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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-15

Before the trial of General Eagan oc-
ours that officer will be relieved from
duty as commissary general and placed
under arrest. This decision is the re-
suit of the careful consideration given
the matter by the President and Sec
rotary of War, who foresaw imme-
diately after the submission Of the
statement as stated in the Herald, that
there could be no other course than to
direct a court-martial of an officer VINO
so flagrantly violated the principles of
gentleman and officer of the United
States army.
1t developed to-day that rather than
prefer charges against General Miles,
which General Eagan proposed to make
in his statement before the commission,
the chief clerk of the commissary ana
subsistence department threatened to
resign. The chief clerk is William a.
Decaindry, a member of the Cosmos
Club of this city and we'll known in lit
erary and scientific circles. Mr.. De-
caindry and the commissary general
have not been enjoying cordial rela-
tons. and the trouble eliminated When
General Eagan desired the chief clerk
to prepare charges against General
Miles The latter refused to obey MS
chief and wrote out his resignation, but
bv the advice of friends he has not pre-
scented it.
The determination to court-martial
General Eagan was formally reached
to-day after the President had been in
conference with several public men and
who was at the White House for an
hour. 1t is not intended to let the beef
controversy creep into the trial. so lar
as the President is concerned he has no
desire to permit a controversy and he
will accept the report Of the War Com
mission as final.
General Eagan will be tried on
charges arising out of the violent Ian
guage he employed in attacking Gen
eral Miles. The most important charge
will be conduct unbecoming an officer
and gentleman, in violation of the sixty
first article of war.
The penalty for violation is dismissal.
He will probably also be tried for con
duct to the prejudice of good order and
military discipline in violation OF army
| regulations.
There is every reason to believe the
| President and Secretary of War have
given serious consideration to the char
acter of the charges which will be pre-
ferred against General Eagan, and it is
understood orders will be given to
| Judge Advocate General Lieber early
! next week to prepare the necessary
specifications to support the charges.
There is no reason to believe that
| General Eagan will apologize to Cen
eraI Miles, and if he should do so the
commanding general would not accept
an apology. A friend of General Miles
who is quite aware of his attitude told
me to-day that the general felt an Of
| Tense had been committed and that no
apology would atone for it.
General Miles makes no secret of his
belief that General Eagan should be
| dismissed from the army for his un-
disciplined, unmilitary and ungentle-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-15
LAUNCH OF THE ALBANY.
The New Cruiser Glides From the
Ways at Newcastle.

NEWCASTLE, Eng, Jan. 1.-THE
United States cruiser Albany was sue
cessfully launched this afternoon in the
presence of United States Naval Attache
Lieutenant Colwell and many other
Americans.
The Albany was christened by Mrs. Col
well. After Sir Andrew Noble, vice
chairman of Sir w. c. Armstrong & Co.,
proposed success to the vessel and in do
ing so regretted the absence of the United
States Charge d'Affaires, Henry White.
who, however, telegraphed, wishing the
of the New Orleans, which, Mr.. White
added. has given great satisfaction to her
officers and crew.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-15
NEW GOLD FIELDS.
Dawsonites Rushing to Stake Claims
on Carlisle Creek.

VICTORIA, B. c., Jan. 1.-THE Yukon
Midnight Sun has the following of the
stampede to Carlisle Creek:
"Dr. Wills and party of twenty have re-
turned from the stampede to Carlisle
Creek, which enters the Yukon seven
Site side. One Cook, stationed on the
steamer tied up there, was sent out to
do some prospecting. He sunk a hole on
Carlisle creek, six miles above it's mouth,
on a favorable bar. A pan of gravel three
feet from the surface yielded several dol
lars He came to Klondike City and mott
fed DR.. Wills, and off he and the party
went Pell-mell TO carlisle creek. Tney
second ten below Discovery. The first ten
go to the crown.
Herbert Macauley of Victoria, with a
party of ten. were met at Stewart on the
full Jump for Carlisle Creek
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-15
Linseed Oil Combination.

