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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-12-04
ON THE PRESIDE LINKS.
Fl. D. Pillspury Wins the December
Competition for the Liverpool
Medal

The December competition for the Liver
pool silver medal, eighteen holes with
handicap, for men. was held yesterday af-
ternoon on the links of the San Francisco
Golf Club. A moderately northerly breeze,
sharp but invigorating, blew over the
course; the day was clear and the light
good. Two or three new players went
round the course, but their degree of skill
not being known, received no handicap S.
L. Abbott Jr. was scratch man. and made
the eighteen holes in 95 strokes, or only
two more than the lowest score yet made
in tournament play. But III. d. Pillsbury' s
score of 100, with a handicap Of IL, max
ing a net score of 50, was the best, and he
was accordingly declared the winner. The
full scores are given below:
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mo return. s'No record. ibid not compete.
Next Friday the ladies' foursomes and
ladies' driving competition will be held
on the Preside links. and next Saturday
a team of eight players from the San
Francisco Golf Club will visit Oakland
where they will try conclusions with
team of eight of the Oakland Golf Club.
Each player of the San Francisco team
will be drawn against one of the Oakland
eight; the player who makes hole in the
fewest strokes wins that hole; at the end
of the round the losers score is subtracted
from the winners, and the surplus counts
for the winners team. The team which
has most holes to its credit wins the con-
test. n player who beats another by three
holes counts 20 up and points are reck-
oned to the score of his team. This
method of reckoning by holes, instead of
by the total number of strokes required
to make the two rounds, does not deprive
the player who is unlucl1y at one hole of
a chance to retrieve himself
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REORGANIZATION IS
AT A STANDSTILL
MORE CANDIDATES FOR SOME
OF THE HIGH OFFICES.
The Standing of an Honorary Mem
Der in the National Guard to
Be Tested.

