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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-16
MORE REINFORCEMENTS.
PROMOTION FOR OTIS

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-The Herald S
Washington correspondent telegraphs:
|. That it may be available for service
in the Philippines, should Otis consider
additional troops necessary, the War
Department to-day issued orders di-
rectfng the Ninth Regiment of Infan-
try, now stationed at Madison Bar
racks and other posts in New York
State. to proceed at once to the De-
partment of California
While the authorities have insisted
that Otis has sufficient troops to main
tain his position and to pursue Agui-
naldo's forces should he deem it advis-
able to do so, it is appreciated that it
will soon be necessary to station gar
risons at practically all points in the
islands which were occupied by Span
ish troops before the war. Otis will be
reinforced by about 1000 men when all
the troops now under orders to pro-
coed to Manila reach their destination,
making a total force of about 10000
men, including those at Iloilo.
Besides the expected prompt ratifica-
ton of the Paris treaty by the Spanish
Government will make it necessary to
relieve the volunteer troops and bring
them to the United States. 1t is there
fore considered desirable to have sew.
eral regiments in readiness to dispatch
to Manila, and the Ninth is the first
selected.
Instructions have been sent to Otis
directing him to instruct Miller to put
in force at Iloilo the same tariff in ope-
ration at Manila. 1t is proposed 10
place this tariff in force at all ports in
the islands Immediately after they are
occupied by American troops.
Miller's appointment as brigadier
general in the regular army has been
greeted with much satisfaction in army
circles as indicative of the intention of
the President to reward every officer
and man in the Philippines distinguish
ing himself.
The authorities are DESTROYS of re-
warding Otis, and he will probably re-
ceive the breVet of major general in
the regular service, he now being Sc
nior brigadier general, though holding
a volunteer commission as major gen.
eral.
There is reason to believe that Gen>
eral Otis would be one of the first Of
ficers promoted to the grade of majos
general should the army reorganiza-
ton bill become a law, and his friends
say that his services entitle him to
consideration in connection with the of
flee of lieutenant general in case that
grade should be revived. 1t is expected
that the board on brevets now in
session will be directed to consider the
meritorious and gallant services of Of
ficers in connection with the campaign
against the insurgents.
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HOW THE STEAMSHIP
BULGARIA WAS DISABLED
Rudder Broke During a Gale and the
Vessel Then Sprang
Leak

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-The sailors
rescued from the missing steamer Bull
garia of the amburg-American line,
which is supposed to have been lost off
the Azores the latter part of last week
have made statement before the Ger
man Consul in Punta del Gada, who
has cabled it to this city:
''On February 2, during a severe
northwest gale, the rudder broke and
three large and five collapsible boats
were borne away. The ship being then
without a helm pounded tremendously
and sprang a leak. On the Sd there
was eight feet of water in compartment
No 4 and the ship heeled over to port.
over 1000 bags of freight were shifted
from port to starboard without success.
On February we sighted the WeehaW-
ken and requested assistance. The first
boat of the Bulgaria took ten passen-
gers, but before we were able to take
more the boat was torn away by heavy
seas. The second boat, with Second Of
ficeF Sherges and four men, was also
torn away by the sea before the pas
sengerS could be taken and we lost
sight of the vessel. The Weehawken
launched two boats; one filed with
water and the other saved eight per-
sons The Weehawken remained until
noon on the 9Th without seeing the
Bulgaria again. Two other unknown
steamers were near the Bulgaria, but
we do not know what aid they gave"
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REV, DR.. CRABB
WROTE BURNING
WORDS OF LOVE
Alleged Note in Which He Told His Wife Of
His Infatuation for Miss
Perry.

