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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-09
COZ. MoRRIsoS's SUCCESSOR.
william J. Calhoun or Illinois Appointed In
terstate Commerce Commissioner.

terstate Commissioner.
WASHINGTON. March s.-The President sent
to the Senate to-day the nomination OF William
J. Calhoun OF Illinois to be an Interstate Com
merce Commissioner. Mr.. Calhoun. who sue
cesds Col. William r. Morrison as Interstate
Commerce Commissioner. ia q lawyer of Dan
VILE, H., and was appointed Special Commits
sioner to Cuba by President Mckinley last year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-09
LONG ISLAND CITY,s CREDITORS

Suits for Their Money 10 ne Brought By
Teachers to whom oes. 900 IL OwinE.
A number Of creditors Of Long Island City
have decided to sue for their money. Ex-Cor-
poration Counsel Thomas p. Burke Of that place
has notified Comptroller Coler that he will
bring suit to recover amounts agRregating
$50, 900. OF that sum about $27, 10 ls for
warrants held by schoolteacherp.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-09
Golf.

LAKEWOOD. n. j.. March s.-Tho day has been
q perfect one for golf and the links have been
we'll patronlzed, though private competitions
have for the most part governed the play and
the attendance OF women has been unusually
contestants. all cards helug within tho n.ncllcs,
and the win Was made by james Converse by
gross as well as net scor b; The cards:
The herald., 1898-12-01

ward of fSO0,0O0 in money aboard, which
was carried from Portsmouth to London IN
twenty wagons and conveyed to the bank I'm
great state"
Another large sum was taken in prize
money from poor Spain at the capture Of
curious coincidence Havana, which was as
saulted by both land and sea. Altogether
the army received f36s,l55 lis Id, and the
navy f368,O92 lis 4d. The earl OF Albe-
marie, who commanded the army, and his
second in command received the same sums
respectively as Admiral Pocock and Com
modore Keppel, but the 81, 100 private SOL
diers who took part in the affair got GA Is Sd
each.
The GLORIOUS First of June" fought on a
Sunday did not yield much in the way OF
prize money. Each of the sailors received
two guineas, which does not seem adequate
for the gallant work accomplished, whHe
each of the petty officers received tl0, and
each of the warrant officers EOS.
There is no record of the amount which
Lord Howe secured, but it is known that the
victory earned him an earldom, 30oO-gulnea
sword with a gold chain and medal from
the king, the thanks of both houses OF par
lament and the freedom of the city OF Lon
don in gold box. Lord Howe was Y when
he gained this great victory over strong
French fleet.-London Mail.
The herald., 1898-12-01
SOLDIERS BODIES
To Be Disinterred and Brought Home
for Burial

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3o.-Arrangements
are being made by the War Department to
disinter the remains of all the soldiers who
lost their lives before Santiago and bring
them to this country. Maps showing the To-
cation of these graves, the name of the de
ceased, the regiment to which he belonged,
and his next Of kin have been prepared.
What is known as funeral expedition will
soon be started for Santiago and the ship
will be equipped with caskets and other ne
cessary articles to be used in disinterring
the remains and bringing them to this coun-
try. Upon arrival here they will be turned
over to the relatives of those who lost their
lives for their country, and the dead heroes
who have no relatives will be inferred at
Arlington. the national cemetery, a few
miles from Washington.
The ship will leave for Cuba about De-
cember 10, but it may he delayed until Janu-
airy l. General Wood has opposed the re-
moval of these remains until cold weather.
for fear that yellow fever may be brought
to this country His advice in this respect
has been needed and, as stated, the dead
soldiers will not be inferred in their native
soil until some time in the new year.
The herald., 1898-12-01
TURNED STATES EVIDENCE
But Failed to Escape Conviction and
Sentence

