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The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
HENRY CLAY CHAPMAN
DIES AT SACRAMENTO
Was Senior President of the Grand
Parlor of the Native
Sons

SACRAMENTO, May 26.-Henry Clay
Chapman died at his home in this city this
afternoon at the age of 46. He was one of
the best known Native Sons in the order
and had the distinction of having been the
senior past president of Sacramento Par
lor and the senior president of the Grand
Parlor. He served a term in the Legisla
ture as an Assemblyman from one of the
city districts. and was at one time mem
Der of the City Board of Education.
By occupation Chapman was a sign
writer, and for many years his work was
regarded as of the highest type, COM
manding the admiration of his fellow
craftsmen wherever exhibited. 1t was in
1868 that Chipman engaged himself as an
apprentice with James Calvyn, pioneer
sign writer whose work was seen on the
stores of Huntington, Stanford, Crocker
and other early merchants of Sacramento,
as well as upon the floating palaces which
in those red-letter days of river travel
piled between Sacramento and San Fran
cisco. Calvyn was an artist, but the
young man who engaged himself with
him in 1868 possessed skill and taste
which would have brought him great
fame had he been more ambitious and
sought the higher realm of art. With
Chapman sign writing became an art and
he grew to a master of it. The imprint of
CALVIN and Chapman was to be found
underneath the lettering on every bank
window and upon every costly sign in
Northern California, and for a long time
they held a monopoly of the business, to
which Chapman in part succeeded twelve
years ago, when CALVIN died.
Chapman was very popular with the Ma
tive Sons and in the personal walks of
life. He was native of Sacramento. His
old-time merchant, survives him, as do a
daughter and two sons.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
HORRIBLE CONDITION
OF THE T0MBS PRISON
Mrs. Ruth Howard Will Tell Her Ex-
perience to the Mazet
Committee,

NEW YORK, May 26.-Frank Moss.
counsel of the Mazet committee, will di-
rect the attention of that body at its
next session to the condition of affairs
existing in the Tombs Prison.
Mrs. Ruth Howard, whose revelations
to the police after her arrest as an ac-
complice Of the ''W. B. Denning & Co."
band of swindlers, led to their arrest
and Imprisonment and gained for herself
a suspension of sentence on Monday last,
was subpenaed tonight by Mr.. Moss to
appear before the Mazet committee on
May 81. She will tell the story OF, what
she saw, heard and experienced during
the three months she was imprisoned in
the Tombs awaiting, trial Her story story she She
said when he had heard it that its recital
before the Legislative. investigators would
stir the people of this city as few cities
have been stirred since Charles Dickens
revealed the shames and outrages suffered
in London's prisons.
There are, conditions, he said, perhaps
not blamable to any political party or
set of men, which need only to be told
to arouse a sense of public shame that
they exist Action is bound to follow,
he added, that will remove this blot.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
FASTEST MILE MADE ON
TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE
Henri Fournier On His Internal
Machine" Reduces the Record
to 80 2-5