CLEVELAND, Jan. IA new linseed
oil combination has been formed, the in
corporation taking place in New Jersey
under the name Of the American Linseed
Oil Company. The National Linseed Oil
Company of Chicago was incorporated
about ten years ago and included thirty
seven establishments. From then until
thirty outsiders, who produced about Go
per cent of the total output. The state
ment is made that all of these concerns
have gone into a new company. To-day
the property of the Cleveland Linseed Oil
Company was transferred to the Ameri-
can company for the nominal considera-
ton of 81. The headquarters of the new
company will probably be in Chicago
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-15
CAROUSED WITH THE
COMMON SAILORS
Passed Assistant Engineer Myers of
the McCulloch Charged With
Various Misdemeanors.

WASHINGTON, Jan. H.-The Treasury
Department has been advised that Passed
Assistant Engineer William c. Myers of
the revenue cutter McCulloch was guilty
of various misdemeanors while at the
Manila station and that the full report by
Chief Engineer Chalker is en- route. 1t is
alleged that Myers was intoxicated while
on duty, that he associated and caroused
with common sailors and in other ways
conducted himself in manner unbecom-
ing an officer and a gentleman.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-15
Advances Money for Legal
Assistance for Mrs.
Dickinson.
Woman Accused Of Completely in the
Murder Of Wilson Still Asserts Her
Innocence.

who is now in Pendleton, Or. He says
Stranahan left Suisun in bad odor and he
will not send for him to testify at the
hearing as he believes his evidence would
weaken instead of strengthen the case
of the prosecution. Sheriff Savage is i'll
with the mumps at his home in Vallejo,
and it is possible that the hearing may be
postponed until he is able to be out.
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Cutting His Stick.

To cut his stick, in the sense of going
away in a hurry. has long been a com
mon expression, though it is not heard by
any means so frequently as it was forty
and fifty years ago. ,,Hey's cut his
yer stick" equals be off. In playing
cricket when l was boy, the record of
runs for each player was notched on a
long stick, and runs were only known as
"notches'' in those days. 1 have seen the
records of bigger matches also recorded
on sticks by means of notches say forty
five years ago.-NOtes and Queries.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-15
Gould if Necessary.

Neighbor-What beautiful hens you
have, Mrs. Stuckup.
Mrs. Stuckup-Yes, they are all import
ed fowls.
Neighbor-You don't tell me so. 1 sup
pose they lay eggs every day?
Mrs Stuckup (proudly)-They could do
so if they saw proper, but our circumo
stances are such that my hens are not
required to lay eggs every day.-Tft-B Bits.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-15
ADMIRAL SAMPSON A GUEST
Henry Harrison Scott and Bride Give
Dinner Party

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Henry Harrison
Scott of San Francisco gave a dinner
party at the Gerard last night Among
the guests were Admiral Sampson, wife
and daughter. After dinner Mr. Scott and
his bride held an informal reception in
their apartments. Mr.. and Mrs. Scott
will make this house their permanent
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-15
To Be Court-MQrtiQled for
His Defamation Of
Miles.
Before the Trial Begins the Com
missory General Will Be Placed
UDder Arrest.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

manly conduct, but for the present he
is determined to leave his vindication
in the hands of the President and Sec
rotary of War.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-15

