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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-26
SIGNIFICANT
 ORDERS COME Northern National Guard Ordered to Prepare for
 Emergencies.
All Companies to Be Filled u D and Placed on a War
 Footing.
Will Man the Guns at the Forts.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SPOKANE, Wash, Feb. 25-Signifi- cant orders were to-day issued from the headquarters of the State National Guard at Olympia for the commanders of infantry companies to immediately recruit their companies to their full strength and increasing the maximum strength of the two cavalry troops in the State to eighty men each. The wording of the orders follows:
 L The captain of each company of infan- try in the National Guard of Washington will proceed without delay to recruit his command to its maximum strength of sixty enlisted men.
 ?. Each troop of cavalry Is authorized hereby to increase it's maximum strength from sixty to eighty enlisted men.
 By order of the Commander-in-C Chief
 Ohicial J. E. BALLAINE,
 Adjutant-General.
 Orders have also been issued gazet- ting new officers to fill all vacancies. Everything is evidently being done to put the National Guard in the best of condition. The light battery of artiI- lery stationed at Spokane has been try ing for several years to secure modern machine guns. and Is now informed it may secure them in the course of a few weeks. The battery had almost given up hope of securing them.
 National Guard officers say the issu- ance of orders to recruit up to the full authorized strength is the result of or ders issued from the War Department to the adjutant-general of every State in the Union. In not all the States have the orders been issued so far. It is understood that General Ballaine re- ceived his orders by telegraph while in the interior States the orders are sent by mail. So far as can be learned from officers of the National Guard and army officers, plans are being prepared under the direction of the Secretary of War whereby the volunteer troops in the border States will in event of war be placed to garrison the seacoast and other important army posts. save those that are equipped with heavy artillery. while the full strength of the regular army will be mobilized on the Gulf coast. According to an officer, the Ore gon Guard will be called upon to garri- son Fort Vancouver and Fort Stevens. while the Washington Guard will be placed at Fort Townsend, now aban- doned, Magnolia Bluffs, Fort Walla Walla and Fort Spokane, while the Ida hc Guard will garrison Fort Sherman and Fort Boise Barracks in Idaho. the one in the Department of the Colum- bia, and the other in the Department of the Platte.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-26
Bodies Cannot Be Disinterred.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-The friends of the victims of the Maine disaster have discovered that they cannot have their bodies brought to this country in cases where they have already been in- tered. This is due to the fact that the Spanish laws forbid the exhumation of corpses until the expiration of the period of five years ofter burial.
 The prohibition had it's origin in the fear of infection from contagious dis eases. Some applications have already been made to have bodies brought to the United States by private individ- uals, and they have encountered this obstacle
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-26
MOUNTING THE FORT
 TREBLE MORTAR BATTERY.
Detachment of Regular Soldiers Placing the Big Ten
 Inch Guns.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-A Portland (Me.) special to the Herald says: Pre- paratory work is being done on the new mortar battery at Fort Preble by Captain Field and two assistants under the general supervision of Major Hexie and Lieutenant Howell of the United States Engineer Corps. A de- tachment of Fort Preble soldiers sta toned at the Notifications at Portland Head is being utilized in the prelimi- nary work pertaining to the mounting of the big 10-inch guns.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-26
Six of the Wounded at Havana.

HAVANA, Feb. 25.-At 6 o'clock
 when this dispatch was sent, Holzer is still sleeping under the influence of an opiate. He is no worse than he was this morning, but is very low. Includ- ing him, there are six wounded left here. and all are reasonably certain of recovery except him. Some difficulty will arise in removing them to the United States, for all have been ex
 posed to contagious levers. and the quarantine laws forbid their being taken direct to Key West. These regulations were disregarded in case of the first lot of wounded taken there on the next day after the explosion, be-
 cause of the extreme exigencies of the case.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-26
Sicard Yet in Charpe.

KEY WEST, Fla. Feb. 25.-Com- mander Clifford H. West, chief of Ad- miral Sicards staff, sailed on the Mas cotte to-day for Havana When asked the purpose of his visit to Havana he replied: T cannot say anythin- for publication
 Rear Admiral Sicard is still in charge of the fleet, which with the exception of the New York and Iowa, remains at the Dry Tortugas.
 The New York and Iowa lie off this harbor The admiral says tonight that he expected to be there soon, and he looked much improved. The ad- miral expects the Marblehead and the Detroit on Sunday, but says the fleet will not be brought in body to this harbor.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-26
No Extra Powder Ordered.

SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 25.-Although war rumors are prevalent there are no indications at the California Pow der Works here of any orders being re- ceived for an increased output of Gov ernment powder. The works are en- gagged In filling the usual contract for powder for the Government.
 There is always on hand about two hundred tons of sporting and blasting
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-26
ROOSEVELT IN CHARGE
 OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Worn Out by His Tireless Exertions Secretary Long Leaves
 for a Brief Rest.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Secretary Long has been under a heavy and al- most constant strain ever since he was awakened in the niddla of the night
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-26

powder, which can be turned over to the Government at once if necessary. At the works there are three big guns used for testing purposes One is three inch, another siX-inch and a third eight-inch. The largest can throw pro- iectileS nine miles
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-26

Jockey George Barrett Dead. LONDON, Feb. 25.-George Bsrrett, the innkev- Is dead
The herald., 1898-03-19
wokun. father of the present king of

Wokuns Iatuor OF tno pEesenI AAn6 "
Corea-
A robber entered the American legation
at Yokohama and carried away three dia
mond rings which belonged to the wife OF
the minister. The matter was reported to
the metropolitan police and the man was
arrested.
The city OF Nagasaki Is to be enlarged
by taking In five adjoining villages.
ENGLISH ANXIETY
LONDON, March 1S.-At the cabinet
council today there was an anxious dis
cussion of the new developments Of French
demands in China. The Duke Of Devon
shire, lord president of the British council.
who presided has decided to postpone his
intended departure for the Riviera. All
the newspapers this morning comment on
the impossible nature OF the French do
mands. The Times says:
"China Is inclined to yield through her
fear Of an occupation Of Hal Nan. 1t may
be necessary to make 1t very plain to the
Chinese mind that worse things than the
occupation of Hal Nan will happen II China
undertakes to settle by mere ex parte
agreement with a third power questions
which Immediately affect the safety and
prosperity of one Of our most important
possessions in the east"
The Daily Mail says: 'What does II
mean? A coaling station and a railroad are
all very well; but II 1t comes to admitting
a French title to Hinterland or Burmah
and Hongkong Great Britain must oppose
to the utmost of her influence and power"
The herald., 1898-03-19
Arrested for Burglary

A man was arrested Thursday evening
by Officer Singleton on Los Angeles street
on suspicion, and it is now thought that
the prisoner, who gave the name of Frank
ALLOW, committed. in company with a
partner, burglary Of the rooms Of George
Barrows and J. Milcovich. walters, resid-
ing at the Woodland lodging house. 241
South Main street. Just before 8 o'clock
Thursday evening the proprietor of the
house saw two men walking down the
stairs with bundle of clothes. Later it
was discovered that the room of the two
walters had been entered by burglars and
some clothing carried Off. ALLOW tried to
dispose of the clothes to Los Angeles
street secondhand dealer, but the latter
got suspicious and had Officer Singleton
arrest him. Allow was identified yester-
day as one of the men who had been seen
leaving the Woodlawn lodging house. His
pal escaped.
The herald., 1898-03-19
PERSONAL

c. NJ. Williams, a tourist from Philadel-
phia, is in the city.
w. b. Clark, business man Of Dalton,
Mass, is in the city.
Clement Moore, New York capitalist, is
in the city, accompanied by his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Claus of Brooklyn
are in the city. Mr. Claus is capitalist of
the City of Churches.
Angelenos registered at San Francisco
hotels Thursday were l.. w. Stockwell, j.
j. Byrne and w. ]. Barrett.
Louis Lockhart has been in the city for
some days past on business for the Rose
mine, which is on the Colorado desert.
Louis Giveernaud of New York, one OF
the largest silk manufacturers in this coun-
try, is in the city, accompanied by party.
Frederick Belasco, the San Francisco
theatrical man is in the city, accompanied
by his bride. Belasco's company opens al
the Burbank on the 2Sth inst.
The herald., 1898-03-19
Got His Money! Back