SAN JOSE, Feb. 15.-The Rev. Will
liam D. Crabb never spent a more I'M
comfortable afternoon in his life than
he did to-day in Judge Kittredge's
courtroom AS chief witness for him
self, in the divorce suit that has
shocked the church going community
Of this State, he was, metaphorically
speaking, grilled by his wife's attor-
ney. NJ c. Hassett. The latter was
unmerciful in his inquiries, compelling
the reverend gentleman from San
Francisco to give q complete history
of his past and minutely examining
into the evidence he gave on direct ex-
animation. This had the effect of
making him very weary and the an
nouncement of adjournment was a well
come relief.
Shortly before he was permitted to
leave his unenviable seat, the defend
ants counsel sprang the sensation of
the day. 1t was in the form of doc
ument in the handwriting of his wife
and, when it was presented to him for
perusal a perceptible tremor passed
over him, as it was virtually con-
fession of his affection for Miss Carrie
Perry, the choir singer of Gilroy, who
under the biblical name of Esther"
was honored with burning thoughts
that coursed through the doctors pen,
and which he styled poetry. AL
though the witness remembered hav-
ing seen the lines, he was 10th to adj
NIT authorship. Strenuous objection
was made against its admission by At
torney Cobb, for the plaintiff, who ap-
preciated the Importance of the docu-
ment, and the court ruled it out for
the present on the ground that there
was not sufficient evidence to show that
the original had ever existed. The
most material parts of this startling
confession Of love read as follows:
eve both love each other with all the
powers of our being, with an all-con-
Stunning love. We wish one another's
company as much as we can have It,
We tell one another these things and
express in writing words Of affection
But all words and writing are
pure If l should outlive you we may
be married, if she still feels as now to-
ward me. She knows how bar
rem and dead my heart was until sud-
denly awakened to life and a depth of
love never surpassed. Her love for me
absorbs all her very being. We will
be pure and seek only our good and
not work to harm any one else. Be pa
tient with US, by the knowledge you
have of an all-consuming love. We
beg of you to be patient with us and
let us be a comfort to one another"
According to Mrs. Crabb's counsel,
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the original of this document was writ
ten for the purpose of assuring his wife
that the relations existing between him
and Miss Perry, though intimate. were
pure; and again, perhaps he had writ
ten it to drive her frantic. The paper
was written, it is said, in Gilroy, and
she exhibited it to Crabb's brother in
Pomona, in the presence of her hus-
band. He denies having written the
original, of which this paper was a
copy. Mrs. Crabb's counsel intends
proving by her and reliable witnesses
that he did write the document. They
declare he gained possession of the Or
iginal and destroyed it.
Another feature Of the day was a let
ter written to DR.. Crabb by his wife,
in which she criticized the trustees OF
the Methodist church at Gilroy for
their action in concurring with DR..
Crabb that it would be best for her to
remain in california, it sarcastically
clubbing them Sweet Christians of
Gilroy, in the influence and power of a
lone woman"
The doctor will be on the witness
stand again tomorrow to finish his
cross-examination and be confronted
with the numerous letters to his wife
after their separation in January, 1897.
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the machine shop that by $50 o'clock
it was pronounced an utter loss. AT IL
o'clock the fire had spent itself.
Machine shop No. % was occupied by
the coppersmiths, the boiler makers,
the carpenters and mach1n1stS. ABOUT
600 people were employed there, but
only two Watchmen were in the build
ing at the time of the outbreak of the
fire. Aside from being filled with a
great mass of machinery, more or less
used. the building was occupied as
pattern and model shop. Here were
kept all the models, plans, drawings
and specifications of work to be done
on any one OF the naval vessels tnat
were to be repaired at the yard Many
models of battleships and warships
built from time to time were kept
there. These were mostly copies of
models, and their loss, while footing up
considerable from pecuniary point,
will not be irreparable. The steam en-
gineering department had a number of
elaborate plans which were originated
in this yard, and they cannot be re-
placed.
In the machine shop very little work
was on hand. A number of small or
ders were being filed for the torpedo
boats Mckee, Rogers, Foote and Por-
ter, and some engine fittings We're be-
ing turned out for the Newark, Scor-
pion and Indiana.
The records and models of the battle
shin Maine. which was blown UP in
Havana harbor on February 10, 1898,
were also destroyed. The loss to the
building is placed at $350,000; that on
the machinery and lathes in the build
ing at $500. 900. The cost of the models
and patterns is variously estimated,
but officials in the yard put the total
loss at a little over 81 600, 600. The cause
of the fire is unknown as yet.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-16
FRUIT AND FLOWERS
IN SPLENDID ARRAY
Fair Sonoma's Products Displayed
in the Cloverdale Citrus
Fair Pavilion.

