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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
INTERESTS THE PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
Southern Pacific Railroad Secures
Patent on Big Tract in the
Los Angeles District.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-The Secretary
of the Interior has patented to the South
ern Pacific Railroad 3S46 acres in the Los
Angeles district.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original-Thomas Dunphy,
Oakland S. Mexican War survivor Gre
issue, special October 5-Hiram Jones.
Phosa Grant Rough and Ready, IS; Sarah
L. Skinner, Santa Paula, 49,
Oregon: Ortginal-George Crowson,
Ashland, s.; William Wright, The Dalles,
Sc; John V Romeo, LewisVille, IS. Origl-
nal widows, etc.-Minor of George ii.
Norris. Weston, SO
Washington: ,oriiginaal-JohIn " s amp
Daisy, S.
By direction of the Secretary of War,
Major Rudolph G. Egbert, surgeon United
States army, having reported in person
to the surgeon-general of the army in this
city, in compliance with special orders
barracks, Wash, and report to the COM
handing officer of that post for duty. and
by letter to the commanding general Of the
Department of the Columbia.
Major John D. Hall. surgeon, United
States army, on completion of his present
Pennsylvania volunteers, will proceed to
Benicia barracks, California, and report
to the commanding officer of that post for
Private William Harms, ordnance de-
ia chment Frankfort arsenal, PennsylVa-
MIA. is transferred to Benicia arsenal,
- Taptain Ira B. Ladd. assistant surgeon,
seyenth California Volunteer Infantry,
having rendered his resignation, is hon
10 NV discharged from the service of the
ITnited states, to take effect from date.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
URGES THE CLAIMS OF
CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS
General Barrett Asks That the
Eighth GO to Manila and That
Surgeons Be PROPERLY Paid.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1S-Adjutant Gen.
eral Barrett of California had talk to-
day with Secretary Alger and Adjutant
General Corhin in regard to sending the
Eighth California Regiment to Manila.
General Barrett urged that the Eighth
California was anxious to go forward and
see real military life, and wanted to go
as soon as possible. Secretary Alger and
Adjutant General Corbin were attentive
listeners to what General Barrett had to
say and he was assured before he left
the office that if any of the regiments
now ordered to Manila showed any signs
of mustering-out fever. and also II any
more troops are wanted at the Philip
pines, the Eighth Regiment will be the
regiment to go.
General Barrett, while here, will try
to see what he can do in having the salar
les of assistant surgeons of California
volunteers adjusted. Surgeons of Cali
fornia when enrolled into the service.
were of the opinion that their salaries
would be the same as that which was
being paid in the regular army and of
the same rank as in the regular army,
that is a salary of a mounted captain,
or $1,000 a year. The first month these
surgeons received their right salary, but
have failed to receive q like amount since
then All the surgeons in the California
volunteers have entered their protest.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
AMERICANS MUST
ASSUME CONTROL
Colonel JeWett Tells Striking
Truths About LuZOn in an
Official Report.
BY p. N. BOERINGER.
Special Correspondence of The Call.

Y 6Nuch of history unwren be told
anything rejecting Agunado
n
O.
with General Merritt
this but vouch the following
nearly Colonel Jewet to
conclusions
mass disposed, and
OF
Government dig
independent exstenceA
The 1Ople
in
the
toward life and
OF ma the
4 United States prior their being
= practicable here
From this will be that nation in the
4 of the who had the
have private information
= has said we certainly shall Of
4 X X x x x y X y y x 4 4 X
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dent Lamont has charge Of the matter
in the East, including the necessary
negotiations with the Treasury Depart
ment regarding the details.
The steamers affected by the pro-
posed change are the Tacoma. Olympia.
Columbia, Arizona and Argyle. The
Government had an option on all of
them last summer when Merritt's army
was being hurried to Manila but only
the Arizona was taken. 1t is believed
that she will be transferred back to the
Northern Pacific Company at Hong
kong when the Government no longer
needs her. While the war lasted the
the British registry of these steamers
on the ground that such action would
be a violation of the nuetrality laws.
All considerations of this kind have
been brushed aside by the peace pro-
tOcOl
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14

