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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
COMIC OPERA
SINGER LOSES
HER REASON
WILL BE SENT TO A PRI-
VATE INSANE ASYLUM.
She Imagines She Is Being Pursued
by a Relentless Enemy, Who
Wants to Kill
Her.

Lilly Post, who has achieved consider
able success as an opera singer, is locked
up in padded cell in the insane ward
at the Receiving Hospital Her friends,
realizing that her mind was failing, last
night concluded to have her locked up
pending an examination as to her sanity.
The unfortunate woman imagines that
she is being pursued by a relentless en-
envy who is determined to kill her. After
being placed in a padded cell she sang
several snatches from comic operas,
which were listened to with rapt atten-
ton by the other inmates and the at
taches Of the hospital. Her sweet voice
could be heard some distance away and
attracted crowd of passers-by, who re-
fused to dispense until ordered to do SO
by the police.
The unfortunate woman, it is claimed,
exhibited symptoms of decayed mind
shortly after her return from Australia
where she had spent several months, fire.
quently appearing in comic opera.
She returned to this city short time
ago and secured an engagement at the
Alhambra.
At the conclusion of her engagement she
acted strangely, and a grave suspicion
was felt that she was losing her reason.
1t was not until several days ago, how
ever, that she showed unmistakable signs
of insanity While walking along the
street. il is said, she would suddenly stop
and listen to some imaginary song. She
would join in the chorus, her melodious
voice being heard some distance away,
After being placed in the cell Miss Post
begged piteously to be released.
II am not crazy she declared. please
do not let them send me to an asylum"
She then became violent and demanded
to be allowed to go home. 1t Is the inten-
ton of her friends to take her to some
private asylum, where they earnestly
hope by careful treatment that her men
tai balance will be restored.
Some years ago the California song
stress made decided hit at the Tivoli by
her sweet voice. She gained considerable
notoriety at the time by refusing to APP
pear in tights. She has mother living
in this city, well as two brothers
Ralph Post, the well-known song and
dance artist, and Stan Post, the famous
oerler
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
"THE LORD AND LADY
WARWICK COMPANY"
Countess ''Babbling Brooke" Has
New Scheme to Startle English
Society.

NEW YORK, March 30.-A special cable
to the Journal from London says: The.
renowned house of Warwick, whose beau
tifuI. brilliant, much-talked-about and
much-taIking Countess ''Babbling Brooke"
is forever startling English society, mas
come forward now with sensation
which will cause more than nine days or
wonder.
There was issued to-day prospectus OF
the Lord and Lady Warwick Company
Limited by which historic Warwick
Castle and its adjunct estates, priceless
relics which are among its furnishings,
rich collieries, the great income which the
Countess has in her own right-tn snort,
everything appertaining to the family. IS
converted into stock.
The step is original. 1t is astounding
but nobody is surprised at anything the
Countess of Warwick may do, ana no
body doubts that the limited company
idea is of her devising. 1t is concert
which society, having troubles of its own,
will study with care and deep interest
The Countess, ready of speech ana I'M
nervous to gossip, makes no ADO ABOUT
the matter at all. At Warwick Castle to-
day she spoke to the Journal correspond
ent in a very matter OF TACT way dppuI
the new company which IS built upon
such ancient holdings. She said: 1t
was simply a business arrangement en-
tered into for the purpose or concentrat-
ing and developing the Warwick proper
ties The chief object in view IS 10 WORK
the collieries on a large scale IN orqer 10
create a large revenue, which Will ne de-
voted to freeing the estates of the bur-
den of debt which at present weighs on
them so heavily.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
BRITISH REPORT
OF THE CONFLICT