CLOVERDALE. Feb. 1.-THE large Cit
rus Fair pavilion is grandly arrayed in its
holiday attire. and while the Eastern
States are suffering from the effects OF
the blizzard the citizens of Cloverdaie
are working day and night to make ready
to greet the guests to this land of oranges
and flowers. The weather is delightful
and under the blue skies and the bright
sunshine the work of preparation goes
merrily on.
The decoration committee completed its
labors last night and to-day the different
exhibitors put on the finishing touches.
The official colors-white, green and
orange-are displayed everywhere. me
booths are in place and beautifully deco
rated. The orange booth is one mass OF
yellow and white bunting with orange
leaves. palms and ferns as background
This work was under direct control OF
Mrs J. r. Vassar and Mae Dobbins Ihe
candy booth. under direction og MISS
Maud Graham, will be one of the pref
test effects of the exhibition. The gen
eral effect is in green and white, offset by
artistic work in bamboo and palms me
ice cream and lunch booth, together with
the tamale booth, is handsomely decoral-
ed with the regulation colors.
Exhibitors are placing. their displays.
The Preston people have dozens OF oranges
will exhibit large Indian canoe deco
rated with lemons and oranges and VIII
liam Caldwell will display ms Fruit IN the
shape of the Eiffel tower, together with
an electrical display. Brush, Williams &
Co. will have a grand electrical and wa
ter display and will arrange in this eX-
hibit oranges. lemons, olives and olive
oil. offset by dollhouse plants and palms:
Mrs L. A. Domino will exhibit model
of the old Cloverdale bridge, made of
oranges, lemons and deciduous fruits.
The attendance will also be very large,
as all Sonoma is looking forward In eager
and admire the results of the handiwork
of Cloverdale's citizens.
Special rates will prevail from all rail-
road points Saturday. will be Mendo-
cinos day. when special train will be
run from Ukiah and all way stations.
From Saturday to Monday special rates
will prevail from San Francisco. Tickets
will cost So for the round trip and will
hold good to return until Monday. Feb
ruary % will be Sonoma County's day and
special trains will run from Petaluma and
all way stations, arriving here at 1 p. m.
and returning at 8 o'clock p. m. of the
same day.
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COSTLY FIRE At
BROOKLYN YARD
Navy Loses Property
Worth a Million.
MACHINE SHOP DESTROYED
FLAMES SWEEP AN oIL-soAKED
BUILDING.
Many Fine Patterns and Models Of
Battleships Lost and the Work
Of the Yard Greatly
Retarded.
MACHINE SHOP DESTROYED
FLAMES SWEEP AN OIL-SOAKED
BUILDING.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Feb 15.-Over a million
dollars worth of Government property
was destroyed by fire which started
tonight in the large machine shop of
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, known as
machine shop No 2S, and the workings
of the navy yard have received a seri-
Gus setback. Many fine models and
patterns Of battleships, their parts and
plans have been destroyed, and some Of
them cannot be obtained again except
by going over the work mapped out in
the beginning.
The steam engineering department of
the Brooklyn yard is practically wiped
out and the work done in that building
will have to be thrown temporarily
upon the department Of yards and
docks and that of construction and re-
pair.
The fire was discovered and the alarm
given at $50 o'clock tonight by the
man on watch of the battleship Massa-
chusetts. The men of the Massachu-
sets scurried down to- the machine
shop about 300 yards away, and with
the aid of hose reel picked up in the
yard got a small stream playing on the
fire. The building was about 100 feet
in width and 1926 feet long. 1t was four
stories in height and built of stone and
brick The wood of the inside was
thoroughly saturated with oil and the
flames rapidly gained Roadway. 1t was
seen that the Massachusetts men could
do but little against the blaze and
Colonel Huntington. in command Of the
marines, Joined in the work.
All the engines in the neighborhoOd OF
the navy yard responded to the alarm,
but the firemen found the great ma
chine shop completely enveloped in
flames and attention had to be paid
to the foundry and other buildings in
the vicinity Several times the flames
got a start on the foundry roof, but
the firemen quickly put them out. A
small corrugated iron building in the
rear of the machine shop was burned,
but the loss on this is insignificant
The fire made such rapid progress in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-16
BARNESON TO MANAGE
THE TRANSPORT FLEET
Official Recognition of the Expert
Handling of the Troopship
Arizona,

