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The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
CAUGHT STEAMING
PRIVATE LETTERS
Arrest of Postmaster at
Wilkes barre.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, March ed
ward f. Bogart, Postmaster of Wilkes
barre, was arrested to-day, charged
with tampering with the United States
mails About two months ago several
complaints were lodged with the postal
authorities at Washington that mail
was disappearing and when received
bore evidence Of having been opened
by steaming process. The postal au-
thorities subsequently detailed two Sc
cret Service men on the case under
orders of Inspector German Last
night after the mail of the Baltimore
and Washington express arrived and
had been distributed, Bogart entered
the Office and was seen to take several
letters from the boxes and then go into
his private office and carefully draw
the curtain.
few minutes later a detective who
was acting as clerk turned out an cleo
trio light in the rear end of the office,
this being a signal to two other secret
service men who were stationed out
side. The man on the inside carefully
admitted his associates, one of whom
was Hugh German. The two men
went at once to BOgart's private office
and without the ceremony of knocking
entered and found the postmaster
seated at MS Q6Sh, on WHICH lay the let
ters addressed to prominent business
men in this city, and all of them
opened. The postmaster was surprised
and not a little excited for few mo-
ments, but soon recovered his COM
posure He was later escorted TO. his
home by the secret service men, where
a warrant for his arrest was Subse-
quently served. He was taken before
United States Commissioner Hahn,
where he gave bail in $4,000 for his ap-
pearance later.
Mr.. Bogart, besides being editor of
the Evening Leader of this city, is a
member of q large number of lodges
and for the. past ten or twelve years
has been an active member of the base
ball association. a brother of the late
Joseph K. Bogart, gentleman who
was prominent in Democratic county
and State politics and at the time of
his death was Postmaster.
Postmaster Bogart would not be in
terviewed, but in his paper, the Even
ing Leader, tonight, appears the fol-
lowing:
There are always two sides to a,
question and when there are three or
four fellows, and one or two in par
ticular, elamoring for a political Of
flee and hungry for the emoluments
attached thereto, there are sure to be
schemes worked and plans formed to
entrap the incumbent, cause his re-
moYal and punish him otherwise. even
if nothing further than the ANNOYANCE
and chagrin that the accomplishment
of their devilish underhand work i'm
poses When the diabolical schemers
are fully shown up and their nefarious
trickery exposed there is a question as
to which side will furnish the raciest
reading"
The Inference to be drawn from the
above is that Bogart imagined himself
the victim of a conspiracy to oust him
from the Postmastership, and in order
to discover the conspirators he opened
letters addressed to Republican poll
tiCianS
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10

flooded and from all appearances the
water intended for the boilers had
been wasting for about forty-elght
hours through the fiange joints OF the
mines. which, it is said, had not been
nronerlv riveted at the Boston navy
ward. Temporary repairs were mace
hv the monitors machinists and the
vessel bore away for Hampton Roads,
# is said that if the leakage had oeen
discovered one half hour later than II
was the ship would in all probanlllty
have been sunk by an explosion OF her
boilers.
For a week the monitor has been ly-
ing in the inner harbor. and WORK
men have been busily engaged repair :
ing the damaged pipes. A member OF
the crew to-day intimated that the fea-
con for the vessels not coming 10 the
navy ward for repairs was prooaplS
because of a desire on the part OIL nel
off7cers TO keep the story of her mar
row escape from sinking from pecom-
inc known.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
ENGINEERS AT HONOLULU
TO BE CALLED HOME

WASHINGTON. March 9.-Four COM
panies of the Second United States Vol
unteer Engineers, comprising those at
Honolulu, are shortly to be called home
They have been on duty there since the
outbreak of the Spanish war. They have
been maintained at Honolulu and the
engineer troops will be relieved either
by four companies of the Twenty
fourth Infantry (colored) now in Utah.
or by two or more batteries of the
Sixth Artillery. The batteries of the
Sixth Artillery are now in Manila and
the remainder of the regiment now dis
tributed along the Atlantic Coast under
orders to proceed there. Although not
yet settled it is probable two or more
of these batteries will be utilized for
military service in Hawaii. In that
case they will be detached from the
expedition on it's way to the Philippines
General Shafter. commanding the De-
partment of California, has been in
formed that the Sixth Artillery may be
utilized for this service and has been
Instructed to recruit the regiment to it's
maximum strength.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
Canadian Miners EncrOach
Upon Territory in
Alaska.
EXPULSION THREATS
State Department Has Informed
Great Britain and It Is Hoped
Intruders Will Be Called Cf
speeial pispatch to The calI.

