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The herald., 1898-01-14
THE EBELL
DR.. Bridge and His Thoughts on
Uneducated Educators

The general section of the Ebell met
ance, the room being taxed in it's seat
ing capacity. Miss Parsons, who pre-
sided in the absence of the president
Mrs. Baker, announced the names of
thirty-five new members Mrs. Burn
ham stated that a science section had
been organized and the club was fortu-
nate in gaining the consent of Mrs
Comstock to act as curator; also that
Miss Elsa Hasse had consented to take
charge of the mothers section. Dr.
Norman Bridge was then introduced
and read an able and entertaining paper
entitled "a Poorly Educated Educator" :"
DR.. Bridge said, in part: Words are
tools of thought; definitions are the
guides and mileposts of reasoning If
words and definitions have the same
tools to work with, they can get on; If
not, they will dispute. Most discussions
arise from these causes. There is said to
be an entire change of words every
three centuries, either from Whim or
love of change by writer's. This muta-
bility has it's disadvantages. Some stall
wart souls think that laws should be
immutabe. that they should never
change, but the world moves, whether
or not it advances.
The definition of education is widely
different from that of a century ago.
Now 1t is defined as the fitting of the
child for the activities of life. He is best
educated who knows his environment
best. Education must fit a man for his
life career, and careers are social. In
all education the temptation is to learn
too much through books Specialism in
study logically tends in this very direc-
ton. 1t is a wide knowledge of common
things that enables man to keep away
from the wall in the race for life. Only
few can be great experts; the many
must be plain, common students. Many
of our educators are ignorant of many
things that well-informed citizens know
all about. The teacher should know COM
mon things and much more. We are told
that the chief thing a pupil gets from a
teacher is stability and character, but if
he cannot instruct in the basic principles
of the sciences he is not an educator
The great need Of the times is for broad
minded, intelligent wellbalanced,
| sensible people for teachers"
The herald., 1898-01-14
NOT USED TO SNOW
YOUTH DISAPPEARS FROM A
SoUTHBOUND TRAIN
Got Off in His Underclothes to Ex-
anime and Handle the "Beauti-
full" and Was Left

There was a woman who arrived al
when the San Francisco train came In,
who was frantic with grief over what
she supposed was the loss of her son by
a frightful death from exposure on
snow covered desert. She was Mrs. j.
NJ. Mckay of Oakland. who had left her
home on Wednesday on her way to join
her husband, who is experimenting
mine in Mexico. She was accompanied
by her son, a youth of Is. who had been
brought up on this coast and OF course
had never seen much of snow and ice,
which lack, and the desire to satisfy 1t,
led to what caused his mother an agony
of anxiety.
All went we'll during the trip until.
short time after they had retired to their
berths Mrs. Mckay awoke and not hear
ing any indication of her son being In
his section, looked, and sure enough he
was not there His clothes were hang
ing on the hooks and in the hammock,
but no sign of the boy himself could be
found. The mother waited for some
time, thinking that he might turn up all
right, but finally after the train had
left Tehachepi she could restrain her
anxiety no longer and gave the alarm to
the conductor, who had complete
search of the train made without sue
cess.
There was only one theory that pre-
sented itself to the passengers and 70
Mrs Mckay. and that was that her boy
had walked off the car while In SOM
nambulistic condition. He had no rea-
son to wish to run away, and even II ne
had, he could just as well have taken his
clothes and the money in his pockets;
no one could imagine a sane person
going out of comfortable car onto q
snow-covered desert in nothing but his
underclothes for fun, and it was decided
that the boy was either a sleepwalker or
had gone suddenly demented. All that
could be done by telegraphing to station
agents and section men to look after the
boy If found was attended to by the
trainmen.
Nothing more was heard of the youth
until yesterday afternoon, when a mes
sage was received at the Arcade depot
by Mrs. Mckay from the conductor Of
freight train which had reached point
little this side of Tehachepi, that they
had picked up the boy, walking along
the track in a nearly frozen condition,
and had fitted him out with a jumper
and a pair of overalls, and were bring
ing him along to this city. When an ex-
PLANTATION was asked for as to why he
had disappeared, the answer came from
the conductor that the boy said that he
had seen the snow on the ground when
about at Tehachepi. and feeling curious
about it. had jumped off the train, think
ing he could easily climb back again.
but had found it impossible to return
and had been left on the snow -strewn
sand with nothing to do but make snow
balls to keep warm. He is apparently
satisfied now to go to Mexico, where no
sight of "the beautiful" will tempt him
to such dangerous excursions.
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CONFESSES HIS CRIME
AND WILL RETURN THE MONEY
STOLEN
Isaac Irwin Expresses Contrition for
the Ungrateful Robbery of His
Friend, Mr.. Brown

