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The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
CYCLONE DESTROYS
MANY FARMH0USES
Death-Dealing Twister Creates Hav-
oc in q Portion of
Oklahoma

KANSAS CITY. No. May "A spe-
ciaI 70 The Times from Guthrie. Okla
homa. says, The cyclone which passed
over Canadian County last night de-
SCroyed al least twenty farmhouses and
caused great damage 10 growing crops
- Chickasra seventeen buildings were
wrecked and fourteen persons injured.
J Il Murray q railroad man. who was
caught under falling ttrnbers. died to-day.
A report to-day says James Whit
man ana his son. George. farmers near
Okarche. were killed in the field.
Al Okarche five homes we're blown
zway among them the dwellings Of J.
u. Schwab and John Teufel both OF
whom were badly hurt Rain fell in tor
rents and g half dozen culverts OF the
Rock Island were washed out.
william walker Indian agent al Ana
da-i-o who was IN the city. received word
to-day. THAI the cyclone did great damage
in the vicinity q the agency. destroying
crops. cattle. fences and buildings. John
Head. q racchnan was killed The cy
clone cane from the southwest and cover
ID track ore mile wide. L -raversed
four counties. but AID its greatest dam
axe in CaLed dian County.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
HELLO GIRLS HAVE
A SPLENDID TIME
TAKE a DAYS OUTING AT LAUN-
DRY FARM.
Sleep Had TO Be Lost to Make the
Turn but Central Had the
Best Kind of Day.

Central had a far-away tone in her
voice last night Any subscriber might
have noticed II had ne called for switch.
The reason was that "CentrA's fluffy
head had missed connections with her
dov-ny pillow for more than tweaty-four
hours In other words she was 20 the
bad for sleep. but happy with the recol-
lections OF the glorious picnic about
thirty OF her and an equal number OF her
best fellows had had yesterday.
1t vas the annual affair OF the
''nighties." as the operators are called
who work after sUndOwn. and Il pos
sesses one unique feature at least that
may commend i TO the notice Of others.
The hello girls get up the picnic issue
the invitations. each 10 her best fellow.
Each also furnishes lunch for two. The
guest pays the freight. going jOyfully into
his pocket for the > or 81 cents ueedfUI
TO take himself and the young lady 10 the
place OF rendezvous and back
Yesterday the destination Of the picnic
party was Laundry Farm in Alameda
County and bound for there al 10 o'clock
in the morning thirty couples boarded the
boat and were borne out into the stream
in all the glory of their summer dneTy.
rot q whit less fresh from the fact that
they had plugged switches all OF the
night before. In their hearts was none
Of that jealousy which flows constantly
between the straight line operators and
the Eiris who work IN the lumber yards.
as the worriSome party lines are called
in the vernacuIar The superior straight
liner forgot her wOrkadaT superiority
over the lumber yarder' and Joined in
the general picnicky feeling
Once at the farm the party danced and
sang and lunChed and repeated Al sun
down they woke the echoes with various
songs. including that newest gem Only
a Chip From Darling's Wooden Leg"
They returned 10 the city At o'clock and
at s:30 were making switches as though
they had been bred in hair stores.
Among those in the party were. Ella
Hennebery. Alice Powers. Lou Lamb
Miss Wrede. Mollie Ritchie. Miss
Richards Miss COlvin. Miss Marshall.
Ruby Cowley. Miss Mcdonald. Edith
Evans. Miss Laumeister, Josie Mulcahy
Teenie Mulcahy. Miss kentzell Miss
Murphy Bertha Bernstein. Miss Griffin
and Miss Hill.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
DUPED MANY INVESTORS
MAINTAINED HEADQUARTERS
AT NEW YORK.
Under the Name Of the Guarantee
Trust Company He Is Said to
Have Obtained a Half
Million Dollars.
Special Dispatch TO The Call.