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE
Herald's Washington correspond
ent sends the following: Formal
: announcement will be made by
the President or Secretary of
r War tomorrow or Monday that
: Brigadier General Charles P. Ea-
? gan, commissary general of sub
? sistence, will be court-martialed
: without delay for his defamation
, of Major General Miles.
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Jockey Club improvements.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Coney Island
Jockey Club has completed arrangements
for the purchase of 100 acres of ground at
the upper end of its track at Sheepshead
Bay, which will permit the building of a
full six furlong track. More than this,
1t has been decided that the chute will
be still further extended, so as to permit
seven furlong races on the straight.
Advances made on furniture and pianos. with
or without removal. ]. Noonan. 1O17-1O23 Mission
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was permitted to accompany him ana
said: I'VE go or stay together"
The armies of the United States have
advanced so far that the question OF
TRANSFORMATION has become the great
problem To solve it the engineers are
repairing the Bagbag bridge so that
it will be safe for the passage of trains
and give railroad connection between
Manila and San Fernando. In the
meantime supplies shipped to Calumpit
have to be hauled fifteen miles to Ma
ior General Macarthur at San Fer
nando and twenty miles to Major Cen
eral Lawton at Bacolor by bullock
carts. and every cart has to be ferried
separately on a raft across the Rio
Grande two or three times.
The roads are rough and, after the
daily showers which are forerunnerS Of
the rainy season, so soft that it is i'm
possible to make more than a mile an
hour. The few mules that are here
have been found greatly superior to
bullocks for this work. The latter die
unless they are given frequent baths.
and the heat has killed so many that
carting is now all done by night.
The policy of humane warfare has its
disadvantages. Among the thousands
of pretended friendly natives who are
returning to their homes behind the
American army, there are some who
have taken advantage of the gener-
osity of the conquerors to make the
zone unsafe unless Americans go well
armed and in parties. Soldiers going
about alone are frequently fired upon
from houses or from behind bushes.
During the past week it has been found
necessary to send guards with wagons
and ambulances, and several attempts
have been made to wreck trains by
placing distractions upon the railroad
track.
The Filipinos have resumed the at
tempt to induce the Americans to dis
cuss the situation. Reyes, a young
lieutenant on the staff of General Greg
oria del Pillar, came to General Lawton
under a flag of truce. He was accom-
panied by barefooted bugler. The two
were escorted to Manila by Captain
Sewen. of General Lawton's staff.
Reyes told Major General Otis that
Aguinaldo desired passes for military
commission to come to Manila to con-
fer with the American Philippine Com
missioners. General Otis replied that
passes would not be necessary, as un-
armed commissioners could enter the
American lines. He would leave the
matter, he said, in General Lawton's
hands.
Lieutenant Reyes returned this even
ing to Bacolor.
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hoped bv this time that General LaWton1
would be in the vicinity of BacoloI' ~ ~
the operations of his scouts at san uue5
fonso, reported this afternoon, WouLo
seem to indicate that his headqudIi igls
are still not far from Baltug. san 1iue
fonso is Just to the north of MasSln, ap0ut
eighteen miles to the northeast OF Bacolot
and fourteen miles to the eastward OF
Maxico, where General LunaS headqudI-
ters are established. ..-.oa
No official advices have been received
regarding the operations OF SCOUTS uliueI
Captain Berkeimer, and 1t is be!leVeu III
the absence of such Information thdt
present movement before making any re-
port.
Officials familiar with the latest advices
from General Otis are hopeful that by
this time General Macarthur has moVed
his column so as to occupy the rallroad
ton of the island. Four miles separate
his headquarters at San Fernando ana
the railroad. With the wagon route con-
Meeting San Fernando and Bacolor IN ms
possession and the railroad occupied Dy
his troops it would be an extremely dlfh-
cult matter for the insurgent general at
Bacolor to retire with his entire army;
General Otis, it is expected, will send
gunboatS up the numerous streams
traVersfng the country to the south or
Bacolor, so that they can effectively CO.
operate with General Macarthur and Cen
eral LaWton when the attack on that city
is made.
With the reinforcements sent to Cen
eral Macarthur and to General LaWton
the authorities are confident that these
officers will have a sufficient force to de-
stroy the insurgent army and capture
large number of its members, and at the
same time make a demonstration which
will hold General Luna in check.
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GROVE |, JOHNSON
IN FIGHTING MOOD
InSulted by a Detective
at Willows.
HURRlES AWAY TO SEEK AID
SOON RETURNS WITH LAWYER
FREEMAN.
Man Who Offended the ex-Congress-
man Is Led OFF by Friends and
There Is No Shedding
of Blood.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WILLOWS, May 13.-As an out
growth of the Murdock note case there
came near being shooting affray after
the adjournment of court this after
noon. Grove l.. Johnson and Detective
Salty, the. latter in the employ of the
defense, were the principals in the diff
ficulty. Salty was yesterday accused
by Attorneys Johnson and Freeman of
having interfered with a juror He
took exception to this, and insulted
Johnson in the Crawford Hotel as the
attorney was entering with his wife
Johnson brushed Salty aside and the
detective reached for his revolver. Sur
rounded by persons interested in the
defense, together with some other de-
tectiveS, Johnson remarked that he was
at a disadvantage, but said he would
call Freeman and return in moment
He rushed out and soon returned with
Freeman. Salty was hurried away and
the excitement subsided, but it is
feared there will be trouble Salty has
collided with the plaintiffs attorneys
on several occasions. He objected to
Attorney Freemans method of exam
lining jurors and was called down by
that attorney during the first days of
the trial
f. C. Lusk, attorney for the defen-
dants, began his closing argument in
the note case this morning. The tes-
timony was reviewed at length, and the
witnesses for the plaintiff were treated
to a severe castigation. Mr. Lusk made
a strong argument. He will continue
On Monday, after which General Barnes
will speak.
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a genius up in Battle Creek, Mich, the
home of hygiene and of advanced health
methods has constructed a device that is
portable cheap, effective and combines
every essential feature of the most ele-
gantly appointed Turkish and Russian
Bath Parlors. AS. many people have never
taken a genuine Turkish bath. do not un-
derstand them, but are interested, the
proprietors of the invention will send it
to any home on free trial, so that the
merits of the bath may be fully tested be-
fore the apparatus is purchased.
Send your name and address to Kellogg
Sanitas Co., 1856 E. Main ST., Battle Greek,
Mich. and they will send you their fine
booklet on health and hygiene. Select
the style you prefer and cabinet will be
expressed direct to your home where you
can try it fully and freely. IL satisfaC-
tory, keep it, otherwise order it sent back
and be under no expense whatever.
The real benefit of the Turkish bath
comes with the opportunity to Immediate
ay retire to couch and take short nap.
Peoule often say that the bath is so Won
derfully bracing they feel as if they could
Jump over the moon.' Having the bath
in your own rooms affords immunity from
taking cold, a frequent danger attending
the journey to and from the public bath
houses And think of the saving in cost!
A cabinet pays for itself in less than
month.
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ANXIETY AS TO THE
ADVANCE ON BAC0L0R

