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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
Cashier of the Chemical National Bank Vic-
 tiniZed.
Nearly Half Million Dollars Lost by the New York
 Concern.
The Official Believed to Have Been Mentally Irresponsible for
 Months.
specia, Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Feb. Civilian J. Quinlan Jr., cashier of the Chemical National Bank, has resigned his posi- ton. He acknowledged in letter to the directors that he had loaned s393,- 900 of the banks money without con sulting the president, and knowing the directors would not approve of the ac- tion. He denies that he prof1ted by the loans.
 The loans made by MT. Quinlan were on Western securities of various kinds and were negotiated by Francis Grable, a promoter of land, mining and irri- gation schemes, and John s. Silver. who is connected with the New York Carbon Company
 Tn my opinion" said President Will jams, of the Chemical National, MT. Quinlan has been the victim of clever schemers. I believe that he has been mentally irresponsible for many months, though there was nothing ap- parent in his actions to betray this to us.
 MT. Quinlan had known MT. Grable for some time, and six weeks ago, when the latter asked for a loan of s50O0 to help along some scheme of his MT. Quinlan gave it to him. Then came another loan of S5000, which was
 
 into the deal. Then, to save the loan first made, MT. Quinlan made another loan of an equal amount, and to save that he gave them another.
 T was simply dumfounded.' l had never before had the slightest suS- picion but that MT. Quinlan was all right mentally. Then I realized some thing must be wrong or he would never have loaned money to Grable & Silver or have advanced even the most trivial sums on the security they had given him. I examined 1t and decided 1t was almost worthless and made up my mind that the bank would lose every cent 1t had advanced.
 MT. Quinlan combated this idea. He still insisted that the security was good and would fully cover the amount he had loaned. I was not able to per suade him otherwise and at last told him he must resign and do this at once in a letter to the directors. He was fearfully broken up by my decision, but did as I told him. The letter was written Monday and briefly states the cause. Then. when it had been given to the directors, MT. Quinfan left the bank for his home in Brooklyn. I SUD- pose he is there now
 MT. Williams added: We have charged off nearly the whole of the loans to our profit and loss although we are satisfied that we shall recover a large part Of the money eventually"
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
TO DAWSON FROM PUGET SOUND IN
 JUST ONE WEEK
Construction of the Railway to TesIin Will Make the Trip
 an Easy One.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
Oregon Picks Up Some of the Wrecked Coro-
 mas Passengers.
The Balance Prefer to Remain on the Beach With
 Their Traps. =
It Is Probable That They Will All Get
 to Alaska in Due :.-.,s
 Time. = ..
Special Dispatch to The Call.

FORT WRANGEL, Alaska, Jan. 2S (via Seattle, Wash, Feb. 2.-The steamer Oregon of the Portland Alaska line, on her way to Alaska, anchored off Lewis Island yesterday and rescued the passengers of the wrecked Corona, who were not taken off by the Al-Ki last Thursday. The sea was choppy and a fresh breeze was blowing from the direction of Dixons Entrance. but the transfer of men, women. children and personal baggage was made with expedition. One ships boat. which was In charge of the second officer of the Oregon, drifted about four miles down the straits and was not picked up for five hours. The occupants, several men and Mrs. Ed Foster: and her babe. suffered considerably from the cold. They were well nigh exhausted.
 About fifty of the Corona's passen- gers were left on the island. They would not go on the Oregon unless Cap tain Stephens would agree to take all their baggage, outfits and animals They had about 25 tons of supplies on the beach. AS it would take several days to take all the stuIr aboard Cap tain Stephens would not comply with the request. The people left on the island are well supplied with provis- ions, tents and bedding. They will probably stay there until some boat comes along and picks them up. :,
 VICTORIA, Feb. 2-Superintendent Trowbridge and Engineer Lacy of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company are here endeavoring to engage a steamer to go north and either float or wreck the Corona. The customs authorities will not allow an American vesselt to do the work and they are having much difficulty in getting suitable British vessel.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
Confirmed by the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The Senate confirmed the following nominations:
 To be United States Attorney-H. G. McMillan, for the Northern District of Iowa; w.. R. Gray, District of Washing ton,
 To be Collector of Internal Revenue H. c. Bell for the Fourth District of California.
 To be Commissioner of Immigration at San Francisco-H. H. North of Califor- nia.
 To be Consult. F., Winter of Illinois at Annaborg. Saxony: Colonel & T Cushing. assistant commissary-general to be commissary- general with rank of brigadier-general.
 Also. Lieutenant J. N. Patch to be lieu enant-commander in the navy, and some minor promotions in the navy.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
NOTHING MORE THAN A
 RETALIATORY MEASURE
Congressman Say Germany's Pre-. text as to California Fruit
 Is Ridiculous.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The Berlin cable announcing that Germany has closed her ports against American fruits attracted much attention among members of the House of Representa- tives. MT. Hit. chairman of the Com mittee on Foreign Affairs expressed surprise at the step taken, particularly because 1t was not preceded by a no- tice to our representative at Berlin.
 Without discussing the motives of the movement Hit said it was evident Germany based her course on sanitary grounds, which would exclude the idea that the move was of a political and
 proscriptive character. Hitt felt that our authorities would take steps to
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
Call Office, Riggs House WaShingtOn Feb ?

