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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-30
Work of the shareholders.

October TO- he says, I'VE were I'D be-
fore 3 o'clock and ready to move at G..
The engineers went ahead and cut out
roads around places which were impassa-
bic In the regular road that we were
able, though with much difficulty, to .navi-
gate. There was some little diminishing
as We approached the enemy. Once while
we were surveying the situation dismount
ed bullets suddenly commenced to rain
around US The shots We're fired by sharp
shooters, who were concealed in trees and
jungles. We dispatched some of our men
TO look after Them and proceeded on our
way. There was comparatively little re-
sistance, as the enemy retreated in a south
erly direction leaving the town (San Fran
cisco de Malabom at our disposal We
found a number of dead Filipinos and one
wounded. One of our men was wounded in
this skirmish.
We soon established our headquarters. as
perhaps an hour had elapsed, we were all
standing In our front yard talking when
SharpShoOterS again opened I'D on us an
parently at short range. We all sought
shelter behind a nipa shack in the yard not
that the shack itself would protect up from
the bullets but because they could not aim nj
us as readily. Our men soon stopped this
out on a reconnaissance in force, following
the road taken by the enemy toward Buene
Vista
Death of Capt. Gcary.
I'VE had proceeded about a mile, and
were quietly resting under the shade of a
large mango tree. in a perfectly exposed
position, when without any warning what
ever, the enemy opened fire on US from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-30
Those FrightfuI Roads,

Being subsequently sent with a message
to Lieut.. Cashier, who had gone forward to
reconnoiter, Mr. MOulton again refers to
the highways. He says:
Il never in all my life saw such a fright
full condition of roadways. 1 found a ma
tive cart up to its body in the mire de-
serted and left there until It could he dug
out in the dry season. Finally my horse
would go no farther, so | got down almost
to my hips in heavy mud and tried to lead
him. led him for about fifty yards fur
Their, when he came to a complete stand
still, and absolutely refused to bulge I
left him standing in the road asked a sem
tnel TO look after him, and trudged off
down the pike | went about three-q,Ilr-
tiers Of a mile beyond the outposts before 7
came up with Lieut.. Cashier and his men
most of whom are natives. That three
quarters of mile between the outposts
and the lieutenant was In insurgent coun-
try, and | was expecting all the time to
hear the pop of Mausers. | delivered nv
message, and was about 20 start back
when the enemys OutpOsts opened fire on
US, and for a few minutes there was a
warm time. On my way back | picked cd
an ugly-looking 'bolo,' which was sticking
up in the side of the road. | carried it
back all the way with me, and put it in cur
wagon for safe keeping
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-30

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tained through the want columns of The
Star.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
DENouNcEs ARMY cANTEENs
Governor Mount Speaks at the Y. M.
c. A. Convention.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May 27.-At
the morning session of the international
convention of the Y. M. c. A. subscrip-
ton lists were circulated and pledges to
the amount of $14, 900 were taken up in
two hours-s60O0 for the railroad depart
ment and $4,000 for general purposes.
The afternoon was devoted to the three
sectional conferences, all being well at
tended. The principal address of the
evening was given by Governor Mount of
Indiana. whose subject was The Promo
ton of Civic Righteousness Among
Young Men" He denounced the army
canteen as national shame.
The section of work which exhausted
most of the interest to-day, next to that
of the army and navy. is that pertaining
to railroads. The railroad delegates held
a special conference this afternoon. T. f.
Whittlesey of Toledo delivered an address
on What Does the Railroad Company
Expect From the Railroad Department.
Just before the adjournment tonight
the convention reconsidered the action
fixing Montreal as the place for the next
convention in 1901 and substituted Boston
for Montreal.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
SOUTH AMERICA TO
HAVE A CARDINAL
The Pope Intends to Promote a Pre-
late After the Coming Council
of Bishops