LOS ANGELES. May DIR. Hans
Hogelsberg who as president OF the
Guarantee Trust Company Of New York
is alleged 10 have suddenly left his
handsomely appointed Office in Lords
Court, Exchange Place, after having
obtained from 400 deposiJors upward OF
half million dollars. was arrested in
this city at O'Clock tonight on
charge OF grand larceny. Dr.. Hogels-
berg has been shadowed for several
weeks under instructions from Captain
McClusky OF the New York detective
force. Further orders came from Nc
CIusky tonight 10 bold the man at all
hazards. as an officer would leave for
the West at once. An indictment has
been found at the instance OF E. May OF
New York, who alleges that his loss is
$500
1t is learned that Hogelsberg, who
was an oculist at Wilmington, Del.
opened his Office about fifteen months
ago. his wife acting as secretary OF the
corporation, which was capitalized at
81 000, 600 under the laws OF West Eir-
ginia. and deluged the country with
circulars declaring that by his plan OF
speculation l per cent a month would
be returned 10 ali investors. Money in
sums o. Btll S-tl ~ e-pt9 4-C ~ cl mo
the treasury, principally from San
Francisco. Los Angeles. Chicago. ST.
Louis. Kansas City and Louisville.
or April u the doctor quietly closed
the Office and issued q pitiful letter 70
his dupeS stating that the company
was insoIvent, but that prudence would
bring order out OF chaos. With him
went his wife and il was rumored the
couple had gone 70 Europe. Creditors
took possession Of the Office. An exam
inatiOn OF the books disclosed that the
hundreds Of customers had obtained no
dividends. but that the doctor had
taken fully $500 900. part OF which was
spent in efforts 10 elude detectives.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
DR.. 4. J. HART DEAD.
Suffered for Two Years From Cancer
of the Eve

PACIFIC GROVE. May DIR. A J.
Hart who had resided in Pacific Grove
for the past ten years, died at his home
on Lighthouse avenue al I'D this morn
ing Of cancer Of the eye.
Andrew Jackson Hart was native Of
Maine He came 70 California about
thirty-five years ago. settling in Modesto
where he pracIiced his profession. Hav-
ing amassed a considerable fortune he
retired from the practice Of medicine and
came 10 Pacific Grove. Here he built a
handsome home. About i've years ago
signs OF a canceroUs affection began TO
appear on his right cheek. spreading rap
idly 10 the right eye. Fer the past two
years Dr.. Hart has not been free from
suffering for a single moment. and dur
ing the last few weeks his agony has
been intense.
Dr. Hart leaves d. widow. and. three
sons. two OF whom follow their father :
professionals. Archibald c. Hart. the
San Francisco specialist, and DR.. Charles
:. Hart. who IS practicing dentistry in
Pacific Grove. \ third son IS yet a stu
dent.
funeral will take place on Tuesday IN
der the auspices Of the Pacific Grove
Lodge Of Odd Fellows.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
DELUGE THROUGHOUT
EASTERN NEBRASKA
In Cass County a Cloudburst Inun-
dates Railroad Tracks and
Grain Fields

OMAHA. May During the past
twenty-fou- hours Nebraska has been
thoroughly drenched. Rain began IL fall
all over the eastern part OF the State
last night and continued without inter
mission until about noon today. Another
heavy shower struck Omaha at 5 p. n.
and filed sewers and some cellars in the
lower part OF the city.
At Cedar Creek. in Cass County. d
cloudbursL occurred al q. n. causing
several thousand dollars damage. The
small streams were out OF their banks in
few minutes and the Burlington tracks
were flooded for so yards TO the depth
OF several inches. requiring a force at
work all day 70 repair the damage. Farm
land in The vicinity or the hillsides MS
badly fUrrOwed and corn washed out Tel
egraph and telephone lines were crippled
20 q considerable extent in the State.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
RUSSIA'S PLAN TO
HANDICAP FRANCE
Schema to Prohibit the Use of
Submarine Boats in Time Of
War Not Approved.