"As things are now" said one of the
officers of the National Guard yesterday.
sit looks as if the reorganization will lag
until well into the next year. The secur-
ing of men to fill the ranks has not been
as rapid as was anticipated, and now
there are many who before they join want
to wait until the new administration gets
in so as to discover what will be done
The Governor will certainly make a
change in the office of adjutant general,
and when that is done there may be an
entire change in the present manner of
procedure. Consequently it may be said
that what there is of the guard is at a
standstill.''
AT meeting held last Friday night for
the purpose of physically examining men
for several of the local companies and
Company I in particular, there was but
small attendance. The board of ex-
aiming surgeons had only twenty men
to examine for Companies d, /, L and M.
The next examination will not be held
until the evening of Thursday, the 18th
inst. 1t is believed that the attendance
last Friday was not a fair test of the
number of the men who want to go into
the ranks, but that the paucity was due
in a measure to the fact that as this is
the holiday season many young men are
employed in stores that remain open I'M
l.,
their business to report at the armories.
At division headquarters all was as quiet
yesterday as if the place was closed for
the day. There is nothing doing there
just now but routine business.
The military committees of the Legis-
lature next year will be without the adj
vice of the board of officers as to the
needs of the guard, for the reason that
there are no officers to compose the
board so they will have to fall back
upon such advice as they may obtain
from individual officers who were left be-
hind when the mastering in took place.
The Senate will have for adviser the ma
over Senator, and who will probably be
a member of the Military Committee of
that body.
The southern part of the State is pre-
senting a number of candidates for the
office of adjutant general Among those
Cross, J. G. Goster and G. T. Rice.
Lieutenant Colonel w. G. Schneider of
Los Angeles and Major N. S. Bangham
of Pasadena are mentioned for the office
of assistant adjutant general.
An arrangement was finally reached in
the Naval Militia by which it became
possible to send Lieutenant Gum to the
convention of Naval Militia officers which
opened in Philadelphia on the I'd inst. A
subscription was made up from the sew
meeting-place in time to listen to the
propositions to be offered and to take
part in the debates. One of the principal
matters to be considered will be the Sug-
gestion that the Naval Militia of the
several States having such. shall be dis
made an auxiliary to the United States
navy The matter had been discussed in
an Informal way in this city, and the
proposition did not seem to meet with
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much favor. The idea of the local Naval
Militia men is that the men should be
sent on one of the modern men-of-war at:
stated periods and receive Instructions
from competent instructors of the United
States navy; that they should be taken
out on short cruises on Sunday, return
ing the same night or early the next
morning, SO that they would be thor
oughly instructed in what is wanted Of
men on ship of war, and in that maN:'
ner be ready TO assume any duty assigned
them. instruction on such vessel as the
Marion, while it is good in its way, does
not come up to the demand made of men
who have to serve on a modern ship.
AT the election held in the second divi-
sion last week f. S. Harloe was elected
lieutenant, junior grade.
John K. Burke, WHO joined the mll1tia
in 1894 and was known as the bugler OF
the second divisional good one he is,
too-and who was one of those who
served in the auxnIary navy, being quar-
termaster on the Iroquois, was elected
ensign of the second division. The young
man is a very energetic member OF the
division, and in whatever position he was
he performed his duties with a zeal and
correctness that won many words OF COM.
mendation for him. His promotion is a
deserved one, and there is every reason TO
believe that as commissioned ofhcer ne
will be as successful as he was in the
The Officers of the second division have
decided to have officers mess on tne
Marion twice a month. The next Will pc
on Tuesday evening next. Two OF the
officers of the Italian man-of-war now IN
port have been invited to partake or the
officers hospitality. -
A case that will be of considerable In;
ferest to all who have Joined the NatlonaI
Guard as honorary members Will come up
before Judge Cook of the Superior court
during the next few days. Arthur a.
Smith of the firm of Freeman, smith q
Co. at various times for thirty years
served as a juror in the courts or TINS
city Thinking that he had done ms
share of jury duty ne applied for pernhS
sion to become and was accepted as
honorary member of the guard, and SINCE
1898 he has paid to the. organization ne
Joined the sum of $50 a year, as required
by law in such cases. The fact OF berg s
an honorary member exempted him from
jury duty; at least it did from the tlIne
he Joined the guard, but since last Week
he has had his standing in regard 20. sucn
duty somewhat shaken. He received d
summons to appear in Judge COOKS qS-
partnent there to serve as Juror. re
presented his certificate. OF honoraIy y
membership. claiming exemption thereon,
but the Judge told him that 1t dld noII
avail him, as the law had been repeaiee{a
by the Legislature of 1897. Mr. smith
laid the matter before Colonel DWyeRr
nudge advocate on the division staff, VINO
after looking up the law on the subJect.
Informed Mr.. Smith that the law mas NOT
been repealed. Colonel Dwyer Will appear
before Judge Cook when Mr. smith IS
called upon to serve as juror.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-12-04
MASTER MARINERS.
Give Their Regular Annual Ball at
Odd Fellows Hall.

The Master Mariners Benevolent Asso-
citation gave a grand ball at Odd Fellows
Hall last night, and several hundred
guests embraced the opportunity to enjoy
a very pleasant evening. The hall was
beautifully decorated for the occasion,
and the music left nothing to be desired
The dancing was under the immediate
direction of Adolph Bergman, assisted by
the floor committee-E. Henrik, j. j.
Haverside, Philip Cohen. H. b. Madison
]. H. Callahan, Mikal Olsen and M. Jor-
gensen.
The reception committee consisted of H.
III. Birkholm, John Erickson, B. HI. Tiet-
jen, c. d. Cook and l.. Foard
Committee of arrangements-Adolp
Bergman, J. H. Callahan. Mikal Olsen
John Erickson, B. H. Tietjen, ]. ]. Haver-
side, H. B. Madison and Philip Cohen.
The dancers did not adjourn until the
highly pleased at the success of the af-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-12-04
UNCLE SAM AND HIS
NEW POSSESSIONS
IRVING M. SCOTT'S LECTURE
BEFORE THE PRESS CLUB.
Interesting Features of American
History lustrated-Accident
to the Elevator.

