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The San Francisco call., 1899-05-05

~ SEA NJ. WELBURN. ex-Collec-
tor of Internal Revenue for the
Northern District of California,
~ for whom the Federal authorities
have been looking ever since his
mysterious disappearance more than
year ago, was arrested yesterday at
the Presidio, where he was stunning
publicity in the garb of a private in
1 Company Ninth Infantry, U. S. A,
en- route to the Philippines He is now
in the County Jail, to await trial on an
indictment of thirty-one counts charg-
ing him with failure, while acting as
disbursing agent for the Government,
to turn over moneys collected by him.
The arrest of Welburn, under the
circumstances, was as complete a sur
prise to the authorities as it must have
been to the fugitive. After his sudden
disappearance in December, 1897, the
Government seemed TO be unable to
find any trace of him. He had dropped
completely "off the map" and what few
efforts were made to overhaul him were
looked upon as purely perfunctory.
From time to time rumors to the effect
that he was in Mexico, in Texas and
Alaska were circulated, but he managed
to escape arrest, and had he not had the
hardihood to enlist, knowing as he must
that his regiment was likely at any
time to be ordered to San Francisco.
1t is not so certain that he would be
now occupying prison cell.
Welburn, or as he is pleased to style
himself in the army, Olan H BedelI, ar
rived in the city last Friday night in
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-05
ARE DRIVEN
BEFORE THE
AMERICANS
Brave Colonel Funston Was
Slightly Wounded in At
tack Upon San Tomas.
Special Dispatch to The Can.

MANILA, May :, 8:;25 a. m.
lVl In spite OF the peaceful
overtures Of their commissioners,
the Filipinos vigorously resisted
the advance OF General Mac
Arthur's division from Apalit
toward San Fernando, fighting
desperately at long range after
running from trench to trench
when driven out by the Ameri-
can artillery.
The movement upon San Tomas COM
menced at $50 o'clock in the morning.
General Hale's brigade, consisting of
five Gatlings, under command Of Ma
jor Young of the Sixth Artillery, two
battalions of the F'ifty-first Iowa regi-
ment. the First Nebraska and the First
Dakota regiment, advanced along the
road a few miles west of the railway
line
General Wheaton, with Hotchkiss and
Gatlings. under the command Of Lieu
tenant NaylOr of the Utah Light Ar
tillery. mounted on handcars, pushed
ahead. the Twentieth Kansas and First
Montana regiments deploying to the
right and left when feasible.
The country TO be traversed proved
the worst yet encountered, miles Of
formidable marshes and many unford-
able streams delaying the advance ma
terially.
Both brigades met with resistance si-
multaneously on approaching the river
near San Tomas, which is about eight
kilOmeters from Apalit The center
span Of the railroad bridge had drop
ped into the river and the rebels had
only left a small force TO check Cen
eral Wheaton, their main body lying in
strong trenches in front of General
Hale.
Although the attacking force poured
very heavy artillery and musketry
/ fire across the river the enemy stub
bornly resisted for over an hour. ulti-
mately breaking when Major Young
/ shelled their left flank and then re-
treating along the river bank under
cover.
General Wheaton, in the meantime.
| tried Intellectually to draw the fire of
the FilipinOs in the trenches east of
the track.
As soon as they discovered that the
nature of the country would permit
only a few skirmishes on each side of
the embankment the rebels regatned
their courage and fought desperately
for three-quarters Of an hour in the
face of the American volleys and A
rapid-fire fusillade until outfanked bv
the Montana regiment. Then a general
scramble ensued, most of the enemy
boarding trains that were in readiness
and the others taking the road to San
Fernando, after burning the villages of
San Tomas and Monalin. About noon
General Wheaton crossed the broken
bridge. cleared the stragglers out Of
the villages and advanced toward San
Fernando. General Hale effected a
crossing simultaneously after a slight
delay necessary TO repair a stone
bridge.
Our loss up TO that hour (noon) was
two members of the Nebraska regiment
and one of the Montana killed. and
Captain Albrecht, three members of
the Kansas regiment, two of the Mon
tana four Of the Nebraska and one of
the South Dakota wounded The enc
my's loss was very slight.
After short rest the advance was
continued, General Wheaton encoun-
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-05
HE WAS MASQUERADING
AS A PRIVATE SOLDIER
En- Route With His Company for the Rhilip-
pines When the Federal Officers Found
Him at the Preside Reser-
walton.