NEW YORK, March 9.-The Herald's
washington correspondent sends the
following: There is grave danger of an
armed collision between American and
Canadian miners in the Porcuptne
River region on the boundary between
Alaska and British territory
This part of the Alaska boundary Is
not in any diplomatic dispute. 1t is
defined clearly by treaty and follows
the 141st meridian of west longitude
The location of this meridian and of the
boundary is merely matter of sur
veying. A surveying party sent out by
the United States some years ago TO
co-operate with the Canadian party in
locating the 141st meridian fixed the
point at which the meridian crosses the
POrcupine River The Canadian sur
veyors did not get over this part of the
line. but it is probable that if they had
they would have located the meridian
practically in the same place as that
determined on by the Americans as
wherever the two surveys covered the
same ground they practically conceded
Despite the fact that the location of
the boundary has thus been determined
beyond any reasonable doubt the Can
adams nave enCrOdCIeu SIA LliIeS VI
more on the American side, where they
claim the right to stake claims and
search for gold. and deny the same
right to Americans. The Americans
have threatened to expel the Canadians
by force and it is feared that a con-
flct may be brought on.
The situation is so serious that upon
information contained in a letter from
Governor Brady of Alaska to the Sec
retary of the Interior the Secretary of
State has called the attention of the
British Government to the action of the
Canadians and has asked to have them
recalled to their own territory.
1t is not believed that the British
Government has in any way supported
the trespassers, but it has been sug
gested that the Canadian Colonial Gov
ernment. which has shown a disposition
to disregard the rights of the United
States even to the extent of clashing
with the home government in London,
has probably cOnnived at the action Of
the Dominion miners. 1t has, the Off
cials think, perhaps secretly encourage
the Canadian miners with view OF
claiming rights in the Porcupine region
which would only be conceded in re-
turn for a port and the ceSsion OF ter
ritory in the southern part of Alaska
so as TO give an entrance to the Klon-
dixie from the Pacific through British
territory.
1t is believed here that Great Britain
will recall the Canadians, and it is
hoped this will be done before any
trouble occurs.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10

CHICAGO. March 9.-The Court of
Inquiry to examine the beef question
to-day began it's work in this CITY,
where are located the plants or the
packers who held the contracts for
supplying the army with animal food.
Two of the members, Brigadier General
George w. Davis and Lieutenant Col
oneI George r. Davis, the judge advo-
cate and recorder, reached here
Wednesday night and the other two
members, Major General James r.
Wade and Brigadier General George l..
Gillespie, arrived this morning.
A short executive session was held
at the army headquarters in the Pull
man building, and it resulted in a de-
cision to defer the taking Of testimony
until after an inspection had been made
of the packing houses at the stock
yards. where the refrigerated beef and
canned beef are prepared. The court
began in the killing room. The next
place visited was the cooling room
Here were found several halves of beef
which haG been condemned, either be-
cause the beef was badly bruised or
gave evidence that the animal had had
tuberculosis. This condemned beef had
been placed by itself, and while the
court was present men came in to re-
move it to the rendering tanks, prepara-
tory to turning it into fertilizer. The
court examined these tanks carefully,
possibly in view of the statement that
the carcasses passed through them.
There certainly was no evidence of such
passage. From this room the court was
taken to the one in which the meat is
prepared for canning and saw the men
at work cutting up the meat. The next
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
GREATER GROWS ROLL
OF MANILA CASUALTIES

WASHINGTON, March 9-The follow
ing cabIegram has been received at the
War Department:
MANILA, March 9.-Adjutant General,
Washington: Casualties March Z, near
pumping station: Killed-First Nebraska,
Company B. Private Roscoe Young; Com
pany G, Guy c. Walker. Wounded--First
Nebraska, Company b, Captain Claude
Hough, thigh moderate; Private Herbert
Hergel, neck, moderate; Twentieth Infan-
try. Company NJ, Private Frank Young,
arm, moderate; Company G, John Curran,
chest and lung, severe; First Wyoming,
Company F, Captain John D. O'Brien,
forearm, moderate; Company c, Private
Joseph Spaeds, groin, severe; Engineer
Major j. F. Bell thigh. slight.
Near San Pedro Macate-Wounded-r
First Wyoming, Company G.. Musician G..
E. Small, knee. moderate; First Washing
ton, Company H, Private Sydney o. Dick
inson. breast, SLIGHT. OTIS.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
RUSSIAN CARS
PEACE CONGRESS
1t Will Meet at The
Hague.
Special Dispatch to The Call,