The pretty links room of the Press
Club was crowded last night with men,
bers of the club, their fair friends and
friends who are not usually designated
as fair. The occasion was the first of
series of illustrated lectures. This lee
ture in particular was entIled Uncle
Sam and His New Possessions" ano was
delivered by perhaps the man on this
coast best fitted to deliver it-Irving NJ.
Scott of the Union Iron Works
Mr.. Scott opened the lecture by throw
ing on the canvas a number of historical
maps. They showed that this Govern
ment had obtained, through purchase
and conquest, vast amount of territory.
He also gave a short word painting of
the history of this country. 1t was brief,
concise and lucid. 1t told in few words
of the early settlement of this country,
the land grants given and lie fact that
not a single colony prospered until after
the destruction of the great Spanish
armada. He also gave a brief detailed
account of the sixty expeditions from this
country to foreign lands, all of which ter
minated favorably, witt the exception of
the expedition to Canada in 1776. AS is
known, some Canadian territory was oc-
cupied, but the occupying forces were
eventually driven back.
The speaker also gave an object lesson
in territorial expansion by showing a
condensed atlas of the Western World.
On this all English Notifications were
marked in red, and red dots controlled
every important passageway from the
British Isles to the Indies east. and an
other map showed them controlling every
passageway to the west.
Pictures of the American and Spanish
navies were then shown. They were
greeted will applause, but when the Brit
ish navy was thrown on the canvas and
Mr. Scott said, Aren't you glad we were
not fighting with England?" he was
greeted with a cordial Yes, yes" 1t told
the story truer than words.
Other pictures represented ships of the
American navy, and particularly the Or
egon, In detail, from the laying of the
keel to the final triumphant launching.
The entrance to the rooms and the lee
ture were a complete success, but the exit
did not merit SO much approval. owing to
an unfortunate accident. The lecture
was held on the sixth floor of the build
ing, and the elevator had only made a
few of the downward trips when the cable
broke. Fortunately it is equipped with a
mechanical contrivance which prevents
fatalities when such accidents occur and
the only unpleasant feature was that a
number of guests were entrapped be-
tween the second and third floors, and the
rest of the guests had to walk down the
five fights of stairs. The gentlemen in
the stranded car finally managed to clam
Der down to the next floor and assisted
the ladies out of the predicament into
which they were thrown, and the whole
matter was looked upon as an amusing
part of the eVening--tne more amusing
perhaps, because it was unexpected. 4
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-12-04
RAILROAD NEWS.
The Wrecked "Sunset Limited" Will
Arrive Tomorrow Afternoon.

A railroad company has been organized
and next summer it will build road from
Truckee to Tahoe City. N. K. Masten,
president of the Phoenix and Maricopa
Railway and the financial agent of the
Southern Pacific, is the prime mover in
the new enterprise.
Ground is now being broken within a
mile of Stockton on the Sierra Railroad,
which is being pushed toward Sonora. II
was originally intended to have the road
complete by the first of the coming year.
bu- the hard rock encountered in the
construction of the road has made the
work necessarily slow.
J. A. Fillmore, manager Of the Southern
Pacific system returned to the city yes
terday from an extended trip through the
South.
g. r. Richardson, master Of transporta-
ton of the Southern Pacific, stated yes
terday that. the Sunset Limited" which
was recently wrecked In Louisiana and
which should have arrived here at 1:45
o'clock this afternoon, will not reach
Oakland until tomorrow afternoon about
3 O'Clock. On this train are the witnesses
In the Botkin case.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-12-04
GRAND MASTER LLOYD.
A Toast to Him to B. Offered in
Every City in the Jurisdiction at
Same Moment Gu Christmas.

At the meeting of California Command
cry held last Friday night the Anights
were informed that at the same time on
Christmas day, in the jurisdiction over
which Reuben H. Lloyd presides as grand
master of the Grand Encampment,
knights Templar, there will be reunion
in each commandery hall for the purpose
of drinking the health of the new grand
master. The time has been liked at Il
o'clock in the city of Boston, Mass, and
the time figured out in every city in the
Jurisdiction where there are one or more
communicates, so as to make 1t corre-
spond with the noon hour in Boston. The
time fixed for San Francisco is 8 o'clock
in the forenoon. The time has also been
fixed for the Hawaiian Islands and the
Philippine Islands. There is a command
cry at the first named but none at the
latter, yet among the soldiers stationed
there are number of Knights Templar,
who will, at the time fixed for them, wish
long life and prosperity to Grand Master
TlOVd.
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found Mrs Shore lying on the floor, her
face covered with blood.
Shore was standing over her with the
revolver in his hand The officers prompt
ly seized him and, after disarming him.
took him to the City Prison, where he was
formally charged.
a doctor who lives in the vicinity. where
her wounds, which consisted of three ugly
cuts in the head. were dressed. Shore ad-
his wife as he was jealous of Chapelle.
, I'm sorry / did not kill him." he re-
marked He seems determined to alien
ate the affections of my wife"
Chapelle says he will also prefer
charge against the indignant husband.
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Wills Filed for Probate.

