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The San Francisco call., 1899-09-26
MISS HORLOCKER
is ARRA|GNED
Appearance of the WO-
man POiSoner.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

OMAHA, Nebr., Sept. PA special
from Hastings, Nebr., says: Miss Viola
Horlocker, who is now resting under a
$4,000 bond on the charge of having at
tempted to take the life of Mrs. Charles
f. Morey by sending he a box of pois-
oned candy on the 18th day of last May,
was arraigned in the District Court late
this afternoon. The defendant appeared
with her sureties, and in open court
they entered into recognizance in the
sum of $4,000 for the appearance of the
defendant at the December term of court.
When Judge F. B. Beall opened the Dis
trict Court at o'clock this morning there
was a small but eager crowd of Specta-
tors on hand patiently waiting to hear
something about the celebrated case or
to get a glimpse of the accused. She did
not appear, and the case went over until
4 o'clock p. M, at which time the court
room held but a few persons. Dressed in
black Miss Viola Horlocker was escorted
into the courtroom by her sister, Miss
Fora, and her brother-in-law, George S.
Hayes. AS the party proceeded Miss Viola
leaned heavily upon her sisters arm un-
til she was comfortably seated. The at
torneys for the defendant went forward
and greeted her with handshakes and
welcome words. When asked how she
was feeling, she replied:
I'm feeling better to-day, thank you,
and seated herself. The defendants sure
ties renewed the bond, and Miss Hor
locker took oath she would appear at
the December term. Shortly thereafter
the defendant left the room Vand was
driven to her mothers home.
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WILL USE THE BALLOT
TO FIGHT THE SALOON
Temperance Resolution Adopted at
the Session of the Methodist Con-
ference at Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25.-Rev. Mr..
Chapman of Oakland electrified the M.
E. conference this morning when he de-
clared, during a discussion on temper
ance, that the people of the churches
of California have the power to wipe
the liquor traffic from the State and
that he exacted pledge from the con-
ference that none would vote for a can
dldate that will not pledge himself to
repeal laws that are obnoxious to the
people. This address caused the adop-
ton of the following resolution:
I'VE will vote for no man who will
not pledge himself not to repeal the
present local option laws upon our stat
ute books''
Other resolutions declare the army
canteen to be an unmitigated curse and
that the dilatory methods of the admin
istration with the canteen question are
worthy only of the united condemna-
ton of the millions of Christian people
who have called for it's suppression.
DR.. McFadden of the Fresno district.
who was accused of working on Sum
day, was exonerated by a special com
mittee.
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passing the Scorpion, the first stake
boat. She was then turning on 1lS rev.
olutions 10 the minute. For about nj
teen miles the warship held her head Oh
steam steadily, while the revolutions
increased little by little.
The first leg of the course, SIX ana
three-ffths nautical miles, was cover
ed at an average of 17.45 knots an hour'
The second leg was done in 175 Knots
on an average. After this the steam
pressure fell down gradually through
out the course, but the engines We're as
free In movement as those of first-class
cruisers. On the outward run OF 50
Tnots she averaged 1882 knots with
smooth sea On return she averaged
1637 knots against a head Wlnd.
There was a break in the feed water
+,,hes which it was estimated resulted IN
a loss of three quarters of a knot. rms
was the cause of the steady drop that
was made in the southward courss'
which brought the average speed on
+he ELAPSED time below seventeen Knots.
The Kearsarge plowed through tne
sea with hardly a perceptible disturb
ance on deck. Her wake was ffee lrGIn
anv swirl from a bow wave, because
there was not any bow wave worth
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-26
PRISONERS
ARE TO Be
RELEASED
Insurgents Send Otis Word
That Fourteen Men Will
Get Their Freedom.
GILMORE IS SAFE
Story Toldby Two Englishmen Who
Were Captured by Rebels and
Sent to the American Lines.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

