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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
Programme of the Tournament.

The most important business transacted at the regular meeting of the San Fran cisco Fly Casting Club, held in the Mills building Wednesday night. was the adop- tton of the following plan, reported by the executive, for the Open to the World Fly Casting Tournament" to be held at Stow Lake September and 10, this year.
 There will be seven events, namely: First, long distance casting with heavy rod; second, distance and accuracy at 30 % and 50 foot buoys; third, delicacy and accuracy at 35 40 and 45 foot buoys; fourth, Luer casting, with haIf-ounce rubber frog, for accuracy at 50, 70, so, 90 ana l00 foot buoys. Luer casting, with half-ounce rubber frog, for distance said event to be upon lawn in a court 200 feet long and 90 feet wide, down the center or which tape line will be extended its 1ul length; each contestant will be al- lowed hVe casts and the result will be obtained by the percentage made in the total Sixth, long distance casting, with 45 and 50 foot buoys.
 A diamond medal of the value of s75 Will be offered as the championship prize Tn each event. In addition there will be valuable merchandise prizes for the sec ond and including the sixth place The value of the medals and prizes will az gregate about $1200.
 There will be club team contests in the IolloWlng events: Long distance with heavy rod; distance and accuracy; deli cacy. and accuracy; roll casting and Luer casting at buoys The San Francisco Club and any recognized fly casting club to enter two of their members in the team contests. The club furnishing the winning team to be entitled to a trophy, as the "Bogart Trophy" The winning team to hold itself ready to defend it's possession in anys open tournament, upon due notice and challenge, from any of the competing teams for two years The trophy must be won twice by the same club to become it's property.
 Luer casting is something new to the coast, and is introduced particularly for the reason that black bass fishing will soon become a prominent feature in Cal 1fornia fishing. Luer casting is done entirely from the reel.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
PLANTED MINES
 AND TORPEDOESIN HAVANA HARBOR
Charles Cranda1l, Who Worked for Weyler, Caught by
 Detectives,
Run Down by Cuban Spy the Fellow Admits Having Done the Bidding of Spanish
 Officials.

with chain of torpedoes and mines there. He wanted 1t to be made abso- lutely sure.
 T showed him my rough chart and he personally directed several changes, es- pecially in channels opposite the navy yard. I remained in Havana until Feb ruary 10, when l went to Key West, where stayed until March 8, on which date I received my last Spanish gold from Havana
 After the Maine was blown up kept in hiding with a colored family near Fort Taylor. or barracks, and as soon as I received word to skip out I left as a stowaway on the first steamer for Miami. The Maine was anchored at the identical buoy where General Weyler ordered me to place the addi- tionaI mine officially known as buoy No. 1. These mines were anchored by cable and chain.
 From Miami I went to Nashville, where l received a foreign letter from Havana dated March 1, 1898: Destroy all evidence. Go to New York. Ticket for London awaits you there. DIAZ.'
 This was from Weyler's most trusted adjutant and spy, who executes all of the edicts asued by Weyler from Spain. I did not go to New York, but went to St. Louis, and from there came to Chi cago."
 Crandal has several letters from Weyler regarding his work and a gen. eral military pass from that office, per mitting him and five others to work uOmOleSt ad and to ,1ca apv oF +ba hoo to of the navy yard at any hour or time he may apply for one. All of these he has turned over to the agents and will be used at Washington. No blame can be attached to Crandall for his work and he was sought for merely to fur nish proof that there was a mine where the Maine was anchored.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

NEW YORK, April IA special to the World from Chicago says: Charles A. Crandal, who, acting under personal orders of Captain-General Weyler, planted mines and torpedoes in the harbor of Havana. has been run to earth. Tonight he is in the custody of three United States Secret Service Agents. who will escort him to Washington, where he is expected to give information to prove beyond any possible doubt that the Maine was blown up by mine and her 266 officers and crew murdered designedly by agencies known to Spanish officials.
 Ever since the Maine was blown up Crandau has been lodging. He was run down by a Cuban spy, who dogged him from Nashville to Highwood. a Chicago suburb, where he was located by secret service agents early this evening.
 CrandalTs statements are substan tiated by letters in his possession from officials of General Weylers staff and from the writer himself He says: Tt was while in the United States service that I made a study of mines and torpedoes. I began laying mines and torpedoes in Havana harbor early in the spring of 1896, and finished about a year later. In all seventeen mines and ten tOrpedoes were placed.
 "The mines were made in England and the to-pedoes in Italy. In July last year General Weyler ordered me to place an additional mine near buoy No. 4 Or one occasion General Weyler
 
 with directions that I should appear in the uniform of an officer of artillery, uniform being sent me for that pur- pose
 When I went to the palace General Weyler asked me if it were possible for a ship to enter the harbor or leave it
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
SAN JOSE TO HAVE
 A FINE ART GALLERY.
Mrs. M. P. O'Connor Makes a Valu- able Contribution and the
 Normal School Backs if