The will of John q. Mckenzie, who died
on the 18th ult., was filed for probate yes
terday. The testator directs that an es-
tate valued at $1,000 be divided, share and
share alike among his children, Joseph H.
Mckenzie, Maria Harness, Elmer T., AL
fred d. and Title Mckenzie.
The will of Johanna Crane directs that
an estate consisting Of mining stock and
a lot In Alameda County be turned over
to her daughter, Mary Sawyer.
The will of Margaret B. Beck distributes
an estate valued at $4,000 among her inn
mediate relatives, 8
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JEALOUSY THE CAUSE.
Bert Shore Arrested for Beating His
Wife With a Pistol.

A Well-dressed young man giving his
name as Bert Shore is locked up in the
City Prison charged with an assault with
a deadly weapon. Shore lives with his
wife at 1916 Folsom street. Early yester-
day morning she came home, accom-
panied by a young man named Chappelle.
Becoming jealous Shore struck her over
the head with a revolver and as she fell
unconscious to the floor he started after
her companion. The latter, thinking he
intended TO kill him, ran down stairs and
meeting Policemen O'Connor and Van
Keuren told them what had happened.
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westbound traffic would soon result in
thickly populating the State. Why such
offered the plain people is a matter that
is not explained by the powers that be.
The railroad agents are now fighting
each other for the contracts to trans
port the $500 regular troops who are to be
brought to this city in a few weeks on
their way to Manila to relieve the volun-
teer soldiers stationed there. 1t is pre-
dicted that the company that secures the
award will break the record in the mat
ter of low prices.
The Alameda is due to arrive from
Honolulu on the 9Th inst. with $50 men,
and the Australia and Scandal about the
14th with $50 each.
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A Peek-a-Boe chinaman.

Customs Inspectors yesterday found
Chinaman slowed away under pile of
hides in the hold of the steamer Queen.
which arrived from Victoria Deputy
Surveyor st. John ordered the Monaghan
locked UP pending the deportation of the
hider.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-12-04

Performed by w. H. Colverd
Dance, 1.-The Hours from La Giaconda'
Humoristic ''The Arkansas Traveller. Reeves
march,. h. b. Schmitz
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Advances made on furniture and pianos, with
or without removal. ]. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission.
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Park Music To-Day.

March "Cortege Nuptiale," from Romeo
ana juliet .NIOun0d
Overture, Hans Heiling' .............. Marchner
Scenes from 'Maritana' .................W Wallace
Descriptive, "A Musician Astray In the
Park" .....,.............,,........ Herman
'Rhapsodie No. 2'.........................
Selection from Lucia ............i.. .Donizetu
Trombone solo, fantasia, The Gypsy's
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-24
LAST H0N0RS TO
SENATOR WALTHALL.
cspitoi Dr"pea In Mourning. Eu,o-
giles Delivered ana the senate
Aiiourns tuftI Monday