voted against Krieg and Noting. This
was especially so the year after the
caucus at Rea's house, when the cleo
ton of police and flremen came up. The
funds were especially low at that time,
and, with the exception of himself and
Mangrum, the Council wanted to in
grease the police force to twenty-three
men and also increase the force of the
Fire Department. Witness had intro
duced an ordinance against the in
crease.
At the time the roller was purchased
Jarman said the street fund, from
which the purchase was to be made,
was in better condition than ever be-
fore. On April l of that year there was
over 81 900 in the fund and over $4,000
due from the second installment Of
taxes.
Mrs. Harry Harper, the only lady
witness that has thus far figured in
the case was next called. She was
member of the Rhinehart family and
one of the trustees of that estate. She
testified that Jarman had been given
the painting of the buildings in COM
petition.
F. C. Currier, a painter said he had
bid on the work. His price was $1247,
which was considerably higher than
Jarman's.
S. G. Tompkins was recalled. His
testimony showed that from where he
was standing when he and Rea held
conversation, in which the latter char
acterized Jarman as crooked, to Rea's
office was fully twenty-five fec. This
tended to show that Leet, Shaw and
Smith, who testified yesterday in behalf
of Rea, could not have heard the con-
versatiOn.
Attorney Delmas said he would like
to ask Morehouse question. Mr..
Morehouse," he continued, have you a
check in your possession from Mr.. Mag
gard to Krieg for $1,000"
Burchard objected Delmas then pro-
duced an alleged interview with More
house that appeared in the San Fran
cisco Bulletin. Morehouse denounced
the interview as fake and said he had
never stated he had such check. An
attempt was made to put the interview
in evidence but an objection was sus-
tanned. The plaintiff then rested.
The defense announced they had a
couple Of witnesses to put on in the
morning. This will complete their case.
Argument will then commence.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
| SUPREME COURT TO
RULE ON GAMBLING
Case Involving the Status of Club
Rooms and Gaming Houses
in California

LOS ANGELES, Oct 13.-Some time
ago the City Council passed an ordinance
ironclad in its nature which, if strictly
enforced. would close every one of the
200 poker rooms in this city. The ordf-
nance was drawn by Job Hartman. the
Socialist Labor candidate for Governor
of this State. The Chief of Police started
to enforce the ordinance and closed one
of the most notorious dens in the city,
known as the Arizona Clubrooms, arrest
ing the proprietors. a. B. Smith and p. J.
Wilson. The furniture and all the gam
bling paraphernalfa were confiscated.
To-day Attorney Shinn. on behalf Of
one of the proprietors, p. j. Wilson, pre-
scented a petition to the Supreme Court
asking his release on writ of habeas
corpus. The petition contends that the
imprisonment is Illegal in that he was
convicted of an offense under an ordi-
nance which the City Council of Los
Angeles had no legal right TO pass for
the reason that no authority exists in
the charter of the city for its passage. 1t
is claimed that the ordinance is uncon-
stitutional and void in that a game OF
poker or drawpoker or game played
with cards is not an unlawful game, and
the conducting of q room or apartment
or place for the playing of game with
cards Is not unlawful.
The Supreme Court will pass on the
point in few days, and the decision
given will affect club rooms in all places
where the local authorities have made
any attempt to suppress them.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
HARD TREATMENT
At FORT BAKER
Volunteers Say Bad
Food Is Given.
ON THE VERGE OF REVOLT
HAVE SYMPATHY WITH THOSE
WHO DESERT.
Tents Not Impervious to Water and
Fines Imposed for Trivial Of
lenses Declared Most
Unjust.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAUSALITO, Oct 13.-The boys in
blue at Fort Baker are nearly in open
revolt over the alleged unjust treat
ment they are receiving at the hands
of the War Department, and the off,
GERS in charge of the post. Among
their grievances are the claims that
the food given them is small in guam
tity and nauseating in quality; that the
tents in which they sleep are not i'm
perVious to water, and that the discip-
line enforced is far too rigorous for
volunteers and would make a regular
soldier kick"
Last Saturday morning Private Ed
ward Downs, who had been confined in
the guardhouse for forty-three days
and was awaiting his court-martial for
desertion, which was to have taken
place Monday, made his escape and has
not been recaptured The feeling that
prevails at the fort is we'll illustrated
by the statement of three priYates,
made to a Call reporter, that even If
they knew where the deserter was and
were in a search party they would
endeavor to lead the party in another
direction.
Most Of u.s." bitterly remarked one
of the privates, left good homes in San
Francisco and volunteered for service
at a time when the nation needed US.
look away across the water a few miles
to where the lights are twinkling mock
ingly and think that two more years
of this stares us in the face. It is sim
ply maddening, and l do not blame any
man for deserving. I shall be very
sorry if they ever find any trace of him.
why, the food we get Is sickening.
Two weeks ago there came q consign-
ment of beef in such a rotten condi-
ton that even the officers could not
find it in their hearts to ask us to eat
it, and 1t was thrown in the bay. The
canned salmon is always tainted. The
milk is frequently sour and nearly
everything else bad The only good
thing we get is the bread. If 1t were
not for that, we would be in a bad
way"
Yes said another, 1T is all right
for the officers. They are drawing good
pay and have plenty of good food. But
the small sum we make is frequently
taken away In fines, sometimes as
much as $40 for a trivial offense. They
expect US to be more -xemplary in OBJ
serving the rules than regulars would
be-"
Lieutenant Choynsk evidently holds
the opinion credited to one of the Van
derbilts. Some time ago he was in
regarding complaints of the
volunteers at the fort, and said the way
the affairs of the post were conducted
was no affair of the public or the pa
pers. He thought that 1t was an un-
pardonable offense to criticize military
affairs, because 1t encouraged the men
to make complaint when there was no
necessity for 1t.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
CALIFORNIA KNIGHTS
ENTERTAIN VISITORS