SAN JOSE, Jan. 13.-Isaac Irwin,
alias Isaac Marvin, who was Jailed last
night for re bbery Of E. a. Brown, this
morning made a complete confession
and told where the money he secured by
his crime is concealed.
He said that while he was piowing
he saw the officers coming and guessed
their purpose. He had the coin i'll a
buckskin sack and he Immediately Sc
creted 1t by buryine it when he was be-
hind the brow of hill and out of sight
of the officers. He says it is all in the
sack except SO, which he had given to
Rancher Mcllrath. for whom he was
working, to buy him some clothes.
II intended" said Irwin, "to secure
new clothes and then strike out for the
Sar Joaquin Valley, Bakersfield being
my ultimate destination. l don't know
why / committed the crime. l tried to
take Browns trousers from under his
pillow during the night, but could not
do so without waking him. In the
morning l did not try to get them by
slipping them out, but fell upon him
with the pistol and began to beat him
over the head with the weapon. While
pounding him the pistol was accident
ally discharged, and 1 seized the pants
and fled. l threw them away where
they were found and caught a street car
going south. l left it in the southern
portion of the city and struck for the
hills Except some bread and milk
bought Saturday afternoon, 1 had moth
ing to eat until Monday morning. 1 got
lost in the hills, or l would have been
much further away. 1 shall plead
guilty. Brown had been good to me-
| never was in trouble before and can
show a good character. In klamath,
Or, where 1 lived for nine years, left
a good character when I left there five
weeks ago The officers took Irwin to
the ranch in San Felipe Valley today to
find the money.
A party of officers took Irwin out to
the McIrath ranch this afternoon and
through his directions found $3.50 which
he had buried just before his arrest The
other so of the stolen money was recov-
cred from McIlrath, to whom Irwin had
given it to buy him needed articles of
wear. Brown will. therefore, get back
all of the money taken from him by
Irwin.
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lfter she had paid 50 costs, granted the

after she had paid SO costs, granted the
request.
When the case of Paul Drouet, the
Alameda-street 'mac," was called in
Judge Owens court yesterday morning,
to answer the charge of having beaten
Helen Delcour, prostitute. the defend
ant was missing. 1t was then learned
that he had skipped to Arizona His
cash bail Of $25 was declared forfeited
and bench warrant was issued for his
arrest.
John Bixby. who is dope fiend, en-
tered the building of man named Van
Wyck, on San Fernando road, near the
city limits, three days ago and stole a
box of carpenters tools belonging to
Mr.. Dorland. Justice Morrison yester-
day held the burglar to answer in the
sum of $500.
The herald., 1898-01-14
IN THE POLICE COURT
A Lewd Little italian Escapes With
Six Months Floater

Clemente Formatosio. a lewd little
italian who, on December II. was ar
rested by Officer Arguello for indecentIv
exposing his person to small girl. was
yesterday sentenced to six months inn
prisonment in the city Jail by Judge
Morrison. The wretch had at first
pleaded not guilty and wanted a jury
trial, but at the time the jury was being
impaneled h. withdrew that plea and
entered that Of guilty instead. The sem
tence was. however, suspended durino
good behavior.
Thomas Campbell, who stole n mack
intosh valued at 1885 on Wednesday
from the store of Diamond Bros wa
sentenced, under his plea Of pqliltv +o
pay a fine of $50 or suffer imprlsonn,ent
in the city Jail. by Judge Morrison,
The case against William Hamnebir.
arrested by Special Watchman Foster 81
the Bonnie Brae tract for indecent ax,-
posure, was dismissed, because the wifi
nesses TO the deed could not be located
Louisa Jahns was tried by judge NV.
ems for having disturbed the pence ot
Mrs. Ella Westphalen at 4O7 Lake Sho,~
avenue, on December 3. II was opa ~
the usual Lake Shore-avenue neigb
bor's quarres. Judge Owens took the
case under consideration.
Susie Edwards caused the arrest q,
Ng Dock, Chinese laundryman. on tbe
4th inst, because he kept a yicjous doc
at his wash-house on East Seventt
street. Yesterday she asked that the
case be dismissed, and Judge Owens
The herald., 1898-01-14
FRANKIE rs HELD
With Scott Mcdonald for Harboring
an Escape