NEW YORK, May 27.-On it's own ac-
count and for the direct bearing its re-
suits will have on the problem of the
Catholic church in our new possessions
prelates here are intenty watching the
outcome of the plenaTy council OF Blsh-
ops of the Latin republics which opens to-
morrow in Rome. It was summoned to
meet by a rescript from the Pope, issued
last Christmas and addressed to the BiSh-
OPS of South America and Mexico Ses-
sions will be held at the South American
College in Rome and will be presided over
by a Cardinal specially designated by the
Pope Ten Archbishops and fifty-nine
Bishops are expected to participate in the
proceedings. No stated programme has
been laid down for the business of the
council other than the general welfare of
the church in these countries. 1t is un-
derstood however, that one of the chief
topics will be the difficulties that are con-
tinually cropping UP in all these repub-
lies between Masonic bodies and the
church authorities.
Notifications of existing laws in their
relation to non-Catholic marriages and
burals and their general liberation are
also likely to come up. The whole bear
ing of the teaching of Spanish American
clergy in contradstinction to the policy
of the church in the United States will be
factor in the discussions This will be
all the more important and prominent
because of the new relationships that the
church must take on in our new posses
sions. 1t is anticipated that at the end
of the council. which may last for week
or more, the Pope will announce that he
intends to create one of the attending
prelates Cardinal at the coming con-
sistory. South America has never had a
Cardinal. 1t is believed the honor will be
given to Brazil.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
NEW YORK tn AGAIN
SEE THE HARTFORD
Practically Rebuilt, Farragut's Fa-
nous Flagship Will Cruise
With Recruits.

NEW YORK, May IA Washington
special to the Herald says: New York is
again to see the Hartford, Admiral Far
raguts flagship during the Civil War
Under Commander John NJ. Hawley the
reconstructed vessel is to be placed in
commission next fall at the Mare Island
Navy Yard as a training ship. Comman-
der Hawley proposes to obtain 300 raw re-
cruits from the West, and TO this end has
made arrangements for opening recruit
ing rendezvous at various points in the
country
Lieutenant Commander Alexander
Sharp Jr., who commanded the Vixen in
the battle of Santiago. will be the execu-
tive officer of the Hartford, and the de-
partment is now preparing the detail of
other officers who will be assigned to this
ship. 1t has not been definitely deter
mined whether the Hartford will go to
New York via Suez canal or Cape Horn,
but it is probable that the former route
will be adopted. In this event the ship
will visit Honolulu, Manila and various
Asiatic and European ports.
The new Hartford is regarded by many
naval officers as one of the most comfort
able vessels now in the service. She has
been supplied with an entirely new rapid
firing battery and has been practically re-
which made her the graceful flagship of
Farragut and the command of such Of
fcers as Shufeldt, Goldsborough, Belknap,
jenkins, Dekraft, Luce and UpShur She
was first commanded by Captain Rich
ard Wainwright, father of the officer who
commanded the converted yacht in the
battle off Santiago de cuba.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
sUGAR-PLANTING SCHEMES.
New Enterprises Being Developed on
the Hawaiian Islands.

HONOLULU, May 19-New sugar plant
ing schemes are still developing. The
latest that divulges anything imminently
definite is that of Wahawa, on Kauaui
B. +. Dillingham; is the promoter The
lands basical are those of the McBrvde
estate grazing ranch, TO which is added
by purchase from August DreIer the
Gleele plantation. This has the seaboard
and therefore the shipping facilities
Water for irrigation is not lacking now
but wells are being sunk to place the
supply beyond hazard. The capital stock
is 10 be 900 in 175, 900 shares of 800
each par value. Although $500 900 in
United States gold coin is paid for the
Gleele Mr.. Dillingham; says there is none
of the amount to be held as promoters s
stock.
Another scheme in prospect is to en-
brace good lands in South Kona Hawaii
owned by w. r. Castle and w c. Achi'
who will pool issues on the proposition
Several others are visible on the horizon.
though still rather nebulous. Even Ka-
hoolame lslet is mentioned as a basis of
sugar wealth expansion
number of reputable stock brokers
oisgruntled at the exclusive cult of the
pioneer stock exchange, met yesterday to
consider preliminaries for organizing an
other storm center of speculation The
initiation fee will be less considera blv
than the S2500 of the old mart 1t is
proposed also TO formulate quotations of
shares in corporations, which are sub
Jects of actual transactions, even before
permanent organization.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
RAISIN-GROWERS HAVE
WON THEIR FIGHT