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 30.-James L. Wilcox
and William II. Shaw have been sentenced
to three years each in the penitentiary by
the United States District Court. They
were found guilty by jury last week Of
sweating gold coins, and Judge Adams
suspended the passing of sentence until to-
day Shaw, who was the accomplice of
Wilcox, protested his innocence of the
charge on which he was convicted. Wilcox,
however. who had turned States evidence,
acknowledged his guilt. In passing sen.
tence on Wilcox Judge Adams said:
at has been the custom when the Dis
trct Attorney has been compelled to make
terms with one accomplice to convict an.
other to be lenient with him. The United
States Court must keep its faith This par
ticular case has given me not little worry.
l will sentence you the same as ! did your
accomplice. However, the court will keen
its faith, and | will leave your case with
the President of the United States. will
write him the particulars in the case. Twill
also instruct the District Attorney to do
the same thing. The Presiden. shall de
eide whether you shall escape punishment
or not.
The wives Of the convicted men. hand
somely dressed and attractive. occupied
seats back of the rail and eagerly listened
to the proceedings.
The herald., 1898-12-01
NAVAL PRIZES BRIToNs WON
Rich Hauls in Marine Fights of Cen.
tury Ago

The amount of the prize money CLEANED
by America from the recent war with Spain
is comparatively triflng. Admiral Samp-
son is the one to be most congratulated from
a pecuniary point Of view, his share OF the
"recepts" from the Cuban blockade
amounting to the respectable sum OF S15,-
600, to which can be added a matter OF
$4,000 as the result OF his efforts in the
battle of Santiago.
Though Admiral Dewey gained such a
complete victory at Manila, the yield IN
bounty only provides him with $4,000, while
Admiral Schley will have to be content
with $4,000. The commanders of the vari-
Gus American ships engaged will get about
$4,000 each, while the lower grades will re-
ceive from $50 to $500 each.
Compared with what our irresistible jacks
of old used to get, the above sums, in GER
tain instances, fall into absolute ins,gnifi-
cance. 1t is curious to note that the loser
of the greatest treasure in the past WAS
Spain There was nothing that our sea-
men liked more than war with that i'll
lated country, because prize money was
simply waiting to be picked up.
Perhaps the largest amount of prize
money which one ship has ever obtained
was that which Admiral Anson brought
home after his voyage around the world dur
ing l74O-43. Arson captured the far-famed
Manila galleon, which used to sail once a
year to Spain laden to the matches with
treasure. The value of this find" was
f4O0, 900, and the division among one ships
company must have left the lowest boys
with a fortune, though no particulars Of
that kind are available.
| 81 ho r,ira1 nd ho
men, it is recorded, was most cordial and
they had more friends than they knew what
to do with. The treasure was drawn in
triumph through the city of London in
thirty-two wagons, which, according to an
old naval chronicle, were preceded by a
band of military musicians and guarded by
detachment of the ships company.
Arson was often in lucks way as regards
prize money. Only few years afterward,
in l747, he captured French fleet with up
The herald., 1898-12-01
los ANGELES THURSDAY MORNING

in Southern California, is in town today
from Pasadena
Mrs. Bean, deputy grand matron Of the
Lady Maccabees, will visit the lodge in this
city tomorrow night, when reception and
banquet wiz be rendered her.
F. NJ. Robinson, the newly-elected tax
collector, and family have moved from Or
ange to this city to reside.
Wild geese are plentiful on the San Joa-
quin ranch near Newport.
VIII II. McLain returned last night from
a visit of several weeks in his old home in
Ohio.
A gang of five hoboes were arrested last
night and given sentences this morning of
from ten to twenty days in Jail an one a
hoater.
The herald., 1898-12-01
Health in Camp