YORK May IA Washington o he
OF questions
De of
expected a
devised
proposition" a
Us
power
they
the Navy Department
proftaby
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
SPOUTS a COLUMN OF
WATER HIGH INTO AIR
Remarkable Artesian Well Flooding
Section OF Los Angeles
County

Los ANGELES. Nay "A wonderful
natural curiosity in The shape OF well
which spo2ts a large column Of water
from - 70 80 feet into the air has been
struck on the ranch OF q Basque sheep
raiser named ArrOQUi, near Whittier. in
this county. The well was being drilled
III the hope Of striking OIL several oil
wells recently having been developed in
that district Yesterday while the drillers
were al work al enormous volume OF va
ter. under tremendous pressure. shot out
Of the mouth Of the we'll. Ever since
the flow began il has steadily kept up
The country around is flooded and no
means OF controlling the stream has yet
been found
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
POWDER MILL WRECKED.
Explosion Believed 70 Have Been
Caused by Tramps.

POTTSVILLE, Pa. May The pow
der mill OF the Pottsville Water Com
pany. seven miles from mere blew UP to-
day. destroying eighteen tons Of powder
No woFkmen were about the plant AT the
time OF the explosion. A gang OF tramps,
Il is believed set fire TO q magaz zine
which contained fourteen tons OF blast
ing powder. Five minutes later there was
second explosion. when the drying
house. containing four tons OF powder
went up. The two explosions wrecked
the entire plant Debris was carried
distance Of half mile The loss amounts
q ahour 80 90
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
COPPER STRIKE ON A
SAN LEANDR0 RANCH
Quartz Ledge Found TO Garry Free
Silver and a Trace of
Gold

SAN LEANDRO. May DIR. Fred San
delin. = druggist OF West Oakland. has
discovered q vein OF copper and bearing
free silver on his fruit ranch in North
San Leandro near Lake Chabot A min
ing expert visited the property last week
and under his direction q drift was run
into the hill Tor about fifteen feet. The
vein widered 10 about three feet The
rock is decompOsed quartz. apparently
rich in copper and carrying free silver and
a trace OF gold. The expert expressed
the opinion that q very valuable deposit
OF copper and silver has been discovered.
OF silver a rough assay shows that Il
goes about Is 10 the ton
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
TURN VEREIN PICNIC.
Enjoyable Sunday Outing in a Grove
Near Marysville.

MARYSVILLE. May The forty-sev-
enth annual picnic OF the Marysville
Turn Verein was held az Shelton's Grove
to-day. The gymnastic classes afforded
especially fire entertainment in building
pvra rnids and with exercises or the par
ailel and horizontal bars The singing
section helped 70 make the event joy
Gus one Not the least Of the pleasing
features was the distribution Of so copies
OF The Sunday Call, which were passed
around after dinner and read In the
shady hooks OF the grove.
The prize winners in the shooting con-
tests at Blue Rocks were J. II. burst OF
Wheatland and T. Stall Z. Barthe. VIII
liam Bedeau. Wiley Steward, J. W Stew
ard and Dr. J. L. Howard OF this city
The prizes for turning went 20 John Ber-
tram. c. c. Rubel and Chris Mayor Jr.
Theodore Gier and Paul Conradi OF the
Oakland Turn VereiR and Sol Lewek OF
this city were the judges.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
Retnrns With Soldiers

NEW YORK. May The United States
transport McCIelland arrived to-day from
San Juan. Ponce and Santiago with sew
enteen cabin passengers and 102 discharg-
ed soldiers. Among the passengers were
Captain Reign OF the Signal Corps. Cap
tains Nolan ard Reed Of the Ninth
United States Volunteers. ". l. Moul-
ton. George Powell z. Jifkins C H
Hamilton, r s CaswelI, r " Zirn-
norman. T. H Mann A 2. Neel, A. B.
Betancourt and T. J. Walker.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
BUYS a MEXICAN ROAD.
Huntington Acquires a Deep Water
Outlet on the Gulf Coast

AUSTIN Tex. May "A dispatch re-
Ceived here to-day from Monterey. Mex
leo. states that IL is announced there that
Coils p. Huntington and associates have
concluded negotiations that have been
pending for several months for the pur-
chase Of the Monterey and Mexican Gulf
Railroad. which runs from Monterey 10
Tampico. This read has been operated by
the Belgian bOudholders for the past FIVE
years. By its purchase the Huntington
system obtains a deep water outlet on the
gulf coast Of Mexico.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
Carrier Pigeons in a Race.