and was waiting transportation to the
Philippines. Shortly after ? o'clock yes
terday afternoon Company l came in from
drill. When fully twenty yards from the
company Deputy Moffitt recognized Be
dell" as Welburn and declared that he
was the fugitive. When arrested the SOL
dier showed no surprise. but positively
declared that he was not the man the Off
GERS sought. He said that he was Olan H.
Bedell of Alabama, and that he had en-
listed in the army only a short while ago
at Galveston, Texas.
BedelTs descriptive list shows that he
was born in Auburn, Alabama, is 80 years
and 7 months old. His occupation is
given as that of laborer. His personal
description is as follows: Eyes, blue;
hair, dark, slightly gray; complexion,
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-05
Three More Training Ships.

NEW YORK. May. A Washington
special to the Herald says: Rear Admiral
Crowninshield has obtained the approval
of the Navy Department to his recon-
mendation TO assign three more vessels
to the training service-the Mohican,
Hartford and Monongahela. The Monon-
gahela will assume her new duty as soon
as she has completed her summer cruise
with the cadets. The Mohican and Hart
ford will be stationed on the Pacific Coast.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-05
SAMOAN REBELS
LOSE HEAVILY
Fearful Execution During the She'll
ing OF Vailima.

AUCKLAND. y. z, May 4-Advices
received here from Apia, Samoa, to
April % state that the rebel loss by the
sheiling of the Mataafan stronghold at
Nailima by the warships of Great Brit
ain and the United States was quite
heavy. Many Of the rebels were
wounded. The house In which the late
Robert Louis Stevenson lived was rid
died with shot
On April . there was q sharp skir-
mish between rebels and Lieutenant r.
A Gaunt's brigade near the town OF
Nailima. In this engagement one Ma
taafan was killed. The lines Of the
friendlies were attacked in the dark
ness at two points but none Of them
was killed. on April % there was
some bush fighting Lieutenant Gaunt's
brigade. numbering 500 men, advanced
under a hot fire. The enemy lost sew
eral men, the bodies of the dead being
dragged away. Of the friendlies one
was killed and three were wounded. The
British Iieutenants, Innes, Hickman
Shuler and HeathCOte, under Lieuteu-
ant Gaunt. led the loyalists.
The New Zealand Government
steamer Tutanekai had arrived at
Apia with dispatches announcing the
request of the international commits
siOners that the inhabitants peacefully
await the arrival Of the commissioners,
who are now on their way TO the islands
from san Francisco. 4 meeting Of the
three Consuls, in view of this message,
was held, but without result. the Ger
man Consul dissenting from the prCpo-
sitiOns Of the other two Consuls
Admiral Albert Kautz, L. S. N, and
Captain Stuart Of the British cruiser
Tauranga dispatched message
through a French priest to Ma
taafa, ordering him to withdraw his
forces outside of d line ten miles long
and six miles broad. Mataafa replied
defiantly, refusing TO withdraw unless
the German Consul and the captain of
the German cruiser Fake agreed. Ad-
miral KautZ and Captain Stuart then
sent an ultimatum TO Mataafa, threat
ening TO compel the withdrawal Of his
forces. In support Of this ultimatum a
plan Of action was decided upon. Lieu
tenant Gaunt's brigade was strength
ened and a heavy gun was landed at
Muhnuu and war rockets We're got in
readiness. Being informed Of these
propositions Mataafa made prompt re-
ply, agreeing TO withdraw immediately
on April % an important meeting Of
the King and his chiefs was held. They
were informed OF the action that had
been taken by the British and Ameri-
can naval commanders and gave If
general approval
Lieutenant Gaunt's brigade is now
patrolling the prescribed area. King
Tanu visited Admiral Kautz and can
tain Stuart on board the American and
British ships. and was received with
the customary salutes on his arrival
and departure. Hufnagel. manager of
the plantation upon which the attack
was made on British and American
sailors. resulting in the death of Lieu
tenant Freeman, of the British navy.
Lieutenant Lansdale and Ensign John
r. Monaghan. of the United States
cruiser Philadelphia, and two others
is still detained on board the German
cruiser Fake.
The gun carriage from the Phnadel-
phia. which was lost at the time Of
the engagement, has been recovered.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-05
Says He Found That Official
Openly Backing MataafaS
PretensiOns.
A MAKER OF TROUBLE
The Action Of the KaiSer'S Repre-
SentativeS the Direct Cause
Of the War,
Special Dispa,eh to The Cali