WASHINGTON, Nov 3O.-A great i'm
provement in the health of the army has
taken place within the last two months, as
shown by the last reports TO the surgeon
general from the field and general hospitals.
The hospitals at Chickamauga Park have
true of the division field hospitals at Camp
Hamilton, Lexington, Ky, and Jackson
VILE Fla. The hospital train, which has
carried nearly 1000 sick men from the vari-
Gus companies to general hospitals, is now
lying idle at Washington. The general
hospital at Fort Mcpherson, Ga, has only
20C patients remaining. The general hos
pital at Fort MyeI. Va, has only 1852 pa
Thomas. Ky, which recently received the
sick from Camp Hamilton, reports 81 in
the hospital.
The herald., 1898-12-01
A Naval Relic

WASHINGTON, Nov Cot has been
decided by the Board of Construction and
Repair to dispose of the Wyandotte, which
has been in the navy since 1862. as it has out
lived its usefulness and is now in an unsea-
worthy condition at the League Island Navy
Yard. This ship has been appraised at $1,000
and will be sold at public auction in the near
future. The Wvandotte was built by Miles
Greenwood OF Cincinnati during the civil
war and is only 225 feet long. has a breadth
of 43 feet and main draft OF l3 feet, dis
placement of 2l00 tons and $40 horsepower.
Its engines are of the single screw grass
hopper type and the monitor is capable OF
making only six knots an hour. The hull
and machinery of the Wyandotte cost $685.
221
The herald., 1898-12-01
NOTES OF THE DAY

Fanueil hall is being made fireproof, but
the process seems to the reverent people OF
Boston more like destruction. Havoc has
onparently been worked in the interior
Stnirways have been torn down, floors
ripped up and balconies demolished II
seems. ruthlessly. But it has all been done
with care and reverence. Each piece OF
timber and each strip of board that Is to be
used in the reconstruction has been taggeo
and stored in tireproof vaults. lhe 1ounda'
,ions have been strengthened and put IN
condition to withstand the ravages OF time
for ages, it is hoped.
The old Bradlee house at the corner OF
fremont and Hollis streets III Boston, Is
being torn down to make way Tor modern
one. 1t is one of the most historic land
marks in Boston. In its wide old kitchen
the leaders of the Boston tea party disguised
themselves as Indians on the evening OF
December l6, l773, before going to the wharf
where the cargo OF tea was thrown into the
waters of Boston harbor. The old South
church and Fanueil hall are the only tive
buildings besides the Bradlee house now
left of those that sheltered the patriots OF
that eventful day.
The four-masted, square rugged steel shiI
Kenilworth has arrived in New York aftel
having achieved the remarkable feat of GOV
ering the 10000 knots between that port anc
Valparaiso in sixty-six days-an average o
over l52 knots per day. On the five days be
ginning October Cd and ending October 6tl
the Kenlworth made the splendid consecu
tive runs of 260, 265, 1856, $50 and 245 knots
an average of PAL knots, which is tramp
steamship time.
The ingenuity of the counterfeiters nov
appears to be chiefly devoted to the turnin,
out of bogus copper and nickel coins, rathe
than those of larger denominations. Accord
ing TO the report of the United States treas
urer for the last fiscal year, no less THAI
90, ,265 pieces of this character were detected
last year. and they circulated chiefly in Bos
ton, New York and Philadelphia.
The most expensive tobacco ever imported
to this country was sent to the New lorl
public stores for appraisal last week. There
were six bales each weighing seventy-tiv'
pounds. and each bale was invoiced at $1,000
or at the rate of 1888 pound. 1t wa
Havana wrappers, the duty on which is SlS
a pound.
One of the most novel and radical depart
The herald., 1898-12-01
Bids for a Dry Dock

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30-Bids were
opened today by Commodore Endicott, chief
of the Bureau Of Yards and Docks for the
construction of combined floating and
craving steel dock at Algiers, La, the limit
of cost for which is SS50,O00 But two bids
were received, Charles l.. Bradbury OF New
York bidding the exact limit The Mary
land Steel Company of Baltimore submit
ted bid of $4,000 to build the dock ac
cording to the plans of the bureau. The
company also submitted an alternative prop
osition, which included additional equip
ment for the dock not provided for in the
plans of the bureau at a cost of 1887 900
Chief Endcott announced that as soon as
the bids could be considered the awards
would be made
The herald., 1898-12-01
.nf LOST MS QUEUE
MONGOLIAN ALARMS
SANTA ANANS
Verdict on the Death of Oscar Davis.
The Winds Damage to Orange
Crop Was Five Per Cent