MANILA, Sept 25.-Two English
men, who claim to have been wrecked
in an open boat last July and held
prisoners by the insurgents at Vigan.
Northern Luzon, entered the American
lines this morning. They brought
message from General Pantaleon Gar
cia to the effect that fourteen Ameri-
cans held prisoners at Tarlac will be
released Wednesday in accordance
with the decree of the insurgent con-
gress. They stated that other prison
ers who are i'll will be released as soon
as their physical conditions justify. The
insurgents also sent word that the
cause of the delay in the release Of the
prisoners was because the rebels could
not furnish American prisoners with
suitable clothing.
The Englishman also brought mes
sage from Gregorica GonZaga, the Fill
pino envoy who came through the lines
several months ago to hold a conSulta-
ton with Otis regarding the settlement
of the rebellion. Gonzaga, who was
president of the Filipino commission.
sent word to Colonel Smith of the
Twelfth Infantry at Angeles, that he
had made most diligent inquiry all over
LuZon but had been unable to find any
trace of Captain (now Major) Rockefel-
Ter, Ninth Infantry, who disappeared
in mysterious manner shortly after
the arrival Of his regiment at Manila.
1t was stated first that Captain Rookie
feller wandered beyond the American
lines and was taken prisoner. Later on
it was announced that he was alive and
we'll and held prisoner by the rebels.
The Englishmen say there are three
other American prisoners sergeant
of an unknown regiment, a corporal of
a California regiment and negro who
offered to accept commission in the
insurgent army"
Lieutenant Gilmore and men, ac-
cording to the Englishmen, are still at
Vigan, but will be released later on.
Gilmore and the sailors receive 20 cents
per day. Five japanese army officers,
according to the story told by the Eng
lishmen, are assisting the insurgents
in the north Crops are plentiful and
the army enthusiastic, but the organi-
zation is poor and discipline slack. 1t
is believed the rebels will retreat to the
mountains when the Americans ad-
vance, as they fear cavalry particu-
larly.
The railroad will have to be used
carefully, as long stretches of the track
have been destroyed. The bridge at
Bandan has been thrown down, and the
rebels are strongly intrenched be
hind it,
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SWIFT NEW BATTLESHIP KEARSARGE.

mentioning. The bone in the teeth"
was very fine to look at and kept the
forward deck wet up to the 12-inch gun
turret. But there was no green water.
The deck was wet with spray. She was
differed by Captain G.. w. Mason, nav
igation officer; w. G. Brinkley and the
pilot, Colin Smith. The Kearsarge will
start for Newport News tomorrow.
The Bureau of Construction and Repair
paid especial attention in preparing the
designs for the Kearsarge that her gun
positions should have complete armor
protection from distance of four feet be-
low the water line to the top of the eight
inch turrets. his armor, as well as all
other armor used on the vessel, is of solid
nickel steel Harveyized The lower part
of the protection-the barbette, so called
has armor fifteen inches in thickness. The
armor of the thirteen-inch turrets is ff-
teen inches, except Immediately in front,
where it is seventeen inches.
In addition to the heavy guns, battery
of fourteen five-inch rapid firing guns will
be mounted on the main deck between
the turrets, and will be protected by con-
tinuous armor six inches thick a splinter
bulkhead two inches thick being worked
between each gun station. A numerous
battery of smaller siX-pounder and one
FOUNDER guns will be carried, such guns
being placed wherever they can fire TO ad-
vantage. The protection of the hull
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wv
against injury to the water line region
will be effected by means of a side armor
belt of a maximum thickness of sixteen
and a half inches, with a mean depth of
seven and half feet, so disposed in refer
ence to the load line that the vessel with
410 tons of coal on board, will have three
and a half feet of this belt armor above
the water, and with 1910 tons Of coal on
board will have two feet above the load
line. In addition to the armor belt, Golfer
dams filled with compressed, hre-proofed,
American cornpith cellulose will be
worked the entire length Of the vessel in
the region of the water line.
Throughout the vessel the use of wood
is reduced to a minimum, the stateroom
bulkheads being made of steel covered
with cork sheathing, and every attention
is given to lighting, heating, draining and
ventilating the vessel in the most ap-
materials of every description were tested
by the electric fire-proofing process.
There is no speed premium for the build
ing of the Kearsarge, but a penalty of
$1,000 knot would have been imposed
for failure to reach the contract speed Of
sixteen knots.
any foreign battle-ship built or building
| will, in every case, be to the advantage
! of the United States ship. The United
States vessel carries heavier guns and
| ly distributed and protecting more thor
| oughly the vitals of the ship and
gun crews. The normal speed of 16
! knots will be less on paper than that of
most foreign battle-shiips, but it should be
! noted that tbs speed will be obtained
with very moderate forced draught and
without undply pushing the engines, so
! that it may be expected at any time this
| speed can be duplicated, while it is noto-
rious that foreign battle-ships never
again approach their trial speeds.
The vessel will be able to carry q full
supply of coal-1210 tons-with the great
est ease, the bunker space being so am
pie that this quantity may be carried
without trimming or packing. This
amount will be ample for the ordinary
contingencies of cruising, and for service vic.
! as at cruising speed of 10 knots it will
be sufficient to enable the vessel to steam
1000 miles In case the services of the
battle-ship were needed at distance.
| however, temporary provision could be
made by which four or five hundred tons
! extra coal could be carried with corre-
| spending increase in the radius Of action.
| The contract for the Kearsarge was
! awarded to the Newport News Shipbuild-
! ing and Drydock Company in January,
1896, at price of 50, ,250,000.
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~ OSTON, Sept. 25.-The new bat
tleship Kearsarge had her trial
trip to-day. She made an aver
IL age of 16.S45 knots an hour over
the Cape Ann course which COW
ers sixty-six nautical miles. 1t is pre-
sumed that allowances for tide and
other conditions will bring the average
speed to seventeen knots. 1t is assured
that the Kearsarge will be accepted by
the Government under the contract
which calls for 16 knots over the course
at 120 revolutions or less. There is no
longer a premium for exceeding con-
tract speed.
The Kearsarge got under way off
Boston Light and headed for the course
in a quiet sea. The day was clear and
a light southeast wind was blowing.
The maximum steam pressure called
for was $50 pounds to the inch. She de-
veloped this on the run to the starting
point off Cape Ann, but did not attain
this pressure again on the way to Cape
Porpoise and return.
The highest pressure on the course
sixty-six miles was 17S pounds, which
was registered at 1898 a m, just after
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-26
HOSPITAL ATTENDANTS
MUST DON UNIFORMS
State Lunacy Commission Issues
Peremptory Order Regarding
Female EmploVeS.

