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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-27
BENNETT AFTER BROOKLYN
 HAVt- YARD AUTHORITIES.
The Congressman Wants tie Scandal ot the Station Thoroughly
 Probed.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26-A Washington special to the Herald says: Represen- tative Charles G. Bennett of New York, visited the Brooklyn Navy yard yester- day and inspected Dry Dock No. B. As a result he Is determined to see that there is a thorough investigation in the dock. Faults are so apparent, he de- clares. as to make 1t almost inconceiv- able that they were not discovered while the work was in progress.
 If 1t should develop for any reason that the deparmental investigation Is not thorough enough to ascertain all the facts and place the responsibility where it belongs. there Is no doubt the matter could be taken up by Congress
 There is no desire in the Navy Depart ment for congressional investigation.
 There Is no doubt whatever that Civil Engineer A. c. Menocal will be court martialed. as the officials have no req son to suppose he will make an explana- ton which will remove from his shoul- ders the responsibility for the defects. The department also intends to look into the connection of Civil Engineer U. S. G. White and others with the affair.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-27
CIVIL SERVICE
 WAR NOW ON
Chief Examiner Bailey Scores the President of the
 Commission.
In Return He Receives a Rather Se- were Castigation at His Chiefs
 Hands.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-Rev. F. D. Bailey, chief examiner of the Civil Serv- ice Commission, submitted some sensa- tional testimony at to-day's session of the Senate Civil Service Investigattne charges he made on Monday of intimi- dation and interference by the commits sion with his testimony
 He called attention to the bitter at tack made on him by President Proctor of the commission, and read a letter he had addressed to Theodore Roosevelt. the New York Police Commissioner, se- verely criticizing the commission.
 President Proctor made a statement to the commission regarding the charges that he and the commission had sought to intimidate witness Bailey He sad that when he had spoken to Mir Bailey and told him that hitherto no one had been subpenaed by the chairman of the committee except those who were antag- onistic to the committee, he had in his possession duplicate copy of the com to-day. It was furnished him by a United States Senator. and he did not know its author until the first testimony or MT. Bailey, when he suspected him He had known for some time that the paper had been passed among Senators and made the basis of an attack on the civil seINCe. lie tolo MT Bailey that he sup posed the latter had been subpenaed at the instance of some Senator who had seen the paper and that after the com plaints were all in he would ask the com mission to summon people who had long experience in important positions in rela- ton to the operation of the civil service He had stated that he wished any one having knowledge of wrongdoing in the commission would state all the facts but there was a line to be drawn between that and a subordinate criticizing the ad- ministration of the commission and the President and making suggestions.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-27
Murderer Carks Clumsy Manufacture Evidence
 n

the Sheriff and the murderer on their early morning drive from here up in the teeth of the north wind to St Helena There is possibility also of an extra load of officers accompanying them, and still other deputies will meet the team upon it's arrival.
 The prisoners attorney left for St Helena on to-night's train that he might in person go over the few blocks of territory which have been dia- gramed and searched and studied. It was suggested to Attorney Hogan that a body guard for himself might be a proper precaution, for the reason that St. Helena folk might visit their dis pleasure upon any man who would un- dertake the defense of such a creature as Clark.
 The lawyer shouted with indignation: ''I'll take a shotgun with me- That's what I'll do."
 However, there is evidently a decided difference of opinion as to the state of St. Helena's pulse, and peace officers. who are the doctors in the case, cannot agree. District Attorney Bell tele- phoned down from St. Helena tonight to The Call correspondent that all
 
 Mckenzie is completely mistaken in his diagnosis of St. Helena's case; that the patient is sane and healthy and thoroughly cured of the old lawless malady and, furthermore, that she re- sents being called a mob-sick town, when she is peaceable, respectable and law-abiding as she was not once upon an old and ought to be forgotten time.
 Clark grows uneasy as the time ap- breaches for him to face the people of ot' Helena with his plea of not guilty lie decided not to attend the inquest upon ms murdered brother when the SheTlh warned him of the uncertain temper or his townspeopIe, but to-mor row tr1p IS not question of Clark's lncIlnatlon. Then, too, he has heard no word In answer to his telegram to ! ms rather, and as each hour that passes isolates him more completely from hu- man sympathy he becomes a more and | more pitiable spectacle, with his wor- l ried, unshaven face and troubled darL | eyes beneath their queer shaped brows l or late he has not asked for minis i terial consolation. He says reIigious | people have gone back" On him.
 There are on file in St. Helena twen- cy-fve aff1davits from residents of St Helena and Pope Valley affirming George Clark's sanity The prosecu9 ton Is preparing to meet that defense Deputy Sheriff Rednan of St. Helena quotes Clark's declaration to him that among the murderer's other virtues he doesn't drink or smoke. there has been no instance of temporary alteration in his life, and. as he says, he has al- ways had his wits about him. It would be interesting to know just what
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-27
France, He Declares, Knew the Truth, but Feared to
 Disclose it.
MADE NO ACCUSATIONS.
Afraid That the Alliance so Dear to the Nation Might Be Com
 promised.
Copyright. 1sss by James Gordon Bennett.

