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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
ORGANIZATION OF THE
TEN NEW REGIMENTS.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-The War De-
partment officials are busily engaged in
preparing the list of appointments OF OIL
GERS not already announced for the ten
new regiments of infantry to be organized
for service in the Philippines. Approx
mately there are nearly 500 of these - IN al az
Including those of the line and stan. Inc
Colonels for nine regiments have been
made made public. but the selection for The
tenth, 1t is said, has not been definitely
determined All officers for the regiments
are to be from the regular army estab-
iishment and from among & those hos who say saw
whose records and capacity are known at
the War department. A large portion OF
them are expected to be announced dur
ing the early days of the week.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, July 9.-Captain Ii. +.
Bailey, U. S. A. in charge of the recruit it
ing station at st. Louis, received a tele-
gram to-day from the War Department
at Washington instructing him to begin
recruiting tomorrow under the recent or
der of the President that additional troops
be raised for duty in the Philippines
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
PALO ALTO TEACHERS.
Instructors Chosen to Preside Over
the Grammar School.

PALO ALTO, July 9.-The School Trus-
tees of Palo Alto have elected the follow
ing teachers for the grammar school for
next year: Principal, A. NJ. Fosdick;
vice-principal, Miss Hattie Hudson; first
assistant, Miss r. A. Thompson; second
assistant, Miss H. K. Cuthbertson; third
assistant, Miss Mabel Charles; primary
Miss Blanche Boring.
When the board organized last year eff
forts were made to overcome the dis
advantages that the school was then
contenGing with. The conservative pol
icy OF, the board has borne fruit. for at
warded by the splendid showing made
and the complete satisfaction that pre-
vailed.
1t was expected the High School corps
of instructors would be elected the past
week, but action was postponed pend
ing the rearrangement of some of the
courses in the school and the obtaining
of further information in regard to the
applicants for the various positions.
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COMPTROLLER REQUESTED
TO REVIEW HIS DECISION
Letter to the Civil Service Comm1s-
sion to the Secretary of the
TREASURY.

WASHINGTON. July g.. The Civil
Service Commission has made public its
letter to the Secretary of the Treasury
of June % last asking that the comp
troller of the Treasury be requested to
review his recent decision in the matter
of the alleged illegal appointment of dep
uty United States marshals. In the course
of his decision, the Comptroller said:
will not go back of the certificate Of ap-
pointment by the head OF depaT'baeht @ me been 91
violated and attempt to ascertain WnetheI
such officer in making such appointInent ZEN mas mas
earvice commission or rule or regulation of his
own regarding the classified service
II rightfuIly belongs and follow the precedent
of wears in my office to recognize the Ger
nartment or other appointing power to office
or Mace. where such appointment is not in vio-
You are authorized to pay such deputy II MS
account in all other respects Is correct.
The commissioners in their letter a.9n, eontenu
that the appointments under consideration
uera made in violation of the express
terms of the law and quote nua1eTous me- asia aa
tions have all the force and effect OF law and
mat executions to these rules and regulations
can be legally mace Only III liie iAi"tNei Nv
yided by the law
The letter concludes as follows:
Thus from another point of view also we
,oI,et arrive at the same conclusion indicated
in the early part OF this decision. namely (2
that the Comptroller does not intend 10 hoid
that so long a position In the casslned
earvice is not excepted from the requirements
incident thereto, an appointment can be made
to such position without compliance with the
provisions Of the civil service laws and d rules
rrao1iring such appointment to be made through
oxanotnation and certifcation by the commits
sion and ~ consequently the only question left
Of issue Is how If at all, position once in the
afoneifed service can be legally executed
Withdrawn from the requirements OF law in
cident to its classification.
Aret mart of this communication ID that the
iav, prescribed certain definite manner in
Witch only the position can be thus with
drawn or excepted; (2) that in the case before
the Conptroller the position was not with
drawn or excepted in the manner prescribed.
and 13) consequently the conclusion cannot be
ESCAPED that the appointment to the position
In n manner contrary to that prescribed was
iiiegal and void and hence the person appointed
was not entitled to any compensation or eInolu-
ment accruing to the office.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
DEAF MUTES WILL
MEET IN ST. PAUL
Sixth National Convention Will Be
Opened Tomorrow by Bishop
WhioDle