NEW YORK, May 27.-Theo H. Kear-
ney, president of the California Raisin
Growers Association, in the course of a
conversation shortly before leaving to-
day for brief trip abroad, taken chiefly
to try the waters at Homburg, said:
'In our efforts to organize last year we
met certain amount of hostility on the
part of the trade of the East. We were
sorry to encounter it. The management
is extremely anxious to so conduct busi-
ness as to win the good will of the trade
in the East. and we think that if the
trade had really understood what we
were doing we would not have met this
opposition at all.
zone of the greatest sources of diff
Guilty to the success of the raiSin indus
try was the inferior and sometimes dis
honest packing and the disposition among
brokers and dealers in the East to cut
commissions and prices OF course we had
to take radical measures to control these
matters, and we insisted upon having
such contracts with brokers as practi-
cally deprived them of being free agents
in their own business. This disturbed
connections in the East and West and
forced to take any hostile action against
what we asked and we have left the trade
practically in the same channels it has
always been in. 1t makes it much bet
ter for trade because trade is assured of
standard quality and gets, as raisins are
sold for twice for what they sold before
double it's commissions on the same
amount of trade.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

in the Philippines. Therefore the pres
ent orders merely expedite their move
meuts several weeks.
Several transports are now on their
way To san Francisco from Manila, and
the earliest of them will be used for
prompt transportation of additional
reinforcements 10 General Otis to take
the places Of volunteers. 1t is believed
that it will be possible to arrange for
the departure Of the Nineteenth Infan-
try from san Francisco by the middle
Of June.
The Twenty-fourth Infantry (col-
ored). which rendered brilliant service
in cuba, is scattered along the Pacific
Coast and is being held in reserve for
possible service in the Philippines. In
case of an emergency that regiment
will also be started across the Pacific
within the next few weeks. Several
transports viii be available for service
at San Francisco during June, and il is
expected that the sherman, Grant and
Sheridan will be there again early in
August
The return movement of volunteers
in the Philippines viii begin in a day or
two and Will probably be completed, so
far as their departure from the scene
of action is concerned, by the beginning
Of July.
The California and oregon troops
will. as heretofore stated. compose the
first expedition to start for home.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
BIG DEMONSTRATION
TO HONOR MARCHAND

LONDON, May PA great demon
stration is being prepared in honor of
Major Marchand on his arrival in Paris
on Monday next. The Military Club,
where the African explorer will stay,
is to be ambitiously decorated. General
Zurlinden, the Military Governor of
Paris, has arranged for delegations of
all arms of the army and navy to re-
ceive the major at the club. Everybody
present will be in uniform, so the event
will be one of the most brilliant recep-
have prepared to cope with attempts
to arouse a repetition of the p0ulanger
craze All seditious emblems will be
seized. Major Marchand, however, is
not desirous Of playing the role of a
second Boulanger. His father has re-
ceived a letter from his saying:
The news that some sort of a
grandiose reception is in store fills me
with disappointment. not unmingled
with disdain. My sword belongs only
to my country, and L will never dis
honor it by playing the game of a
few facetious individuals"
1t is certain there will be stirring
scenes in Paris on Monday, however. as
Major Marchand's reception follows the
meeting of the Court of Cessation to
consider the report of the president Of
the civil section of that body. M Ballot
de Beaupre, in favor of a revision of
the Dreyfus trial and the trial of NM
de Roulede and Marcel -Habert for inz
citing soldiers to INSTRUMENTATION in
connection with the election Of Presi-
dent Loubet.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
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PARIS. May 27.-As the moment for
the opening sitting of the Court of Cas-
sation over the Dreyfus case draws
near a feeling of nervous tension seems
to be depressing everybody. | have it
on good, perhaps the best, authority,
if we except NJ. Ballot de Beaupre him
self, that the official reporters sum-
ming up of the case will urge the alb
solute inevitableness of revision
The demand for places in court on
Monday is enormous. NJ. Bergougnan,
president of the judicial press, has been
so harassed by the complaints of jour
nalists about their places that he re-
signed his functions last night. All his
work devolves on the vice president,
who refuses to be troubled, leaving the
journalists to fight it out.
The Herald has made arrangements
with NJ Marcel Provost, the novelist,
for special penpictures OF the slttinss
of the court. These will be given sup
Elementary to the regular stenographic
reports of the proceedings. M. Provost
has a peculiar faculty for literary pho
tographs of judicial dramas.
Early this afternoon 1t was rumored
that the president of the civil section of
the Court of Cessation, NJ. Ballot de
Beaupre, had reported to the Presi-
dent of the Court of Cessation M. Ma
zeau. in favor of a revision of the Drey-
fus trial and sending the prisoner again
before a court martial. This, later in
the day, was confirmed by a direct
statement that the president of the
civil section had so reported to the
president of the Court of Cessation.
1t is believed that it is practically
certain to be accepted by the Court Of
Cessation, and means that Dreyfus
will be brought back to France and re-
tried.
The proceedings in the case will con-
sist of the reading of the report of M.
Ballet de Beaupre, followed by a
speech by Maitre Mornard, counsel for
Nine Dreyfus. and the address of the
Public Prosecutor, NJ. Maneau. The
court will then retire to deliberate upon
a verdict. which it is expected will be
rendered on Friday or Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
CLOSE OF THE ASSEMBLY
OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
"Blest Be the Tie That Binds" Fit
tingly Sung at the End of the
Annual Session