Pretty little frankie Melendez and
Scott Mcdonald the lover of her sister.
Agnes, were both held by Justice Young
yesterday in $1,000 bonds each, to an
swer the charge of harboring Frankie's
lover C. w. Filkins, who was fugitive
from justice.
Inasmuch as Filkins is now at San
Quentin, the states prison appears not
to appall frankie at all. Yesterday she
chatted gayly with the court officials
while toastlng her "Trilbys" at the steam
heater.
Her sister, Agnes, swore with sisterly
positiveness that Frankie tried to pre-
vail upon Filkins to leave the house, but
he refused. The others lent the weight
of their arguments to get Filkins to clear
out, but he was obdurate. frankie said
to him: ''You have always been trouble
to me and I'm tired of you"
Sheriff Burr and his deputies testified
to the capture of Filkins, and motion
to dismiss being denied, the court held
that it was clear that both defendants
knew that Filkins was an escaped felon
in hiding. Whether they knew that in
harboring him they were guilty OF a
crime was another matter.
The herald., 1898-01-14

says: Twill you make for me to the Joint
committee my thanks for their kind in
vitation, and say to them that I regret
that cannot accept it. My very quiet
life here, though preventing my taking
any personal part. does not prevent my
pleasure and interest In the advance OF
our state"
The herald., 1898-01-14
The Mayhem Case

SANTA CRUZ, Cal, Jan. 13.-This
morning NJ. Schoedde, the veterinary
surgeon recently convicted of mayhem,
was sentenced to ten years imprison-
ment in Folsom. A motion for a new
trial was denied. The case will be ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court.
The herald., 1898-01-14

William Hoffman, convicted of rob-
bing Tom Latter at the Eagle stables,
was sentenced to two years at San Quen-
tin by Judge Smith yesterday. j. j.
Williams, who was convicted of burg
larry, will receive sentence on the 14th
inst.
The herald., 1898-01-14
PIGEON MAIL SERVICE
TO PLY BETWEEN ST. MICHAEL
AND DAWSON
Reports From the Gold Fields Incline
the Authorities to Abandon
the Relief Scheme

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1S.-James
Jackson arrived today from Boston with
number of carrier pigeons. whose
homing instinct he hopes to utilize in the
work of establishing regular communi-
cation between Dawson City and st.
Michaels next winter. He intends taxi
ing the birds to St. Michaels as soon as
possible, and will establish stations at
convenient intervals from there to Daw-
The herald., 1898-01-14
Undelivered Telegrams

There are undelivered kilograms at the
office of the Western Union Telegraph
company for c. V. Barton, William
Woods, Miss Helen Stebbins and Joseph
d. Batchelder.
The herald., 1898-01-14
THE COURSING CLUBS
Drawings for Sundays Races-Good
Dogs and Good Purses

The drawing of dogs for Sunday :
coursing matches at Agricultural park
was held last evening at No. 143 South
Broadway. There will be an eight-dog
puppy race and twenty eight-dog con-
ISOLATION race, with two match races.
Weather permitting. there will he a five
mile race between Robert Hackney :
horse, Prince Hooker. and a tandem BIZ
cycle ridden by Palmer and Lacey. On
the Sunday and Monday following there
will be a 64-dog race for purse of 5000
Following are the entries for Sunday :
races:
Sapling stake-Rialto-Ra Lady
Agnes Rowdy, Speedy Girl l-Spearface
Uncle Tom Maid of Erin.
Consolation stake-Palto Alto-True
Blue. Cyclone Butte, Jack ia Guy
Chandler-J Jumbo, Sailor Boy-Fritz
Monte-Tiger, Humboldt Poker Davis
Gypsy-White Chief, Frisco-Lemo. Beau
ty-George Lavigne. Harry-Oscar. Jack
I-Flora, Bounce-Hetty Green, Klon-
dike-General.
Match races-Flying Jb-M Monday
Evening. best two in three for $50 purse
Trip Monday morning, best three in five
for a purse of $100.
The drawing for the 2S-dOg stake to be
run at the grounds Of the Southern Cali
fornia Coursing club next Sunday took
place last evening a No. 247 South
Broadway. The pairs We're drawn as
follows: PrinceBlack Beauty, Juliet
Dan c., Pope-Snooze, Our Sid Reliance
SharkeyPeachie, Antelope Punch, Cor
bett Ben Hur, b. b. & B.-Sailor Girl
Tip p-DoWning, Jack Dempsey-Silk Jem
Sir Walter Scott-Speedwell, Queen j.
Santiago. Innocent Daisy-The Devil
John Mitchell Mollie. Prizes are $25
$3.50, $G25, $625.
The herald., 1898-01-14