WASHINGTON. Apry .S.-The captto!
was dfaPed in mourning today. Flags on
the great marble nile~e,era at hais-mast
and throughout the senate wing 0. the
magnificent structure grief ana sadness
were AZ every hand. At noon the senate
wss called u order to pay tribute of re-
spect 70 Hon. Edward Cary waithau late
senator from Mississippi, who iied Thurs
day afternoon. The remains OF Senator
Walthaa we're conveyed to the capitol las,
evening and were lying in state in The mar
BILE room az the senate until o'cloIk TO-
DAY when they vera placed in the senate
chamber In the AREA in front OF the prexi-
dents desk.
Senator Walthalrs desa and chair In tne
main aisle we're drsped black The .as-
ket was covered with : -Dsrb Tiara{ ofrsr~
tags. Promptly NJ uooa Vice Prestaen,
Heharts savel fesi calling the senate to or
der. The senators occupied seats on the
Jeff side az the chamber while members ~
the house Ct represen tstlves occupied seats
or the right side OF the chamber.
The diplomatic corps headed by is dean
Sir Julian pannccfote, occupied seats I'm
rrss<isafely In front Of the members Of tse
house Associate justices % the supreme
court and President Mckinley and SIX
members OF his cabinet Secretary sh1r-
man ard Postmaster General Smith being
unable 70 be present, were also a.teu iasats
a, the ceremonies. Occupying seats IN
front % the Joint committee % arrange
rnerfx we're tire members and immediate
relatives Of Senator wsltral's family The
ceremonies fhs, followed were impressive
After the Invocation by Rev. IS H. Mi
barn, TIE blind Chaplain o, the senate. the
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vice president announced tkat nuszze1s
would b suspended Tor the day- The serv.
Ices were co8dacted ~ Rev Or. 4eKimm.
rector of the Protestant Episcopal church.
oz this city. and Rssaop Thsznpson. 81 Hol-
" Springs. Atsx.
Al tbs CONCLUSION Of the beaussfut eo-
nerai service OF the Epascopzl enurch. the
palieeaTers. consisting Of members OF the
cApitoa police force, entered TIE chamber
and bore out the caSkst. followed ey the
honorary pailbearers. the members Of the
Joint committee CT the Swo branches OF
congress- The remains 81 Senator Waithah
were conveyed 10 the Pennsylvania station.
where they were placed On a special car.
The frzin bearing the remains. the MEN,
bers OF Senator Walfhalrs family and the
joint committee OF the senate and house
OF Representatives. left al o'clock this
evening Tor Holly Springs. Miss. where In
torment viii take Place
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FxsfaGefpas8 kHcsfc l&GEef-
number % changes have taken place
= Tho St2somasic corps this spring. IN
fact. have already begun. On Monday
senior Cana ana family lett the capttal
civ en- rouse for tsesr rev posi- In Lon
scn- During the last ave years the Chilean
minister and his family have been prom
fnent figures IN the social wcrid and their
departure - q matter Of regret 70 every
cne who has had the pleasure o. their &C.
cuainsanee- Their oldest daughter wns ere
CT the dsnntartss two seasons ago and
since that time has heen one Of the accie<y
bellies.
The latter pere Of April the Brazilian
minister and Nine de Aeedonca will sail
for IsShor. where senior Mendonca win
represent his native country. The Bra
lillian minister and his family. who have
lived here fog thu last eight years win be
greatly missed II Is their hope that they
will he able 10 spend their Summers AZ
their splendid home in the Adirondacks.
For q number OF years before ne WAS ar-
pointed minister a, Washington senior
Nendonca was consul general for Brasil a.
New York. 80 tina; for snany years be has
been resident Of the United StateA Nine.
Dc Msnionca - an American. though her
dark brunette beauty and her fueHcy In
speaking Spanish and Portuguese render Il
easy to mistake her for q native Of thnse
countries.
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MONOPOLlZING COAL SUPPLY.
Consular Agents Bay q
All Available IN the Islands.

All AV0tt0OIC IA x0e ISho0Oos
NEW YORK, April zs.-Advices from
Porto Rico are meager but alarming, in
dicating that a food outbreak may be
looked for any day. says the st. Thomas
correspondent Of the World. The iaborers
In the interior have no work. and conse-
Quen,ly no money to pay the high prices
demanded for provisions.
State Department Commissioner Shand
has arrived ON the steamer Fontabel.e.
with special instructions to United States
consuis In the West Indies to purchase
coal and 10 forward reports OF the move
u1ents Of the enemy.
Spaniards al Porto Rico are making
active efforts to purchase the existing
coal supply on the other islands. Several
thousand tons are on the way here, con-
received different cables from the Porto
Rican agents of the Spanish governments,
making offers for supplies.
Other local firms have received similar
messages. The same request has been
made 10 merchants in the Windward iss-
ands. whose supply Is inadequate 70 cove
contracts. The steamship lines have also
been offered high prices.
They have replied that their terms will
be cash at the wharf, and have demanded
large figures. on account OF the strike In
the Cardiff mines and the high freights
exacted by the English steamers, which
are confident of a monopoly IN case OF
war.
Consul Van Horn Is complying with his
instructions quietly and Is securing first
option on all obtainab.e coal.