ST PAUL. July 9.-The sixth national
convention of deaf mutes meets in this
city on Tuesday for four days session.
1t will be opened by Bishop Whipple, as
sisted by the Rev. A. w. Mann of the
Mid-Western Deaf Mute Mission. Dele
gates are expected from all over the
United States. Papers on different sub
jects of special interest to the deaf mute
world will be read and discussed.
The convention will be welcomed to
Minnesota by Governor Lind and to St.
Paul by Mayor Kiefer. Judge Mott of
Faribault will make an address. The ad-
dresses will be interpreted for the deaf
mutes. The president of the convention,
the Rev. Mr.. Koehler of All Souls parish,
Philadelphia, will respond to the address
will be given on the 18th.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
BURIED TREE UNCOVERED.
Struck by Well Borers at Depth OF
Fifty-eight Feet.

STOCKTON, July 9. = The country
around French camp in this county has
long been noted for its geological for
nations The latest discovery which will
interest students was made last week
county hospital the auger passed through
a tree at a depth of fifty-eight feet below
the surface. Many pieces were brought
to the surface They were broken In
drawing them up, but Mr.. Peck. the farm
overseer. secured and has on exhibition
one piece two inches in diameter and
eight inches long The wood is rotten and
spongy. but portion of the bark still
clings- to II.
This is not the first time timber has
been struck at great depths in this V1cin-
itiv OF the several wells which have
been bored on the county farm similar
discoveries have been made in nearly
every instance.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10

Y II TALLACE. IdahO, july "a
n I report gained some circula-
NV ton yesterday that a number
Il of masked men had visited
several non-union miners at
Burke on Friday night, and threatened
them with death if they did not leave
the country. and that two men had
left because of such threats. These
men are said to have been Ellis Hale
and N engineer named Wayne.
After a careful investigation of this
report The Call correspondent can find
but little TO support it. The only fact
tending TO corrobOrate it is the zap
pearancc Of Hale. II is said, however,
that he had expressed an intention to
leave a week ago. That masked men
could do any such thing as is claimed
seems impossible. A full company OF
soldiers has been stationed at Burke.
and the town is thoroughly guarded.
The town site ie situated in a canyon
barely wide enough for the two rail-
road tracks which pass through 1t, and
in five minutes soldiers could traverse
the entire town. Citizens here do not
give any credence to the story, and
personal corroboration of it cannot be
found One I yer says it is canard
originated by the State authorities TO
bolster up their claim that the troops
are still needed here. 1t would seem
the height of folly to attempt such in
timidation.
The struggle between the unions and
the mineOWners Is now virtually moth
ing more than a game of freeze out. Ihe
State authorities openly aVoW their in
tention to stamp out uniOnism in this
district, and union men seem doggedIy
determined TO fight II out TO the end.
They have shown a disposition to obey
the edicts of the commanders of the
military, and in any event an attempt
to resort to violence would simply re-
suit in the determination of the miners.
They know this and seem TO nave
avoided a clash with the authorities
under trying circumstances in many
instances. on the other hand there
seems to be ground for the assertion
that union men are being run out of
the State.
Frank Shannon, a young man who
has been confined in the bull pen sew
eral weeks without any charge having
been made against him, was liberated
a few days ago. He says that he was
advised BY Sinclair that he would be
safer in some other section OF the
country. After his release he stayed
about Burke. and Friday night was
again placed under arrest and brought
70 Wallace to await transportation to
the bull pen, where he met sinclair
who according TO ShannOn's story,
gave him the choice of leaving the
country the next day or imprisonment.
Shannon chose the former, but before
The train left on Saturday he was sub
,7eraad as a witness in the Corcoran
case. ...,ooo
emanating from either side constantly
in circulation. and the story, OF the
masked men at Burke is not substantl-
ated by any tangible proof.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
WILL RUN THE ALEXANDER.
George F. Carpenter of Brooklyn Is
Master of the Collier

WASHINGTON, July 9.-Rear Admiral
Bradford has appointed George F. Car
penter of Brooklyn master of the collier
Alexander, which is to be kept in service
for the transportation of coal to naval
stations Mr.. Alexander will furnish the
crew and food and such other supplies as
NAV be needed. The first voyage the
Alexander will make under the new meth
cd will be to Manila, to which point she
will take a supply of coal.
The Navy Department has been advised
of the arrival at Pago Pago of Civil En-
gineer Chambers and party, who will es-
tablish a coaling station at that point.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
sTEUNENBERG SPONSOR
FOR THIS STORY