Wang Yen Wah, a Chinaman arrested
for being unlawfully in this country.
| was brought be-ore Commissioner
owen yesterday, his trial set for the
eth inst, and was then taken back
| to the county jail.
The herald., 1898-01-14

In the suit Of Otto Guandt VS.. B. M.
Blythe ct al. Judge Shaw yesterday gave
Judgment that the plaintiff take nothing
and the defendants recover COSTS. >.
The herald., 1898-01-14

VIII Ford is being tried in Department
one for burglary. He and three other
boys started off and burglarized several
houses between Los Angeles and Dow
ney. Three of the offenders are bravely
trying to foist the onus of crime on to the
youngest of the party, tot of about
or9.
The herald., 1898-01-14
THE HORN

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-The steamer
BriXham sailed with freight for Seattle
today, and upon her arrival there will be
ovehauled preparatory to starting for
st. AIichaels. Some 255 passengers from
New York and Boston will join the
vaceal at Sea+tIa
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such a move the loss sustained By the
American vessels WIS insignificant and the
venture was certainly warranted by the
results. Once Bauco Is prevented from
communicating with Spain as well as
Porto Rico, 1t Is expected their dIscour'
agement win set in and the campaign CON
scquently will have an earlier concu-
sion.
The war department shows no signs Of
relaxation in its war preparations, but APP
pears 10 be making ready for hosullties
on the theory that they are 10 last long
time Thus bids were opened today to sup
ply the government very large number
of armor piercing shellA OF The last cali
Der such as are used aimost entirely By
coast defense guns Ia attacking or repelling
heavy ironclad shlps.
Another transport WAS chartered today
at Norfolk indicating that the move
ment of the army in force on Cuba 10 not
TO be long delayed, elae the government
would not go to the needless expense OF
charteiing the boat Immediately.
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A MISSION OF RESCUE
rItE wARsUP UNCAs WILL TRY TO
SAVE TWO CORRESPONDENTS.
London Times Correspondent Will
OfYcr In Exchange Two of the
Men Captured on Prizes.

Key West, Fla, May 14.-The United
States warship Uncas, Captain Brainerd'
left here soon after midnight last night for
Cuba to rescue two Americans captured by
the Spaniards on Friday. Correspondent
knight of The London Times is aboard the
Uncas, and the plan is to send him ashore
under flag of truce to negotiate for the
surrender of the prisoners in exchange Tor
two Spanish captives taken on one OF TIE
prizes. The Americans were carried over
by a dispatch boat on Friday and wei G
sent ashore in small boat, effectiEg a
landing near MARSHA. AS the small boat
approached the land there was no sign of
life ashore and it was thought that the
men were safe. Dispatches received yes
terday told OF the capture Of the men by
Spanish soldiery almost Immediately after
their landing and of their Imprisonment in
Fortress Cabanas as spies. Negotiations
with Washington were promptly begun and
orders dispatching the Uncas on her mis-
sion of rescue came last night from Sec
rotary Long to Commodore Remey.
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SIGNIFICANT CONFERENCE.
General Miles una Colonel Nngnc,
RcceiNc NnN,mm'n MrnnrL