SAN JOSE, April 14.-This city will soon have fine art gallery This has been brought about by the liberality of Mrs M. r. O'Connor, who has contrib uted an art collection worth from s75 900 to 900 to the city. The board of trus- tees of the Normal School will grant a site for the building in Normal square, and will probably maintain and care for the gallery. A committee of ladies are now raising subscriptions to erect suit able building and already s5000 has been subscribed The building will be a fine one and will be an ornament to the city The collection of paintings given the city is magnificent one, and includes works of the old masters and copies of nearly all the great paintings. Mrs. O'Connor proposes to add to it from time to time, and an art school will be established in connection with 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
PAINTS WHEN THE
 VERDICT IS READ.
Town Trustee Schomberg Gets g Verdict for S1o,ooo Against the
 Los Gatos Mail.

SAN JOSE, April 14-The libel suit of Henry Schomberg against W. S. Walker editor of the Los Gatos Mail, for s1O, 900 damages, was to-day decided in favor of plaintiff and the costs taxed to defend ant Schomberg fainted when the yer dict was read.
 The suit arose over a communication published in the Mail insinuating that money had been used in the Board of Town Trustees, of which Schomberg is a member, in the securing of town con tracts. A number of witnesses for the defense testified that the charges made were regarded as a joke, but the plaintiff could not see it in that light.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
To Trot on Decoration Day.

The directors of the Golden Gate Park Driving Club met in the Palace Hotel Tuesday evening to arrange for meeting of trotting horses at Ingleside track on Decoration Day.
 President J. c. Kirkpatrick presided and r. w. Thompson acted as secretary The meeting was merely a preliminary one and resulted in nothing more than a gen. eral discussion of what was best to be done and the proposals and consideration Of various plans for making the event at tractive to lovers of good trotting races
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
Mrs. Slaughter Chosen President.

STOCKTON. April 1.-The seventh an- nual meeting of the Women's Home Mis- sionary Society of the Oakland District was held here to-day with representa- lives present from all over Central Cali fornia, but principally from Oakland, Ala next year are: Mrs. E. Slaughter of Stockton, president; Mrs. Baccus of Oak land, vice-president; Mrs. Lester Burkee of Oakland, recording secretary; Mrs. Laura Burlington of Berkeley, correspond ing secretary, and Mrs. Watterson of Ala meda, treasurer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
EPWORTH
 CONVENTION The Big Conference Soon to Be Held in This
 City. Visitors From All Parts of the State Will Attend the
 Meeting. A Four-Day Programme of Music Business and Recreation
 Prepared.

Preparations for holding the California Conference of the Epworth League in this city on April 21. g. g and "A are ac- lively under way. The leading members of the league are bent on holding a suc- cessful conference. Although they do not look to its being as large as the Chris
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
MISS EFFIE BONDE.

probable expense, was considered by the property owners out of whose pockets the amount must come, as the city will not be called upon to contribute anything to this improvement. The necessity of hav- ing a chemical engine stationed in the vicinity was discussed, and request will be made to the Supervisors to have one stationed there
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
Cortland Avenue Club.

Cortland Avenue Improvement Club. representing 20OO residents and with a club membership of 13O, which organiza
 tion owns and built its hail in one day. held rousing meeting Wednesday night, The question of extending Folsom from Precita avenue to Cortland avenue WAS discussed in all it's bearings, and the re- port or the City Surveyor as to the amount of cutting to be done. as also inc
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
Officer Hollands Will

The will of Police Officer Peter HoI- land, who died few days ago, has been filed for probate. Holland left an estate valued at $10,O00, and by the terms of inc will it is to be distributed among his rel. atives after the payment of $250 each fo Captain A. J. Dunleavy, Property Clerk James Moran and Officer Matt Maher, who are named as executors
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
speared His Own Ankle