Copyright, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett.
 PARIS, Jan. 26.-Another turn has been given to the Dreyfus affair by the declarations of Baron von Bulow in the Reichstag. Le Petit Journal, Le Gaulois. Le Journal, Le Soleil. Le Libre Parole and L'Echo de Paris, all discuss the matter this morning from this new point of view.
 The statement that Germany had nothing to do with Dreyfus comes rather as a surprise-in fact, Is pretty generally disbelieved-although the Brussels correspondent of Aurore, Gle menceau's paper. says that an official in the foreign office there Is authority for the following statement:
 If Dreyfus betrayed any secrets it was to Russia and not to Germany. If the French Government refuses to speak" declares this Belgian diplo- matist, cit is because it would be com pelled to accuse Russia and compro- mise an alliance so dear to the coun- try. Rather than do that" he adds, they would attempt a coup detat"
 Le Petit Journals article on the subject Is a remarkable one. It says:
 Europe is beginning to think that the French Government will soon be unable to suppress or keep back some statement liable to bring about a con- f1ict. This." 1t declares, 'is the motive which has prompted Baron won Blu lows statement in the Reichstag. Does Germany fear or does she seek war;"
 Tn any case" Le Petit Journal says. "it is not to the interest of France to let the matter go any further. Mod ern war Is too terrible to be entered upon lightly. Although France Is dan gerously near the abyss, 1t is not yet too late to pull up.
 That Germany intends to be in the right Is certain. She Is taking her pre- cautions so as not to be caught un- awares."
 In fact, according to Le Petit Jour nal, she Is repeating her tactics of 1870, and the paper asks:
 'Is French patriotism too dead e1 lend her a helping hand by ending the agitation over the Dreyfus affair that has thrown the country into a ferment for months. and can only serve Ger many, which is looking for a casus belli'
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-27
DREADS THE
 VIOLENCE
 OF 4 MOB Napa County Officers Divided as to the
 Danger. Sheriff Does Not Propose to Be Caught Off
 His Guard. Will Have Plenty of Deputies and All of Them Well
 Armed. CLARK PLEADS TO-DAY. Tn the Justice Court He Will Deny Guilt of His Broth CTS
 Blood.
Will Have Plenty Of Deputies and All of Them Well
 Armed.
CLARK PLEADS TO-DAY.
Tn the Justice Court He Will Deny Guilt of His Broth er's
 Blood.
Special Dispatch to The Call

NAPA. Cal, Jan. 26.-To-day has been a busy day for both the prosecu- ton and the defense in the Clark case. District Attorney Bell and Marshal Johnson have spent the day over in Pope Valley hunting up evidence per taining to the life of the CIarks years ago.
 Sheriff Mckenzie is taking all pos sible precautions to prevent the mur- derer falling into the hands of a mob should the St. Helenans be afflicted with a relapse of the lynching fever. which ragged violently in the little town six or eight years ago. This evening the Sheriff received a message from St. Helena advising him that the feeling against Clark there is at such a pitch as to make a. guard for the murderer absolutely necessary. Two deputies will be seated in the team that takes
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-27
Had Before Declared That Its Going Would Precipitate
 HOStilities.
INTERVENTION IN SIGHT
Belief That the Administration Haa Taken Step It Cannot
 Retrace.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
5. 5. $. 5. 5: 8 :s 8. s 5. $. $. s. s 5: $.