SANTA ANA, Nov. 3O.--An inquest was
held last night by Coroner Clark on the
remains of Oscar Davis, the l4-year-old boy
who was killed yesterday by falling under
freight train at the Santa Fe depot. The
evidence as given by the companions of
Davis who were with him at the time OF
the accident showed that they were all on
top of a carload of lumber for the purpose
of stealing ride to Orange, when they
saw the brakeman coming towards them,
and in endeavoring to get off quickly Davis
fell between the cars and was killed. Aver
diet was rendered in accordance to the facts
and the funeral services held today from,
the Davis home on Second street.
A Chinaman giving the name Of Fong
Hing created considerable excitement here
last night by his crazy actions. He was
arrested and locked up until this morning,
when he was released after proving to the
officers that he meant no harm. He claimed
to be cook belonging to government sur
veyng outfit which is making a coast sur
vev, and arrived here last night en- route
to San Diego from San Pedro. Upon his ar
rival here he tried to hunt Chinese wash
house. to which he had been directed, and
went to several private residences and
looked in the windows, frightening the in
habtants. who caused his arrest. He had
been in drunken quarrel in SAN Pedro the
night before and lost his queue, which was
costing him no end of worry to recover.
Josiah c. Joplin, treasurer-elect of Or
ange county, has filed his official bond Of
$2OO, 900 with George w. Ford NJ. A. Fors-
ter, D. R. Sterling, c. f. Utt. w. $. Bart
lett, b. G. Balcom, w. B. Harvey, c. f.
French, d. II. Thomson, j. s. Rice, w. c.
McClay, G. W. Minter, John West, Joseph
Yoch. Mrs. Lydia A. Preble and NJ. A.
Menges ssureties.
Theo Lacy, sheriff elect. has purchased his
bonds of $4,000 of the Fidelity and Deposit
company of Maryland
Fred NJ. Robinson, tax collector, has filed
his bond OF $4,000, with the following
named as sureties: Thomas II. Brown, c..
p. Peelor. c. b. Campbell, G. T. Shaffer, B.
II. Reavis. j. r. Fletcher. d. p. Crawford,
Marshall Northcross, f. A. Policy, NJ. Ms
son. Ira Chandler, NJ. NJ. Crookshank and
D. NJ Dorman.
William T. Sparks. aged 56, and Elsie
johnson, aged Is. both residents of Alami-
tos. were today granted license to marry.
A license was also granted to George Set
zer. aged 73. resident of Santa Ana, and
Tilie Picard. aged 50. resident OF Pacific
Grove, Cal.
An interview with the orange growers in
this vicinity concerning the damage done
to the crop by the wind storm of last week
brings out the fact that considerable dam
age was done to many orchards, especially
those unprotected by hedges or windbreaks.
Conservative growers place the loss in the
neighborhood OF . per cent OF the entire
crop.
Mrs. G. w. Diffendurfer of Tustin has re-
turned from an extended visit in Pennsyl-
vania. bringing her sister with her to spend
the winter.
Mrs. Grace Matthewson Henderson is in
town today from Los Angeles.
Rev Eli Fay, the father of Unitarianism
The herald., 1898-12-01
On the Anxious Seat

WASHINGTON. Nov. 3O-No more
Presidential appointments of postmasters
will be made until Congress convenes. When
the Senate meets next week there will be
299 appointments of Presidential postmas
ters awaiting its confirmation. This num-
Der represents the cases of Presidential of
fees acted en- during the recess of Congress
All these appointees assumed their post
office functions at once. but their contin-
uance in office after the convening OF Con
gress depends upon the action OF the SEN
ate. Several Western States have the fol-
lowing number of recess appointments
awaiting ratification: California I, Arizo-
ma, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming one each,
Montana, Oregon and Washington four
each
The herald., 1898-12-01
SENTENCED TO HANG
Murder Chavez's Execution Set for
December 16