Fred Calvin of Ventura was twice
buncoed Thursday, but with the aid Of De-
tective Goodman succeeded in regaining a
portion of his money. Calvin, who has
spent a considerable portion Of his young
life on a ranch, wandered into a poker
joint at 1879 North Main street, and sat in
quiet little game. He lost little change,
and then handed $50 gold piece to some
body in the place to get changed. The
man handed him couple of S. gold pieces,
IS bill and some change. Calvin left with
the SIS and discovered hat the bill was
of Peruvian denomination. He called at the
police station yesterday, and Detective
Goodman took the man from the joint to
the station. The latter gave Calvin his
s. and claimed the entire affair had been
a mistake, which it had been on thepart of
Calvin.
The herald., 1898-03-19

coolie. While in the neighborhood OF the
Yamen DR.. Woolsey was attacked by some
natives. The crowd soon became uproar-
ious and insulting and seemed to be largely
made up of the student military class. In
spite Of their insults DR.. Woolsey began
his work and ministered to the people for
two hours. An appeal to the authorities
was unsuccessful and DR.. Woolsey retired
whereon there was another attack. the
crowd yelling and hurting stones and other
missiles. ....t
Dr. woolsey was struck several times
about the body and he was severely cut.
There was no attempt to protect him, al
though the attack was fiercest when DR..
Woolsey was near the Yamen. The case
was put into the hands Of the American
Consul for investigation. Later two per-
sons were arrested for participation in the
attack ana were sentenced to receive 500
strokes from bamboo and to be impris-
oned six months in the common jail. DIR.
Woolsey was laid up for some time. but
stuck to his post. He is native OF New
burgh, N. Y.
THE FRENCH DEMANDS
PEKIN. March 1S-The French demands
upon China, in addition to those cabled
from Pekin last night, that China shall
not cede any portion Of the four provinces
of Kwang Tung, Kwang 81, Yum Nan and
Kwei Chou; that the railroad from Tung
Chou Tang, on the northern frontier of
Tonquin, shall be extended, via Pasesiem
into the Yum Nan province. and that a
coaling station be granted to France at
Lei Chou Flu, In the Sen Chow peninsula,
north Of Hal Nan, include demand that
the Director Of Imperial Postoffices be q
Frenchman, evidently with the view OF
separating II from the control Of Sir
Robert Hart, Director of the Chinese I'm
perial Maritime Customs, and the session
49,
also demanded, on the same terms as Kiao
Chou Bay, ceded to Germany, with rail-
road concessions to include exclusive min.
ing privileges.
Eight days are allowed China in which
to reply to the French demands and
threats are interpreted to indicate the
occupancy of the province Of Hal Nan un-
less the Chinese comply.
JAPANESE ELECTIONS
YOKAHAMA. March 1S.-The election re-
turns show a small majority for the gov.
eminent.
JAPANESE NOTES
VICTORIA, B. c., March 1S-Oriental
advices received here on the steamer Vic.
toria from Yokohama say that Amboyna
a town on the island Of that name, one Of
the Molucca group, was completely de.
stroyed by an earthquake. Fifty persons
were killed.
Since the adoption Of the gold standard
in Japan up to the end OF February the
total exports Of gold amounted to 1,045, ,50(
yen.
The mint has marked all silver yen with
the character Gin (silver), and they are ir
circulation in Formosa, Shanghai, Hong.
kong and Corea. The total amount in cir.
culation at present Is about 100000 yen
Authorities still continue coming and
there will be an increased export of them
Three warehouses at Penang burned lasl
month, entailing loss of $4,000 The offic.
ial gazette has announced the death of Ia
The herald., 1898-03-19

