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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
YOUTHFUL INCENDIARY
 CONFESSES HIS CRIME
Attempt to Burn the Mount Tamal- pals Military School Near
 San Rafael

SAN RAFAEL, May 11.-In the last week four fires have originated Tn the Tamalpais Military Academy on Fifth avenue and E street. The fact that they were believed to be of incendiary origin was kept quiet until yesterday, when a 19-year-old youth named Louis Turpin was expelled from the school.
 Young Turpin who is ward of Attor- ney J. Ward of Modesto, has confessed to having tried to burn the school to the ground. This fact will cause a decided sensation, Turpin by the death of his parents was recently left a fortune of about $150 600. A few days ago the boy was disciplined by being kept in after school hours for an infraction or the rules. Last Saturday evening he was seen lettering in the corridor by another student, who shortly afterward discovered a blaze in one of the rooms. This was promptly extinguished. Turpin said he had thrown cigarette into the room.
 Between Saturday and Monday he Is said to have threatened to burn the building to the ground. On Monday night a fire was discovered in the fiueroom, where a large quantity of combustible material had been stored. Principal Cros- by instituted court of inquiry and Fur pin was closely questioned. He finally confessed the crime and was expelled yes terday.
 Chief of the Fire Department Johansen was Investigating the matter to-day. It is probable that the youthful incendiary will be prosecuted for arson.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
SKELETON FOUND IN
 A CLUMP OF TULE.
Resident of Capay Valley Makes a Gruesome Discovery Near the
 Elkhorn Road.

WOODLAND, May u.-William Par ker of Capay Valley made a grewsome find on the west side of the canal, 8 short distance north of the Elkhorn road, last Saturday. As he was driv- ing along he discove-~ a pile of bones in a clump of tule. The bones were those of a man. They were all there except the lower jaw and the bones of the feet.
 MT. Parker also discovered some clothing, including two h: IS, two coats and two pairs of trousers. There was no paper or other articles about the clothing or on the ground which would furnish any clew to the identity of the dead man.
 When Mr. Parker arrived in Wood land he notified Coroner Bean, who went out, collected the bones and the old clothing and brought them to this city The bones were buried in the potters field this afternoon.
 Nobody in Woodland remembers that any Yolo County man has been missing for two years, the time that the bones evidently laid in the jules, and the mystery will probably never be cleared up.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
CONFERENCE OF SILVER FORCES Leaders of Three Parties Will Meet in San
 Francisco. Early Attempt to Be Made to Pave the Way for
 Fusion.
will Endeavor to Have the State Conv entions Held on the
 Same Day.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, May 1.-The con- ference committees which have been named by the Democratic, Silver Re publican and Populist State Central Committees will hold joint meeting on Monday afternoon next at o'clock at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Chairrnen George w. Baker of the Sll- yer Republice and B. M. Wardell or the Populists have been notified of the meeting and will give word to the members of their respective commit tees.
 The object of the conference Is to pave the way to make a fusion Of the silver forces in the approaching State campaign possible. This can be done only by holding the State convention or all three parties in the same city on the same day. It is to arrange TOT the time and place of meeting Of the three conventions that the committee will confer. It will have no power to arrange any of the details or fusion, as they will have to be fixed by the delegates elected to the convention.
 The Silver Republicans will be there in force. National Committeeman Ma than Cole Jr of this city favors late convention and a short campaign lie will be in San Francisco on Monday with Judge J. Noonan Philips. Sutnere land. Hutton and H. A. McCraney or Sacramento.
 An effort will be made to prevail upon the Populists to change the time or their State Convention from July 12 to about August 15. If the Populists re- fuse fusion will have received its first black eve
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
FRAGRANT VIOLATIONS
 OF THE LIQUOR LAW.
Marin County Community in Which
 Strong Drink Is Sold Without T,icanSa

MILL VALLEY, May 1.-The citizens of EastIand and vicinity are considerably exercised over the fragrant manner in which the law prohibiting the selling of liquor without a license has been vio- lated, and some interruptions persons are likely to find themselves the center of at traction soon in a way not at all to their liking An anti-liquor ordinance has never been thought necessary on account of the fact that when the Tamalpais Land and Ferry Company has sold any land to incomerS the purchaser has al- ways had to make a strict agreement in writing that no intoxicating beverages were to be sold on the premises. It is a well-known fact. however, that these agreements have in many cases been vio- lated, even where no license for the sale of intoxicants has been procured.
 One of the results of the sale of liquor was seen here several evenings ago, when number of citizens witnessed furious encounter near the Mill Valley depot between four or five men. Clubs were freely used and scalp wounds and eyes in mourning served as evidence of the worship paid King Alcohol. The mat ter was brought to the attention of the last Grand Jury, but no attention was paid to 1t. Certain public spirited citizens have been at work lately quietly gather ing evidence regarding few dealers. The County Board of Supervisors meets to- morrow at San Rafael, and to it an appeal will doubtless be made for some method of stopping the practice.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12

