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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
Troops Charge the Crowds and Many Persons Are
 Wounded
VIOLENCE IN THE STREETS.
Now the Cuban Capital Is So Turbu- lent That Martial Law Practically
 Prevails.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
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. NEW YORK, Jan. 14-A spe- 'S cial cable to the Sun from Ha- 5s vana. via Key West, says: The 5S situation continues very grave, 58 with a great deal more fighting ss than yesterday, and with ser 's ious results. Since last night the 'S rioters, better armed, have given ss hard work to the troops of Gen 'S eral Arolas, Military Commander . of Havana. In spite Of the pres :. ence of troops, the rioters. 's strongly armed, gathered in . great numbers in prado in 'o front of the building of the Cen 5s tro Gallego, or Gallician Club, 's and also at Campo de Marte, not 5s far from there, which is the 's largest park in the city. About 's midnight they became so threat . ening that General Arolas sent
 . two cavalry attachments against . them. The Government forces .s charged. and the rioters after z some resistance dispersed
 : This evening rioters got to
 70 NCAAt2e1 al I al h SdII, IOlWItn- : standing the heavy forces there,
 . where several of them took pos
 . session of large one-story < hNase which occupies q whole {
 . block, called Manzana Gomez. 's From the top of it they flrea e several shots into Central Park. e and especially at the office of 's Diario de la Marina, wounding $ several persons. A fierce attack . was made by the troops on Man 's zana Gomez. and the rioters 's finally were dislodged. The 's wounded in this 9ffray were
 z treated at the police sanitary ss station.
 2 Martial law is practically in B force. The condition of public sS disorder and the tremendous ex- s8 citement continues. Rioters pa g rade the streets in defiance of S8 the troops, arms in hand and ?. shouting generally: Long Live s9 Weyler,"
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Call Office, Riggs House,
 Washington, Jan. fl. Our latest advfces from Con- sul-General Lee are to the effect that all is quiet in Havana. Should there be any further out break dangerous to American interests a naval vessel will be dispatched to Havana to afford them protection"
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
OVER THE LIMIT.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15

FIRST PAGE. Rioting Yet in Havana. Mckinley Expected Dole. McKenna's Confirmation Delayed The Jute Bag Scandal
 SECOND PAGE. The Meeting of Whiskers.
 THIRD PAGE. Pope Leo Said to Favor a Republic. Riverside Mystery Solved General Clay's Wife In Trouble. Did Bacon Write Don Quixote? Made Dollar Every Minute. Alaska Boundary Disputes. Two Railways to the Yukon. Uber Lynchers Scared. The Santa Rosa Strangler.
 FOURTH PAGE. Congress at Work. Weak Alibi for Winters. Poet Whittiers Early Love.
 FIFTH PAGE. Los Angeles School Scandal Married Sixty-three Years Doctors Disagree on Diphtheria. News Along the Water Front.
 SIXTH PAGE. Editorial The Passing of Dole. Make It Twenty Thousand. The Cat Out of the Bag. Hospital and Zoo. The Immigration Question. Gold in the East Plagiarism in the Police Courts. Stories From the Corridors.
 SEVENTH PAGE. School Board Loses Suit. Ordination of a Priest. An Actor as a Hypnotist. Capron Case Decided.
 EIGHTH PAGE. Sports of the Day.
 NINTH PAGE. Supervisors Refuse Boxing Permits Convict Assails Judge Wallace Preparing for the Jubilee.
 TENTH PAGE. Commercial World
 ELEVENTH PAGE. News From Across the Bay. Farmers Protest Against Hawaii
 TWELFTH PAGE Jordan on City Governments. Races at Oakland.
 THIRTEENTH PAGE Births. Marriages and Deaths.
 FOURTEENTH PAGE A Poets Daughter as a Dancer Durrant Case Aftermath. Railroad Commissioner Wanted Arch for Golden Gate Park Masked Robbers at Work.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15