General Miles una Colonel Wagner
Receive Novnn's ucport.
Tampa. Fla. May li,Colonel A. r. Wa
ner, U, s. A., of the advisory brlrl of the
war department and member Of General
Miles STAFF. arrived today and reported to
General Wade, The presence OF a member
of the advisory board In Tampa at this time
has brought about feeling that the time
for tho invasion OF Cuba by the United
States Is near. Additional significance
was given Colonel Wagner's sudden visit to
Tampa by the arrival on the steamer Mas
cote to-day OF Lieutenant A, 5. Rowan,
who accompanied Captain Dorst on the eA-
petition from Key West to Cuba. lleutcu-
ant Rowan brought with him dispatches
from the insurgent leader, General Garcia,
I involving it is believed, a complete plan for
tho corporation of that part OF the Cuban
army with tho forces OF tho United States
| lieutenant Rowan was brought to Tampa
/ from Port Tampa on a special train and
was Immediately shown Colonel Wagner 8
| apartments in the Tampa Bay hotel Lieu
tenant Rowan said he had no trouble in
Bayamo, one Of the most Important cities
in Santiago de Cuba, from which place the
Spanish troops were driven. Here "a large
quantity Of much needed supplies we're
captured, With the exception of half a
dozen Beaports the Insurgents are now in
complete possession OF the eastern portion
of the island Mr., Rowan says the dreaded
RAINY R,n la . 10 olr ,it.
raining in the mountains,
Additional details OF Lieutenant Rowan s
| visit TO General Garcia vera given by Lieu
| tenant Carlos Hernandez. s.de TO General
| Enrique collazo, both OF whom ACCOMPANIED
| the intrepid American officer from the in
| terror OF Cuba 20 the coast, and who shared
| with him tho dangers of the four days
Journey in an open boat from the cOast TO
| Nassau.
| Lieutenant Rowan has seen more OF the
Island of Cuba in y shorter time and en-
dured more hardships than any other AM
| erican.
| From where Lieutenant Rowan landed on
| April 70 last, near Porto porti,lo. on the
south coast OF Santiago de Cuba. to where
J he left on the north coast is across the
| widest part Of the island WITH A guard
OF only four men he pushed through lalt
OF the country on foot and through ono
| OF the widest parts OF tho island
with hardly stop for rest he rea he'd
ihsamo on May 4. lie met General Car
| cia. Five hours afterwards we stated Tor
| the north coast Lieutenant Rowan did not
stop for AN instant until his mission was
| accomplished, For four days and nights
we hardly left our saddles, 1t is a ride
| do not think Mr., Rowan will ever forget.
But. like the soldier that he Is, ne never
complained. When he finally reacnsd TIE
! coast near Port Mantle May g. the cn.y
| boat procurable was light dory, hardly
more than sixteen feet long, yet our or
ders permitted no delay and six 81 US EN-
barked on this little shell. We were picked
up by a sponger and reached Tampa safe
| ""
| The body sof Ensign was brought rom
Key West today and shipped to Raleigh
| N. g.
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STATE.

University regents held an important
important business meeting al Galveston.
pr Winston made his annual report on
the medical branch, recommending mem
hers OF the faculty and students for grad
uatiun
Galveston chamber OF commerce will
seek revival of the coasiwise trade.
One mill case OF smallpox reported al
Wharton.
Young man was accidentally killed by
his brother at Missouri City.
Little child was burned TO death near
Giddirgs.
Four persons were injured in the Cotton
Belt wreck near Waco.
Taylor fair closed after u successful
meeting; two serious academies occurred.
United Commercial Travellers elected Of
ficers, banqueted and adjourned.
Business men of Beaumont dissatisfied
that Galveston man vas appointed col
lector at Sabine Pass.
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FRANCE is NEUTRAL,
OFFICIALS ASSERTS THAT M ia
VoR Is SHOWN TO SPAIN.
'"e'' e""rtesies Are Dcing Ex-
tended to the United states in
in the West Indies

Washington, May 1i.--AdmiraI somnso,
haS not contributed any further details
10 the navy department touching his en-
sasemeht with the batteries at San Juan
he dld not communicate with tho den,rt
ment over night ana it is just possible rhat
he finds difficulty in sending his dispatches
from the West Indies. Naval officers hov,.
changed decidedly the loose way in which
the term pombardment is being used de-
scrlptiVe OF such engage ments as tbat L.
tween SIMPSONS squadron and the Tut
San Juan. They contend that il Is not ,oc
essary to give twenty four hours notice ar
any notice OF an intention to attack fortifi-
cations, ana That sampson fire, being al.
reetea primarily and entirely upon the forrs
IN the harbor, it did not In any sense can'
stitute a bombardment of San Juan.
Inc OFFICIALS OF the state and navy de-.
paI'ilents strongly deprecate as mischiey-
Gus ana dangerous the efforts to create tbo
impression That France is NOT acting ~, ~
the rule IN the observance of strict neutraIie
~ between the United States and SnaIn
lhey say that were there even sosna aiI,h,
foundations for lie statements tho ,in,a ~
very lnopportune for newspaper attacl.s
mat might even involve France in the prsse
eht hostillties' AS a matter of fact thev
say snere Is no evidence of any disposition
on the part OF the French colonial Officers
IN the West Indies to Disseminate agains,
the United States and favor Spain. on The
contrary, the officials here are rather in
clined to be grateful to the French author,-
ties for their concession OF privileges Ia tho
harvard TO remain in port until she has
completed some necessary repairs to her
machinery. ''
One of the brightest most non,,ar an,
expert young officers in the ordnance I hn.
rean, Ensign G. l.. Lattimer, at his own
request has been designated 10 take the
place OF the late Ensign Bagley as second
officer on the torpedo boat Winslow He
VIII leave Washington tomorrow and pro-
eeed directly for Key West. 1t Is believed
the injuries to the winslow can be repaired
at Shat point. but the constructors report
ON that point