NEW YORK, May 13.-The washington
correspondent of the Herald telegraphs
Official Washington is waiting with con-
siderable anxiety for the result of the
movement against Bacolor. which has
been begun by troops under command of
General Macarthur and General Lawten.
No news of the present location of the
troops or when the assault on the insur-
gents encamped at Bacolor may be ex-
pected has been received by department
officials, and it is presumed that the time
which has elapsed since the receipt of
General Otis last message has been oc-
cupied in making a disposition Of the
men necessary to prevent the escape of
the 5000 Filipinos believed to be
intrenched at that point. 1t had been
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At Our SaIesroom, 638 Market St.
PREsIDIo HEIGHTS REsIDENCE.

PRESIDE HEIGHTS RESIDENCE.
North side (2502) Washington st, 1915 #:
west of Fillmore, % :6x102; elegant house of 10
rooms and bath; sunny side of street. near
Alta Plaza.
MARKET STREET PROPERTY.
Northwest side of Market ST., 26S:4A IT.
northeast Of Castro, 25x12O of the few va
cant properties on the main thoroughfare; this
property always retains its value.
PRESIDE HEIGHTS RESIDENCE.
South side (2S1O Union St, 213:1O IT. west Of
Baker St. 27x15O: two-story window house
of rooms and bath; well built; fine marine
' MISSION COTTAGE.
South side (S325) Twenty-first st, 1876 IT.
west of Valencia 23x114: a cozy cottage OF
rooms, bath and high basement; good condi-
tion.
SOUTH OF MARKET INVESTMENT.
Southwest side (6o-62) Zoe St, 120 #. south
east of Welch 20x60; two flats of 5 and
rooms and bath; plastered basement rents S29
per month.
TWENTY-NINTH STREET RESIDENCE
North side Q2S-30) Twenty-ninth st, 1856 #.
east of Dolores, 4:2x114; two-story house of II
rooms. arranged for three tenements; always
rented at $50.
MISSION PRoPERTY-DoUBLE FRONT
North side Dorland st, 40 #. east of Do
lores through to railway ls5x1l5; good % loca-
site Mission High School.
MISSION CORNER.
Northeast corner. San Bruno ave. and Twen-
ty-f1fth St. 25x100; large store with 3 rooms in
rear and fiat above: stable
SHIPLEY STREET INVESTMENT.
Northwest side (254-56) Shipley st. $50 it,
northeast of Sixth 25x75; four nice flats of 3
rooms each; rents $50; in Al condition.
RICHMOND BUILDING LOT.
West side Second ave- $50 #. south of Point
Lobos ave.. 25x12O; good lot; ready for building.
EASTON. ELDRIDGE & CO.
Auctioneers. 6SS Market Street.
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M ANILA, May Is. - Twenty
American scouts, under COM
,,,a,d of CaDfaips Caca aod