WASHINGTON, March SO.-The Brit
ish Embassy here has received advices
from Samoa in the shape of a dispatch
to the British Foreign Office from it's
representative there. 1t is under date
of March 20, and is a brief report on
the collision between the two native
factions there and the bombardment by
the British and American vessels. The
dispatch does not 20 into details. but
is confrmatory Of the adVices already
received by the Associated Press. 1t
says that the rebel faction advanced
into town and began occupation 1t
was then determined by the command
ers of the British and American yes
sells to lombard the villages occupied
IT announced that four British sailors
were killed. This dispatch had been
cabled to ambassador Pauncefote here.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1889, by James Cor
don Bennett.
II T THE FRONT, TWO MILES
" FROM MALOLOS, via Manila,
~ March 30.-The advance began at
L 4 2:30 o'clock this morning along
the railroad. The First Brigade
was held in. reserve. Fire was opened
on the enemy on our extreme right.
The Nebraska Volunteers got the brunt
of it and ran for the enemy's positions.
The rebels left, going toward the hills.
The Nebraska Regiment lost thirty
wounded and four killed.
The Pennsylvania Regiment lost one
killed and one wounded.
The South Dakotas lost two wounded.
The advance was in skirmish line,
but was barred by jungle and lagoons.
The advance continued for mile with
out incident, the enemy apparently hav-
ing gone Two natives came in under
a white flag and begged our protection.
General Macarthur told them to re-
turn, saying we would not harm non
ccmbatants. The natives left, but al
most Immediately the enemy's outpost
fired down the railroad track on Gen
eral Macarthur and his staff.
On the advance of our men the
enemy's outposts withdrew. Two in
surgent trenches were passed deserted.
Immediately in our front the first
trenches of the insurgents about Malo-
los are visible.
A hard fight is expected. We are
bivouacking here tonight and move on
to Malolos tomorrow.
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the following: Pending action by the
three governments looking to the set
Element of the Samoan controversy
Rear Admiral Kautz and the command
ing officer of the British cruiser Por-
poise will maintain the status quo in
the islands.
This agreement was reached at a
conference to-day between Secretary
Hay and Sir Julian Pauncefote and is
understood to have been acquiesced in
by Baron Won Sternberg, First Secre-
tary Of the German Embassy.
It can be stated authOritatively that
the administration while deprecating
the existence of such a state of affairs
in Samoa is not alarmed over the stu
alton and in fact it is expected the con-
flict between the American and British
warships and the Mataafans will re-
suit in the immediate settlement of a
question which otherwise might have
been Iong drawn out.
1t can be further stated that Chief
Justice Chambers. Consul General Os-
born and Herr Rose, the German Con-
sui. will all be withdrawn. This action
will not, however, be taken at once and
may be dependent upon the findings of
the commission, proposal for the ap-
pointment of which is understood to
have been submitted by this Govern
ment and to be under negotiations.
From the official standpoint there is
a discouraging lack of information and
I was told at the State Department to-
day that Consul General Osborn had
been instructed to send q full report of
the trouble to the State Department.
It is expected that Rear Admiral Kautz
will append his statement to that of
the. 'cooS1Iar Offica1,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
Villas Party Arrives.

A portion of the Villas party, which has
been in Pasadena during the past two
months, arrived in this city yesterday
afternoon and engaged apartments at
the Palace. 1t comprises r. c. Villas of
Chicago, with his wife, his daughters
Elsie and Eleanor, his son Ward A and
two small boys. Mr. Villas states that
his cousin, ex-senator William F. Villas,
remained in Pasadena with his wife.
daughter and son-in-law, and that they
car in about two weeks, after which they
will return to their home in Madison
wis. Senator Villas he says, is hale and
hearty and has retired entirely from pol
tiles. preferring to devote himself TO the
practice of his chosen profession, the
law He is making this trip to obtain
necessary rest after an unusually active
career 1t will be remembered that he
was Postmaster General and Secretary
of the Interior during Cleveland's first
administration.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
BRINGS BLUSH OF SHAME
TO THE CANADIANS
Sir Hilbert Topper Attacks the
Government for the Conduct OF
Joint High Commissioners.