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Nov. 30.-Manuel
Chavez, the convicted murderer. who was re-
turned to this county from San Quentin for
resentence, WAS this morning sentenced in
Department One of the Superior Court to
be hanged at San Quentin on Friday, De-
cember 10th. He will be taken north on the
Santa Rosa tonight
Chavez brutally murdered his mistress at
the Senator mining camp on the edge of the
first sentence was avoided by an appeal to
the Supreme Court.
Before sentence was pronounced, Chavez s
attorney objected to the sentence being
passed on several trivial grounds which were
overruled by the court.
The herald., 1898-12-01
A LATIN REVOLUTION
Salvadorean Insurrectionists Control
the Government

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 3O.-General
Thomas Regalado. the head of the revou-
tionary movement in Salvador, has usurped
the presidency and proclaimed himself
chief executive of the republic.
Such is the sensational information that
has been received in this city. The news
was conveyed in private cipher cable dis
patch received by prominent banker here
who has extensive business interests in
Central America. The statement is added
that Eugenio Aranjo has been appointed
General Minister. and the affairs of the gov
ernment are now in the hands of the insur
rpptionists
The herald., 1898-12-01
More Gillett Paper

KANSAS CITY, No., Nov. 3O-A special
to the Star from Abilene, Kas., says:
An important addition was made today
to the amount of the Gillett paper by the
compilation Of mortgages in Chase county,
there being found S4s9,000 in mortgages
given largely by w. F. Dunlap, who was
Gillett's agent in the county, and some by
C.. r. Troxel About 500 head of cattle have
been found there Nothing more has been
heard from Gillett
The herald., 1898-12-01

and lean boys trial before
claimed that while he Sixth Central the
called him resented
though They
MeCosy denied the hard impeachment He had met William the
they wanted Smuggling they would well start in that
place and M(sky Lindsay and Lindsay
took to his heels with Mt oy in pursuit The witness explained his interest
Mrs MSy the mother the witness MCosky said that Lindsay had abused
inuted his mother Williams
Lindsay had looking
2j The
until the Sd o l hearing
The herald., 1898-12-01
The Georgia Strike

AUGUSTA, Ga, Nov. 30.-After running
for two days with skeleton force in order
to allow the operators to return to work.
the mills have given up the attempt, as the
strikers remain firm. Today the Sibley,
King and Langley are closed again. 1t is
given out that they will not be run again
until the operatives signify their intention
of resuming work under a reduced scale
of wages.
The herald., 1898-12-01
An Unskillful Crook

LYONS. France. Nov 3O-A man giving
his name as Charles Walker and saying he
resides at Quebec. has been arrested at Lyons
for attempting to snatch wallet containing
Ill 800 francs. from a bank messenger. Two
accomplces of the prisoner succeeded in
escaping.
The herald., 1898-12-01
Man and Money Missing

sAN Eon 0nIoro be or Mov @ynxPerts ~ +Ls
cation of Tax Collector S. NJ. Findley. So
far it is impossible to arrive at the exact
amount of the deficit. but it is generally fig
ured that it will reach about $4,000. There
is no cew to the whereabouts of the miss
ing county official.
The herald., 1898-12-01
A Freight Wreck

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3O-A special dispatch
to the Post Dispatch from Red Bud, H.,
says:
A freight train was wrecked near Ora
vile on the NJ. & o. Railroad thirty miles
killed, Engineer Goodin scalded and Con.
ductor Aahby and Brakeman Hunts were
severely injured.
The herald., 1898-12-01

tournament last night. Refreshments were
served.
The Jolly Old Ladies' club will meet to-
morrow afternoon with Mrs. Byron Lisk,
Lincoln avenue.
Mrs. John p. Jones and the Misses Jones
of Santa Monica were the guests of the
Misses Hubbard at luncheon today at the
Country club.
The herald., 1898-12-01

NEW YORK. Nov. 30-Morton, Bliss &
Co. announce that they have 81, 100000 gold
coming from Europe on the steamship
Majestic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-16
SURELY POISONED.
Remarkable Mystery of the Chocolate
Bon Bon Box.