SALINAS, April 14.-Freddie Weaver. a 13-year-old lad residing with his parents near the Spreckels refinery, went fishing for salmon in Salinas River this morn ing. AS he attempted to spear a large fish he accidentally drove the gig back of the ankle downward, the head hook ing under the large tendon in the heel. The sufferer had to be placed under chloroform to permit the gig being cut out. Serious results are feared.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
Old Friends Rarhec11e

At meeting of the Old Friends held last night, with Judge J. c. Campbell 1t was unanimously decided to have a barbecue in Wildwood Glen. Sau- Salito, on Monday May 30, Decoration day. Fffty-one new members were added to the roll at the meeting last night
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
Want the Tracks Removed

Bush street property owners, residing between Frederick and Lyon streets. have petitioned the Supervisors for the removal of the tracks at the crossings of the vari- ouS streets mentioned.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07
NO SUIT WAS BROUGHT.

Since the publication of the despatch
from Lewiston stating that Mr.. X. M.
Lewsen of this city had brought suit
for breach of promise of marriage again st
a Lewiston lady, the PRESS has, in or
der that full justice might be done to Mr..
Lewsen, obtained from the deputy sheriff
who was reported to have served the writ
in the suit, statement in which he
denies that he took any such action. The
officer is Deputy Sheriff Cummings of
Lewiston. He said to reporter of the
PRESS that he had served no writ in
such a case and that no paper of the kind
had ever been given him for service.
This statement from the deputy sh eriff
effectually puts an end to the report. Mr..
Lewsen is a young man who by business
energy and ability has made place for
himself in Portland business circles and
his friends will be glad to hear that the
Lewiston despatch, which represented
him as engaging ina suit which he had
never contemplated and of character
which he would not countenance, ha:
been shown to have been entirely false.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07
HORSE STOLEN.

Mr.. Frank E. Ellis, the Oxford street
livery stable keeper. is at present trying
to locate one of his horses. A week ago
last Friday stranger appeared at the
stable and wanted to hire a horse for a
drive into the country. He secured the
horse and good buggy, and Mr.. Ellis
has not seen him since. When the outfit
was not returned MIR. Ellis started in to
make search for it, and he finally To-
Gated the buggy at Sebago, where the
stranger had exchanged it for road
wagon. He has been unable, however, to
find any traces of the horse, and is about
ready to give him up as lost.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07
DEAF

In this city. Sept. 9, Ida May. daughter Of
Jessie and the late Frederic A. Putinton. aged
15 years, 6 months.
Funeral Thursday afternoon at 2. 80 o'clock at
her late residence. l48 Lincoln street.
In this city, Sept. 8. Eugene Patrick. infant
son OF Owen and Della j. Norton. aged mos,
3 days.
Funeral Thursday afternoon at ESQ o'clock
from No. South street.
In this city, Sept. 9, Ann, WIDOW Oh the iato
Michael buddy, aged SO years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
In this city. Sept s. frankie. infant child OF
Fred ? and May Preston, agea moRs af..ron
at O'Clock at the parents residence, 234 OK
ford street.
In Alfred. Sept. 4, Nathaniel Jones Herrick.
son OF the late Hon. benjamin J. herrick. aged
funeral services at Alfred this "wednesday
afternoon at o'clock. at the residence OF VIII
liam H. Conant.
Co. B. 1st Maine Regt aged Is years, months.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
In Winthrop, Sept. 1. Edmund Parkman, aged
73 years. ..
In Bath, Sept 8, Mrs. James Wakefield aged
81 years.
In Friendship August %. Arthur F. Cola
In North o oR Augusta, Mrs Mercy
In Bridgton, August 27. Raymond Martin.
aged years; 2sth, Mrs. Wesley Iarpox' ageo
III Houlton. August 80, Emmeine Andrews
aged IL years
In Ludlow, August 80, Ira G. Stewart. aged
% years.
1.-THE funeral services Of the. late Mrs, Sarah
Y. Jordan will be held this "wednesday aile ao
noon 70, at o'clock at her late residence, NO. oo
treble street.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07
Notice of Foreclosure Of Mort
gage.