THE HAGUE, March 9.-The Peace
Conference, otherwise the conference OF
representatives of the powers, called by
the Car to discuss the possibility OF
taking steps toward a general disarma-
ment, will meet here on May IS.
NEW YORK, March 9.-A LONDON
special cable TO the Journal says;
Prince KrapOtkin, scientist ana eXlIed
leader of Russian nihIHsts, mas taken
advantage of the present critical reIa-
tjons between Russia and England to
issue an appeal to the English-speaklnig g
world against accepting the Car 5
peace manifesto. He declares 1t is not
considered sincere even by the Rus
SLAMS.
Prince Krapotkin's address con-
tinues: Since Pobiedonotseft issued
this proclamation in the name OF the
Car he has tried to fog and torture
$4,000 Doukhohors into military ser
vice, and meanwhile the Car mas oee9 peer
violating the constitution OF Finland
in order to impose compulsory military
service upon the people. 1t is too re
volting to be witnessed with patience
Sensational journalists are Leading
the public astray anent the venom
concealed in the manifesto. Through
ont Russia the press is strictly tornld-
den to discuss the armament question:
The pulpit also is under rigorous cen
sorship to prevent the priests speaking
against war. AL
Craphic SAYS this morning it under
stands that Sir Julian Pauncefote'
british ambassador at Washington,
has been appointed to represent Great
britain at the forthcoming conference
for the limitation of armaments.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
MATTHEW GILLIGAN
IN LEGAL TROUBLE
The Fair Will Case Hack Man" Al
legged to Have Defrauded His
Creditors.

SAN RAFAEL. March 9.-Leon A. Lam
Gel. as assignee of the estate Of Matthew
Gilligan, an insolvent debtor. has brought
suit in the Superior Court through At
torney ]. w. Cochrane against Gilligan,
his daughter Louise. ct al, for the recoV-
ery of certain property alleged TO be puT-
chased with money fraudulently secured;
CilUgan is the man whose hack hgured
so prominently in the Fair VIII case ana
is one of the most prominent merchants IN
II is alleged in the complaint that on
April 2g 1898, Gilligan filed a petition in
Insolvency for the sum of $500. and was
declared to be an fnsolvent debtor. In
Nav of the same year the creditors met
and assigned their claims to Lancet. II
is further alleged that on February 10,
1898, in contemplation of insolvency pro
ceedngs. Gilligan decided his property TO
his daughter Louise, with the intention
of defrauding his creditors; that after
ward the Hibernia Bank foreclosed on
Gilligan's Fourth street property, which
was resigned TO them after the bank had
paid the daughter Louise the sum of
$1,000. With this money Gillgan is said
10 have purchased the goods necessary to
stock his boot and shoe store.
Lancet prayS the court TO declare the
said personal property Of Gilligan the
property of his creditors, as he has not
vet been discharged from insolvency pro-
ceedings Judge Angellotti made an order
for Gilligan 70 appear in court on the 18th
inst. and show cause why such should not
ne 6DDe
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10

MANILA, March 9.-General Rios,
commander of the Spanish forces, has
resigned, owing to the fact that the
Government at Madrid consulted with
the Archbishop of Manila as to the
best means of liberating the Spanish
prisoners. On receiving satisfaction he
resumed his office.
Spain now requires him to occupy the
Caroline, Marianne and Pelew Islands
before handing them over to Germany,
which is apparently their purchaser.
The steamships Saturnus and Gloria,
which left Manila under the American
flag on February 1, returned to-day.
They report that on their arrival at
CurrimeO province of IlocOs, the native
crews deserted. After a few days they
returned armed, seized the stores and
cargoes on the vessels and then aban-
dCned the steamships.
The Spaniards on both steamships
united, got up steam on the Saturnus
and toWed the Gloria to Manila.
The steamship San Joaquin reports
that on her arrival at the same prov
ince the native crew murdered the
Spanish captain and engineer and even
the Chinese passengers.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
JAPAN SUPPORTS
IN RESISTING ITALY
Report That Humbert's Government
Had Landed Marines at San
Nun RaY Not True.