NEW YORK, May 1.-The Herald's Washington correspondent telegraphs: There is reason to believe that further instructions. sent Rear Admiral Dewey via the dispatch boat McCulloch. which returned to Manila from Hongkong, re- Quired him to immediately destroy any other vessels or Notifications which Spain has in the Philippines.
 You must capture the vessels or de- stroy them,'' was the direction given to Rear Admiral Dewey before the battle of Manila Bay. The instruction was due to the desire of the authorities to re- move from the Pacific the Spanish fleet and thus prevent the enemy from ha- rassing American commerce in those waters. It is doubly necessary that 1t should be carried out to the letter, in view of the fact that troops will be sent to the Philippines, with perhaps the Bennington as their only convoy. It Is appreciated by the authorities that Rear Admiral Dewey has destroyed every Spanish vessel of any impor- tance in the far East. but it is admit ted to be possible that Spain still has among the islands some small gum boats mounting one or two guns, which 1t would be wise to sink or capture.
 AS the Herald naS SlaJcO, there are also some antiquated fortifcations at Iloilo and one or two other points, which one cruiser could destroy with out much difficulty. Probably one or two of the vessels of his fleet are now cruising among the Philippine Islands engaged in reducing Notifications and in destroying or capturing the enemy's ships.
 Under the orders issued to her the cruiser Charleston will start for Ma nila as soon as she takes on board the extra supplies of ammunition designed for the ships of the ASiatic squadron. The Charleston will steam as fast as possible. and it is expected that she will salute Rear-Admiral Dewey's flag twenty-five days after her departure from San Francisco. By the attach ment of the Charleston to the Asiatic squadron the administration will sta tion in the PhilinDine waters an effec- tive squadron of five protected cruisers, two gunboats and one dispatch boat.
 It is possible that this fleet may be increased by another gunboat, the Ben nington. In accordance with the or ders telegraphed to Mare Island navy yard. the Pensacola will immediately be placed in commission and she will probably go to Honolulu in company with the troop ships and remain at that point with the Mohican for the pro- lection of American interests.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
ANNEXATION
 IN THE HOUSE The Foreign Affairs Com mittee Will Report
 To-Day.
Strong Fight to Be Made by Opponents of the Hawaiian
 Treaty.
Administration Going Ahead With It's Plan to Make the Islands
 Supply Station
Special Dispatch to The cau

NEW YORK, May 11-A Washington special to the Herald says: Speaker Reed is relied upon by the opponents of Hawaiian annexation to prevent the early passage of an annexation reso- lution in the House of Representatives. Members of the Foreign Affairs Com nittee do not believe, however, that he will block the will of the majority of the House. It is proposed to report the resolution to the House tomorrow and endeavor to have it considered and passed with the least possible delay.
 When the present session of Congress began more than two-thirds of the Sen- ators were in favor of annexation. Through the influence of a lobby. how ever, enough were won over to the op- position to make a ratification of the treaty by a two-thirds vote impossi-
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
ACCIDENT AT CHILCOOT SLIDE Three KIOndike CTS Hurled Down the Side of the
 Mountain. Sled Breaks Loose and Carries Them to the Bottom of
 the Canyon.
Unknown Traveller, Presumably a Confidence Man, Found Mur-
 dored on the TralI.
Special Dispatch to The Can.

TACOMA, May H.-Three Klondik
 CTS were badly injured on April 30,
 while descending from the summit of
 Chilkoot Pass to Crater Lake. Two of
 them were not expected to live when
 Herman Knobel, who arrived to-day
 crossed the summit on the following
 day Knobel thinks all three were
 Eastern men, but does not know their
 names. They were moving their outfits
 down the steep side of Chilkoot Pass
 when large, heavily laden sled broke
 away from above and came crashing
 into them. They lost their balance
 completely and went down the
 mountain side, the sleds passing over
 them. One of the trio had both arms
 and one leg broken. Another was in-
 jured internally and remained uncon-
 scious all the next day The third mans
 leg was broken. Minor accidents of a
 similar character have been numerous during the rush over the passes
 Knobel brings news that an unknown man. believed to be confidence man,
 was murdered a short distance below Canyon City, on the Chilcoot trail, on the night of April 30 His body was found next morning and taken to Can yon City. A bullet had entered the back of his head and come out at the throat There was no indication or rob- bery. At Canyon City it was concluded that the man had attempted to victim ize come tenderfoot who had shot him. | Knobel left Lake Linderman on May 1 1. and spent the next three days on the l trail and at Dyea. He reports that | nothing was known on the trail of the i reported drowning of twenty men by
 falling through the ice near Lake Lin i derman on May 2. He does not believe l the story and says it undoubtedly orig | mated from the fact that on the day named two men and some horses broke through the ice in the canyon at the south end of Lake Linderman. The
 water there was shallow, so the horses feet quickly touched bottom. Men and
 animals got out.
 Knobel heard of this occurrence in detail at Dyea and feels certain that no catastrophe occurred that day in that locality.
 Warm weather has made the ice and snow very mushy between lakes Crater and Linderman. During the spring
 breakup it is proposed to use new trail on the side of the mountains, com ing out on the left side of Lake Linder- man, near it's head. A bridge will be
 built across the lakes headwaters to the opposite side, whence the trail will continue to Lake Bennett.
 Knobel Banker Behrens and two other Juneau men have landed fifty tons of supplies at Lake Bennett where they are having four scows built. They will start for Dawson
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
ESCAPED THE WRECK
 TO PERISH ON SHORE.
At Least One Man Survived the Clara Nevada Disaster, Only
 to Die of Exposure.