STOCKTON, Sept 25.-The female en-
ployes of the State Hospital for the In
sane must put on uniforms forthwith. The
local board of managers is understood to
have received a peremptory order from
the State Lunacy Commission to enforce
the order relative to uniforming attend
ants 1t will be acted upon by the board
of managers at the next meeting. The in
formation has not yet been officially com>
municated to Ine attendants, but they
have been given to understand that uni
forming of attaches has been decided
upon by the commission, and that the
board has nothing to do but to enforce
the order No order has yet arrived re-
garding male attaches.
AS far as the attendants and employees
are concerned 1t means that they must
either don the uniforms or give up their
positions, however distasteful or unbe-
coming the uniforms may be to them; All
the employees of the State Hospital have
made bitter fight against the uniforms,
but Secretary SCarrere of the Lunacy
Commission, who is said to have been
the instigator of the proposition, has won,
and the uniform will soon be reality.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-26
CAPTURED GUNBOAT
A VERY SMALL VESSEL

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The gunboat
Urdaneta, which was captured with her
crew at Orani, about twenty-five miles
from Manila on the Bay Of Manila, is a
little craft of only forty tons displace-
ment, not much larger than a small tug
She was captured by the navy early in
the war and has been on police duty in
the bay for months past The records of
the Navy Department show that she was
one of the boats of which the Oregon is
the parent ship-that is, she was sup
the battleship, to be manned from the
Oregon's crew and to act under the in
structions of the Oregon's commander.
According to the last reports to the de-
partment the little boat was last May
under the command of Naval Cadet We'll
born c. Wood but the personnel of the
crew is not matter of record, being sub
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-26
STUDENTS MAY
co ON STRIKE
Trouble Brewing at the
Normal School.
Special. Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE. Sept. 25.-Trouble is brew
ing in the State Normal School and there
IS a threatened strike of the student body
Since the school opened discipline mas
been lax and Professor McNaughton
seems to have lost all control of the
school. In fact, the citizens declare that
this is but the beginning Of trouble SINH
lar to that which characterized Professor
McNaughtens terms in the Normal
School at Tempe, Ariz., and elsewhere.
This morning when the school opened
Professor Daily, the vice principal, en-
tered the assembly hall and addressed the
students in regard to discipline and whis
nering laughing and talking during study
hours. He referred to the students as
mob and their behavior as rioting: Pro-
fessor Daily made a strong talk ana
IN iPIrincipai TfSi McNaughton followed He
severely criticized. the students and wound
UP by warning them to keep on the
grass" referring to the lawns about the
scItoGtkd II looked for time as though the
students would leave the hall. A general
sulkiness of students followed ana nu-
ing of the student body being held after
school hours. About 600 students were
present. -,
zafion presided Otto Mouron was the
principal speaker. He said that Professor
DAILY had insulted them. Being referred
keeping with the actions a the teacher.
He said Daily ought to apologize to the
student body. In case this was not done
he advocated a general strike Others
followed in the same vein and pandemon-
INN reigned. All the students favored this
OTTO Mouron, George Schultzberg and
Vinnifred King were appointed com
roittee on resolutions Of censure and rem
edv and to report at the meeting to-mor
row afternoon. The students refuse to
discuss the matter, but predict trouble
to-morrow. 1t is intimated that If Daily
refuses to apologize the entire 600 will
Principal McNaughton, it is reported,