i. MADRID, Jan. 26.-The bat i. tle-ship Vizcaya, of 1000 tons
 s displacement, has been ordered
 . to visit American ports. ,
 {. NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The |. Spanish battle-ship Vizcaya,
 6 classed as an armored cruiser
 . of barbette type, Is one of the . best ships in the Spanish navy. . She is of 1000 tons displacement, 3 is $40 feet long, has 65 feet beam
 8 and draws about 21 feet : inches. Her estimated speed is 3 20 knots, she is driven by two 2 propellers and has 13,000 indi- cated horsepower. . The Vizcaya was built at Bilbao in 1891. and cost $3,000,- : 900. Her armor belt is 12 inches 3 in thickness, she has 101a inches of armor over her gun positions and her deck plating is inches thick. The armament of this war vessel consists of two 12- inch guns. ten 5.5-ineh quick ; 3 firing guns. two 2.7-inch guns. eight 2.2-inch guns. four 1.4-inch 2 guns and two Maxim guns. She g has six torpedo tubes, carries a
 8 normal coal supply of 1900 tons g and her crew numbers 500 men.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-27

fense that the confession will never be admitted in a court 1t is the prosecu- tion's claim that they possess enough circumstantial evidence to hang Clark anyway.
 The preliminary examination which takes place Thursday morning is to be the event of the year at St. Helena. AS Justice Chinn's court room will ac- commodate but fifty people, the Jus tice has offered District Attorney Bell the use of Turner's Hall that all St. Helena and half the population of the surrounding towns may witness the spectacle of weak, miserable, cowardly.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-27
WILL INSPECT THAT
 P0STOFFIcE FOUNDATION.
General William s. Smith Lenves Wash
 ingfon on q Nilsson to San
Frdncisco.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-General Will liam Sooy Smith. corps of engineers. left Washington tonight for San Francisco
 General Smith goes to investigate charges that have been made to the Treasury De- partment relative to the foundation of the new San Francisco Postoffice. The Treas ury Department has ordered the work on the building stopped until a thorough in vestigation of the foundation is made by competent engineer. The department officials do not say what the difficulty is
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-27
FURTHER TROUBLE FEARED.

Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett.
 PARIS, Jan. N.-Figaro this morning says that the Jews shops in Algiers re- main closed. The Town has received many claims for damages, amounting to $500, 900. Further troubles are feared
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Weather forecast for San Fran cisco: Fair on Thursday, with in creasing cloudiness in the afternoon and night; northerly. changing to southeasterly. winds.
 Maximum temperature for the past twenty-four hours:
 San Francisco ..........62 degrees Portland .-.-.-....--.--..34 degrees Los Angeles -.---..-....5S degrees San Diego .......-.......5s degrees
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-27

cruel George Clark being arraigned and held for trial for the murder of his own brother.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-27
THE FRATRICIDE
 FEARS THE TRIP
 TO ST. HELENA
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CLARK'S FIRST CONFESSION.

 Salvation
 
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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-27

FIRST PAGE. Fratricide Clark Fears a Mob. Los Angeles People Aroused Rorea's King Asks Protection Dreyfus Scandal Will Not Down. The Maine in Havana Harbor.
 SECOND PAGE. Field Trials for Dogs. The Monetary Reformers Stock Growers in Convention. Tuba City Mans Suicide
 THIRD PAGE. A Randsburg Relic. Hot Fight on Shipboard Justice McKenna Sworn In. Froze Out the Jury. Russians to Cross the Arctic
 FOURTH PAGE. Sherman Welcomes President Dols. Pygmies Found in Brazil Tulares New Postmaster. The Wilson Estate Settled Junk Shop fin Marin Court Cold Wave Kills Insect Pests. A Tragedy of Angels Camp.
 FIFTH PAGE. The Work of Congress News Along the Front. Figel Jurors at Premium
 SIXTH PAGF Editorial. Polling as an Art. Economy in Nevada. Bugaboo War Scare. Damon's Admission. Sound and Fury. Music and Musicians. Around the Corridors
 SEVENTH PAGE. Poisoning Domestic Pets. Soldiers Who Are Overworked. An Interesting Betrothal Why Reduce the Postal Force? Death of Baldwin Gardiner. A Charming Reciter
 EIGHTH PAGE. The Jubilee's Martial Hue.
 NINTH PAGE. Pioneer Mining Journal. As to Supervisor Delany Slavonians in Celebration Millionaire Bradbury In New Role.
 TENTH PAGE. Commercial News
 ELEVENTH PAGE. News From Across the Bay. A San Franciscan Honored.
 TWELFTH PAGE. Racing at Ingleside
 THIRTEENTH PAGE. Births, Marriages and Deaths
 FOURTEENTH PAGE. Hypnotism Up to Date. News of the Big Russian Railroad. Thieves Steal From the Police. Winemen in Sad Snari.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-15
Table of Percentages.
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