MINNEAPOLIS, May 27-Singing
"Blest Be the Tie That Binds" the one
hundred and eleventh annual assembly
of the Presbyterian church adjourned
early this afternoon, to meet next year
in st. Louis. The song was peculiarly
appropriate for the termination of this
assembly, which has been, on the
whole, a very harmonious one. The
MCGiffert debate was sometimes acrid,
but fully 80 per cent of the members of
the assembly will go to their homes re-
joicing over what they consider the
wise and magnanimous decision ar
rived at in the matter of MCGifrert's
heresy. The assembly has disposed of
an immense amount Of business, and
much of it is of a very important ma
ture. Only one overture is to be sent
down from the assembly to be passed
upon by the 229 presbyteries, and that
Is proposal to substitute an entirely
new chapter for chapter Is of the book
of discipline.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
PACIFIC COAST FRUIT
ASSOCIATIONS FAILURE
Unable to Bring the Santa Clara
County Exchange Into the
Com bine

SAN JOSE, May 27.-The Santa Clara
County Fruit Exchange has refused to
join the Pacific Coast Fruit Association.
the big organization of prune growers re-
Gently formed here, and it will suspend
Tor this season all operations of the new
organization.
There has been a hitch between the two
organizations over the manner in which
the surplus of the crop should be handled
Inc exchange people were willing the as
soclauon should fix prices, but insisted
that the surplus at the end of the season
should be divided among the shippers and
disposed of in some manner not to affect
the market, the shippers to give their
checks for the amount of surplus to the
racine Coast Association. The latter or
sanzation would not consent, claiming
that while the checks of the exchange
would be good there was bound to be
tf0uDle with some of the shippers
Inc JOINT committee appointed to trv 70
arrange settlement held three MEETINGS
put could come to no understandings and
the committee of the Pacific Coast Fruit
association so reported to the board of
directors or that organization to-day This
means that the Pacific Coast Fruit Assn
clatlon VIII have to wait a year before
putting us plan to handle the prune crop
INTO force. The Fruit Exchange handled
If,9V0OOO pounds of prunes last year. and
nothing could be gained with these two
organizations at outs
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
RAILWAY COMPANY
ASKS FOR A FRANCHISE
Opposition Corporation Seeking to
Obtain a FoothoId on the Island
of Hawaii.

HONOLULU. May 19.-The opposition
railway company for the island of Hawaii
has filed an application for a charter with
President Dole and Cabinet. The Hilo
and Honolulu Railroad Company" is the
style under which it desires 10 incorporate
in accordance with the general railway
act. The company is composed Of. Wade
j. Browne and Herbert b. Gehr. repre-
sentiug Eastern capitalists, Thomas
Rain Walker and Francis Mills Swanzy.
Of Theo. H. Davies * CO., limited. John
S. Walker, Colonel J. Walter Jones and
Judge Gardner X. Wilder Except the
1irst-named two all are residents OF the
Hawaiian Islands. The NaiulandcrS
bring credentials showing them 20 repre-
sent strong capitalists in New York and
Philadelphia.
They engage, according to their sub
lister of the Interior. to present their loca-
ton of lines for approval within one year
and to complete a railroad or railroads
and branch lines from Hilo town. through
the districts of Hilo, Hamakua and ko-
hala, to haWaihae or some other port in
Kohala district within three years after
such approval or forfeit their franchise.
Mr.. Browne says there is no need Of
seeking contracts with plantations along
the route for their carrying business, as
the Davies interest represented in the
company controls six of the largest plant
ing estates in question.
The sudden appearing OF competition is
starting to the lncOrporatOrS of the HilO
Railroad Company, which. Immediately
upon receiving its charter q few weeks
ago, sent surveyors into the field, pur-
chased the old Wilder surveys and began
making cor acts for material It has
not an exclusive charter-Could not get
one without special enactment.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
THREE MEN IN
A BATTLE WITH
A FLYING FISH
LARGE Tuna Wrecks Their Boat,
but Is Landed After a
Hard Struggle.

