five runs were added, saving them from bad defeat.
 The Athen1ans had an easy time in ianulhg on te1ge,S curves, and 1t was only the good work of Rice in center field that saved him. The latter went after every thing that came into his territory, and that of the outfelders, and by fast run nlng managed to retire many safe hits.
 Billings and White were afflicted with very bad case of fumbles, which cost the Stocktons dear. Selma proved himself a tower of strength to his team, both at bat and in the field.
 That Infant Prodigy" Lou Hardy. seems to become younger at each suc- ceeding game. The way he went after an Impossible fly and gathered it in would have astounded any of his old-time friends. who think Lou Is getting old. At the bat he is a gem. Out of three times up, he landed on the sphere for double and two long singles at times when they were most needed. When Peters had hurt his already sore finger, Lou took his place behind the bat, and reminded old timers of the days when he caught for the HaverlyS.
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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-24

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