 This statement made to-day by As sistant Secretary of State Day con- tains the latest information received by the State Department regarding the situation in Havana, the attitude of the administration on this new phase of the Cuban question and the naval precau- tions which have been taken to meet any possible emergency. It may be said that the President will not feel easy until a sufficient length of time has elapsed to show there is no likelihood of a repetition in a more aggravated form of the riots of Wednesday, While hopeful that the Spanish authorities may be correct in stating that the dan ger is past, they are fearful that the recent riots may be more significant than the Madrid officials are willing to admit. They are apprehensive that 1t may be death blow to autonomy. While having no intention whatever of putting any obstacle in the way of a continuance of the present Spanish Cuban policy, the administration is making preparation to meet any con- tingency which may result from the --N'' t74tNH~tiol4 oil tue lSldDu. AS a re- suit or cable dispatches received early this morning from Consul I-General Lee and deliberated upon at the Cabinet meeting the authorities have been very active to-day in perfecting arrange ments for affOrding immediate relief for Americans and their interests in Ha- Vana in case they should be seriously endangered. To show the concern of the President and his anxiety to be fully prepared for all possible events 1t is only necessary to mention that Commander F. w. Dickens, acting chief of the Bureau of Navigation. ap- peared before the Cabinet today and gave the President and his official fam fly information in regard to the pres ent positions of various vessels of the North Atlantic squadron. As a pre- cautlonafy measure the President wants to be assured that the navy is in condition to meet any new develop ments that may occur
 The President sincerely hopes that 1t will not be necessary for the Maine to sail for Havana, but, recognizing the possibilities of the situation, he de- sires that there shall be no delay in af- fording protection to American inter-
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
POsitiVePrOOf That Dealers Were Favored Last
 Season.
Secure Large Lots of Bags by Telegraph, With
 out AffidaVitS.
THE LAW CUT NO FIGURE.

 Mr. w Hale Warden California State Prison Quentin Ca
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Continued on Fifth Page.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Weather forecast for San Fran cisco: Cloudy on Saturday. but with out rain: southwesterly winds.
 Maximum temperature for the past twenty-four hours:
 San Francisco ..........51 degrees Fortland -.--.-...........b .b0 degrees Los Angeles .............60 degrees San Diego ...........-...56 degrees
The herald., 1898-12-09
ZANTE CURRANTS AGAIN
Governor-Elect Gage Telegraphs t
President Mckinley

Messrs. Newmark, Storey and Cass were
on Tuesday appointed committee by the
chamber Of commerce to wait on Governor
elect Gage and request him to send mes
sage to President Mckinley, protesting
against the admission of Zante currants free
of duty into this country.
Mr.. Gage was waited upon at an early
hour yesterday morning and in accordance
with the request dictated the following
message:
"The placing of currants on the free list
would practically ruin the raisin industry Of
California. The assumption that there is
no competition with domestic product is a
mistake. | know whereof / speak. Our
people are united and anxious. Such dis
elimination will greatly injure the Republic
an party and tend strongly to make this
state doubtful the next election. Had the
proposed change been attempted before our
last election, in my' judgment, the result
would have been disastrous to the Repub-
lican party Of this state"
A special meeting OF the Merchants and
Manufacturers association was held yes
terday morning to take action in the matter
A resolution was drawn up and signed by
the president and secretary and telegraphed
to President Mckinley and Senator George
G. Perkins, as follows:
Resolved, That this association respect
fully but strongly protests against any
change in the existing tariff law that will
affect the raisin industry OF this state.
The herald., 1898-12-09
HEAVY DAMAGES WANTED
Oil Refiners Alleged to Have Violated
a Contract

The action of the Puente Oil company in
abandoning the distillation of illuminating
ellis or selling its business to the Standard
Oil company is reviewed in personal way
by complaint filed yesterday, wherein j.
A. Scott seeks to recover from the Puente
Oil company $4,000 damages for breach of
contract and for costs of suit.
An agreement executed on May IL, 1896,
by plaintiff and defendant is set forth, un-
der the terms of which Scott entered the
employ of the company at a salary of $4,000
a year, payable monthly In consideration
of such employment, he agreed to refine the
crude oil of the Puente company and to
assume the management of their Chino re-
fnery, using in the distillaton of oils a
secret process not to be disclosed, except
that he reserved the right to sell to any
person in San Francisco or north of that
city his process upon the proviso that none
OF the products made by such person should
be sold south of San Francisco.
Provision for temporary suspension OF
work and stoppags of salary during the
shut down was made, as also for the cancel
lation of the contract in case of the sale of
the distilery and oil producing territory
by the Puente company.
Scott alleges that he has ablded strictly
with the conditions mutually assumed, but
that he has been discharged from employ
ment by the company and notified to re-
move all his belongings from the refinery
and premises of defendant. On information
and belief, he alleges that the Puente COM
pany has not sold its distillery and oil pro-
ducing territory, and has not retired from
the oil business This casts suspicion
upon the company that it has formed some
other connection with the Standard Oil
people, presumably on the basis of bonus
or specified interest in the profits derived
from the sale of illuminating oils in this
territory on account OF discontinuing COM
petition. No allusion, however, is made to
the agreement with the Standard Oil COM
pany, the complaint being confined to the
abrogation of that with Scott.
Because of the alleged violation CT the
terms of that agreement, Scott claims that
he has been damaged in the amount sued
for. Otis, Gregg & 1all of San Bernardino
are Scott's attorneys. The true inwardness
of the deal between the local reiners and
the Standard Oil people is expected to be
disclosed by this litigation.
The herald., 1898-12-09
SENTENCED FOR BURGLARY
A Short Term in Prison and Plenty of
Good Advice