has declared that the student body shall
not meet In the school. This will only
make matters worse.
McNaughton was elected principal only
a month ago. He came here from Tempe,
Ariz. Shortly after his arrival charges
Of immortality, lack Of discipline and in
Teerity were made against him by the
Al1n1ni Association. An investigation fol-
loved IN which the Board of Trustees
IThitewashed him. The evidence at the
inVestigation showed that he had had
+rouble in all his schools. Daily was also
elected at the same time. He came from
Fresno.
the students had been unruly and cut
ling up during school hours. de re-
linked them in a gentlemanly manner,
saving that as they were young ladies' and
gentlemen they should behave better.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-26
REVOLUTIONISTS NEAR
VENEZUELA'S CAPITAL
Official Reports Say That Government
Troops Have Won a Victory
Near Coro

PONCE, Porto Rico, Sept 25.-Advices
received here to-day from Caracas de-
scribe the situation in Venezuela as criti-
cal. The revolutionsts are approaching
Victoria, where the next battle will be
fought People desiring to proceed to
Puerto Cabelio, on the Gulf of Triste, are
not allowed to depart. The Government
is very unpopular and very. suspicious
NEW YORK, Sept. Pa Sun special
from Caracas says: According to official
reports. the Government troops have won
great victory near Coro.. The revolu-
tionary sympathizers say this is absurd,
as the rebel forces under General Cipriano
Castro are massed at Victoria, which is
more than $50 miles distant from Coro.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-26
EXECUTED FOR HAVING
SHOT AT THE KING
Punishment That Was Melted Out to
the Bosnian Who Attempted
to Murder Milan

BELGRADE, Servia, Sept. 25.-The
court this morning rendered judgment in
the case Of the prisoners who have been
on trial for some time past charged with
the attempted assassination of former
King Milan of Servia July 6, when he was
shot at by a Bosnian named Knezevic
Knezevic and Puasitch, the leaders of the
conspiracy, were sentenced to death: ten
others We're condemned to twenty years
Imprisonment, one to nine years and seven
to five years. Six who were tried were
acquitted.
Knezevic was shot publicly this after
noon in the presence of a large crowd.
In view of the absence of trustworthy
evidence the finding of the tribunal is the
subject of general condemnation
After the sentences were read Puasitch
was informed that King Alexander had
pardoned him.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-26
MRS. T. M. JOHNSTON DEAD.

NAPA, Sept 25.-Mrs. Johnston, widow
of the late Rev. Thomas M. Johnston, died
here yesterday She was the first white
woman to cross the plains on the original
stage line traversin@ the plains to y Cali Cali
she located in San Jose but afterward
moved to Berryessa Valley, Napa. County,
where She resided until attacked ed. by the the
bn1se nf r E Johnston at Napa. The
Woman W9qse u had strong individual character
istics and remarkable men memory -Four s1d
Einies = and four daughters, Anna,
YoaRum. oak Mrs. E. McGinnes and Mrs. D.
B. Bullard survive her.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-26
GUADALOUPE SUFFERS
FROM MANY DISASTERS
Consul Ayme Reports That the Col
ony May Be Forced to Appeal
for Assistance

WASHINGTON. Sept. 25.-Consul Aymc
reports to the State Department from
Guadaloupe that the loss of property from
the recent tropical hurricane amounts to
at least 5000 600. Forty deaths and over
200 seriously wounded are reported from
various parts of the island. The city is
a mass of wreckage, while the harbor
front is lined with the debris of large and
crop is a total loss and that famine
threatens the island He says the series
of misfortunes which the island has
passed through-earthquake destructive
fires and financial criss-probably will
force the colony to appeal to the outside
world for assistance.
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ACCUSES THE DOCTOR.