Washington, Feb.
 The officials of the Agricultural De- partment have as yet received no infor- nation on the subject They are dis posed to believe the explanation that importations of fresh fruit will be pro- hibited because of danger from vermin is not a sincere one, but that Germany, having In mind the recent legislation of the American Government imposing duty on bounty paid sugar, has taken this action as a sort of retaliation. G. B. Bracket, chief of the pomological division of the department, in discuss ing the dispatch, said:
 It is surprising that any charge should be made that California fruit Is infested with pests. The fruit from that State is the freest from vermin of any in the whole world. She has strin- gent laws against the introduction of insect pests and diseases, and has a corps of inspectors who examine all nursery stock before it is permitted to be imported. There is little or no ground for the assertion that American fruit shipped abroad is unsanitary. The pests from which American apples suf- fer are the larvae of the codlin moth. which is believed to pass into a worm. and also apple maggots.
 ne pOSSlDlllty or any harm from these pests in apples shipped abroad is, however, very remote. Especially is this the case with Germany. because very few of our apples, which have been shipped to Europe for the past twenty-five years, go to that country. Our fruit Is not inspected before it is exported, though the natural assump- tion is that dealers pick out the choicest before sending 1t away, in or der that the reputation may be kept up.
 Apples are the only fresh fruits which are shipped to Europe at this time of the year. Peaches and oranges have been sent mostly as an experi- ment and they go mainly to England. The growth of the shipment of apples abroad has been enormous in the last sixteen years. In 1SS0-S1 the Shipments amounted to 1928, 800 barrels. while in 1S97-9S they aggregated 2.91984O bar rels. Of this aggregate Ill ,O9O barrels. valued at s213,482, were shipped to Hamburg, the remaining number. with the exception of, approximately. ,000 barrels, going to English ports. Of course, it is likely that some of the fruit which Is sent to England reaches Germany indirectly, though there are no statistics on hand to give the amount. On theAbasis of the indicated shipments to Hamburg, it Is evident that the loss to America by the prohi- bition of the importation, as stated would not be as great as if this prohi- bition should apply to all Europe.
 "The fact of this whole matter is that we are the ones who should be protected, for nearly all the insects in our fruits have been imported from foreign countries"
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
GENERAL L0CKHART TO .
 REMAIN IN INDIA.
Will Seek to Avenge England for the Defeat by Natives at >
 Shinkamar

BOMBAY, Feb. 2.--It is now announced that General Sir William Lockhart, who commanded the Tirah expedition, and who, it is understood. has been super seded In his command by General Sir Arthur Power Palmer, has decided to re- main in India, with the view of recover ing the ground lost by the disaster to the f'eatth ht1, Brigade or the British. troops Lockhart will attempt to recover the arms captured from the Yorkshire regi- ment and punish the tribesmen. :, M.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
CLOSES HER
 PORTS TO
 OUR FRUIT Arbitrary Action by the Prussian Gov-
 ernment. No Previous Warninu Given to the Ameri-
 can Elm bassy. United States Ambassador White Sends a Strond
 Renonstrance. CAUSE OF THE DECREE. The Pretext Given Is That Verrnin Infests the Product of Califor-
 nia's Orchards.
CAUSE OF THE DECREE.
The Pretext Given Is That Verrrain Infests the Product of Califor-
 nia's Orchards.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