tho effect Of extending the terms Of Prest-
| dent Mckinley and Vice President Hobart
| for almost two months. The object Of the
amendment u to avoid the harsh weather
which sometimes interferes with inaugural
ceremonies when held ON the 4th Of March.
NAVAL AFFAIRS
WASHINGTON. March 18-By request
of Secretary Long. the issue as to the en-
actment into law of the naval personnel
bill will not be precipitated until the naval
appropriation bill Is passed by the house.
This change Of view of the administration
was communicated to the house committee
on naval affairs today by Assistant secre-
tary Roosevelt, who appeared before the
committee at the request of Secretary
Long. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt went
to the Capitol with the express purpose,
ander Secretary Longs direction, to urge
the incorporation of the entire personnel
bill in the appropriation bill. He had a
brief personal interview with Chairman
Boutelle, and, previous to Mr. Roosevelt's 8
appearance before the committee. the two
had talk with Speaker Reed that lasted
an hour and a half. The speaker informed
them that the bill. as an amendment,
would be subject to a point of order. and.
after some further discussion as to secur-
ing a rule later on, Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr..
Routelle returned to the committee. where
the latter advised against putting any por-
ton of the personnel bill into the appro-
priation measure.
Some days ago Secretary Long, Captain
Crowninshield and some Of the other ma
val chiefs had hearing before the COM
t. -kok1 = k1,rk
he would be glad to have the entire per-
sonnel bill put in as part of the appropria-
ton bill. Failing that, there were certain
features of that measure of which the
necessity is great, which he wanted in
serted now.
He subsequently submitted to the COM
mittee formal provision containing the
items deemed necessary at this time and
which he had verbally recommended.
These were to provide in the appropria-
ton bill for the authority for the follow
ing:
Omission Of two years cruising compro-
mise for third of the course of training
for the naval cadets at Annapolis, and al
lowing cadets graduating from the Annapo-
lis academy to be commissioned in service
Second, changing the title of the cadet to
a midshipman. Third, increasing the en-
gineer corps by 100 skilled machinists.
Fourth, increasing the number Of assist
ant paymasters by Is; and, fifth, adding 20
acting assistant engineers. The recon-
mendations made by the administration
would bring % cadet engineers and 60 line
cadets into immediate commission.
These recommendations, except the last
two, were set aside today, at the request
Of the administration, to differentiate en-
tirely the two bills.
The only items formerly recommended
that will be included will be those relating
to assistant paymasters and the assistant
engineers, which are considered in the
light of emergency provisions.
Representative Foss of Illinois, chairman
of the subcommittee, gave formal assur-
ance that as soon as the appropriation bill
had been passed by the house, his sub
committee would begin consideration Of the
personnel bill, and that there would be
no avoidable delay in action.
The herald., 1898-03-19
II|E P0STOFfICf BILL
y MAKING SLOW PROGRESS IN
THE HOUSE
the FINE FOR MAIL sTuFFINe
Nay, Make Railroad officials More
~ Honest-Interstate Commerce
Law Considered
A..oo,ated Press special wire

i. WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The house
&odav agreed to the conference report OF
( the AGRICULTURAL appropriation bill. and
.th.n went into committee on the whole and
resumed consideration of the postoffice ap-
preparation bill.
Cooper of Texas, Democrat, offered an
amendment providing that star route con-
tracts should be made only with persons
residing in the states and territories
through which the routes pass. he saio
the practice of making contracts with star
route syndicates should cease. The amend
ment was ruled out on point of order.
Moon of Tennessee, Democrat, made
. mint of order against the appropriation OF
s225 900 for pneumatic tube service.
The point Of order was overruled and an
extended debate followed upon the merits
of the tube system. Loud, chairman OF the
committee, defended the appropriation,
declaring that the system was demon
strated success and should be continued
The appropriation finally was retained.
McEwan of New Jersey, Republican, Of
,fered an amendment to the appropriation
~ $40 zoo 900 for railroad transportation,
providing that the dates when the mails
the compensation of railroads, should De
: communicated secretly to postmasters.
McEwan declared that the chief deficien-
cy In the postoffice revenues was que 10
railrod weighing of mails. 1t was extor-
tionate, dishonest and unfair, ana ne eX-
pressed the opinion that the fabrication Oh
false weights could be prevented II the
railroads had no knowledge in advance OF
lust when the weighing was to take place.
Grosvenor of Ohio, Republican, made a
point of order against the amendment ana
1t was sustained.
Loud read a letter from the postoffice
department, indicating the necessity OF
specific statute making the stuffing of the
mails during the weighing period mis-
demeanor, punishable by heavy fine.
Loud submitted the draft of an amend
ment drawn at the postoffice department.
1t made it a misdemeanor for any person
to place or cause to be placed in the mails
anything during the regular weighing peri
cd. with intent to increase the weight of
the mails and the compensation paid there
for. 1t made the offense punishable by a
fine of not less than $500 nor more than
$4,000 and imprisonment not to exceed five
years. The amendment was adopted with
out division.
Several other amendments were ruled
out on points of order. All were directed
at the appropriation bill for railroad trans
portation. One proposed to create COM
mission to investigate the subject of mail
transportation, and another to reduce the
amount to $4,000 900. Without completing
the bill, the house at p. m. adjourned un-
til tomorrow.
The herald., 1898-03-19
CORtANOW COMPETENT
TO GET ALONG WITHOUT AID
FROM RUSSIA
IN CASE ANY HELP IS NEEDED
Russia Will Stand By to See That
Her Little Neighbor Is Not
Imposed Upon
IN CASE ANY HELP IS NEEDED
Associated Pres. Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
ST. PETERSBURG, March 1s.-The Off
cial Messenger publishes note today say
ing the Russian government has instructed
its representative at Seoul, the capital of
Corea, to inform the Emporer of Corea
and the Ministries that If, in their opinion
Corea no longer requires foreign help and
is capable of preserving. with its own re-
sources, the independence of her internal
administration, Russia will not hesitate to
recall the Russian iron-clad Vizer.
Russian military officials after leaving
the Corean army will remain temporarily
at the disposal of the Russian mission, in
view of the still unsettled state Of the
country.
The note proceeds: mo longer bound by
the responsibility which the presence of
Russian instructors and financial advisers
of that country imposed on Russia, the lat
ter can now abstain from active partici-
patton in affairs in Corea, hoping the
Young State, strengthened by the support
of Russia, will be able to maintain without
assistance order at home and preserve her
full independence abroad.
"Should the reverse be the case, the Rus
sian government will take measures for
the protection of the interests and rights
of Russia as the great power which is
Corea's neighbor."
THE BISHOPS PROTEST
| SAN FRANCISCO, March 18.-Monsig-
| nor l. B. Kitter Won AMER Bishop of
Telepte and Apostolic Vicar Of South
Schantung, China, is in this city on his
way back to his work in China, after a
visit to Europe, where he visited Pope Leo
| a, Ia to, al
land he received news by cable that two
of his missionaries had been murdered in
| China. He went at once to Berlin and
asked for protection. The result was the
occupation of the part Of Kiao Chau by
Germany.
ANTI-MIsSIONARY RIOTS
NEW YORK, March 1S.-The officials Of
the Methodist Board of Foreign Missions
have received no information about the at
tack on the American medical mission in
the suburbs of Chung King Flu on the
Yang Use Kiang by native mob. The Of
ficers of the board believe, however, that
the dispatch referes to their mission at
that place. The mission was stablished by
the Methodists in 1881, and the staff at
present is Rev. @. A. Myers, Treasurer;
Spencer Lewis, Superintendent, and W.
H. Manley and ]. o. Curlow. The medical
staff consists of Drs. Woolsey and j. M.
| Mccartney.
DR.. Mccartney has been stationed in
, China for a number of years. DR.. Woolsey
has been there year.
The native population does not take
kindly to the efforts of the physicians to
relieve their sufferngs.
Previously they had attacked the Roman
Catholic missionaries. Threats were made
when the Methodists sent physicians there
that they would not be allowed to prac-
tice. The natives declared they did not
| ant ar,x of frnr
| About Christmas time last year DIR. r.
! M. Woolsey went to Kiang Peh, across the
river, to render medical assistance. He was
! accompanied by q trained assistant and q
The herald., 1898-03-19
A Verdict of Suicide

An inquest was held yesterday morning
on the remains of Richard Sonntag, the
bookkeeper of the Capitol Milling COM
pany, who died Thursday afternoon from a
dose of morphine. The jury decided that
the poison was taken with suicidal intent.
No additional facts were brought out other
than the statement of the butcher who
was with Sonntag. The deceased had asked
him to get some morphine, which he failed
to do. 1t was evident from this that Sonn-
tag had already provided himself with the
drug but had desired some additional to
insure his DEATH
The herald., 1898-03-19
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