x GEORGETOWN, Ohio. Nay 4
Frederick Kautz If this city has
= received letter from Admiral
~ Kautz his brother, at Samoa, in
which the admiral recounts some
of his recent official actions already
known 10 aI the world. BY way OF
Information for his brother the admiral
notes that the Berlin treaty provided
that In case If the death Of the King Of
Samoa the chief Justice should select
his successor This the Chief Justice
did last August. when the King died,
selecting his son. Malietoa Tanu
4 revolution was started January l,
and The English and American Con-
sals had 10 make a compromise and
accept a provisional government to stop
the war with Mataafa and thirteen
chiefs in charge, who were backed by
the German Consul General and his ad-
hereuts.' Admiral Kautz then adds:
When I came I said to the =
> American and English Con- =
? suls: You did this because y
you were too weak to do any =
thing else. Now that we are
stronger, let US undo the
wrong and We did.
I had no idea of doing i
? anything but holding an in \
= vestigation on what had been =
= done here since January !, but y
= the German Consul General y
= was arrogant and unreasona- =
= bic, so that I was obliged to do y
something or suffer disgrace, =
even in my own estimation.
L therefore concluded TO do
= what ought to be done, and re-
= fer the matter to the Govern
= ment later on
The admiral says he followed instruc-
tions literally and has no fears Of con-
sequences.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-05
Severe Earthquake in Greece.

ATHENS. May 4.-Severe seismic dis
turbanees visited the southern and east
ern departments of Peloponnesus last
night The town of Liguditza was seri-
ously damaged, many houses being
thrown down.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-05
MORE CASUALTIES
REPORTED BY OTIS

WASHINGTON. May 4-GeneraI Otis
reports the following additional casual
ties:
Kllled-Fourth Cavalry, April %, Cor
poral John Golambeski
Wounded-Fourth Cavalry, K, Private
James F. McGreevy, hand, slight First
Nebraska, May 1, G, Private Paul Ossow-
ski hand, severe, accidental May 1, F.
Private John D. Keeney, hand, severe, ac-
ctdental April %. I. Private Charles
Schaffer, leg. slight; K. William Gilbert.
thigh, slight; Leo II. Hunter, hip, slight.
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Continued on Second PAGE.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-05

The admiral says he followed instruc-
tions literally and has no fears Of con-
seauenNes
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-05

| SEA NJ. WELBURN. ex- -Conec-
tor of Internal Revenue for the
Northern District of California.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-10
Erca,lstusYs and Provisions.

CH1CAGo-Cold weather to-day and
crop damage theories controlled the
price OF wheat. May ut one time dur
ing the session got 1&sc above yester-
days final figures. but realizing caused
set back and the net gain at the end
was &c. Corn and oats left off at
slight decline. Pork lost 1o9l2&c, lard
sc and ribs 2Ll.G5c.
Intensely cold weather which created
fresh fears for the winter plant started
wheat strong. May opened 5sNIc
higher at 7S3S975Asc. touched 73S,c,
then proceeded to modify the bulllsh-
ness with which 1t began. Apart from
the weather considerations the early
news was by no means striking, ana
even in that respect the Price Current
made somewhat light OF the supposed
damage. remarling that late-sown
wheat was doubtless more or less dam
aged. but otherwise the outlook was still
promising. Northwestern receipts
were comparatively light, Minneapolis
and Duluth reporting $40 cars against
Ais the corresponding day of last year.
Chicago received SO carloads, compared
with So year ago. Liverpool was firm
while on the other hand Paris reported
sharp decline in February wheat and
unchanged for later deliveries. Local
interests were pcrsistcntly against the
advance, and after touching 739Sc near
me start May wheat gradually sold
down TO 125sc. At that point, however,
The market began TO show considerable
strength as the west and southwest
continued TO send reports of serious
damage to the winter plant. To add
emphasis to this news, st. Louis sent
heavy buying orders and May rose
quickly to 13bc. On the bulge. how
ever, considerable long wheat was for
sale and May slipped OF TO 73Ikc.
Atlantic port clcaranCcs were equal In
wheat and flour to &C., 00 bushels. Pri-
mary western market receipts were iii,-
900 bushels compared with 429, 900 BUSH
els last year. The market closed steady
with May bringing 73lsc sellers.
Under free offerings by several promi-
nent houses which met slow demand.
corn developing a lower tendency. Coun-
try offerings continued light, although
receipts Mt l9S cars We're in excess OF the
estimates. May opened h@Ac higher
Mt 3IMc. firmcd up 10 37hd3THc, sold of
to SG&a36&c, and closed 1T 3G5.G365sc
buyers.
In the absence OF any sort OF indc-
pendent motive. oats followed corn.
Receipts were l75 ears. May began q
shade higher ut 2Sisc. declined To 2SisC9
2shc. and closed at aS3sc.
y good export demand for meats and
higher prices at the yards started pro-
visions strong. The market subsc-
qucntiy cascd of, however, on selling of
pork and ribs By packers.
May pork opened ..ac higher at SO 20
GlO 22h. and declined to $40 07.: the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-10