TACOMA, Feb. 15.-Friends of Cap
tain John Barneson of Port Townsend
believe that within a few days he Will
be given the management of the United
States transport fleet operating be-
tween San Francisco and Manila, with
the title OF assistant quartermaster. He
is said to have received the indorse-
ments of Admiral Dewey and General
Merritt, which were given in conse-
quence of Barnesons expert handling
of the troopship Arizona last summer.
Within FIVE days after the Arizona's ar
rival at Manila he had her cleared Of
all soldiers, besides several thousand
tons of supplies. This rapid work was
In marked contrast with the unloading
of the other transports, causing Barne-
sons retention by the Government to
load other troop ships at San Fran
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MILLER PROMOTED TO
BROADER OF REGULARS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The Presi-
dent to-day sent these nominations to
the Senate:
State-Samuel J. Barrows of Massa-
chusetts, to be librarian of Congress.
Interior-David L. Geyer, Receiver of
Public Moneys at Roswell, N NJ.
War-Regular army, Colonel Marcus
P. Miller, Third Artillery to be brig
adler general; William B. Parker.
private, Company B, First Infantry.
to be second lieutenant.
Colonel Miller commanded the mill
tary force which captured the city Of
Iloilo without the loss of a man. and
his promotion is in recognition of his
meritorius service on that occasion.
The new brigadier general is native
of Massachusetts, and was graduated
from West Point in 1856 He served
throughout the Civil War with gal
lantry and was brevetted three times.
Later he served on the frontier fighting
Indians.
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FILlPINOS TO APPEAL
TO EUROPEAN COURTS

MONTREAL. Feb. 15.-Senor AEON
clio. the Filipino commissioner. in an
interview to-day said there would be
no let I'D in the efforts of the Filipinos
70 force the Americans from their
country. He said he was not at all sur
prised that IIoilo had fallen. as the
Americans had the advantage OF
But wait till they get in the in
terror" he said, and then they will
have more than their work cut out
He announced that the purpose of
Senior Luna's departure was to inter-
view the different courts Of Europe and
SIX their assistance for the Filipinos.
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REORGANIZATION
BILL MUST PASS
Otherwise Extra Session
Is Inevitable.
NO MAKEsHIFT COMPROMISE
PERMANENT INCREASE IN REG
ULAR ARMY DEMANDED.
AS to the McEnery Resolution There
Seems Little Chance for Its
Passage in the
House.
NO MAKEsHIFT COMPROMISE
PERMANENT INCREASE IN REG
ULAR ARMY DEMANDED.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,
Washington. Feb. Is.


Washington, Feb. Is.
There is an impression at the Capitol
that the administration is bluffing in
threatening 20 call an extra session if
some kind of an army reorganization
bill is not passed at the present session.
At the last moment it is claimed, the
administration will back down and ac-
cept a makeshift compromise. This is
emphatically denied, however, by those
who are close to the President. Mr..
Mckinley is more determined than ever,
they say, to accept no temporary make
shift as a substitute for the army bill,
and will surely call an extra session If
a bill is not passed at the present SEES
sion providing for a permanent in
crease in the regular army. 1t is alb
solutely necessary, it is said, in his
judgment, to enable the Government to
meet the new conditions that con-
front it.
Apparently there is no weakening on
the part of Cockrell and Jones and
other Democratic Senators who are an
tagonizing the reorganization measure;
hence an extra session may be regarded
as almost inevitable.
Speaker Reed, it is understood, is not
likely TO lnl6IpOSe any ODSldClSS W IllS
taking of vote on the McEnery reSolu-
ton in the House. In fact, if the
Speaker does anything regarding the
resolution it will be to help 1t along.
However, for the present, the fate of
the McEnery resolution in the House
rests with Chairman Hit of the For
eign Affairs Committee. Hit is q
strong administration man, and he will
probably be governed to a great extent
by the wishes of the President in the
matter.
So far as is known Mr.. Mckinley has
McEnery resolution. 1t has been the
desire of the administration, however,
to be left free to act as it sees fit and
not to be hampered by the passage of
any resolution declaring future policy
of the country toward our recent &C
ouired possessions. The McEnery reso-
luton is probably as harmless as any
resolution on that subject could be, but
it is believed the President would pre-
fer not to have It passed al this time.
If this should prove to be true it is
more than likely that Hit will be in no
particular haste to report the resolution
back to the House. If the resolution
should be passed during the last ten
days of the session the President could
kill it by refusing to sign it. But it is
doubtful in the judgment of a good
many people whether the McEnery
resolution can pass the House. 1t does
not meet the approval Of the minority,
and a large number of Republicans do
not believe it Will be wise to handicap
the President in the slightest degree at
this time.
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ARMS FOR INSURGENTS
I'M HIDING AT HANKOW