BALTIMORE, Md. May 26.-Henri
Fournier. the Frenchman. and his infer
nal machine were the features of the
cycle meet of the National Cycling AssO-
citation at the Hartford Avenue Coliseum
tonight. With Henshaw on the front
seat Fournier made a mile in 1872 %,
which was a second and a fifth slower
than the worlds record for a two-wheel
vehicle, established by himself in Wash
ington. A spectator tapped the bell one
lap short, which caused Fournier to lose
perhaps two seconds, he slowing up and
starting again.
The events were hotly contested in
heats and finals excepting the mile handi-
cap, professional. which was won in hol-
low style by the limit man because of
the bad start made by the back mark
men. Floyd Mcfarland, who is winning
the bulk of the money at present, won
the first prize in the two mile professional
and undoubtedly would have won the ham
dicap had he been started properly. Earl
Kiser landed second in the open and he
was the only one able to give Mcfarland
a battle. Eddie Bald acted as starter.
Attendance 1000. Summary:
Two-mile professionally. A. Mcfarland, San
Jose won; Earl Kiser, Dayton, o.. second; O.
L. Stevens Ottumwa, Ia, third Time, 4:2!
Half-mile. handicap. amateur-Bert Ripley
Princeton q5 yards). won Time, 1:02 1-5.
One mile professional, handtcap-R a. Miller
05 YARDS Won; George j. Keifer, chicago (99
yards) second; o. V Babcock, New York $50
YARDS, third. Time, 2:57.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
.CR|SP| AROUSES
IRE OF DEPUTIES
Uproar in the Italian
Chamber.
REFERS TO MENELIK'SWCT0RY
FORMER PREMIER ATTEMPTS TO
EXPLAIN.
When the Rout at Erythrea Is Men,
toned the Din Becomes So Great
That the Session Has to
Be Suspended.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ROME, May 26.-Former Premier Crispi
in the Chamber of Deputies to-day asked
for permission to explain the circum-
stances leading TO the Italian rout in
Erythrea. His remarks led to an i'm
mense uproar, during which anathemas
were hurled Unfortunately and the din
became so great that the session was sus-
pended. After its resumption there was d
repetition of the scene
Signor Ferry, Socialist, accused General
Barratieri, who commanded the Italian
forces in Erythrea. of having fled and left
his troops in the lurCh. Ferry refused to
Withdraw his accusation and in the midst
OF lndescr1bable uproar the House ad-
journed.
the Italian army commanded by General Bar
ratieri at Adowa, the Italian East African col
killed or made prisoners on that occasion has
not been made public, but the Italian war
followed ItaIy's reverse in the Chamber of
Deputies admitted that about u 600 native Ital-
ian troops were engaged, in addition to some
1000 auXiliaries and that about $50 othcers
ana oUgO men were killed by the forces or hlnS
- -, oL aDS sslIild- ~ duuitlon IL 10 ny @ IL
prisoners. Some reports at that time had it
that the Italians lost about 10000 men in killed
and wounded, in addition to losing five pieces
OF artillery and their ammunition and wagon
trains.
General Barratieri, who commanded the Ital-
ian troops at Adowa, the former Governor
Of Erythrea. He was tried by court-martial
and acquitted of having attacked the Abyssin-
1ans from ineXcusabe motives under circum-
stances rendering defeat inevitable, and of hav-
ing abandoned the chief command of the troops
at 12:30 o'clock on March 1 until o'clock
March 3, thereby falling to give the orders re-
quired, lessening the consequences of the de-
feat.
The advocate general in his address for the
prosecution at the time of the court-martial.
demanded that the general be sentenced to ten
years confinement in a fortress.
Slgnor Crispi was Premier at the time of this
disaster TO the Italian arms and a great deal
CT the odium fell upon him. His resignation
was accepted on March "a, 1898, after COM
mittee of the Chamber of Deputies had re-
ported recommending political censure'' for
his connection with the Bank of Naples scan
dals during his Premiership.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
DREYFUS SCORES HIS
PUBLIC PROSECUTORS

PARIS, May 26.-The Figaro pub
fishes to-day some notes written by
Dreyfus in November and December.
1894, when he was awaiting trial.
These in part are as follows:
During the seventeen days following
my arrest | underwent several eXamina-
uonS. An officer came in the evenings
with his secretary, anger in his eyes and
insult on his lips. My overtasked brain
could not stand more.
| always asked what were the proofs OF
the accusation, but he refused to show
them. and said that the instrument of
my so-called crime was letter. Why
was | not shown it? My condition be-
came such that | wished to commit sui
eide / was mad. In the midst of my
trouble / took my sheets and prepared
to hang myself to the window, but | re-
flected that if | did this all would think
me guilty and that l must live in order
to cry aloud that ! am innocent.
Dreyfus goes on to express astonish-
ment that he should be arrested and
disarmed because experts asserted that
his writing was similar to that of the
incriminating letter Throughout the
investigation they said to him: You
are lost. Nothing can save you" Fin
ally he was informed, he says, that he
would be sent. before a court martial,
as the presumption of guilt were suf-
ficient to warrant it. Thus the ''over-
whelming proofs" of the first DAYS of
investigation had become at the end
of two months only "presumptions." 3"
To this he replied: "I declare that a
monstrOus infamy is being committed
toward me, a nameleSS act of coward
ice / have nothing to do with investi-
eating judges, but with eXecuuoners. ="
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
MASTERING OUT
THE CUBAN ARMY
Distribution of Gratuity
Begins To-Day.