OTTAWA Ont, March 3d. In the
House of Commons to-day Sir HILBERT
Upper. Conservative. made a bitter at
tack on the Government for the manner
in which it had conducted things at
Washington before the High Commission
He said that the Canadian Commission
ers were not acquainted with the subjects
under discussion, and thus they allowed
the United States Commissioners to take
advantage of them. 1t was enough, he eXS
claimed. TO bring the blush of shame to
the face of any Canadian when he con;
sidered the position taken by the United
States Commissioners in regard to the
Alaskan boundary. The reason for the
United States taking that extraordinary
attitude he said, owing to the
speeches delivered by members of the
Liberal party in past years
Sir HILBERT devoted the greater part
of a lengthy speech to attacks on the
policy of the Government in the Yukon
district where, he said, the Government
had allowed it's agents to terrorize and
rob the people.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
Noted Railroad President Here.

c. S. Mellen, president of the Northern
Pacific, is registered at the Palace with
his wife. They arrived yesterday in a
special car from st. Paul, and are here
merely on a pleasure trip.
Mr.. Melen is probably the highest sal
aried railroad president in the United
States to-day, his compensation being
the same as that of the Chief of this
great nation, $50 900. For this sum he
directs the destinies OF the system run
ming from ST Paul 20 Tacoma.
Two years ago Mr. Mellen was vice
president of the New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad, but resigned to
accept the more exalted position for
which he is eminently fitted. Previous to
that he was traffic manager of the Union
Pacific when Charles Francis Adams was
its president.
Mr.. Melen is a brother-in-law of New
ton Foster, assistant manager of the Pa
cifc system of the Southern Pacific.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
SUPERVISORS sTEADFAsT.
Have Not Reconsidered Their Recent
Action Prohibiting Betting
at Race Tracks.

The statement printed in a morning
paper yesterday to the effect that the
Supervisors contemplated modifying
their recent action against horse racing
is branded as untrue by the members of
the board.
What purports to be an interview with
me on the racing question has been
printed said Supervisor Collins, but
1t is absolutely false. | was not inter
do not express my views. The writer
was romancing.
IF the racing question had been dis
cussed l would have heard something
about it, said Supervisor Holland II
attended no meeting, as alleged, and the
matter of a reconsideration of our re-
me-"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
SPOKE ON KIPLING.
Professor Gayley Lectures Before the
Charming Auxiliary.

The ladies of the Claiming Auxiliary
listened to a delightful lecture on Rud-
ward Kipling by Professor Charles NJ.
GayIey yesterday afternoon in the parlors
of the First Unitarian Church. Professor.
nance in KipIing's verse and prose, Illus
trating his remarks with readings from
'dThrown Away 'Ba-Ba Black Sheep
and Soldiers and Sailors, Too"
In the course of his remarks the lee
turer paid this handsome tribute to the
poet: 'Kipling is the representative poet
Of the Anglo-Saxon race of to-day. An
other may be laureate by grace of Sails
bury. Kipling is laureate of all the Eng
fish speaking people by grace of God.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

BOSTON, March 30.-A letter bearing
the date of February 4 and signed by
100 or more of the most prominent men
in and around this city, headed by ex-
Governor George S. Boutwell,. com
mending the attitude in Congress of
Senator Hoar and inviting him to ad-
dress them at a future date was made
public to-day.
Accompanying it is the letter of ac-
acknowledgement from Senator Hoar
bearing date of yesterday, in which he
says:
1 do not think there is any reason per
sonal to me for holding such public
meeting. Undoubtedly there should be
trampling under foot the rights OF a
brave people struggling for their liberee
ties the violations of the principles or
our own constitution and Of the Declara-
ton of Independence, and OF the contln-
uance by the American people IN the cost
Iy and ruinous path which has brought
other republics to ruin and shame, Whlch
will dishonor labor, place intolerable bur-
dens upon agriculture ana tasIen upon
the republic the shame OF what PreSldent
Mckinley has so lately and so truthtulIy
declared to be criminal aggression. But
| think it will be wiser to have meet
ings of that character little later rather
than Just now. We do not yet know
whether the present war for the sub)uga-
tlOn OIL the people VI llle IlIlLPPiIlCo 70
to continue Indefinitely or whether there
is to be a speedy submission to the over
whelmng power of the United states
If the war shall shortly be ended we
shall then be able to discuss the ques-
ton of our national duty free from the
disturbing influences which exist always
when the country is at war. If, on the
other hand the war shall long and IN
definitely continue, the people Will ne
gin to feel the burden of increased debt
and Increased taxation, the loss of life
and health of our youth ana the derange-
ment of trade and peaceful industry.
Senator Hoar says further:
The blood of the slaughtered Fill
pinos, the blood and the wasted
health and life of our own soldiers,
is upon the heads of those who have
undertaken to buy people in the
market like sheep or to treat them as
lawful prize and booty of war, to i'm
pose a government on them without
their consent and to trample under
foot not only the people of the Phil
ippine Islands, but the principles
upon which the American republic it
self rests.
The law of righteousness and justice
on which the great and free American
people should act and in the end, | am
sure, will act, depends not upon paral-
Iels of latitude and meridians of longi-
tude or points of the compass 1t is the
same Yesterday, to-day and forever. 1t
is as true now as when our fathers de-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
Carlists Wait for the Pretender to
Give the Signal.