< BERLIN, Feb. 2.-The Prus- : 4 sian Minister of Finance, pr. < Miguel, issued a decree yester- 4 day which goes into effect inn 4 mediately, prohibiting the impor- < tation of every kind of American 4 fresh fruit. The decision has 4 been sent to all the German 4 ports and frontier stations. < excepting those in Bavaria, Sax 4 ony and Wurtemberg. The < United States Embassy was not < previously warned, and the 4 United States Ambassador, MT. 4 White. sent a formal letter to 4 the Foreign Office to-day, in- < quiring upon what authority < this inimical step was taken. 4 The United States Consul at 4 Hamburg, pr. Hugh Pitcairn,
 4 telegraphs that 16,OOO barrels of < American apples have been for 4 bidden to be unloaded, and that 4 two trains full of American 4 fruit have also been forbidden 4 to cross the frontier at Emer- 4 ich, which, aside from Ham, 4 burg, is the principal place of
 4 entry for American fruit. Y On receipt of this news, MT. < White sent @ second and 4 stronger remonstrance to the < Foreign Office, calling attention
 4 to the evident violation of the
 < treaty.
 4 At the Foreign Office 1t was 4 learned that the Prussian Gov
 < ernment prohibits the entry of f American fruit on sanitary Y grounds, claiming that Califor-
 N mia yermin threatens German
 < trees and fruit.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
A Pitiful Breakdown.

sight of the while making the overland Kondikc They failed because of the lack of sufficient vitality stand the hardshps-he of hard tramping through snowdrs nights of It place for weak, takes and rugged strength stand and who dertakes the trip should prepared
 What of this of all walks of life The always the victothe weak fails pifuly One of successful Kondikers is L. L. Jaccard formerly Leandro Cal Before undertaking the he sad "I AM YEARS OLD, AND FEEL ABLE TO HOLD MY OWN WITH ANY YOUNG MAN ON THE TRIP. FOR TWENTY SIX YEARS WAS A SUFFERER FROM VARICOCELE AND WEAKNESS. WAS CURED TWO YEARS AGO BY DR. SANDENS ELECTRIC BELT, AND AM STRONGER TO-DAY THAN EVER BEFORE"
 This Electric Belt wonderful invigoraor warming soothing force of electricity has grand It its tor the hardest tasks makes him selant husky and gritty It takes all those little of weakness and develops wonderful in him. Use if weak Yon depend it. Over cured them Call and to-day send for sealed free by mail Call or direct SANDEN ELECTRIC CO., eso Mqskst % st & oppestss n Office hours M South 2ss Washington c ss1 Sixteenth
 
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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
Traffic Diverted by Wrecked Tunne

ALBUQUERQUE. N. M. Feb. 2-It will take at feast three weeks to repair the wrecked tunnel at Johnsons Canyon on the Santa Fe Pacific road. and meantime place over the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
Ao+or aus Haega Dao d

CLEVELAND, Feb. 2-Gus J. Heege. the actor. known the country over as "Yon Yonson," died at his home in this city to-day. He was 36 years of age.
The Press., 1898-08-04
SOMERs,


 Miss Jennie Warner of Rockville Is vis- iting Mrs. A. c. Pomeroy.
 Miss Florence Cushman of Hartford is the guest of Mrs. May Wardwell.
 Mrs. Carlos Converse returned Monday from 8 visit at her home in Hartford.
 Miss Mabelle Avery is spending week with friends in Ellington and Springfield.
 Mrs. Chas. Harvey and daughters, Bes- sic and Ruth, of Worcester, are guests of Mrs. w. P. Fuller.
 MT. and Mrs. Warren Johnson of En. field spent Sunday in town, stopping at the Elmwood House.
 E. l.. Hurlburt and family enjoyed 8 carriage drive to Ware, Mass, Saturday, spending the Sabbath with his sister, Mrs. Elanor Aldrich, returning Monday. Miss Helen Pease and Miss Maude AL drich returned to Monson Tuesday, after a weeks visit in town. Miss Pease will enter Smith college, and Miss Aldrich Mt. Holyoke seminary this fall.
 The real estate, consisting of three sec- tions in Somers and one in Stafford, also the household furniture, including many antiques, belonging to the estate of the late Laura A. Kibbe, will be sold at pub lie auction next Wednesday at 10 a. m.
 O. $. Fuller and son, Ernest, left town Wednesday for business and pleasure trip west. They went by way of Canada, intending to visit Niagara Falls. They will visit friends in Chicago, Ill.,, Grown Point, Ind, Edgar. Neb., and other places, and will also visit the Omaha ex- position.
The Press., 1898-08-04
UNION,