VICTORIA, B. C., May 11.-A startling discovery has just been made on the shores of Lynn Canal by the steamer J. M. Coleman, which plies between Juneau and Skagway. A row boat bearing the name of the unfortunate steamer Clara Nevada was found high and dry on the beach near Seward City, opposite where the disaster occurred. The boat con- tained couple of coats, two miners bags full of clothing and few provlslons: while a few feet away were the eInpeIs oA a camp fire.
 man escaped the fate of the lost nIty, and should he be found alive the details of the tragedy will cease to be mys- tery From the fact, however. that the clothes and provisions were leIt m Ine boat 1t seems that the survivors escaped death in the explosion only to die from exposure in the wilderness on shore; Had they escaped they would n d4 unooHnted,s tno f.s clothes and food. Search parties have started from Juneau to SCOUT the woods from the point where the discovery was or survivors or securing information as to their fate or identity.
 As will be remembered, there were but two witnesses of the catastrophe.zMr. Beck and wife, residents or Seward City, who were standing outside their cabin scanning the sea when they saw the light gale While they watched they heard muff1ed thud. mass of flame illumlned peared from view. They watched for nearly an hour, but never saw the steam CT again. Charred wreckage. floated ashore on the following day, and after a short search the hull, bearing every indi- cation of an explosion having occurred, was found by the steamer Rustler. But one body was recovered, that of the purser. Notwithstanding that a thorough search was made. The disaster was never explained, and another vessel was record ed as gone to the port of missing ships with all on board, but in the light of re- cent discoveries, that may be learned of the cause of the catastrophe and of the lost passengers hitherto unknown.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
Dewey Said to Have / h. structiOns to Make a
 Clean-Up.
No Vessel or Fertilization Of Spain to Remain in the
 Philippines.

I There is some talk of having the Bennington, now in Hawaiian waters. convoy troop ships from that point 10 a certain point several hundred miles from Manila, where the men-of-War or Admiral DeWey's squadron will meet them and give them safe conduct to their destination. By this plan the safety of the troops will be assured and the Asfatic squadron would be rem forced by another vessel without re- ducing the force in the Hawaiian and Pacific Coast waters.
 Of two-fold importance fs the holding of the Philippines and the stationing of a sufficiently large force to defend them. The first is the wrestling from Spain of a base which could be used for operations against American com- merce and the Pacific Coast; and, sec ond the moral effect of retaining them at least during the pendency of the war.
 It Is appreciated that it Is out of the question to consider that Spain will send a force down the Atlantic, around the Horn and up the Pacific to strike the Pacific Slope cities. Her best move would be to retake the Philip pines, if possible, and from this point make an offensive move against the Hawaiian Islands. which. of course, would suffer as the result of their ex- isting relations with this Government, and employ these islands as base against the Pacific Coast.
 Desiring to strengthen the defense fleet of the Pacific Coast as much as possible, the department recently or dered Rear Admiral Miller to return from Honolulu, and the department has been informed of his safe arrival at San Francisco. His flag is now probably flying on the coast defense
 monitor Monterey, which Is stationed in San Francisco harbor as the guar dian of that city.
 There is no flagship on the Pacific Coast for Rear Admiral Miller, nor will any be available before July 1, when the Philadelphia will be placed in com r mission. Besides the Monterey, Rear Admiral Miller has under his command the Monadnock, protecting the cities ly- ing on Puget Sound; the gunboat Wheeling, which has been ordered south from Alaskan waters; the Alert, which is on her way to Mare Island from Acapulco; five revenue cutters and three tugs, which have been con- verted into men-of-war.
 The authorities do not fear that Spain will send her fleet against the Pacific Coast, but they desire to re-enforce the Asiattc squadron as much as possible, hence the orders to the Charleston to sail with the utmost dispatch, and the consideration of the proposition to send the Bennington to Manila
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
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about June 1. Knobel went to Lake Lebarge on an observation trip, start ing back on April 27. The snow and the upper coating of ice had then melt ed, leaving two feet of water on the lakes surface. There was foe beneath. By this time ice in the lower rivers has gone out and men who reached the foot of Lebarge are starting for Dawson.
 The successful operation of tram ways over Chilcoot Pass has thrown scores of packers out of work, though packing remains brisk between Crater Lake and Bennett.
 It is estimated there are 5000 men seeking work at Dyea, Skaguay, Ju- neau and Wrangel. The steamer Na- varro, arriving to-day, brought PIT pas- sengers. including many of these idle men. The Navarro cut rates to $10 and $15 for passage down.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
BY POPULAR VOTE.
House Adopts the Resolution Re
 garding Election of Senators.