LONDON, March 31.-The MARQUIS de
Corralbo, the chief agent of Don Carlos,
has gone to Venice, according to a dis
patch to the Daily Graphic from Paris, to
report to the pretender and to receive his
The Graphic's correspondent says that
the Carlists claim to have abundant funds
and ammunition and to be confident OF
success the moment Don Carlos gives tne
signal for the overthrow of the Alphon-
GO d1-na
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
Kentucky Association Track.

LEXINGTON, Ky, March 30.-The per-
sonalty of the Kentucky Association
track was sold to-day by Charles NJ
Green of ST. Louis. The stables were not
sold. nor were the sixty-siX acres includ-
ed within the racecourse disposed of as
Mr.. Green had advertised. 1t is now prob
able that the course will be preserved to
the turf Local horsemen to-day offered
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
Murdered bv an. Italian.

VANCOUVER, B. c., March 3O-NeWs
has lust been received here from Gran
brook, on Crows Nest Pass Railroad that
Terance Ryan of Montreal had been muir
dered there. 1t is supposed that the
crime was committed by an Italian; who
mistook the murdered man for coun-
italian who is suspected has fed, pre-
sumably across the border into the States.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
O,Melvenev Fined.

LOOMS, Wash, March 3O.-E. H.
O'Melveney, formerly of Los angeles.
Cal, was fined $50 and costs to-day for
assaulting Mrs. Julia Underwood. In
iustificatfon of his act 4delveney said
that a conspiracy existed between Mrs
Underwood and Calhoun and jerks to
try to beat him out of a contract under
which he is operating Mrs. UnderWood's
cattle ranch.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
PROBABLY BLOWN UP.
French Bark Marechal Lannes
Thought to Be Lost.

HAVERFORD-WEST March Soft is
feared here that all hands of the French
bark Marechal Lannes, from Swansea for
San Francisco, have been lost. A box of
guncotton was washed ashore to-day and
the appearance of the broken boats ana
wreckage leads to the belief that the YES
sci has been blown up.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
NAL LOS TAKEN,
BUT AGUINALDO
HAS RUN AWAY
Continued from First Page.

continued reach discouraging proper
tons.
Since the fighting with the insur-
gents began some of the foreign Gov
ernments have arranged to send their
military attaches to Manila to observe
the developments The italian mill
tary expert already has left on that
mission.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
judgments Against Baldwin.

Judge Daingerfeld yesterday ordered
judgments entered in favor Of James K.
Lynch and against E. j. Baldwin on two
promissory notes-one for the sum OF
$33, 473 q, the other for $102S IS.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
Father Matthew t. A. & B. Society

The Father Mathew Total Abstinence
and Benevolent Society has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing term: II.
McCabe, president; ]. de Nader. first vice
president; Thomas Foley; second wee nc.
H. Gaffney, financial secretary. I: Dono-
van, treasurer; T. Mailman, j. hearney
and William M. Gillespie, trustees.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
Stole q Horse and Buggy.

SAN JOSE, March 3O-A man named
linn Hall was arrested at Santa Clara this
Afternoon for the theft of a horse and bug
gy from j. ]. Traver at San Francisco
The rig was recovered at West Side,
where il had been abandoned.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
Will Take Coal to Guam.

VALLEJO. March 3O.-The United States
steamship Brutus will leave Mare Island
next Saturday and go TO San Fraaclsco.
Where She will load $500 tons of Cardiff
coal for Guam.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
Dr Rolf in New York.