Notice is hereby given that on the1twelfth day
OF July A. D.. 1897. Melvina w. Fisher. OF Free
port, in thu County of Cumberland and State OF
Maine by her mortgage deed OF that date, recor-
ded in Cumberland Registry OF DEEDS. Book
$40. Page 443. conveyed to- Eliza Warren OF
Freeport, In the County of Cumberland and
State OF Maine. the following described. real
estate. VIZ. certain lot or parcel OF land with
the buildings thereon. situated In Freeport
aforesaid, and bounded and described as fol-
lows to wit. On the Northeast by land OF Henry
G. Curtis on the Southeast by the county road
leading from Freeport to Brunswick. and on
the Southwest and Northwest by land OF
George +. Carney; containing one half acre OF
land, meaning, and intending hereby to convey
the same premises conveyed to me by Albion s.
Allen OF Brunswick. 4 by his warranty deed
dated the fltth day Of July, A. u, 1897, but at
agreed that said grantor shall keep the build
ings thereon insured against fire in sum OF not
less than three hundred and fifty dollars for
the benefit of said grantee. That the said
Eliza Warren claim said parcel of real estate
under and by said mortgage. and that the con-
ditiOns of and IN the same, has been and is
broken. by reason whereof. the said Eliza
Warren claim a foreclosure of said mortgage
pursuant to the Statute in such cases made and
provided.
ELIZA WARREN.
Dated at Freeport this thirtieth day of All
gust A. D., 1898. aug31d1aw3WW
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07
RINEs BROTHERS co.
Maine Central Railroad Excursions.

WHITE MOUNTAINS.
Saturday. September 10, by regular morning
trains from Waterville, Rockland, LeWlSton
Portland and intermediate polhtS' EaIe
from Portland ST. 3d. other stations IN pro-
portion.
WHITE MOUNTAINS.
From Lewiston, Portland snd lntermedlate7
stations Sunday. September II. Sneclal
train leaves Lewiston at 500 a. M. Iortidnu
a. m. Fare from Lewiston, Sl.io ana
from Portland, $780, - ~. snon,
Also to Naples by same tram. rare rom
lewiston al. so; from Portland $l.25; otnef
stations In proportion.
MOOSEHEAD LAKE.
Sunday. September 1 1gby paper train. Rate
| from Portland $3.50; other stations IN pro-
portion.
AROosTOOK COUNTY.
S,ntember IL and IS by regular trains. rare
from Portland TO Houlton ana return STuo'
PreSQue Isle and return S"oo' oeiot sVa-
lions in proportion.
ST. JOHN, N. b.
September II to II inclusive. by regular
train. Fare from Portland $3.50 the round
trim: orher stations in proportion.
Rangeiey.
Saturday, September II. Fare from Port
land to Pennington and return $500;
Rangeley Lakes and return $780, other
stations in proportion.
Annual xcurs on to the White nj oun aims.
September 10 to October inclusive at one
fare the round trip from all points.
For further particulars see posters ana small
L. E. BOoTHBY. Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agt.
sept7d4t
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07

MAR RACES.

In this city, Sept. S, by Rev. w. F. Berry.
Maurice F. Bragdon OF Westbrook and EVA Nj.
LitteieN OF Portland.
In this city Sept. 6. by Rev. Henry S. Bur,
rage. D. D.. Gustavus Slower of West Harpsweil
and Miss Jane Elizabeth Munro of Portland.
In Brunswick. Sspt. l. Frank Robinson OF
Bath and Miss Eta Freeman.
In Houton. Sept !, Ralph II. Tedford OF reed
Plantation and Miss Eva P. Smart OF Bancrol..
In York, August 81, John II. Hume OF Law
renee and Miss Ida M. DOnnell.
In Bangor. August ~, Lyman Carter ana Ge-
neva Loyeland.
In Wateryille. August 20 Winford n, LINEN a,a
and Miss Addie 1. Peavey. both OF Fort falrnelo.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07
HIGH SCHOOL.

All pupils who have never attended the High
School, and all who wish to consult the commit
tee or the principal in regard to their studies
are requested to be present at the High School
building. Monday, September 49, at $50 a. IN.
All pupils who have received cards OF promo
ton to be present at II a. M, Monday, Septem
Der IL.
sep6d1w ON. LORD, supt.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07

In Calais. August 20. Willard Ii. Fostor and
Miss Lena II. Allen.
In Castine, ADJUST 81. George B. Haven Of
Wellsylle N. Y. and Miss Margaret J. Cush-
man.
In Pennington August %, Carl E. Sprague
and Miss Bessie Bouvard.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07
ALAsKA.YUKON SYNDICATE.

These officers have been elected:
President-H Hon. Fred Emery Bean.
Treasurer-Col. William j. Maybury.
Secrerary-William H. Jeffrey.
Vice President-C. K. Jeffrey.
Finance Como. Southworth, +. M.
Low, r. II. Staokpole.
Directors-Hon. Fred Emery Beane,
Hallowell, q. Southworth. sP ortland, +.
N. Low, Portland, r. H. Stackpole,
Biddeford, G. e. jeffrey, Biddeford,
William H. Jeffrey. Biddeford.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07
HIGH STREET CHURCH.