HAVANA, May 26.-The distribution of
the So 900 900 which the United States Gov
ernment has offered as a gratuity to the
Cuban troops on disbanding and surren-
dering their arms will begin at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning at the foot of the
Prado. There are only 400 Cubans on the
rolls for Havana, and Lieutenant Colonel
George M. Randall. the commissioner su-
perintending the distribution here, does
not expect any trouble.
At meeting of the Veterans of Inde-
pendence last night, which was largely
attended a resolution declaring against
either giving up arms or accepting money
from the United States was carried unani-
mouSly.
In accordance with this action Colonel
Nunez began to disband his followers to-
day, 800 men being billeted among the
towns of Pinar del Rio province. The
first brigade, 400 infantry and 500 cavalry,
are under orders to muster out on May
81. The second brigade. SAT cavalry and
300 infantry, will begin to muster out to-
morrow. Four regiments which Colonel
Illeras has quartered near San Antonio
de Los Banos, with eighty caValrymen,
will be mustered out next Monday.
The Cubans are attempting to form a
club composed of all the Government en-
ployes, with a view to contribution of
a percentage of salaries to a general fund
for the relief of the necessities of eX-
soldiers
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
LARGER ARMY NEEDED
IN THE PHILIPPINES

MANILA, May 26, 7:40 p. m.-The events
OF the past weeks have emphasized the
need Of much larger army here, without
which, according to the best authorities
IN Manila. ii would be attempting the i'm
possible to expect TO maintain supremacy
in the Philippine Islands. Thes inadequacv
or the American forces is said to be re-
sponsible for the large loss In the number
or small encounters, without material re-
suits as a compensation. Most of the
1ghting has been in territory which the
Americans had swept, but had been com
pelled to abandon because they could not
spare troops to hold it,
The forces commanded by General
Macarthur and General Lawton held
two important lines Of communica
ton and commerce, the railroad to
San Fernando and the Rio Grande Rut
much of the country they have swept in
Guiding scores Of the smaller towns and
larger ones have been left uncovered sim
ply for want of men to hold them and the
insurgents have returned and are occupv
ing the towns the Americans abandoned
and arc camping in the jungles and woods
outside of others, on the watch for
chances to harass the garrisons and at
tack scouting parties or detached com
panies with greater forces. This is the
KIND or warfare they prefer to regular
battles.
1t appears that the Filipinos who At
tackled the Third Regiment between San
Miguel and Bal1uag were part Of Pic del
Pilars army. They came from the south
across the mountains presumably to meet
wagon train which General Lawton eX-
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
TACALS TO Be
WHIPPED INTO
SUBMISSION
There Will Be No More Dal-
lying With the BelIig-
erent Filipinos.
ENJOYS SO INFORMED
Aguinaldo'S Representatives Must
Come With Unconditional Surren-
der to Again Be Received.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, May 26.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Herald tele-
graphs: When you desire to re-enter
the American military lines come pre-
pared for an unconditional surrender:
otherwise you will not be admitted"
I am told at the War Department
that this in substance. is the parting
message Aguinaldo's peace envoys. So
called, received when they left the Am
erican Peace Commissioners to return
to Aguinaldo's headquarters. Our Com
missioners, if they have not already,
viii receive instructions to adhere to
this decision.
The foolhardiness of further negOtia-
tions with the irresponsible leaders of
the defiant rebels is at last fully ap-
preciated by administration officials.
The insurgents must be whipped into
submission. The President. 1 am told.
is now of this opinion. He regrets that
he is unable to share in the optimistic
opinion of Mr.. Schurman. chairman of
the commission, that the sO-called en-
Voys will speedily come back to accept
in full our own terms.
Mr.. Schurman expressed similar views
Immediately after the first correspond
ence more than three weeks ago, and
thereby caused the President to fall
into the mistake of anticipating peace
at once.
The fact that the authorities have
again taken up the question of send
ing additional troops to the Philippines
is a pretty good indication that they
consider the recent peace negotiations
a failure. 1 understand that the Twen-
ty-fourth infantry (colored) has been
slated for service in the Philippines in
addition to those previously decided
upon. Other regiments are also being
talked of.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27

PIERCE FOR PRINCIPAL.
Reelected by the Los Angeles Nor
NAL School Board.