PITTSBURG Pa, Oct. 13.-While
other Communicates were packing up
their swords and uniforms, running to
catch trains and otherwise preparing to
say farewell to Pittsburg. California
Commander No. l of San Francisco
was opening the doors of its magnifl-
cent headquarters in the Carnegie
building to the other Knights Templar
who had not yet left the city.
For two or three days past it was ru-
mored that the folks from the Golden
Gate were preparing to do business"
in a fashion for which California is
noted 1t was known that when San
Francisco entertained the triennial con-
ClaVe fifteen years ago all records
were eclipsed and one established that
will never be outdone. 1t was further
known that California Commandery
No. /, which had come to PittsburG as
the escort of the State Grand Com
mandery which displayed $500 uni
forms, and which rode the forty black
horses in the parade, was the whole
thing, or as they used to say out on the
coast, the whole works"
The doors were opened promptly at 10
o'clock, and the crush for admittance
was so great that as soon is the hall
had been filled the doors were closed
until the people inside had inspected the
out At yesterdays reception there was
a crush, but from 10 a. m. to-day until
midnight it required a detail of police
to maintain order on the sidewalks. The
California knights, headed by Eminent
Commander ]. p Fraser assisted by
corps of thirty servants, began to pre-
pare for to-days reception from II to
I and the second from to IL p. m, the
latter being the grand commandery Of
California'S reception to other grand
communicates. When the doors were
opened at 1870 a. m. there was a line
extending from the doors clear up to
Grant street, and crowd of 1000 in the
street. The guests were admitted not
in blocks Of five but in masses Of 500.
They found the big room beautifully
decorated with palms and cut flowers,
while about the walls were hung i'm
mense panel pictures of sir knights of
renown, which had been ordered for
Duuuesne Garden, but could not be
used at that magnificent pleasure
palace.
There was an orchestra dispensing
music, and there was corps of wait
ers dispensing other things. A great
table was laden down with huge bas-
kets of grapes plums, aDricots, pears,
watermelons, ETC. AS fast as they dis
appeared more were brought in through
the rear door, and the supply seemed
inexhauStible.
The ladies, on being admitted were
received by Mrs. Fra SER wife of the
eminent commander; Mrs. Marion, Mrs.
Wright. Mrs. Tonningsen and Mrs. Tul-
Ter. These ladies resented each of
their guests with a basket of fruit
grown in California. The visiting Sir
knights We're received by Eminent
Commander J. P. Fraser and Sir
knights t. J. Fraser, L. A. Larson, ].
Tonningsen, P. D. Jewett. B. F. Gar
.rett G. H. Dyer. DR.. r. w. Smith P
S. Teller. G. w. Taber Ream and VIII
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
THE GRAND LODGE.
Finance Committee Report Makes a
Favorable STANDARDIZATION
of Officers To- nau

The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons held their second session yester-
day In Masonic Temple. The forenoon
session was taken up in the hearing of
the reports of the several committees, in
Guiding finance and appeals.
The report of the finance committee
shows that the finances of the order are
in healthy condition.
The afternoon session was taken up in
the delivery of an eloquent Grafton by
the grand orator, E. S. Lippitt.
In the evening the delegates met in
King IS t5 han h TO witness naa the s
deity Lodge. After the work there was
an adjournment to the hall of the Vet
eran Masonic Association, where q pleas
ant evening was spent.
To-day there will be held the election
for grand officers for the ensuing year.
Tonight the delegates to the grand
body will be given an opportunity to OBJ
serve how the French Lodge, La Parfaite
IIninn does the work.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
STOLEN TREASURES FOUND.
Enormously Rich One Found Secreted
in q Cave at Leadyille.