ON1oNs
 Miss Lizzie Johnson of Webster, Mass. |, is visiting friends in town, guest of H. F. Corbin.
 Robert Barrows of Providence, R. l., Is visiting his brother, Arthur Barrows.
 Mrs. M. A. Williamson of Worcester Is visiting at Mrs. Kinda Marcy's.
 The twenty-first annual reunion of the Booth family was held last Saturday, at the home of H. B. Booth. Members of the family were present from three states, and enjoyed the we'll known hospitality of Fl. B. Booth. A bountiful collation. was served under an arbor of foliage and flowers, erected under the trees in front of the house. Music was furnished by an orchestra under the leadership of E. O. Booth. After sitting for their photo graph they separated, with the under standing to meet again next year. E1 Rock Meadow. Wm. House Is making a weekly trip to Southbridge, carrying berries to the mar ket.
 Adelbert and Philena Agard recently visited their sister, Mrs. Henry Barlow, In Westford.
 Miss Grace Hiscox from Rockville is spending her vacation. with her sister, Mrs. George Bradway.
The Press., 1898-08-04
RRTMFIELD.

A dance will be held at the hotel Fri- day evening.
 Mrs. Thomas Simpson and children of Woonsocket, R. l., are visiting her fath- CT, George Adams.
 George Adams, Jr. has returned from a weeks visit to Woonsocket, making the trip on his wheel.
 Mrs. E. w. Hitchcock and Miss Sophy Converse have returned their two weeks outing in Cottage City.
 Mrs. George Hitchcock and children returned Saturday from Cohoes, N. Y., where they have been visiting.
 George Hitchcock has sold a horse to MT. Warner of Warren, and purchased another of Dr. Ellery of Palmer.
 The Brimf1eld ball nine went to Stafford last Saturday to play ball with a nine on Stafford Street, but on account of the shower they did not play.
 An electric storm last Saturday after. noon cooled the air, but caused a serious loss of property in this section. On high ground there was a heavy wind, and ir some places crops were destroyed. Fruit also suffered severely, and many trees were uprooted. The barn of Porter Plympton, near Fentonville. was struck by lightning and burned. MT. Plymptor and George Adams were sitting in tn, barn, and were both affected by the shock Adams was so severely injured that med ical attendance was necessary. Dr. l.. H Hendee was called, and remained witt Adams until he was more comfortable His injuries will not have serious results The barn burned very quickly, with al it's contents, except two wagon loads o hay, which were run out. The barn wa filled with hay and tools, and a cal was also burned. Fortunately the stool was in the pasture. MT. Plympton ha' the building and contents insured fo about $16O0, which will nearly cover tn loss, it is hoped.
 Central Vermont Railroad (N. l.. N | division )-trains leave:
The Press., 1898-08-04
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NorrUEs.

tMatterunder this head 10 cents per Iine.)
 --Childran's Dresses. will close them out at reduced prices Friday and Satur- day. E. l.. Burr
 A. w. Walker offers this week extra bargains in cotton bed blankets at 42 and so cts. per pair. Just the kind to take with you to camp. ....
 A variety of Muslln Goods, price ac- cording to quality, Rt A. l.. Towards.
 For First-Cla Photographs call at Cardinals Studio. Cabinets only @2 per dozen. Good work guaranteed. S3 Main Street.
 Artistic photographs from &1.5O per dozen upwards. Those handsome carbon ettea from $2 per dozen up. Martins, Johnson's block.
 -A.W. Walker offers extra bargains in Shirt Waists, Crnsh, Linen and White Duck Skirts. Call and examine and get prices.
 A. W. Walker has few Ladies and Chil,lren's Spring Garments, which will bs elosed regardless of cost.
 A. w. Walker is showing new Cor set at so ots., the best made for the mon- ey. Also few moro of those Summer Corsets Rt 25 and 30 cts. per pair.
The Press., 1898-08-04

TTNO RENT. The premises in the Blue
 l Front block, formerly occupied by Dr. G. Snow will be ready for rental on or about Aug. 1st Wfll rent ofI1ce and tenement together or separately, as may be desired.
 tf J. CARL CONVERSE.
The Press., 1898-08-04
ELLINGTON.