LONDON, March 10.-The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says that
Japan is supporting China in her resist
ance to Italy's demands for concession
at San Nun. =
The Peking correspondent of the Times
says: 1.-THE Tsung Ii Yamen has notified
Signor Martino, the Italian Minister. that
his dispatch asking for a concession at
San Nun was returned to him because it
was impossible to comply with the re-
Endangered the relations between Italy
and China: but it was added that as the
action had been misunderstood the Chi
nese Minister in Rome has been in
structed to express the Tsung Ii Yamen's
regrets.
PEKING, March 9.-The report that the
Italians have seized San Nun, on San Nun
Bay. province of Che Kiang, which the
Italian Minister. Signor Martino, had de-
manded as a naval base and coaling sta
tion, is officially declared unfounded.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
GREAT BRITAIN
AND THE CAR
TALKING PEACE
Yet GOschen Will Not Abate One
Shilling in the Demands for
En6Iand's Navy.

draw up new programme. Excluding
last years supplemental programme. il
provided for two ironclads. two ar
mored cruisers and three smaller cruis-
ers of a specially high speed. 4
The money required, therefore, for
the coming financial year was $3.50, 000
and the total under the shipbuilding
vote, including the liabilities for last
years original and supplementary pro-
grammes would be G12, ,817 900, an in
crease Of over $4,000, 900. The total
estimates were 926, ,594 900.
For armament Mr.. Goschen asked
an increase of &161, 600, chiefly for the
construction of guns, but also for more
ammunition for practice. which, he as
serted, was a matter of enormous i'm
portance. as shown by the late war.
After speaking of the necessity for
an increased shipbuilding vote. he said
these were the votes required by the
present situation.
But" he added, would that the ac-
ton of other nations, recognizing that
the coming International conference,
could make it possible for US to dimin-
ish or modify the programme. while.
of course, maintaining our standard
and relative position"
Mr., Goschen then announced. in be-
half of her Majesty's Government,
that if the other great naval powers
were prepared to diminish their pro-
grammes. Great Britain was prepared
to modify hers. But if the Cars de-
sires were not realized, the programme
would have to stand, and he (Mr.
Goschen) expressed the hope that those
who were proposing to attack the
country's expenditure would not at
tempt to dissuade the people from
bearing the taxation necessary to
carry on the duties of the empire.
In conclusion the First Lord of the
Admiralty said the estimates were
simply the embodiment of the feel
ings of a peace-Ioving, determined ma
ton
Mr.. Goschen emphasized the purely
defensive objects of the naval increase.
but said that in view of the cOnstruc-
ton by her rivals of fast cruisers. with
the avoWed purpose of pTeying upon
British commerce and Great Britain S
food supply in the event of war. Eng
land was forced to build five new
cruisers. particularly swift, in order to
circumvent these schemes. He also
said that the four armOred cruisers
now being built under the original pro-
gramme would be the most powerful
ships in the world.
The Times. referring editOrially to the
statement of the First Lord of the Ad-
miralty in the House of Commons yes
terday, says: 1T is betrayinS no state
secret to affirm that nothing but the
strength of our navy saved us from
having to choose between the loss of
what our arms had won in the Soudan
and war which would speedily have
cost fifty times what we spent in avert
ing it.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
pRFTTY FARCE OF
INSPECTING THE
PACKING HOUSES
CHICAGO Contractors Had Ample
Time to Prepare the Play and
Ir Works Smoothly.

room visited was the canning depart
ment Here the cooked meat was
brought in in huge caldrons, deposited
on a platform and put into cans by ma
chinery, the cans removed ana scared
only a pinhole being left open in the
top. Next the cans were put under an
iron tank where they were subjected
TO a heat of $50 degrees-the lster1llzlng
process While the court was in TINS
room a number Of cans Of roast peer
which had an old appearance ana
which it was said had been in Porto
Rico, were opened. The meat lllslut l1I.t
was good and the members Of the court
tasted it. Subsequently the court was
shown through the printing, packing
and other branches. Barring the Kill
ing room everything about the eStap-
lishment was very clean.
After leaving the yards the court
went to the Bureau of Animal INDUSTRY
"a branch of the Agricultural Depart
ment-and obtained some information
from w. S. Devoe, who is in charge.
They read the law governing the IN
spectiOn of animals and inquired as TO
the details of the work OF Inspection.
Inspectors are stationed IN the yaIuS
proper, and they condemn any diseased
cattle they see The inspectors at the
hacking houses supplement their work
by examining the carcasses aIter
slaughter and throw out any bearing
evidence of pulmonary troubles.
Tomorrow morning the court will go
to the stock yards and spend the entire
day there in going over three other
packing houses It is not likely that
any testimony will be taken before
Saturday morning. 1t is quite likely
that the evidence taken will be con-
fined to that of the foreman or work
men, who have personal. knowledge OF
the preparation of refrigerated beef and
canned roast beef for consumption.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
INTERESTS THE PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COASl