LEADVILLE. Colo, Oct 13.-wmle
kicking about some dirt at the city dump,
Frank Burkhart unearthed cave, in
which he found some very rich ore. The
officers were at once notified. and upon in
vestigation found cache from which
they extracted fifty sacks of gold and SD
yer ore.
The stuff had evidently been hidden
away during the last ten days, and had
been stolen from different mines, as 1t
was of different qualities. From samples
assayed, 1t was all shown to be enormous
ly rich. and the lot will probably prove TO
be worth $4,000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
ENORMOUS INCREASE
OF OUR NAVAL FORCES
The United States Will Soon Take
Rank as Third Among the
Sea Powers,

NEW YORK. Oct ia dispatch to
+ba tribune from Washington says:
The remarkable rapidly with which the
naval mower of the United States is be-
ing increased at the present time may
SS,a Ivar vessels are now under contract
for the Government, and that their ag-
gregate tonnage far exceeds that OF the
ci11iI war This vast construction pro-
gramme. which has excited more atten-
lion abroad than at home has been beer a a,1a
vesseis soon to be completed will place
the United States third in rank among
the sea powers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
McELFREsH REELECTED.
Officers Chosen by the High Court of
the Foresters.

SANTA BARBARA, Oct. .13.-The next
High Court of the Independent Or
der of Foresters, will be held at Fresno.
The following officers were elected to-
day: High chief ranger. G. A NOEL
Perry, Los Angeles; high treasurer. w.
A Reavis, Los Angeles; high physician,
r. W. Obannon, HOLSTER; high counselor,
chief ranger, r. N. Parker, Los Angeles
high auditors-C. H. Eberle. Downey: w
S. Rupee, Burbank; high chaplain, j. c..
Packard Santa Barbara; high journal
secretary G.. w. Bowles Fresno; high
senior woodward. w. II. White, San
Francisco; junior, ]. S. Jones. Gridley;
cisco; junior, H. Squire. Riverside; high
marshal, c. D. Howry. Los Angeles; high
conductor, A. 8. Cooper, Vallejo; high
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.

Bark Holliswood Knight 81 days from NSW.
Bktn Gardiner City. Palmgren, days from
Grays Harbor.
Grays Harbor.
Crescent City.
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.
ROTTERDAM-Sailed Oct 13-Stmr Mas
DAM for New York.
NAPLES-Arrived Oct 13-Stmr Kaiser VIII
helm H. from New York
GENOA-sailed Oct 1s-stmr Ems, for New
QUEENSTOWN = Sailed Oct 1s-stmr Teu-
tonic for New York.
MARSEILLES-Saiied Oct 15-Stmr Patria.
NEW YoRK-Arrlved Oct 1s-stmr Ger
mania from Liverpool.
sailed Oct 13-Stmr Gestemund, for Flusning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
NATIONAL BANK CLOSED.
Discovery of Large Defalcation At
tributed to the Cashier.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Charles G..
Dawes. Comptroller of the Currency, to-
day wired the cashier of the Tioga Ma
tional Bank of Oswego, n. Y, of which
Senator T. c. Plat is president, to close
the doors of that institution. to receive no
more deposits and to transact no more
business, stating that he had placed C. e.
charge of the bank. The recent examina-
ton by Examiner Vanbrocklyn disclosed
a large defalcation on the part OF r. D.
stone the assistant cashier of the bank.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
AN ESCAPED LUNATIC KILLED
John Barracca Struck on the Head
by Train.

STOCKTON. Oct. 13.-John Barracca,
an inmate of the Stockton State Hospital
for the Insane, was killed last night by
a train. He was struck on the head while
in a cattle guard culvert. He escaped from
the asylum by picking the lock. He was
sent from San francisco in July of this
wear
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
Passed the Wheeling.