bright as some others, when told to do
thing ne always did 1t to the very best
OF his ability. She lowered that boys
standard In one way, but she raised It
IN another. and her honesty enabled me
70 place him In situation that he was
ntted TO MI, and he Is filling 1t admir-
ably: When he is told to do a thing we
taink no more about 1t. for we know
that boy will do his work we'll.
Inc stereotyped recommendation
Whlch everyone gives IS worth so much
and no more, and as for q clergyman's
recommendation I wouldn't give tup-
pence FOR It. Boys have come here,
hundreds OF them, with letters from cler-
gymen, and their very appearance gave
evidence OF The ministers inslncerltv in
recommending them. It Is @ cheap way
to do good turn to help some one
along. 1t costs the clergyman nothing to
write a letter. but he wouldn't waste his
paper and Ink II he knew how little the
man who hires boys thinks Of his mean
ingless words of praise. References
from other houses are almost always no
good. They frequently discharge boy
and send him away with letter which,
SAYS they know nothing against him. I
never hire boy with such q letter, and
l always ask him why his former en-
ployer did not keep him. II a man goes
to another house to Investigate person.
ally the reference o. boy, unless he Is
positively dishonest his former employ
err. nine times out Of ten, will not tell
what sort Of q boy he Is. This isn't as
1t should be. The standard OF New
York cash and office boys could be rails
ed II the big stores that employ hun
dreds OF them would stand by each
other In furnishing honest recommen-
dations."
what is really wanted in boy? Do
sou want solemn, serious youngster or
lad full Of life and pranks?"
"One of the solemn. serious kind sell
dom pan out well. There's something
wrong about the average boy II the boy
ish spirit is absent. We don't expect
boys to be saints, and so II they are
somewhat mischievous, that does not
necessarily hurt their standing Indeed,
the very boys who are up 10 the most
pranks are. as rule, the quickest and
most accurate about their work. a man
in charge Of lot Of boys has TO study
human nature carefully. These folks
who say that all boys are alike, and
hard nuts at that, are mistaken; they
know nothing of boys. No two are
alike. and each one has to be treated
differently. Some have to be coaxed
some driven. some can be reasoned
with and others must be got rid OF and
as quickly as possible. What you might
say to one boy without giving It Sec
ond thought offends another. takes the
life and ambition right out OF him. I'd
rather have q thief in the shape OF a
boy than a liar. You can detect thief
and get rid of him: you can have him
locked up or send him home to his para
ents. But when boy lies once you
never know when to believe him again.
A boy who vii! do 4 thing and lie about
it is the very worst sort of u bog. These
boys who own up TO their mIschlevous,
annoying jokes and tricks always come
out all right, but the liar never"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-10
ABOUT BOYS
In the Big Stores of New Yorl-ip