The motions for a new trial for William
Boughton and John Grady, convicted of
burglary committed at the house of Mrs.
Myers, near the Rosedale cemetery, were
argued yesterday by their attorney, d. AL
len. He dwelt with some force upon the
circumstantial evidence tending to convict
his clients, but failed to make satisfactory
explanation of the fact that goods taken
from Mrs. Myers house were subsequently
found at Boughton's residence. A special
effort was made to cast discredit on Grady
and to relieve Boughton, but the court was
not greatly impressed, there being too many
incriminating circumstances to account for.
The motions were overruled.
Judge Smith then called Boughton for
sentence. He told him that he was young
man of good parentage, that he had got into
bad company and had gone wrong. Hoping
that he would consider his ways and make
amends for past mistakes he had determined
to give him light sentence. 1t was the
Judgment of the court that he should be con-
| fined in the sate's prison for two years
Grady was given like sentence, with abund-
ance of good advice, and the boys appeared
to think that they had got off easy. Bough-
tons poor wife, nevertheless, was much at
fected.
| Ten days stay of execution was granted
| by the court in order for the defendants
to confer with counsel whether or not to
appeal to the supreme court, but it is not
| likely an appeal will be taken.
The herald., 1898-12-09
Police Court Notes

Marguerite Gere was convicted yesterday
of disturbing the peace of a woman named
Howard, and will be sentenced by Police
Judge Morrison tomorrow.
The testimony in the petty larceny case
against Dan Mckay, charged with stealing
lumber from S. X. Lindley, was concluded
in Police Judge Morrison's court yesterday
The magistrate announced that he would
pass upon the case on the 10TH
A. H. kirkpatrick was found guilty by
Police Judge Owens of violating the plumb
ing ordinance and will be sentenced today
Kirkpatrick was employed by colored man
named j. Caesar, living on East Fifth street
to transfer some plumbing from one build
ing to another. Kirkpatrick claimed that
Caesar had secured the necessary permit
and told him to go ahead with the work, the
latter denied that he had done so. Kirk
patrick failed to appear for trial on Wednes
day and was rearrested on bench warrant
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Rab were before Police
Judge Owens yesterday on charges of dis
turbing the peace, and were discharged. The
couple were arrested on complaint of Mrs
Latronica, who lives on Wilson street.
The herald., 1898-12-09
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The herald., 1898-12-09
STREET ASSESSMENT
Suit to Quiet Title to Property Sold fol
Non-Payment

| Suit was commenced against H. c. Wit
mer and w. A. Hartwell as treasurer Of
the city Of Los Angeles, yesterday, by Frank
Ellis, j. +. Fishburn and w. d. Woolwine,
to clear title to the southerly 1882 feet OF
division B, of lot l, in block 26, canal and
reservoir lands.
1t is set forth that on or about September
%, 1891, the city council adopted an or.
dinance ordering that First street, from the
east line of Quebec street to the west city
limits, be graded and graveled, and that
curbing be constructed along the line OF
the roadway. Subsequent proceedings OF
the council are alleged to have been irreg-
| ular, and the claim is set up that the as
! sessment was invalid in that instead of as
sessing the property owned by grantors OF
| plaintiff in one sum, there were three diff
| ferent assessments, each for more than $50
one being for S3l6S.l0.
Bonds were issued for the work done and
| issued during the incumbency as city treas
urer of NJ. D. johnson, whose name was
appended to the same. Numerous irreg
| ularities of procedure are cited, by means OF
which the sale of the property was sought
for the purpose of meeting the assessments
with penalties from the proceeds of the sale,
and judgment is asked for the setting aside
OF the assessment bonds and certificate OF
sale, and for further relief
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of $500, payable in advance, for the term OF