SEATTLE. Oct l3.-The steamer Cot
tage City from Alaska, reports passing
the gunboat Wheeling on her way from
st. Michael, with Captain Pratt's Govern
ment survey party aboard. The Wheel
ing will arrive here next Saturday
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

As Viewed by Different Sects
In Next Sundays Call.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16
Linen Department.

New Goods Just received we offer
ut manufacturers priccs.
LINEN AND CAMBRIC DRESSER. DU-
1Sx27 inch half bleached all linen
ScartS, drawn center, tringed all
round, value CSC, at. ..... 20c
iox54 inch half bleached all linen
Scarfs, drawn center, fringed all
round, value SOC, at 55c
i6x7o inch half bleached all linen
Scarfs, very fancy drawn center,
heavy fringe all round, value ooc,
at ........,............45c
i7xs4 and i7x72 inch plain linen
Scarfs, fringed all round, red, brown
orange and yellow centers, two in
set, value S5c, at 49,. 65c
1ox54 and 16x72 inch pure white all
linen Scarfs, double hemStitched,
IL inch hem, two in set,
value $500, at ..... .,..... 100
1884 and iSx72 inch full bleached
Scarfs, hemstitched, inch wide
fancy drawn work all round, two
in set, value $3.50, at. -. 200
1890, 1884 and 1912 inch imita-
ton Irish point Scarfs, made of fine
cambria, three in set, value
$3.50, at .......... .I56
Pillow Shams. Lunch Cloths
and DoyIies.
32x32 inch imitation Irish point Pillow
Shams, beautiful design, would
be cheap at 100, at $4,000. 73c
32x32 inch full bleached all linen
Lunch Cloth, hemstitched, very
fancy drawn work all round,
regular $50 article, at. .,..,. $50
3ox36 inch all linen Lunch Cloth,
hemstitched, 2 inch hem, fancy
drawn work all round, always sold
at $3.50, at. .......,...... 100
SKIS, i0xtO and t2x12 inch hem
stitched Doylies, to match above
Lunch Cloth, pair SOC. 25c, POO
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16
Comforts, Blankets
and Feather Pillows.

oox4o good heavy Comforts for sin
gle bed, regular Csc goods .4Sc
72xo2 good heavy Comforts, assorted
colors, our regular 75c line Csc
72xo3 very heavy well quilted Com
forts, fancy assorted colors,
our Si.oo line. at. .85c
o. very heavy we'll quilted Comforts,
mixed colors, sateen covers, blue,
pink and green Innings, our
SIPS line, at. CSC
ga very fine sateen covered Comforts,
filled with pure white Illuminated
cotton, regular value $3.50. .Lf3
to-4 extra quality well quilted sateen
Comforts, very fine white filling,
cheap at Si.o5, at L25
iSx25 and tSx2o Feather Pillows, 8
lbs. full weight, our regular soc,
Csc, 75c and Csc line,
each. -. 72hc, 62hc, 4Sc, 45c
to-4 very heavy Cotton Blankets, red
and blue borders, our 75c line 55c
tO-4 cotton and wool mixed Blankets,
red and blue binding and border,
our 81 90 line, at. -. ..... 75c
tt-4 cotton and wool mixed Blankets,
fancy striped border, cheap at
SIPS, at ........... ....... S6c
fo-4 assorted lot of cotton and wool
mixed Blankets, regular value from
$3.50 TO si.75, all going
al ....... -. -....... .I.Zo
1914 very heavy gray mixed Blankets,
bargain at SIPS, at ~. -. 95c
1914 assorted lot of wool Blankets,
some slightly damaged, regular
$3.50 and $500 goods, all 60
200 pairs of 1914 and IA wool Blan-
kets, red and blue 5orders and bind
ings, just from the markets, regular
$500 and $3.50 goods,
this week at ..2.75 and FPS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16
Ladies' Gloves.

52-inch black Broadoloth, strictly all wool,
twill back, value Sioo yard, 2 IL yard
skirt pattern including lining and q OK
findings tor ........
42-inoh black all wool Crepon Novelties, large
variety of styles, values 81 90 and SIPS
yard, skirt pattern i-2 yards including
lining and findings, 2 Ok
Ask to see our lines of extra fine Silk Mix
Black Crepons and Soutile Novel E nm
ties, per yard, st.45 TO .......... WV