Holders end of the boat sank and
left him in the water. Seeing that it
would not hold them all he struck out
for the launch, which he finally
reached, greatly exhausted.
Even then the boat would not hold
the two men and the fish and rolled
over and over several times, the long
wire leader of Holders line having
wound around Townsend's legs. Jim
Gardner started for the launch, leaY-
ing Townsend alone in the boat, which
now turned bottom up, allowing
Townsend to climb on the keel and
float.
All this time Gardner held on to
Holders fish, and he performed most
remarkable feat of courage and pluck.
He swan from the sunken boat, still
holding the fighting fish. Sometimes he
was on the fish, sometimes the fish was
on him. Three times the game creature
made desperate plunges and carried
him under water. Finally Gardner
reached the launch exhausted. He
never released his grasp on the fish
until Holder, Bassett and Mrs. Gardner
dreW it in. Then Gardner was pulled
over the side, and Townsend, who had
insisted upon the fish being landed be-
fore he was rescued, was picked up.
A. rope was thrown to him, and as he
let go the boat he was towed to the
launch and hauled in, after plucky
exhibition.
When the fishermen were rescued the
water for an acre around looked as
though there had been a wreck. Oars.
clothes, rudders, gaffs. hats and other
debris fioated about.
When Gardner was hauled in Holder 6
hook was found in his clothes. 1t had
cut his arm. Gardner was badly cut
and scraped by the fish
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
YALE OARSMEN WIN.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 27.-The crew
of Yale University's eight-oared shell
outrowed the naval cadets to-day over
a two-mile straighaway course and
crossed the line eleven and a half seconds
ahead of the middies. The contest was
over the inside course on the Severn.
Both crews took the water we'll at the
sound of the pistol and got away to-
gether. The superior weight and better
training of the New Haven boys soon
demonstrated their superiority and the
visitors steadily increased their lead to
the finish. Once or twice Superintendent
Cannon of Annapolis tried to urge his
men, but the Connecticut boys as often
nobly responded to their captains COM
mand, and the advantage gained at the
start was gradually increased. Yale
crossed the line in 10 minutes and % sec
onds, with the cadets eleven and a halt
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
REINA MERCEDES CASTS
ANCHOR AT NORFOLK
Captured Spanish Cruiser Turned
Over to the United States
Government

NORFOLK, Va, May 27-Amid the
booming of cannon and the screaming OF
steam whistles from tugs, bay steamers
and ocean liners the captured Spanish
cruiser Reina Mercedes arrived in port
this afternoon. Accompanying her was a
fiotilla of six tugs. all profusely deco
rated with flags. Cannon saluted as she
was towed through the harbor, and the
tugboats kept their whistles in an almost
continuous scream from the time she
rounded Lambert's Point until the navy.
yard was reached. Every craft tied down
the whistle lever. and there was a babel
of notes. The Mercedes was saluted by
every passing steamer and acknowledged
each greeting by a blast of her whistle
1t took considerable time to make the
prize fast to the wharf. After she was
turned over to the United States Govern
ment Captain Seymour, local agent of the
Merritts, received a receipt for the vessel.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
THE DEWEY STATUE FUND
WILL SOON BE COMPLETE
Committees Have Prepared a Plan of Campaign
and Predict Flood of Subscriptions
This Week

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The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
MRS. 0ELRICHS' SPITE
FENCE TORN DOWN

NEW YORK, May 27.-Mrs. Hermann
Oelrich's alleged spite fence between her
place and that of George e. Parkman at
Newport was reduced to kindling wood
by her order to-day. The matter has oc-
casioned her no end of trouble and an
noyance, for it was not her purpose or
desire to embarrass Mr.. Parkman be-
cause he would not sell her his estate,
as IL was said she had done.
Mrs Oelrichs and her architect visited
the place this morning and found the
fence nothing like what she wanted
and so she ordered its removal. She did
not intend to have it on a line between
the two estates. A seven-foot fence
will now be erected all around Mrs. Gel
richS new house.