NEW YORK, March 3O-Dr. Rolf
newly appointed President of the
municipality of Apia, Samoa, arrived
here to-day on board the Trave.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

Green within $500 of the price he had set
ab1v ACCEPT it, The plan of local horse
men is to lease the track for a year and
in the meantime raise enough money TO
hiiN
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
Here on Military Business.

Adjutant General Peeler came down
from Sacramento last evening and regis
tered at the California. He is in the city
on military business.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
HOAR SPEAKS FOR
FREEDOM FOR ALL
BurDing Words From the Veteran Re-
publican Leader That Will Make the
ExpunsioDists Vince.

7 Fourth-The trade advantages of 4
= the Philippine Islands. if there be 4
= any, must be opened alike to all I
= the world and that our share of 4
Z them will never begin to pay the
+ cost of subjugating them by war 4
Z or holding them in subsection in 4
+ peace. 4
! Fifth-That the military occupa- !
= ton of these tropical regions must 4
+ be kept at an immense cost both 4
= to the souls and the bodies of our I
4 soldiers. =
: Sixth-That the declaration as to !
= Cuba by the President and by Con- 4
= gress applies with stronger force 4
: to the case of the Philippine ISL :
= ands
: seventh-That Aguinaldo and his !
= followers. before we began to 4
make war upon them, had con- :
= quered their own territory and in !
dependence from Spain with the :
exception of a single city and were =
: getting ready to establish d free =
constitution.
Eighth-That while they are )
Z fighting for freedom and indepen- 4
= dence and the doctrines of our !
= fathers, we are fighting for the :
= principles that one people may =
+ control and govern another in spite =
= of its resistance and against its =
= will !
; Ninth-That the language and
arguments of those who object to \
this war are, without change, the =
language and arguments of Chat =
= ham, of Fox, of Burke, of Barre, 4
= of Camden and of the English and \
! American Wings, and the language =
= and argument Of those who sup !
= port it are the language and argu- \
= ment of George III, of Lord North, !
! of Mansfield, of Wedderburn, of 4
! Johnson and of the English and \
= American Tories. 4
Tenth-No orator or news \
= paper or preacher, being a 4
= supporter of this policy of sub \
' jugation, dares repeat in 4
= speech or in print any of the =
y great utterances for freedom \
= of Washington, of Jefferson, =
= of John Adams, of Abraham \
! Lincoln or of Charles Sumner. y
The question the American people are
low considering and with which they are
lbout to deal is not question of day
II of a year, of an administration, or OF
century. 1t is to affect and largely de.
ermine the whole history of the country
We can recover from a mistake in re
,ard to other matters which have inter
.sted or divided the people, however i'm
)ortant or serious. Tariffs and currency
md revenue laws, even foreign wars, al
hese, as Thomas Jefferson said, are
pillows which will pass under the ship"
But if the republic is to violate the Law
If its being, if it is to be converted into
IN empire, not only the direction of voy
he compass are to be thrown away. We
nave not as yet taken the bic
step Before it is taken let the voice OF
he whole people be heard. I am, witt
high regard, faithfully yours.
GEORGE F. HOAR.
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clared 1t in 1875. 1t is as binding upon
William Mckinley to-day as 1T was upon
George Washington or Abraham Lincoln.
The only powers of government the
American people can recognize are just
powers and those powers rest upon the
consent of the governed.
No man during this whole discussion
has successfully challenged, and no man
will successfully challenges:
+ First-The affirmation that un- =
+ der the constitution of the United =
= States the acquisition of territory, =
= as of other property, is not a con-
\ stitutional end, but only a means =
= to a constitutional end, and that, \
r while the making of new States
= and providing national defense
+ are constitutional ends, so that we y
= may acquire and hold territory for
+ these purposes, for the governing =
/ of subject peoples is not constitu- y
! tional end and that there is there =
4 fore no constitutional warrant for
+ acquiring and holding territory for +
y that purpose.
! Secondhand to leave our own 4
J. country to stand on foreign soil is
J. in violation of the warnings of our y
J. fathers and of the farewell ad- y
\ dress of Washington.
b Third-That there was =
\ never a tropical country gov y
= erned with any tolerable sue =
+ cess without a system of con- =
4 tract labor. +