 James Stacy is building an addition to his house and making other extensive re- pairs.
 Joseph Manord has lately purchased the Bower place, and moved there with his family.
 Clifford G. Charter of Bridgeport is spending the summer with his cousin, Allie Charter.
 Michael Monohan was arrested for bathing in Lake Snipsic last Monday, and fined $50 and costs.
 Will the person who took load of slab wood from A. U. Charters mill yard a short time ago please call and settle.
 The ball game last Monday between the Hollands and Crystal Lakes was won by the Crystal Lakes. Score 16 to 9.
 The Christian Endeavor union meeting, held at this place last Wednesday, was Papers were read from the different so- cieties, and proved both interesting and profitable. The open air meeting in the afternoon by the lakeside was much en- joyed by all. Many thanks are due Messrs Adams and Harwood, who, with their wives, did much for the comfort and convenience of the guests. This meeting was the first of the kind ever held at this place. The new society here felt that they had been much benefited thereby. MANSFIELD. MT. and Mrs. Bert Bingham are the parents of 8 baby boy, born last week. Mansfield Depot. The friends of Miss Lottie Smith are glad to SC her out again.
 MT. Moore of Eagleville Is painting Edwin Reynolds new barn.
 The ladies of the Hillside club have been sewing for the soldiers.
 Misses Ada and Maud Remington have been visiting in New London. There will be meeting in Hillside hall every Sunday at four o'clock.
 Edwin Reynolds of Milwaukee is with his family at his summer residence.
 Araunah Judd and Miss May Palmes of Hartford have been stopping few days with MT. and Mrs. Herbert Walker.
 MT. and Mrs Ed. Fitts and little daugh- ter, Grace, of Windsor, have been the guests of Mrs. Fitts' parents, MT. and Mrs. David Snow. Gurleyville. | A. E. Sumner spent Friday at Provi- dence.
 It is reported that the w. E. Williams place is for sale. Il Mrs. O. H. Conant Is spending the week at the sea-shore with her sisters.
 Edward E.. Simonds and sister, Lila visited relatives at Willimantic recently.
 Mrs. F. c. Durham and daughter, Ar lene, are visiting relatives at Florence Mass.
 Charles Crabb has been spending few days with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. G w. Crabb.
 Miss Genevieve M. Royce Is entertain. ing her friend, Miss Carrie A. Conant, oi Westerly, R. I.
 Mrs. G. w. Crabb and son, Charles, visited Mrs. Crabb's daughter at Gard ner's lake last week.
 Miss Winifred E. Durham spent the past week with her cousin, Miss Mabe Durham, at Willimantic. | mASS UcIb1uuC 1AdTG1u dHu IlbIlo uloCo Marguerite Durham, spent Sunday with Miss Martins sister at Chaplin.
 Herbert A. Bosworth spent Sunda. with his mother, Mrs. Andrew Bosworth who has been very sick, at Moose Meadow
 Mrs. William Ingalls, and son, Louis, O Abingdon, were the guests at H. A. Ma sons last week, also Henry c. Barlow and son, Roy, of Westford. The Ladies' Social and Benevolent so ciety met with Mrs. Phebe Hanks las week. Ice-cream and cake were served A little over $6 was taken in.
The Press., 1898-08-04

TOR SALE-My properly on High-st., ], IN next to school house, consisting of house of eight rooms and quarter acre building lot.
 .JOSEPH BARSEI,OU.
The Press., 1898-08-04
shaake Into Your shoes

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The Press., 1898-08-04
Mrs Marv Mundell and daughter, Geor-

Mrs. Mary Mundell and daughter, Geor- gina, are in New Haven for months va cation.I
 In regard to Bro. Preston's article in last weeks Press, relating to base ball clubs and soldiers, we would say that in our opinion Bro. Preston would have thought the members of the South Will lington team would make good soldiers, if he could have seen them last Saturday afternoon during the thunder shower. The team was on Pinney lot practicing, and it was nearly time to play when the shower came up, and everybody ran to the barn near there, which was very con- venient. The Junior League Star players arrived in town about 3.30, looking like a lot of men who had bet on the wrong horse at a horse race. It is expected that the same teams will play on Pinney lot next Saturday at 3.3O. There should be a good attendance, as the game is sure to be a close one.
The Press., 1898-08-04
A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on a 50 cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar If it fails to cure your cough or cold. We also guarantee % cent bottle to prove satisfactory, or money refunded.
 J. F. ROOT, Holland.
The Press., 1898-08-04
MONsoN ACADEMY,

MONSON, MASS. Both sexes. Prepares for college and scien- tific school. Ninety-fifth year begins Sept. 6th For information address
 ARTHUR N. BURKE, Principal.