In the Big Stores of New sYork-.ip-
plies TO Wheeling Youths as Well.
New York Sun: a -inan who has
charge OF the hiring OF a lot of boys has
no s!necure. The superintendent of the
Dig stores all agree on this point.
ut Is much harder to hire boy than
|: is to hire man
That's the first thing the young man
who hires all the youngsters for cash
boys and for other places In one % the
largest shops In city had 10 say when
asked about the matter
Just. wait minute" he went on.
and let metell you why. Now I'm more
Interested in boys than I'M anything or
anybody else, and the experiences I've
had with them would fill volumes. \
man has a set look in his face. some
thing that aIother man can understand.
out hoy has not. His character. as 4
rue, Is not sufficiently fixed 10 show it.
self. II Is net wise 10 engage a boy on
first sight. for when 4 hos applies FOR a
place ne is always at his very best. II
his clothes aren't brushed then and his
shoes polished and his nails clean he'll
never be clean afterward. You mag be
sure. All men who hire the boys in de-
Nartmeat stores, however, do accept a
good many on sight.
&c first thing we do when 4 boy
applies Is to take stock OF him. First.
We Iook al his face, of coucseSand then
at MS general appearance, taxing care
III! note OF his manners. After that We
consider his references, II he has any
Inc !Est thing we ask q boy Is his age.
toE the law requires that he must be at
least fourteen years old. II the appli-
cant says be Is under sixteen. we in
quire !; he has q certificate from the
ooard OF health, which gives 4 general
description Of him. And II he says no.
we ;el! ain that we cannot consider his
application until he gets this document.
as the house employing q boy under age
Is liable 10 fine"
what general principle 90 you go on
In hiring boys?" the reporter, asked.
Appearance goes great way in de-
c!ding whether boys application is ac-
c,ehted or not. II boy Is neat looking,
mas a keen. bright eye, IS quick IN his
movements and polite. not having n ref
eFence VIII not staad in his way OF get
ing trial, II there are any places TO be
Hi!ed' The trouble with New York boys
- Hhat ihey don't stick: they don't get
COVE 10 business and work with an eye
20 tAe future. They are restless set,
ahH are impatient for promotion. which
coines as. slowly at first In the career Of
working child as 1t does In the career
o. man. But when we get boy who
Goes knuckle down as II he wanted to
own the store in the end, he goes right
anead. Later will give you some IN
stances. but first l wish to say word
about references.
when q boy who intends to go to
WORK leaves school he should get a rec
onmeadi ton from his teacher. Ny ex-
peEience has been that n teachers refer
enCe is worth more than all othe: refer
ehcGs put together. Teachers are honest
w. Just. as rule, In recommending a
10y; have In mlad now one
Oh the very bes; cash boys In the store,
"!'o came here with n letter from his
.sdchcr, who said. after giving him an
excellent character. TINT wb,Ia NOT &c
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-10
Sugar-Raw firm: rr.7-ed steady.
Live Stack.

CHICAGO-The few cattle on sale to-
day We're taken quite readily. 1t being
too cold for buyers and sellers to waste
any time in discussing prices. Fancy
cattle S. 9066 10: choice steers S. 500
5 s.; medium steers 81 S9a5 10: beef
steers 81 1905 IS; stockers and feeders
So S0G4 10: bulls 81 75I4 %; COWS and
hcifers IS 30G4 90: western fed steers
81 1SI5 10: Texas steers So 50G5 10:
calves So 00GD1 %. Trade in hogs was
brisk at an average advance OF sc; fair
to choice So S0I3 IS: packing lots So 60
I3 17is: mixed IS 65G3 SIS: butchers
So 65I3 IS: light So 6OG3 S7h: pigs g %
as 6j. There was good demand for
sheep and the market ruled firm at I'M
changed prices: poor TO prime sheep
So 50l14 30. principally So 5tMi 80: ewes
s. S0G4 co.. chiefly So 6093 95: yearlings
81 15fEi 50: poor to prime lambs 81 00l
3 90, chiefly at 81 S0Gi 30. Receipts
Cattle, 1000 head; hogs, eI.O00 head;
sheep. 10000 head.
EAST LIBERTY = Cattle steady: ey-
ira S. 50di5 IS; prime S. 25G5 so; COM
mon 50 5064 90. Hogs active and n
shade higher: prime heavy 81 f0G4 Is:
best mediums 81 l0Di l2i.: heavy York
ers 81 C5Gi 10; light YorKers s. S5di 90:
pigs 50 7OG5 So; roughs So SOFAS GO. Sheep
higher: choice wethers 81 50Ti 60: COM
mon s. 5OGS 50: choice lambs S. 100
20; common to good 81 G0I5 90; veal
calves 81 0O1I 10.
CINCINNATI-Hogs active and high
er. at S., 35Ni 90,