BOIsE. Idaho, July 9.-Governor Steu-
nenberg stands sponsor for the following
story never before published:
Very soon after Governor Steunenoer3
entered upon his official duties in 1881 ne
v,ae confronted by the Occur Alene
question Under the former administration
some military companies had been or
panized in that section in order that
force might be at hand with which the
State could preserve order in case OF any
future threatened outbreak. Ihese con- m
Danies were recruited from among tne
ranks of non-union men prlnclpaIiE at
ITardner and some other points 1helr
presence greatly disturbed the IllHels
Unions and Governor SteunenDers Iau ilo
sooner been installed IN once IMAM d
nnoyement was started TO have the mill
tary organizations disbanded. one OF the
first steps in this movement was ldheh ~
the Shoshone County delegation IN tHe
| egislature all the members OF WnIcn
were elected on the miners union ucket;
This delegation. five in NUMBER, Waited alited
on the Governor and earnestly requested
him TO dtsband the militia. he asked
his visitors whether he could depend upon
order being maintained in this section OF
the State in the event of his accedlng
70 their request. They assured him very
positively that it would contribute 10 the
interests of law and order 10 nave the
military companies disbanded, because, as
they said the mlitiamen were an aggra-
waiting element in the community, likely,
by their alleged insOlence, to precipltate
trouble at any time. ~ tCA eNlrNti46 -
this feature of the subject some time
the Governor asked his visitors very
pointedly il they could assure him that
there would be no more outrages like the
Kneebone murder If he should disband
the militia The murder referred to was
a specially aggravated instance of crime
committed by these unions kneebone
was murdered In broad daylight while
the superintendent of mine at which he
was employed and two other Workmen
were run out of the country. The dele
cation paTried the Governors s question,
and he repeated 1t, and finally brought
forth the response from one of the men
that 1t was a different kind of a matter.
The Governor asked him to explain him
deserved to be removed. This statement
astounded the Governor, and he asked
why Kneebone deserved to be removed.
He was told that it was because the mur-
dered man had made himself obnoxious
But how had he made himself obnox-
ious?" asked the Governor.
well, he talked against the union. He
declared that he could get along with
out belonging to the union"
And do you mean to say" asked the
Governor, that a man should be killed
who thus makes himself obnoxious as
YOU call it, to portion of the commu-
nity'' and the member of the Legisiatura
| The Governor appealed to each of the
other visitors to know if they all concur
red in that view. and they all said thew
did.
James D. Young, who was elected Sber-
if of this county last year. now under
waited upon the Governor upon the occa-
sion referred to. The Governor did not
accede to the request to disband the
militia.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
WILL ORGANIZE A
COOPERATIVE COLONY.
Joseph johnson Will Build s
City on the Shores of
Lake Erie

TOLEDO. July 9.-Plans have been
formulated for large cooperative colony
to be situated on Lake Erie, near here,
and 5000 acres of land are to be secured
to be devoted both to farming and manu-
featuring interests.
The promoter of the scheme is Joseph
A. Johnson of the State of Washington.
and he has with him a number of local
people who have ample means Mr.. John
son to-day announced that it is the inten-
ton to build city which will engage in
a commercial trade. the profits of which
are to be divided equally among the mem
bers of the colony
Mr.. Johnson states that $4,000 has been
pledged to the enterprise, and that S10.-
900 more will be raised to make the colony
perfectly independent from the start.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
CHILD VICTIM OF
THE KISSING BUG
Little HeleD Leerscb Bitten While
Playing iD q TreDtoD
Park.

TRENTON died at her home
1elens to
Helen THURSDAY Tor an outing
Leersch dressed the child
bare While her father
and
The chds
she had be a
little
who had been bitten
blood as hn water Before
deaths she
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
ADVERTISEMENTS. A
What a Little Faith Did
FOR MRS. ROCKWELL.
TER TO MRS. P1NxHAM NO. 6o.ss41

LETTER TO MRS. PINXHAM NO. 6o,sS4l
81 was great sufferer from female
weakness and had no strength. 1t was
impossible for me to attend to my
household duties. 1 had tried every
thing and many doctors, but found no
relief.
my sister advised me to try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which 1 did; before using all of one
bottle felt better. L kept on with it
and to my great surprise L am cured.
All who suffer from female complaints
should give it a trial. "-MRs. ROCK
WELL, 1909 S. DIVISION ST., GRAND
RAPIDS, Mich
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
Will Wed at Berkeley.