NEW YORK. Feb. ia Hongkong
cable to the. journal says: Large guam
titles of arms purchased by Aguinaldo
in Japan are now held in hiding at
Hankow. The insurgent agents are
waiting for an opportunity to ship them
to the Philippines.
United States Consul General Wild
man has a close watch kept on the
Filipinos and the shipping at Hankow
to prevent the arms being smuggled
out. Unless Aguinaldo secures those
guns and ammunition, prolonged resist
ance on the part Of the Filipinos will
be impossible
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-16
BRUTE FORCE CONQUERED.
Elizabeth B. Grannis Deplores the
War With Spain.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-At the
meeting of the Woman's Council to-
day Rev, Amanda Deye of Philadel-
phia, president of the Universal Peace
Union, delivered an address on The
Relations Between the Council and
Peace and Arbitration" At the COM
ing Paris congress. she said, the women
of the world would ask the nations for
nothing less than disarmament
There was considerable discussion on
the subject matter of the address, those
participating including Mrs. Belva A.
Lockwood of this city and Mrs. Eliza
beth B. Grannis of New York. The
latter declared the Spanish war was
simply a matter of brute force and set
tied only which country had the most
money and ability to defeat the other.
"The missionaries say the open doors
of all nations have been ready to well
come u.s. but WILL" she asked. 'the
mothers of the Filipinos accept our
gospel now?"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-16
URGES ANNEXATION
BY GREAT BRITAIN
How a Correspondent Would Settle
All the Strife on the Samoan
Islands

LONDON Feb. 15-The Melbourne cor
respondent of the Times says: The Sa-
moan correspondent of the Melbourne Ar
gus writes that the only solution of the
difficulties there lies in an immediate an
nexation of the Islands by Great Britain.
He says the natives throughout the en-
tire group are almost unanimously favor
able to such step and that 1t is also ar
IDENTIFY desired by the British and Amer
lean residents
Failing annexation the complete disarm-
ing of the whole population is imper-
alive and in the opinion of the CORES
pendent of the Argus the abolition of the
kingship Is absolutely necessary to pre-
vent constant disturbances. The rival
chiefs, he believes, would be satisfied If
appointed to rule their own districts at
small salaries.
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SKIRMISHES IN THE
SUBURBS OF MANILA

NEW YORK, Feb. ia special
cable to the Journal, dated Manila.
Feb 16, a. M says: There is much
firing going on tonight in the outskirts
of the city. Skirmishes are reported
from many quarters. The tension in
the city is high. Few people have
cared to sleep. 1t is feared that the
Filipinos in Manila are planning an up
rising and may attempt to massacre
the Americans. The guards have been
doubled. Squads of soldiers are search
ing suspected houses.
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CENTRAL PACIFIC
TO PAY ITS DEBT
Definite Arrangement Made at
Last for Settlement With
Uncle Sam.

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Bliss At
s5S 100000 annual
b by O.
will
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SPRINTER MYERS DEAD.
Famous Short Distance Runner a
Victim of Pneumonia.

NEW YORK, Feb 15-Lawrence E.
Myers, the famous short distance runner
died suddenly in this city last night Of
pneumonia. He would have been Al years
of age to-day. He was born in Rich
mond, Va
Myers had been amateur champion Of
America at one distance or another ever
since 1875. He won fourteen American
championships, the Canadian champion
ship and three championships of England
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-16
Murphy Defeats Burbeck.

SPRINGFIELD, O.. Feb. 15.-"Austra-
Ian Billy Murphy proved a perfect
whirlwind here tonight and defeated
Walter Burbeck of Springfield in the Sec
ond round, before the Springfield Club.
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Creameries Disburse Coin.

WOODLAND, Feb. 15.-This was pay
day at the two Yolo County creameries,
and there has been disbursed among the
patrons of these two enterprises about
$1,000.