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Mattie A
Me- uas to-day appointed PostmlstresS
at Pafcines San Benito county Ndi'' VIZ
L. A. Jones, removed o.
Rv direction of the Assistant oecfeldi
of War VIII D. Hinckley, clerk no" ~
this CITY, recently relieved from uutJ ~
tbe office of the inspector general, Depart
roor,t of Porto Rico, is transferred TO the
Denartrnent of California. He Will De
ea,It +o headouarters of that department
San Francisco, and will report not later
than March 20 to the department COM
ihTilee Tbe following M transfers are made Com
rnissarv Sergeant Francis McCanery now
on furlough at Fort Mason, CaliIortila, irti Id,
Of the f1riough granted him from Manila
TO Fort Mason California, TO reIeVe ll Soin
missary Sergeant John Wikander; com
relieved to Manila. He will be sent to
that station and report upon his arrlvai
to to-, Colonel David L. Brainard, chief COM
mssp5g of f0P EqlgaefsnT 70 duty
Private William j. Dunn; Company U,
Fourth United States infantry; now sup
9discharged the service of the United
states upon receipt of this order by the
comma nding officer of his station. Second
Class Private Charles Esplin Jr:, Com
many A. Battalion of Engineers, u. s. A,
Manila will be discharged the service or
the United States :,
granted First lieutenant Harry 1. Haw-
thorne. Sixth United States Artillery, to
commandng COM general of the Department
of the Pacific, his services can be u3T spared; e
H. Macomber. u S. A, Department of
California, is extended to five months on
surgeons certificate of disability.
California Original-Benjamin P. shuler.
Los Gatos. IS; Henry P. Wehrung, Sol
diers' Home, Los Angeles, SO lncrease-
Francis w Noble, Hollister, $6 to S.
Oregon: Original-Sidney D. Richardson,
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10

= LONDON, March 1O.-The =
4 Daily Graphic makes the fol- =
= lowing announcement this morn =
= ing: The Niuchwang lo&I. con- +
= tract crisis has been anicably =
y settled by a direct exchange Of o
= views between the British and =
= the Russian governments. The y
= Russian assurances are COM y
+ pletely satisfactory. The whole =
= difficulty Is ended and the two =
= governments are arranging y
y scheme by which their relations =
= in the Far East may be pernla- =
y nenty regulated.
LONDON. March 9.-In introducing
the naval estimates in the House Of
Commons today the First Lord Of the
Admiralty. the Right Hon. George ].
Goschen, said that never had estimates
been submitted under more unique cir
cumstances. Ahead was the conference
for international disarmament while
behind were the incidents of last No
vember, and while comparison of the
naval strength of the various countries
was in every mouth, the most striking
confidence was shown in British pre-
psredness TO meet all emergencies.
The continental powers. he further
SAID, were disturbed by the allegation
that Great Britain was preparing with
q particular purpose for aggressive ac-
ton, but the Minister asserted, the
idea never entered the mind of the
Government. He then proceeded to de-
tail the naval programme.
Mr. Goschen said her Majesty Gov
ernment proposed TO make Wei-Hai-
Wei, the war port on the northern coast
of the Shan Tun peninsula, secondary
naval base, pointing out that it would
be a most valuable anchorage and of
the greatest Importance in any opera
tfons in Chinese waters and adding that
1t was proposed 10 eXpend 81,3O0,OO0 on
Wei Wei during the present year
and 81 100000 next year.
Continuing Mr.. GOsChen informed the
House that the personnel Of the navy
for the coming year would be increased
by 1850 men. making a total OF 1l0,640
at cost of G4,474000.
Comparing the pay of the personnel
Mr.. Goschen said that while Great Brit
ain paid { 100000 and France $1,000.
900 Russia paid only &445,0O0. He could
not understand how that was, but that
was all the estimates revealed
Referring TO ship building he SAID the
coming programme had been framed
after consideration of the programmes
of the other powers. These, he pointed
out. were not reasSuring. The United
States. Russia, France, Japan, Italy
and Germany had under construction
6s5. 600 tons of warships, or 220OOO tons
more than was contemplated IN the
present estimates.
This had forced the Government to