of 5000, payable in advance, for the term of
one year.
Plaintiff alleges that Lowe went into pos
session of the premises and still continues
to hold and occupy the same, that according
to the terms of the lease there became due
on September %, 1898, as rent, $1,000, in ad-
dition to which plaintiff has expended on
behalf Of defendant $50 for insurance pre-
miums in order to keep the premises in
sured in accordance with the terms of the
lease, defendant having failed and neglected
so to do. Taxes amounting to $3.50, which
Lowe also allowed to go unpaid, Emery
claims to have paid, and further complaint
is made that Lowe ignores demand in
writing for the surrender of the premises,
though the term of the lease has expired and
all the claims of plaintiff under the lease as
cited remain unsatisted.
Judgment is asked for S400 damages& &or
waste and injury and for the detention of
the premises, $1,000 accrued rent and resti-
tuition of premises, $50 expended for insur-
ance, $3.50 expended for taxes, and that the
damages and amount due for rent may be
trebled; together with costs of suit. Alto
gether $500 is the amount sued for, in addi-
ton to costs
The herald., 1898-12-09
TUPPER'S RETRIAL
Absence of Judge During Argument
Cause of Reversal

The supreme court has reversed the judg-
ment of the trial court and remanded for a
new trial the case of Col. L. Upper, who
was convicted in this county of endeavoring
to facilitate the escape of kid" Thompson,
the Roscoe train robber. Upper sent re-
volver to his friend in the county jail, a
''trusty" by the name of Kramer having
volunteered to pass it to Thompson, the
plan being for the kid to fight his way
out to carriage which was to be in waiting
and make dash for liberty. The scheme
failed, the revolver being intercepted by
Jailer Kennedy, and Upper was convicted
and sent to San Quentin.
He gets new trial on account of the tenn
porary absence of Judge Smith from the
court room during the progress of the argu-
ment to the jury. The court held that this
was ample reason for granting retrial. The
substance of the decision was printed in The
Herald on November %, but the opinion
was not received in this city until late on
"Wednesday afternoon.
The herald., 1898-12-09
OIL LEASE Unsatisfactory
Lessons of Oil Territory Sue the Rex
Oil Company

Suit was commenced by Charles E. and
Matilda Hill yesterday against the Rex Oil
company, a corporation, for $4,000 rent
due for oil property, the cancellation of
lease and restitution of premises, SIS per
day damages for the detention of the prop
erty since November 10, and for $500 attor-
ney's fees, and that the damages found to
be due be trebled in amount.
Some two years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
leased to the defendant company lots l, 2,
3 and 4 of the Beaudry tract No. 2, block 5,
for one-sixth of the oil produced, the oil
to be delivered from day to day or monthly,
at the option of the lessons. Violation OF
this and other conditions of the lease are
alleged, among them wllfull false return as
to the product of wells drilled upon the
Iotc
The herald., 1898-12-09
An Accidental Burning

An inquest was held at the undertaking
rooms of Orr & Hines yesterday on the re-
mains of Mrs. L. f. Kent, who died from the
effects of inhaling flames which caught her
clothing Wednesday night. 1t was shown
that Mrs. Kent, who resides in the Macy
block, corner of Macy and Main streets,
kept house for an old soldier. While the
latter was absent at the Standard Oil fire
Mrs. Kent started to prepare supper. She
deposited lighted candle on the floor and
took a can to fill it with oil from FIVE
gallon can of the fluid. She was unable to
turn off the faucet when the smaller can
was filled, and the oil ran over the floor.
The gas must have generated in some man
ner, for the stuff burst into flame. Mrs.
Kent caught up broom and tried to beat
the flames out, but the fire caught her dress.
She inhaled the flames and died from the
effects. The burns were not very deep in
the flesh. A verdict of accidental death
The herald., 1898-12-09
Beach Lands in Dispute