LOS ANGELES. May The second
race Of The yearly series OF pigeon races
OF the Los Angeles Flying Club was
flown to-day. The birds were liberated
at Fresno, c05 miles in an air line from
this city. and made the distance in 5
hours and IS minutes the fastest time
ever made in Southern California c.
@. Young's Reliance arrived first.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
EErrrvE MANSION

WASHINGTON. D c. MAY g. Isse
The findings OF the Court q Inquiry ara ap-
proved WILLIAM MCKINLEY
The COURT of Inquiry. q which Major General
BY dissolved. By order ~ the Acting Adjutant
q War. H c. CORBIN. Adtutant General
General Miles. when asked tonight If he
had any comment 20 make upon the re-
have nothing 70 say ne added. -'either
about the report the method OF testi
n-ony Or the conclusions reached.
concerned you VIII let the matter rest
where the report leaves it," asked the
reporter
! have nothing 10 say" replied Gen
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08

SANTA CRUZ, May Last evening
the San Francisco Rushers won basket
ball game with the local Young Men
Christian Association team after a hard
struggle The score was 10 :. This was
the fret game OF a series for the coast
championship.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
Racetrack Buildings Burned.

WOONSOCKET. r. l.. May ALI the
buildings connected with the Woonsocket
Driving Park were burned this after
noon and fifty pounds Of dynamite stored
in the stables exploded. shaking the
country for miles around. Loss. So, go.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08

Major General L s V. president:
George 3. Davis. Lieutenant Colonel,
Deputy Judge Advocate General re-
COrder.
The foregoing report having been sub
mitted with the proceedings 10 the Presi-
dent, the following are the orders
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08

CINCINNATI. May 7--Br=itensteIn vas IN
vincible to-day until the ninth inning. when
two singles an error and Blake's double nettet
three runs and wen the game The locals hit
Powell safely five times in the first innin~
but forad hun troublesome after that Rain
kept the attendance down 10 41s2. Score:
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
Won RH the Rushers-

CHICAGO. May The game between Cleve-
rain.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
ST. LOUIS WINS.
Tebeau's Men Bat Out Victory in
the Ninth Inning.

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINl
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
GENERALS MILES
AND BAGAN ARE
BOTH CENSURED
Findings Of the Wade Court OF
Inquiry on Beef Supplied
During the War.

beef cattle On he hoot n Cuba the re
mark o. the CONT o. tnis point : as FOL
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-09
IN THE OIL FIELDS.

Late developments In some portions
OF the Sclo field have reached the limits
beyond which the producing territory
OF the field Is not likely 10 reach. Be-
ginning two and one-half miles to che
southeast OF Scio and drawing n semi
circle, ending two miles northwest of
the town, and n series Of dry holes will
be encountered. By some it is claimed
that the circuit may be continued two
miles west of the town and with no
better prospects. This extension OF the
circle Is accounted for by the Russell
Bros salt. water well on the John Nc
Landsborough farm.
In the event that the southwest Is
defined. 1t leaves nothing bu tne Youth
underlined. How near the producing
territory can be carried from the inter-
Tor and in the direction OF dry holes
remains to be determined. The Jen-
nings, Grove & Co. WE'LL on the Trusal
farm mile and half to the north
west. Is a good producer since 1t was
shot. This well is so located that it
would come close to the circle desired
and shows that producing lead may
pass out between any two Of the dust
ers.
Howard Thompson and H. B. Sey-
bold. of Wheeling. drilled In yesterday
at Scio an eighty-nve-barrel well on
their McCombs lease. Their Smith we'll
No. Is down 500 feet They have COM
menced derrick on their Marragon
lease ~ ...s#1 "s4.h
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-09