MARYSVILLE, July 9.-Invitations
have been received by Marysville friends
announcing the wedding of Miss Olive B.
Spohr, for four years teacher of physics
and mathematics in the Marysville
Is TO take place at 2107 Dwight way
Berkeley, on July IS. Both are graduates
of the State University, Miss Spohr of The
class of "a and Mr. Chestnut of the class
of go He was formerly instructor in
chemistry at the university, and is now
assistant in the Department Of Agriclu-
ture at Washjpgton. D. c,
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
From a Grateful Newark Woman.

"When l wrote to you | was very
sick, had not been well for two years.
The doctors did not seem to help me,
and one said l could not live three
months. l had womb trouble, falling,
ulcers, kidney and bladder trouble.
There seemed to be such a drawing
and burning pain in my bowels that 1
could not rest anywhere. After using
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Sanative Wash and follow
ing your advice, feel well again and
stronger than ever. My bowels feel as if
they had been made over new With
many thanks for your help, remain,
L. g., "a ANN ST., NEWARK, \. j."
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
Menlo Parks School Principal.

MEMO PARK, July 9.-Professor Van
Horn has been elected by the School
Trustees of Menlo Park to the position of
principal of the MenIo Park Public School
TO succeed H. C. Hall, who has been in
the position for seventeen years. This
action is the sequel to the stubborn fight
didates at the annual trustee election A
number of Menlo's millionaires then took
an active part in the contest against Hail
and by the election of Professor Van
Horn they are victorious.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
Barbed Wire 'Fhone Line a Success

STOCKTON, July y.-The barbed wire
telephone line has been completed be-
tween La Grange and the Dickinson
warehouse. The line is working very sat
isfactorily and will be extended to Geneva
and Merced as fast as possible. Another
contemplated extension is to White Rock.
The farmers are delighted with the inno-
walton, which is cheap and answers all
the requirements for communication be-
tween the different towns.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
Prohibition Campaign.

STOCKTON. July 9.-The prohibition
lists of San Joaquin County have reor-
ganized and announce their intention to
hereafter take an active interest in mu-
nicipal and county affairs Rev. Martin
Shively of Lathrop becomes chairman,
Percy Bliss of Stockton secretary and H.
E. Wolf of Union vice chairman. The
committee will meet on August to map
out plan of campaign.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
P. H. Moxhan Dead.

NEW YORK, July 9.-P. H. Moxhan,
a millionaire and philanthropist, died at
his home at Vineland to-day, aged IS
years He accumulated most of his wealth
in the mining business in Montana.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
Funeral of w. /. Dudley.

STOCKTON. July 9.-The funeral of the
late w. L. Dudley took place to-day from
the family residence on West Flora street
The members of the bar met at the court
house and proceeded to the house in a
body The services were simple and at
their conclusion a large concourse of pro-
fessional, fraternal and pioneer friends of
the departed attended the remains to their
last resting place in Rural Cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10

Given away with each cash want odyer
tsement ordered in NEXT Sundays Gail. a
magnificent portrait of admiral Dewey.
printed in Ten coiors, sire f4x2f inches.
reask for framing.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
Governor Sayers Devises a
Method for the Distribu-
tion Of Supplies.
WATERS YET RISING
It Is Now Estimated That the
Texas Crops Are Damaged to the
Extent Of Forty Millions.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

x USTIN, Tex, July 9.-Governor
n Savers spent the day at his Office
"a receiving reports from the num-
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
Stories Of Attacks on Non
Union Miners Are Lack
ing in Confederation.
BURKE WELLCUARDED
Reports of Violence Said to Be a
Canard to Bolster Up the Claim
That Troops Are Yet Needed.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TT WALLACE. Idaho, July "a
II ! report gained some circula-
NV tion yesterday that a number
of masked men had visited
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10

NJ EW YORK, July 9.-Motor-paced
nj cycle racing will receive consid-
vi cradle of an impetus in Amer
j lea by the return from Europe
The times., 1899-02-20
TEE NILES ENQUIRY.
The Value of Government Meat In
s3cction to lie Tested.