Judge Clark was engaged yesterday in the
trial of the suit by which A. Machado is
endeavoring to quiet the title of strip of
land along the beach and below the bluff
at Santa Monica, the town being defendant
in the case Machado alleges that he never
conveyed to the municipality or any one
else strip 200 feet in width, and running
southwark from the barranca for distance
approximately of one mile. The property
is now valuable, and the suit was contested
with much spirit. All the testimony was
introduced yesterday and the cause was or
dered to be submitted on briefs.
The herald., 1898-12-09
Again Submitted

Argument was heard by Judge Van Dyke
yesterday in the case of M. S. Hartensteir
against j. G. De Turk, which cause was
thereupon submitted. This is the action by
which Hartenstein is endeavoring to com
pei De Turk to carry out the terms of a
contract for the conveyance of lot or
South Figuerora street. Judgment was
once given to plaintiff, but the description
of the lot was subsequently found to have
been incorrectly given in the complaint, and
the case was reopened. The cause was re
Gently tried for second time, and continu
ed for argument until yesterday.
The herald., 1898-12-09
Court N otes

Abraham Poppie, a native of Roumania,
was admitted to citizenship by Judge Shaw
yesterday.
Annie Zens has sued John Zens for di-
vorce. Mary Ostermann also wants the
severance of marital bonds between her
self and Jurgan Ostermann.
Charles w. Brashear sued Martin Ruiz
and others yesterday to quiet title to lands
in the Rancho La Cerega.
Theo. Martens commenced an action yes
terday against the Rand Mountain Mining
company for S483 80 due on a promissory
note dated November 9, 1897, and due in one
year.
Agnes May Bills petitions the superior
court for the probate of the will OF her
mother, Mary Bills, deceased, by which
property valued at $500 is distributed to
heirs in this city.
George L. Bannister petitioned the court
yesterday for the appointment of guardian
for Percy Locke Bonebrake, the estate con-
sisting of certain interests in life insurance
policies of his father, the late George H.
Bonebrake, now in process of collection.
Judgment in the foreclosure of two mort
cages was ordered yesterday by Judge Shaw
in favor of j. c. Hutchins and against Mel
vile c. Hestor and wife. The property af-
fected is lot 81 of the resubdivision of the
Turner tract and portion Of the same prop
erty
Judge Van Dyke heard testimony yes
terday in the case Of w. 7. Sims against W.
T. Galloway, and ordered judgment for de-
fendant, plaintiff to return the property
described in the complaint, or the sum OF
5000 The property referred to is set of
double harness, Rushford wagon and two
large horses.
r. H. F. Variel sued Anna P. Spencer
and Charles j. Shepherd yesterday for $1,000,
alleged to be due for legal services rendered
in the writing and preparation of brief in
behalf of defendant Anna P. Spencer, wnc
was appellant in an action now pending IN
the supreme court of this state. The action
was one by Isabel Spencer against this de
fendant.
Deputy United States Marshal McCulloch
will start north today with Halle and Cas-
ner, the Oro Grande train robbers, and Jose
Norta, the Indian boy convicted of Grim
inal assault on girl of his own tribe
Complaint in the foreclosure of a mortgage
was made on lots SO, SO and ITO of the Josefa
subdivision of the Cells Vineyard tract,
given to secure note for $25oO, on which n
unpaid balance of 500 remains. r. c. De-
voto is plaintiff and Estanislaus de Urquiza,
administrator of the estate of Josefa A. de
Cells, deceased, and others, defendants.
The herald., 1898-12-09
DEATHS

YDERSBOND-Att the residence of j. M.
Elliott, December g. 1898, Gunda Matilda
Ydersbond (Tillie Anderson), native
of Norway, aged S3 years.
Funeral from the undertaking rooms of
Orr & Hines, 647 South Broadway, Satur-
day, December 10, 1898, at 1 o'clock p. m.
Interment, Evergreen cemetery.
OBEAR-At her residence, 3405 Figueroa
street, December Z, 1898, Eliza u, widow
of w. F. Obear.
Funeral at residence, Saturday, Decem-
ber 10th, at a. m. Interment, st. Louis,
Mo. Friends invited
HENDERSON-In this city, December Z,
1898, Mrs. M. K, wife of s. F. Hender-
son, aged "a years.
Funeral notice later.