Henry Grim. OF the South Side. was
arrested last night hy Officer Gardner,
In the Second ward. while attempting to
dispose OF two pairs OF shoes, stolen
from Sam Gold. who conducts a shoe
shop on Market street. Grim alleged
that another man had taken the shoes
and gave them to him 10 sell, he nam
ing Martin O'Neill, an inmate OF the
county intirmary as the thief As
Grim hasn't been known TO have fig
ured in criminal circles before. his
word was partly credited. but Lleuten-
ant Suppler decided to learn the truth,
nevertheless.
The lieutenant called up Superlnten-
dent Mccoy by telephone and was in
formed that O'Neill had been ut the In
stitution al! day and was still there
When Lieutenant Suppler ldte- stated
this fact to Grim. the prisoner confess
ed his guilt He will be given a hear
ing before Squire Greer this afternoon
Bond was fixed at $50. but Grim could
not furnish il and he spent the night in
jail.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-09
In the Criminal Court.

Yesterdays proceedings in the crimi-
nal court were as follows:
State VS.. Marshall Darlington; passed
to March 10.
State vs.. Frank Johnson; plea of not
guilty.
State US. Edward Darby; demurrer
set. for March ..
State VS.. William Palladium and
state VS.. George Palladium: dcmur-
rers to each count argued and submit
ted.
State VS.. William Newman: called for
sheriff.
State VS.. Walker Tut: plea OF not
guilty; demurrer to each count.
State vs. George Snlzcr; 20 enter
plea on next Monday.
State VS.. John Mcnamara; plea of
guilty: given twenty days In jail.
State vs.. Raymond Pryor: plea OF not
guilty; set for trial March 1G
City OF Wheeling vs. Christian Wolf;
dismissed at cost of city.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-09

An authority on :he tin plate trade,
In speaking OF the withdrawal OF quo-
tatIons by the trust, said: "The latest
regular quotation made by the COM
panys was. 80 80 for lO0-pound cokes
at mill, and the peculiar feature of
the situation is that bidding by con-
sumers has forced the market up notch
By notch within the past week until
50 10 IA freely offered. Consumers
have shown by their actions conf
dence In the advances made since its
formation BIZ. the American Tin Plate
company. which certainly could not
have been expected There Is only a
limited quantity OF tin plate offered at
50 IS. Considering the radical ad-
vances IN steel within the last few
weeks, and the previous advances In
pig tin. with the very strong positions
In all other lines OF lion and steel. the
pressure to obtain tin plate Is only nat
ural. but II Is probable that with the
facilities al command f6r meeting the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-09
THE WOOL MARKET
Is Very Quiet at Boston-Priccs Gen
orally Arc Unchanged.


BOSTON, March s. = The American
Wool and Cotton Reporter will say to-
morrow: The wool market is very quiet.
But few manufacturers have been In,
and they have purchased very sparing-
ly. The sales of heavy weight goods
have thus far been disappointing. and
failing to receive the orders which they
anticipated earlier In the season man
ufacturers naturally feel disinclIncd to
buy very liberally Of wool. The dull
ness is also intensified by the announce
ment OF the formation of the worsted
trust, which has been the all-absorbing
topic of conversation both in manutac-
turing circles and in the wool trade.
+. Prices are generally unchanged. al
though dealers show more disposition
to meet the views of manufacturers
The sales of the week in Boston
amounted 10 2.Gl2.00O domestic and
7.llO pounds of foreign. making n total
Of $500, 900, against Il total Of ], 237 900
pounds for the previous week, and
total of 1,23700O for the corresponding
week last year. Sales since January /.
1899. amount to 26,SO2, 500 pounds against
360lg,4S0 pounds last year at this time
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-09
DTGBY BELLS NEW PLAY
Given its Presentation Here Under
Difficulties Last Night.