Dover, Del, Aug. 16.-Whatever may
be the final result of the inVestiga ton
into the cause of the deaths of Mrs. J.
P Dunning and her sister, Mrs. J. D.
Deane, all the indications at present are
that both women lost their lives by
arsenica1 poisoning taken in the candy
sent from San Francisco by a person
at present unknown. The funeral of
both the victims took place today from
the home of their father, ex-CongresS-
man John b Pennington. Prior to the
service Coroner Walls began an inves-
tIgauon. DR.. Bishop, who attended
the women after they had been taken
III, gave it as his opinion that the
deaths were due to the poisoned candy.
Samples Will be placed in the hands of
several expert chemists. On the re-
suit of these tests it is proposed to
have further action. Minute examina-
tons of the box, wrapper and contents
has only served to deepen the mystery
as to the identity of the sender. The
box is of the white glazed variety, is
OblOng in shape and is made to hold
one pound of candy. Around the ends
are narrow pink satin ribbons tied in
a bow knot and on top in gold letters
are the words Bon BOns'' There are
four hVe-cent stamps and one tWO-cent
stamp on the wrapper, on but one of
which is the cancellation mark legfble
The address is evidently written in a
cramped hand or with an effort at dis
guise. Within the box was a common
plain white handkerchief with the price
mark, 25c, still in one corner. The
note signed Mrs. C." is written on
ruled white paper in lead pencil, and
the words with love for yourself and
baby" are written jerkingly and in an
entirely different hand. There are
two kinds of chocolate candy in the
box, one hard and similar to a confec-
toner's make, the other soft, with ev-
cry appearance of being homemade.
The impression of DR.. Bishop is that
the poison will be found in the latter
kind. These examinations have given
rise to a suspicion in Mr.. Pennington's
mind that the box with pure candy was
purchased, after which it was opened
with the good. He states it as~hfs firm
belief that his daughters were inten-
tiOnaIly poisoned, but thinks the candy
was only intended for Mrs. Dunning
and her baby. He states that he will
make every effort to solve the mystery
surrounding the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-16
SOCIETY NEWS.

Miss Jean Frost and Mr.. Earl Case
entertained some of their friends at a
very pleasant lawn party Monday even
ing; as their homes adjoin, both lawns
and pOrches were used. They We're
lighted with Japanese lanterns and ev-
erything which could add to the com
fort and pleasure of the guests was
in evidence. It was not called a pro-
gressive hammock party, but that was
one amusing feature of the evening.
Some delightful vocal music was fur
nished by Mr.. Ed Strong, Mr.. Dean
Waters and Mr.. Tom Frost. Miss Mary
Frost and Miss Maud Case assisted in
entertaining. Refreshments were served
on the lawn.
Those present were Miss Ida Bergen,
Miss Eleanor Work Miss May LANCE,
Miss Santa Waters, Miss Mabel Quig-
ley, Miss Pearl Mcfarland, Miss Vfrgie
Payne, Miss Gecrgiana WATSON, Miss
Josephine Shellabarger, Miss Birdena
CrandeH, Miss Ida Stage, Mr.. Dean
Waters, Mr.. Edward Dennis, Mr.. Lew
Graham, Mr.. Charles Elliott Mr.. J. K.
Bair, Mr.. Dick Alden, Mr.. Ed Strong,
Mr.. Milton Reitz, Mr.. George Flesh
man, Mr.. Carl Nellis, Mr.. Thad Payne
and Mr.. Tom Frost.