LOS ANGELES, May 26.-The new
board of directors of the State Normal
School In Los Angeles met this afternoon
at the school building and organized. Di-
rector N. p Conrey was elected chairman
of the board and Professor Pierce, princi-
pal of the school, was elected secretary.
The bylaws of the preceding board were
adopted. Professor Pierce was elected
principal of the school for a term of four
years. There was some talk of ncreas-
ing the salary to $500, but the action was
not taken. The annual meeting of the
board will be held on Saturday, June 10,
al p. m, and on June % the school will
close for the year.
CHICO, May 26.-The newly appointed
Board of Trustees of the Chico Normal
School met this morning. Those present
were +. c. Lusk and I. H. Barnard of
Chico, Richard Belcher of MarysvilIe.
Frank D. Ryan of Sacramento, Clifford
Coggins of Igerna and State Superintend-
ent of Public instruction Kirk. The board
organized by electing- +. c. Lusk per-
manent chairman and Richard BeIcher
permanent secretary. Chairman Iusk
and Trustees Belcher and Barnard were
appointed delegates to the meeting of
the joint board of Normal Trustees In
Los Angeles about July IA. Belcher and
Barnard were elected to serve with
Chairman Lusk as an executive commit
tee,
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27

MADRID, May 26-The Minister of
War, General Polavieja, has received
a dispatch announcing the evacuation
Of Zamboanga, island of Mindanao, by
the Spanish garrison. The dispatch
further said that as the Spaniards had
declined to assent to the Filipinos' de-
mands that the arms and munitions of
war should be surrendered with the
city, fighting ensued, the Spaniards
suffering some loss.
The dispatch adds that the natives
continue bitterly opposed to the idea of
American annexation, and that the
conquest of Mindanao will prove to be
a hard task.
Following is the full text of the dis
patch which was sent by General Rios,
Spains military representative in the
Philippines, from Manila:
Arrived here on board the Leon XIII.
The occupation of the island of Jolo by
the Americans was effected without spe-
cial incident. The American warships sa-
luted our flag with twenty-one guns when
il was lowered.
The Filipino batteries at Zamboanga,
island of Mindanao, continued to shell the
town and the port, causing losses in our
garrison, but finally after lively attack
by the Spaniards the insurgents fed.
They suffered numerous losses Our
losses were two officers and three soldiers
killed and nineteen soldiers wounded.
One company of our troops attacked a
battery, which the enemy then abandoned
and two other batteries were dismounted
by our artillery. After this reverse the
insurgents declared their adhesion to
Spain and suspended hostilities.
The evacuation of Zamboanga was ac-
complished in the most orderly way. In
spite of violent storm, which caused the
loss of several boats and the stranding
Of the steamer Porto Rico on the enemy S
coast, every one was safely embarked.
Two American warships were placed at
my disposal by the admiral, but we did
not need them. The Spanish flag was sa-
luted by the guns of the American ships.
If the Minister of War does not order
to the contrary I shall sail for Spain on
board the p de Satrustegui.
The Cabinet has approved the plans
of General Rios.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
OCCUPIES RABBI
FARBER'S PULPIT
Cent e Pastor breaches
In a Synagogue.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