OlNcn lis PRESENTATION Hcrc IUtler
Difficulties Last Night.
DiSby Bells company presented the
new comedy drama, Joe Hurst, Cen
tleman," at the Opera House last nigh.
before fair sized audience, and al
though the curtain was not runS up un-
Ill $3.50 p. M, owing to difficulties in
reaching the city in time for perform
ance. yet the curtain came down on the
third and fina! act just little after II
O'Clock. which was pretty fast work.
OF course the play must have been
cut considerably last night. but all that
the audience saw of "Joe Hurst" 1t liked
very well. and It Is hoped an opportu-
nifty will be giveE In the near future 20
see the play presented without actors
and audience indulginS in the constant
inquiry OF self. VIII We get out OF this
before midnight"
The play is very strong In It's ell
makes. Mr.. Bell makes the most of the
leading character, and since his success
in The Hoosier Doctor" and now in
Joe Hurst" those who asserted that
he couldn't rise above comic opera must
fain confess their utter rout. The. eli
max of the first act Is touchingly pa
thetic, but somehow there was hand
full In the audience who thught II fun
nv and laughed out-ight-and then
some others laughed, but not at the
climax enacted on the stage.
Mr.. Bells company came 10 Wheeling
from Uniontown. via the Baltimore e
Ohio. and was due TO arrive early in the
evening. \ freight wreck at Manning
ton blocked the train four hours. and
as a result the company arrived shortly
before o'cloci.. The run of six miles
from McMecben TO Wheeling was made
in eight minutes. pretty fast running.
The audience waited patiently and was
we'll repaid for the annoyance.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-09
FOR THE CHILDREN.
Rev. D.. W. ComstocI's Eloquent Plea
for the Work of the Childrcn's
Home Society of West Virginia.

for the Work of the Childrcn's
Home Society of West Virginia.
Atalk OF deep interest to parents was
delivered at the Chapline Street Meth
odlst Episcopal church last night by
Rev. D. w. Comstock, state superlnten-
dent OF the Children's Home Society Of
West Virginia. with headquarters at
Charleston. The speaker has allied
himself with noble cause. for he seeks
to make good men and women of home
less and hapless little ones by securing
for them Christian homes. The society
he represents does not believe In the
masslng Of pauper or neglected chill
dren in one institution, claiming their
future lives are in danger Of contain
nation thereby.
Superintendent Comstock has la
bored hard for the organization of the
Children's Home society. 1t was char
tered May 4. 1896. and the first state
board was elected January %, 1898.
Governor Atkinson Is president of the
state committee. and Superintendent of
Schools ]. II. Trotter is secretary. The
Wheeling member OF the board Is Rev.
Jacob Birmingham, of St. Lukc's p. L.
church.
Last night Rev. Mr.. Comstock told
of the hard work necessary to get a law
passed which gave county courts the
right to hand over children under the
age OF twelve years, from the infirmar-
: les or poor houses, to The society when
the society secured good home for the
child. This law was passed Mt the re-
cent session Of the Legislature. The So
clety believes that few children raised
In poor houses can become good citi-
zens, rather that they form the GRIM
inal classes. Mr.. Comstock has per-
sonally visited all the poor houses and
jails and asylums In the state, and COM
pllmented the Ohio county infirmary.
He made arrangements yesterday to
provide homes for boy and his sister,
now inmates of this Institution. Their
mother. and by n strange freak Of cir
cumstances, her two husbands as well.
are also sheltered at the inflrmary.
When n child Is adopted care Is taken
that he or she Is removed far from
former environments. so that pure
atmosphere may atone for past misfor-
tunes.
Many pathetic experiences of the
work he Is engaged in were related by
the speaker. and they deeply moved his
hearers There is no doubt but this
work will be literally encouraged when
1t becomes better known. for II Is agreed
that poor house Is no place to bring UP
n child,