1t Is said in Picking that the visit OF
Marquis Ito Of Japan viii result IN an
offensive and defensive alliance with
Japan.
The bashl bazouks at Gambia have
consented 20 disarm. provided their
arms are delivered to the Turkish au-
thorties
The National Democrats OF New York
will have a ticket in the field II the
regular Democracy indorses Organism
at Syracuse.
The Mussulman authorities at Gambia,
in view Of the admirals' ultlmatum,
have arrested 20 ringleaders Of the re-
cent massacres
The king Of Korea and the crown
prince were suddenly taken IN after din
ner on Sunday last Poisoning was sus-
pected, and II courtiers were arrested.
The Turkish government has sent a
circular 10 the powers claiming that
the British provoked the disorders at
Gambia and announcing its refusal TO
withdraw the Turkish troops from
Crete
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-15
STATE REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
REORGANIZATION Observation-Disclosures
and black Indorscd.

SARATOGA. Sept. l5.-The reorgan-
i2atlon Of the League OF Republican
Clubs OF the state OF New York was
perfected yesterday afternoon, and the
following officers were elected: Presl-
dent. Frederick Easton OF Albany;
treasurer. James S. Barcus of New
York, acting secretary. John W. Tot
ten. The executive committee embraces
one from each congressional district
A vice president was also appointed for
each county TO act as president OF the
local club. The constitution adopted
states among other things that "the OBJ
ject rs TO promote In every legitimate
way the success OF the Republican par
ty, dts principles and candidates" also
that "the league shall not be used IN
any WAY TO further the Interests OF any
candidate for office previous 20 nomina-
| ton"
Resolutions were adopted affirming
/ the principles OF the national conven.
! ton at 81. Louis and indorsing MoKin.
| ley and Black The principal address
was made by General Stewart l.. wood
ford, minister TO Spain. The conven
ton then adjourned.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-15
WILD DUCKS ABOUT MILFORD

SMALL BOYS PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
ROBBERY AT A FIRE-A RUN
AWAY.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
Milford, Sept. 15.-Atwood Peters, a
small boy about years old, while
chopping a block of wood with hat
chet, cut off his thumb below the joint.
DR.. Prettyman put it back and sewed it
together with fifteen stitches.
Some sportsmen saw down near the
beach flock of wild ducks which they
estimated to have been about 500 in
number One Of them shot seven Of
them and the other man brought down
five.
When the fire broke out in the sta
BILE back of the house occupied by
James Carly, Ms. Theodore Townsend,
wife of Major Townsend. whose stable
adjoins, ran out to the stable and
drove all the horses out and then sank
exhausted to the ground. Fortunately
only the carriage house was burned,
and the horse Of James Sapp burned on
the hip but not seriously. The stable
was owned by Squire William Fowler.
In the morning when the family of Mr..
Carly opened their kitchen they found
! that someone had stolen their knives
and forks and other articles. Whether
/ il was done before or during the fire
/ they do not know.
While passing the shirt factory a
horse attached to a carriage contain
/ ing three negroes became frightened
and rearing and kicking, spilled out
the three men and broke the car
riage. The team belonged to Thomas
McMichael
Joseph Holland has rented his large
storehouse, in South Milford, to S. F.
Gardiner, of Norwich, Conn, who will
furniture establishment
Robert Gilman, night superintendent
OF st. Lukes Hospital, New York, is
spending his vacation with his family,
in Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. McBlair Lloyd, of Wye
Heights, spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ?. f. Causey.
Peter Foster Causey, of Wilmington
is here on a visit.
Miss Emily Pratt, of Dover, who has
been the guest of DR.. and Mrs. Nathan
Pratt, returned home Monday after
noon
Mrs. Harry Grier is visiting relatives
in Smyrna
Miss May Cooper, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of Miss Lizzie Richards,
Miss Virgie Gooden is visiting Mrs
Henry Hynson.
Miss Sadie Goodwin has returned to
Baltimore, accompanied by her cousin
Daniel Anderson, who will so from
there to Washington College, Chester
town, for the ensuing scholastic year
Hiram Truitt has left for New York
Oscar Wilson is in Michigan, where
he will remain until November.
The South Milford public school
opened Tuesday. The lower rooms are
very full, but the graduating class only
numbers four-David Sipple, Harry
Causey, Mary Hall and Carrie Marts.
The Classical Academy opens to-day
with Robert Rowe, a graduate Of the
Conference Academy and Dickinson
/ College, as principal, and Mies Ella
/, Prettyman as assistant.
Sparks circus exhibited here Tues
day, but the country people did no
come in town as usual on such DAYS
and there were few people on tn,
streets.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-15