STOCKTON, May 26-Rev Reuben H
Sink, pastor of the First Congregational
Church. delivered the sermon tonight at
the regular Friday evening service in the
Jewish synagogue The Christian minis
ter was introduced to the congregation
by Rabbi Farber in an address which
was not less significant of the trend of
liberal ideas than was the presence of
the minister in a Jewish place of wor-
ship
Judaism accepts all truth from where
soever it comes,' said the rabbi "Preju-
dice and superstition must eventually go
down before the irresistible march of
enlightened thought and modern frater-
nifty. Since my arrival in this city l have
endeavored not only to be a teacher to
my people, but to meet with those of all
persuasions and enter into the life of
the community. l was gratified to soon
be able to establish pleasant and helpful
relations with the Ministerial Associa-
ton of this city. We exchanged our pri-
Vate views and often find them to be in
harmony. | have. my people, taken a new
departure in inviting a representative of
another congregation to speak here this
evening, and l esteem it an unusual pleas
ure to present to you my friend and col
league, Rev. Mr. Sink
1T is a pleasure for me to be here. and
L feel that l can indorse the kind senti-
ments expressed by your rabbi" said DR..
Sink. THAT you indulge me here speaks
your kindly feelings more than Words
DR.. Sink said he would base his remarks
on Exodus iii:15 wherein the Almighty de-
clared himself to be the God of Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob. The speaker referred
to visit to Egypt, and how, when he
stood at the Pyramids, it had occurred to
him that the great wonders had been
reared in the groanS of oppressed Israel,
cemented with their lifes blood and
history of the Jewish people and spoke of
the distinctive features in the relations
between the three patriarchs and God. To
Abraham he was a God of youth, leading
and directing the founder Of Israel when
he went into a strange land. Isaac's re-
lations were those of a home builder, and
upon his marriage and life he invoked the
blessing of the Most High. To Jacob God
was help in time of wrestling and dis
treSS.
DR.. Sink said what humanity, regard
less of creed, needed was a personal God.
such as was the one of the patriarchs-
a God of youth, a God of marriage and
a God of aid in time of distress. The
common father should be set up in the
heart to the exclusion of all else. 1t would
happier people. He hoped God would be
exalted in every life, and his reign be
complete in the daily walks of every aud
itor before him.
The only direct reference to Christ was
at the close, when he spoke of the great
example of one whom he believed to be
the incarnation of God upon earth.
| The best families of the city We're rep
resented in the congregation, and wide
spread attention will doubtless be at
tracted by the event. Rabbi Farber will
speak in DR.. Sinks's church on Sunday
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that on July y an ex-
animation will be held in San Francisco
by the Board of Examiners, consisting of
H. P. Gush (chairman), H. Mailer (secre-
tary), and c. NJ Sherman, for the Mint
and assay service, for mechanical trades
and skilled positions in the Mint and AS
say Office:
Applicants are advised that they must fur
nish in addition to filing their applications.
satisfactory evidence TO their character and
integrity.
This examination is open TO all citizens of the
United States who comply with the require
ments. All such citizens are invited to apply.
They will be examined. graded and certified
with entire imDartality and wholly without
regard to any consideration save the ability
shown by the grade given them in the ex-
animation.
Persons desiring to enter this examination
should apply to the secretary of the board of
examiners a the Mint and Assay Office in this
city for application blanks, which should be
properly executed and promptly filed with the
secretary of the board.
No application will be accepted after the
hour of closing business on July l, 1899.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
ADDITIONAL TROOPS TO
BE SENT TO MANILA

WASHINGTON. May 26. - Additional
troops are to be sent 10 Manila in accord
ance with the War Departments policy
OF relieving the volunteer regiments as
eXpeditiously as circumstances will per-
nit. Serious doubt Is entertained, how
ever by some of the highest officials
whether it will be practicable to muster
all volunteers out in view of the latest
developments. Recent instructions from
the War Department provide for the dis
patch of several regular regiments from
San Francisco the next to depart being
the Ninth Infantry, to be followed by the
first body of men next reaching the coast.
The question of garrisoning posts at
home is becoming a serious one and
should all the volunteers in Manila be
mustered out on returning home, as they
are promised, the authorities will have
scarcely enough force to care for coast
fortificatons and the more important mil
itary posts 1t is thought that some of
the volunteer regiments would be willing
to continue in the service if relieved of the
hard duty at the front in the Philippines.
Until recently the brunt of the fighting
has been borne by these regiments, near
ly all of which are from the far West
and previous to the insurgent outbreak
last February they conducted the patrol
work at Manila and vicinity. 1t is said
by War Department officials that the reg
ulars now in the Philippines with those
under orders TO go there constitute over
One-thrd of the full enlisted strength and
that it is neither advisable nor practical
bic TO reduce the force in Cuba and Porto
Rico in order to provide more regiments
for Manila.
Most of General Otis messages of late
have given comparatively encouraging re-
ports, and yet there have been no signs
OF immediate peace in the Philippines and
IL viii probably be necessary 10 maintain
I'm the islands for many months a consid-
erable body of troops. The return of Cen
eral Lawton's command to Manila after
a triumphant campaign is accepted ny
many as indicating il was useless to pur-
sue the enemy during the present rainy
season and that to maintain the troops
ir their unhealthy surroundings and away
from their base of supplies would be to
invite disaster and illness.
General MacArthur's brigade is also ex-
Pected to be recalled soon, so that with
H. ten days or two weeks ii is Anticipated
the greater part of our army operating
IN the field will go into camp at Manila
There are likely TO be no further over
lures for peace from the natives as song
field and rather than surrender now it is
thought they viii make the best of their
situation until the close of the rainy sea-
son with hope that there may in the
meantime be some 1eviopments
The War Department has not been adj
Nlsed OF the departure from the Philip
pines OF any transport bearing returning
volunteer regiments. The War Depart-
ment expects TO be apprised of the de-
parture of troops Immediately on their
setting sail for the United States.