House Adopts the Resolution Re
 garding Election of Senators.
 WASHINGTON, May 11.-After re- fusing to-day, by vote of AS to 90, to consider the Senate bill restricting im- migration, the House took up and de- voted the session to the House resolu- ton to submit to the States a proposi- ton to amend the constitution so as to provide for the election of Senators by a direct vote. The amendment, as pro- posed in the resolution reported to the House, left 1t to the discretion of the States to elect their Senators by direct vote or through their Legislatures, but an amendment by Underwood of Ala bama making selection by popular vote mandatory, was adopted, and the reso- ton was then passed.
 Loud called up the postoffice appro- priation bill as passed yesterday by the Senate, and upon his motion the House refused to concur to the Senate amend ments, and asked a conference.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12

ble. It is now asserted that, while there would be a substantial majority for the annexation resolution, if it could be brought to a vote, it's oppon- ents are prepared to embark on cam paign of unlimited talk and prolong the session of Congress indefinitely rather than allow vote to be reached
 In the meantime the administration will go ahead with the plan of having naval vessels, transports and supply ships stop at the islands for coal and supplies, and will make Honolulu the base of their operations against Spain in the Pacific.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
AT LEAST THREE LIVES
 LOST IN A CONFEDERATION.
Wholesale Toy and Fireworks Fac tory Destroyed at Phila-
 delphia,

PHILADELPHIA, May 11.-Three per- sons are known to have lost their lives, and it Is feared others may have perished in a fire which originated in the wholesale toy and fireworks establishment of Me- Cadden Bros, 619 Market street. about II O o'clock to-day.
 There were about 100 persons employed in the McCadden store, and nearly all managed to make their escape before the flames reached the upper stories. The three bodies were found on the second story of the burned structure. On ac- count of the infiammable nature of the contents the big six-story structure was a mass of flames in less than half an hour.
 The fire spread quickly to the building on the east, occupied by the Reading Hardware Company, and the big building on the west, occupied jointly by the Ma tional Wall Paper Company and the Brainerd & Armstrong Spool Silk Com pany The Fire Department sent in four alarms. and in about an hour the fire was under control
 The loss will reach about s5ooooo, well covered by insurance.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
Reception to Bishop Graves.

SANTA ROSA, May 1.-The annual convocation of the Episcopal chruches of the. northern diocese of California ad- journed this afternoon. Right Rev. An son R. Graves. bishop of the Platte, pre- sided at to-day's session. which was largely devoted to routine business This afternoon an address on Mission Work was delivered by Right Rev. N. N. Dol ling of London, and tonight reception was rendered Bishop Graves at the resi- dence of M. H. Dignan. As delegate to the general convention of Episcopal churches at Washington in October, Rev. William Ballard of Vallejo was chosen.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
Warning That the Enemy'S Fleet May Be Bound for the
 Pacific.
Affection Induces Spanish LieutenanftoC Counsel His Cousin in California to Leave the
 Pacific Coast Forthwith.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
Vacating Chickamauga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. May H. Camp George H. Thomas, at Chicka- mauga Park, is rapidly undergoing de- molition At daybreak this morning the work of breaking camp was begun by number of the regiments. and in a few hours thereafter places which
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
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: GIBRALTAR May II.-It is believed that the Span sh squadron from Cape Verde Islands will join the one at Cadz and all together about the beginning of
 June unless the Americans come to Cadiz in the time
 Spain wants to gain time and have the American troops reach Cuba far into the summer as possible
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
Jesse carr,s Second Trial.

WOODLAND. May 1.-The second trial of Jesse Carr Jr., charged with the mur- der of his brother-in-law, Lewis lsham, at Syarksburg in February, began yesterday. At the first trial the jury failed to agree.