M ANILA, May Is. - Twenty
American scouts, under COM
: mand of Captains Case and
Berkheimer, supported by two com
panies of the Minnesota and Oregon
volunteer regiments, fanked the in
surgents at San Ildefonso this morn
ing and captured the town. The Fill
pinos were so terrorized that al
though they fired 10000 rounds of
ammunition they only slightly wound
ed one scout. The Americans killed
one insurgent officer and wounded six
men. The insurgents retreated to
San Miguel, six miles northward of
San Ildefonso.
Captured records show that 20 per
cent of the opposing insurgent force
has been killed and wounded since
Lawton's advance began on MAY /.
General Rios, Spain's military represen-
tative here, says the inhabitants of
Zamboango on the island of Mindanao,
demanded arms from General Montero
for the defense against the landing of
American forces, but their request was
refused. On account of this refusal the
natives at midnight opened fire on the
Spaniards from across the square with
machine guns and rifles stolen from
former Spanish gunboats recently sold
by Spain. The natives were repulsed
with great loss. General Montero and
Major of Engineers Bulle were gravely
wounded, Lieutenant Grandada was
slightly injured, one private soldier was
killed and three wounded. The natives
have cut off the water supply and other
resources of the Spaniards at Fam
boanga
Aguinaldo has issued orders that all
foreigners must leave insurgent terri
tory within forty-eight hours. There
are only few commercial men there,
mostly English and German. Aguinaldo
believes that by refusing them the
rights Of non-combatants, he can force
belligerency of his .so-called govern
ment in order that he may treat for the
safety of their subjects.
A Filipino priest who had talked with
the Tagal General Treas has brought
to Father McKinnon a copy Of a letter
written by Aguinaldo to General
Treas. asking his opinion as to the ad-
visibility Of surrendering. The letter
concludes: 81 fear that the long war
fare that viii be necessary to conquer
the United States VIII drain the coun-
try's resources too much"
Mr.. Holmes, a Canadian subject, who,
with his partner in the sugar manufac-
turing business at Calumpit Mr.. Car
rick, an American, was recently cap
tured by the Filipin0s, reports that he
was informed by his captors that he
might leave whenever he wished to dc
so. He refused to go unless Carrick
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LIVED OVER A CENTURY.
Mrs. William Halls Dies at Her Home
in Antioch.

ANTIOCH, May 13.-Mrs. William Halls
died here to-day on her one hundred and
second birthday. She was born in Holland
in 1897 Her maiden name was Johannah
Van der Lee. She married an English
man. William Halls. in Holland in 1890.
They afterward went to England. where
the husband died. They had ten chill
dren, of whom four are living. Mrs.
Halls came to America in 1866, and had
been a resident of Antioch for thirty
three years. Her son. Robert, with whom
she lived is over 20 years of age. Mrs.
Halls was still very active up to the time
Of her death and was able to attend to
small household duties She could not
read small print. but her eyesight was
remarkably good considering her age.
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Weakness-"I bless the day heard
Of Hoods Sarsaparilla, as it cured me Of
extreme weakness after grip. built my hus>
band Up after pneumonia. cured eczema and
blood poisoning in our children" Mrs
M. A. Dilworth. Box 4, Embreeville, Pa
Hip DiSease-"Five running sores
on my hip caused me to use crutches.
Was confined to my bed every winter.
Hoods Sarsaparilla saved my life, as it
cured me perfectly Am strong and we'll"
Annie Robert 4e Fourth Street. Fall River,
Mass.
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M'KINLEY AWAITS
RETURN OF DEWEY

WASHINGTON, May 13.--No. arrange
ments yet have been made for President
McKinley's western trip which he has
had in contemplation for some time. He
prefers postponing making definite ar
rangements until after Admiral Dewey's
arrival. The President has in mind in
general way a trip of about five weeks
duration, taking him TO the Pacific Coast
by the Southern route, up the coast to
the Puget Sound country and home
through the Northwest, taking in possi-
bly, Yellowstone Park and the mining dis
tricts Of Michigan and Wisconsin.