1.-The usual service Of the High Street
ohuch will be resumed next Sunday and
will be held in the vestry until the repairs
on the church are completed.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07
PORTLAND YACHT CLUB.

The regular monthly meeting of the Portland
Yacht Club will be held at the club mouse
Merchants Wharf. on Wednesday evening
September Tth, at o'clock.
d1t CHARLES +. FLAGG, Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07

Now. good digestion waits on appe-
ute, and health on both.''
II it doesn't, try Burdock Blood Bit
terS.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07
DIED IN CAMP.
Another of Portland's Volunteers Sue
cumbs to Fever.

A despatch received last night from
Augusta announced the death in camp
of Arthur Webb Dyer of Portland, a
member of Co. B. Soon after his arrival
at Augusta fever contracted at Chick
amauga developed. His was IS. years
of age. The remains will be Brought to
Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07
NO NEWS OF LOSS OF wHAhERs.

Washington, September 6.-There is an
absence Of news at the treasury depart.
ment respecting the whaling feet 81
summer ice break up in the Arctic ocean.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07

Mrs. Ann buddy, widow of Michael
buddy, died last night. aged ss years.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
'RINEs BROTHERS GO.

Tall CoiorIngs i'm Plain and
Changeable Taffefns, best |
makes, at
7Ec PER- YARD.
Full line OF evening shades /
at same price.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07
DRAP DE PARIS,
4e inches wide,
$I.OO and $I.50

The colorings are light and dark
navy, cadet. old and royal blues tan,
medium and seal brown, old rose.
scarlet, garnet. cerise. empire, emer-
aid, bottle green, pearl. stone gray,
purple, heliotrope.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-31
REPORTS
Governor Black Denounces Stories
~ of Soldiers Starving, .aas
BUT POINTS OUT SOME DEFECTS.

Says the Division Hospital I'm which
the Sick soldiers of the Ninth New
York Arc QuArtcred Is in IL Bad Con-
dltion.
Chattanooga, Aug. 91.-Governor
Black of New York, was seen last
night by an newspaper representative
and asked as to the conditions as he
found them in the camps of the New
York regiments, as well as those at di-
vision hospitals. Governor Black said
there appeared to be "a perfect hy-
drophobia" among newspapers over the
condition Of the soldiers, that the press
brlstled with such Phrases as hollow
eyed" and starving in articles de
scriptive Of the troops. He gave IL as
his opinion that the matter was ex-
aggerated, manufactured in news
paper offices" and the outcome and re-
suit Of unjournalistic knavery."
MY impression" said Governor
Black, "of the camp of the New York
troops at Chickamauga Is not half as
bad as l expected 1t would be. The un-
favorable condition Of the camp and
hospitals has, beyond a doubt, been
very greatly exaggerated by the pa
pers.
The division hospital in which the
sick soldiers of the Ninth New York
infantry are quartered. is certainly in
a very bad condition. The present state
of this hospital ought never have been
permitted to exist, and should be cor
rected at once.
Il think that the troops at Chcka-
mauga Park should have been moved
long before any sickness broke out in
the ranks.
"The Sternberg hospital is in ex-
cellent condition. l do not see that 1t
could be made any better. 1t Is ad-
mirable both in plan and management.
"As to the New York troops at Chick
amauga, mean to take as many home
to New York as 1 can. l shall also en-
deavor to have as many mustered out
as possible and those that l cannot
have mustered out l will employ every
endeavor to have moved to northern
camps at the earliest possible date.
The hospitals of the Eighth and
Fourteenth New York regiments are
much better in every particular than
the one in which the sick Of the Ninth
New York infantry are quartered."
The case of Private Mum, of the am
bulance company, who was transferred
from the Ninth New York, was report
ed to the governor by Captain OCOn'
nor, of Company a, Ninth New York
and was reported by the governor u
Washington for investigation.
Captain O'Connor's statement wa
that he had found the body of Num-
! lying naked in a division hospital tw'
days after death, infested by maggots
! that an autopsy had been held and tina
no preparation had been made for tn
care or interment of the body up to tn
time found by O'Connor. The affai
| has created a great stir, and 1t will re
suit in the trial of Captain OConnO
| by court martial.