NAPA. Sept. 25.-Thomas Heron. an
old and infirm inmate of, the Veterans,
Home at Yountville, swore to a warrant
to-day charging DR.. W. F. McAluster.
physician in charge of that institution
with battery. Heron claims that Meal
lister brutally beat him without cause or
provocation.
Later in the day the doctor came to
Napa and swore to a warrant against
Heron, accusing Heron of disturbing
interesting denouement may be looked for.
as Heron swore he will air many long
endured grievances not only of his own,
but of others.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-26
HOBART MUST QUIT
WORK ALTOGETHER
His Physician Says His Life De-
pends on Absolute
Rest

WASHINGTON, Sept 25-Those who
are acquainted with the character of
Vice President Hobarts illness have
not only given up hope of his being
Presidential candidate again, but fear
hat he will not be able to preside over
the Senate during the coming session.
He has serious heart trouble and his
physician has stated to friends that his
life can only be prolonged by giving up
work entirely and avoiding excitement
of any kind.
1t was hoped that bis long rest this
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-26
CABLE FROM OTIS
ON CHINESE QUESTION

WASHINGTON. Sept. 25.-secretary
Root has received a cable message from
General Otis regarding the Chinese situa-
ton in the Philippines. He says that the
shipload of 700 can be landed without
serious interference with military opera
tions. General Otis discussed at consider
able length the subject of Chinese In the
Philippine Islands and the dispatch was
referred to the State Department, where
it was made the subject of a conference
between Acting Secretary Hill and the
Chinese minister.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-26
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

a TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF. COR
~ ner First and Brannan streets / D. m.
for YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling at
Kobe (Hiogo), Nagasak and Shanghai and
connecting at Hongkong with steamers for
of sailing
AMERICA-MARJJ.. Friday Octohar II
H3pTGA N wednesday. November
Round-trip tickets at reduced rates For
freight and passage apply at company's office
421 Market street, corner First.
W. H AVERY, General Agent
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ject to frequent change. Wood was ap
pointed to the naval Academy from Ore
gon, had passed his academic course and
was performing sea service at the time
of his capture.
Naturally the department officials are
veXed that the difficulties of the negotia-
tions looking to the release of Lieuten-
ant Gilmore of the Yorktown and his men
should be added to by this last misfor-
tune. Still there is no disposition to. un-
necessarily curb the junior officers of the
navy who are rendering such gallant ser
vice in the Philippines.
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ish Government for her services. The
Anglo Australian is owned by a British
company. Colonel Long was authorized
to charter her last week, but her owners
have been notified by their Government
that she will be needed by Great Britain.
AS the charter with this Government has
not been signed the War Department will
give up its claim.
Colonel Long explained in his telegram
that the agent has offered the Duke of
Fife in place of the Anglo Australian.
The former is now en- route to San Fran
cisco, but will not arrive until the mid
die or last part of October. 1t has a
refrigerator plant and can carry fifty Of
ficers.
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summer would bring about material
in his condition, but the
latest advices received here are by no
means encoura ging. Unless there Is
material Improvement by the time Con-
gress convenes his friends mere VIII
Erpe him to intrust the duties of his
office to a president pro tempore of the
Senate. Senator Frye will doubtless
be chosen by the Senate to preside in
his absence.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-26
TESTIFIED AGAINST DREYFUs.
Captain Freystaetter Is Given Good
Government Position.

PARIS, Sept. 25.-Captain Freystaetter,
who was a member of the Dreyfus court
martial Of 1894, and who testified. before
the court-martial at Rennes that his orig
inal belief in the guilt of the accused was
largely the result of the reading of the
documents of the secret dossier, commu-
nicated to the judges in a private room,
without the knowledge of Dreyfus or his
counsel, has been appointed commander
of marine infantry at Rochefort. in the
Department of Charente Inferieure.
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ENGLAND NEEDS
TRANSPORTS HERSELF

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The War De-
partment has been advised that this Gov
ernment cannot secure the charter Of the
transport Anglo Australian, for which an
option was recently secured at San Fran
cisco, owing to the demand of the Brit