The Value of Government Meat In
s3cction to Hc Tested.
The court of enquiry to investigate the
allegations made by Maj. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles will be called upon to pronounce
upon the value of Government inspection
OF meat. Or. d. f. Salmon, Chief of the
Bureau of Animal Industry of the Agri-
cultural Department charged with the in
spection of meat. is awaiting the receipt
Of affidavits from Samuel c. Hammond,
president of the Butchers Board of Trade
of San Francisco, who claims diseased
meat has been found bearing the Govern
ment tag. DR.. Salmon said last night:
we have an inspector on every killing
floor in the big packing concerns of Chi
cago. One man looks after the cattle, an
otner The hogs. and another the sheep. Still
other agents inspect the cattle before they
are killed. Afterward an inspector care
fully examines the carcass. If it is free
from disease the Government tag is af-
fixed.
In the San Francisco matter I have
received report from our inspector as
serting that the carcass referred to as filled
with baecilli did not bear the Government
tag of inspection. but was purchased from
a local slaughter house"
The times., 1899-02-20
A RULERS PERIL.
A Scheme of Young Bcanenters That
MiScnrricd.

Boston, Feb. 19.-President Mckinley
narrowly escaped a tremendous SNOWFALL
ing by a crowd of schoolboys on his de-
parture from this city Friday. lot OF
miscbicyous lads in the Mount Bowdoin
district, about four miles from tie South
station made up ther minds TO give che
President huge jurI,: sc. They had thsi.
plans all laid and the snowballs made.
They had planned to line up on the bank
beside the railroad station OF Mount Bow
doin. hoping that as the train passed the
President would appear on the rear plat
form when they would give it to him good
and make themselves famous. The boys
were there at o'clock all right. but dur
ing the ten minutes that elapsed before
the train came in sight the station agent
at Mount Bowdoin telephoned tor wagon
load of patrOlmen, having learned OF the
boys plan. AS the officers were slow in
arriving the agent went out about two
minutes before the train was due and
barangued the lads to so good effect
that as the special came in stght hey
dropped their snowballs and cheered lusti-
ly. President Mckinley came out on the
rear platform and lifted his hat to them
few minutes later patrol wagon iull
of officers dashed up to the station, but
their services were not required.
The times., 1899-02-20
DEBAUCHERY AND DEATH.
The Awful Result of Night of
shnmeful ReNcIry.

Philadelphia, Feb. 19.-Four persons
were found today sufocated by gas in a
front bed chamber of the dwelling 1i16
North Fifty-second Street. They were
Cora Fahrenkamp, 80 years old, and her
two children, Florence, 10 years. and VII
lie years of age. and a woman of dark
complexion, apparently $5 years old, whose
identity is unknown.
Very little is known of the antscedents
of the Fahrenkamp family. They had oc-
cupied the house but few months. The
woman's husband was away a great deal,
and on account OF her habits Of dissipation
she was Stunned By her nearest neigh
hors. On Thursday night there were
sounds OF revelry in the Fahrenkamp
premises. At o'clock Friday morning
Mrs. Wilson. the adjoining neighbor
heard loud screams next door. An hour
ard a half later Florrie Fahrenkamp came
to 4 rear window on the second floor and
called to Mrs. Wilson. She said that her
mother was asleep and coali not be awak-
ened. Mrs. Wilson asked where the other
woman was, and the child said she was
asleep too. Mrs. Wilson told the little girl
she could DO nothing and Florence went
back into the house.
No sound was heard from the Fahren-
kamp house after that. Suspicious were
communicated to the police today Mrs
Wilson's husband and policeman entered
the house by placing a board across to the
bathroom. They found the lifeless bodies
Of the four inmates in the second story
room, in the midst Of 4 shocking scene of
debauchery. There were a dozen empty
/ beer bottles in the room and quart whis-
Ky bottle on the bureau that had been
emptied Of all but about gill. Mrs Fab
renkamp was lying on her face besides the
bed. The little girl was stretched on the
floor at the foot OF the bed. The other
woman and the little boy were lying on the
bed. The gas was turned full head from
a side bracket. The bodies of the two
women were fast approaching decomposi-
tion.
Among the effects was pawn ticket for
diamohd ring pledged for So few days
! ago and letter enclosed in an envelope
bearing the address R. r. Lamport, 1858
| Broadway. Brooklyn. n. Y. The letter was
addressed to My dear daughter" and
signed Dick" The letter threw no light
on the cause of the tragedy