the same place. is spending a week
with Miss Nan DUNCAN.
DR. Cork Bryon. of Baltimore, who
has been the guest Of James Cranston,
at Newport, left to-day for Bemerton,
Nd.
j. A. Rooney editor of the Whining
ton Sunday Herald, was in town yes
terday canvaeeing for his paper
r. A. WITS attended the Marcus
Hook fair yesterday.
Asbury Jester died at Dobbinsville
yesterday, of consumption.
Mrs. Fellman and daughter, OF Mt.
Airy, Pa, is visiting Mrs. Charles Wise.
]. Coleman Beaston. of the Red Lion
school, has accepted a position as prin-
cipal of the Newport schools. Miss
May Whitenack is substituting at Red
Lion.
Miss Alice Hay, a niece Of Miss
Emily Rodney, is expected to arrive al
New York to-day from Europe on the
steamer Seryia.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Manlove spent yes
terday at Marcus Hook.
Miss Annie Housman returned las
night from visiting friends at Vineland
| n. j.
Mrs. Nesbit and Miss Susan Spots
wood returned last night from an ex
tended trip to Prout's Neck, Maine.
Miss Alice Davis and Miss Edit
Garrett viii spend several days will
Miss Baldwin, of Chadd's Ford
Patrick Kelly, one Of the attendant
at Farnhurst, will visit his father, a
Hampton, Va, this week. He will als'
visit Allentown, Pa.
The Misses Young, of North Thir'
street, returned from Atlantic City yes
terday.
DR.. John ]. Black has gone to Du
luth, and will take trip on the lakes
Miss Bessie Janver has returne
4 from Dover, where she has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. George A. Milling
ton.
Miss Lucy Jackson, of Wilmington
formerly of this place, visited here re
Gently.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-15
NEW CGSTLE NEWS NOTES

"a number OF New Castle people in
bmington attended the ordination of
~. Charles f. Hannigan.
Beginning with next Sunday the SER
es Of st. Peters Church will begin
Irregular Winter work.
he wedding of Howard Churnside,
}ich was to have taken place here to-
fht by the Rev. Fletcher Clark, took
ice in Wilmington on Saturday
int.
lrivates Fred Hoffman, Owen Sheri-
and Corporal John Sheridan left
Sterday for Porto Rico to do Signal
lps work.
'ergeant Bankson T. Holcomb has
IN offered the position as quarter
sster's sergeant of the commissary
artment. If he accepts he will have
pc detailed from the regiment.
'ity Council is putting broken brick
the road below the high bridge,
Il CHI is being hauled from the brick
III.
sbury Jester of Dobbinsville, was
n expected to live over last night. He
bout So years Of age. Consumption
is trouble.
q PIN Megginson, a prominent citizen
81 Few Castle, is very sick at his home,
& .South Fifth street.
rank Deli. Janvier has purchased a
s wheel
" r. Thatcher, who had his leg
aimed by carrying a ladle Of iron
BILE to go around on crutches.
dwin NJ. Herbert read the service
mmanuel Church during the alb
&c of the rector, who is at the sea.
= ke with his family
lite Farnhurst baseball team beat the
xn5ington team by the score Of % tc
HDuffy and Newlove, two of the c. A
poys, played with the Farnhursi
a.
Gorge Churnside, a former New
lie boy, now with the Philadelphia
Troop. which has been stationed
F'ernandina, Florida, is home on g
,ough. The troop will be mustered
on Thursday.
n. Duffy is having a new tin roo.
ed on his house. John Shearer has
contract.
he only candidates in the field fol
Republican state representatives
Harry Hushebeck and james
&c.
Milton Davidson, formerly OF THU
e, is running the Delaware Work
published by the A. o. U. W., a
er.
OFT Shilling and George Unger wer,
loyed all Of yesterday fixing wirei
g the electric road.
Single Tax Club will take posses
Of the room recently occupied b!
30 Club. ~.
cJob Wright is quite sick with tn
isy at his home, on North Thirl
1t.