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The San Francisco call., 1899-03-06
SCHLEY REMAINS
SIMPSONS SENIOR
Outcome of the Sen ate's
Failure to Act.
NO REWARD FOR BRAVERY
NOMINATIONS FOR HEROIC ACTS
ALL HELD UP.
Naval officers Indignant Over the
Result of the Controversy Be-
tween Sampson and
Schley.
NO REWARD FOR BRAVERY
NOMINATIONS FOR HEROIC ACTS
ALL HELD UP.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, March 5-A Washing
ton special to the Herald says: In view
of the failure of the Senate to confirm
the nomination of Rear Admiral Schley
and Rear Admiral Sampson for ad-
vancement for heroic conduct in bat
tie, speculation is rife in naval circles
as to the action which will be taken
by the department.
One thing is certain: Secretary Long
will not submit to the President for
transmission to the Senate in Decem-
Der next the nominations of these Of
ficerS for advancement. And 1t is there
fore plainly apparent that Rear Ad-
miral Schley will remain senior TO Rear
Admiral Sampson unless the depart
ment should establish the correctness
of the reflections upon Rear Admiral
Schley.
Such an Investigation is by no means
an improbability. Serious consideration
has been given the matter by Secretary
Long, and some of the officials of the
department are urging him to take such
a step.
It is announced that if Rear Admiral
Schley asks for a court of inquiry the
department will promptly order it. In
the meantime Rear Admiral Schley will
enjoy the pay and allowances of major
general of the army, while Rear Ad-
miral Sampson will draw the pay and
allowances of a brigad1er general
Naval officers are indignant at the ac-
ton of the Senate in holding up all
other nominations for advancement as
a result of the battle of Santiago be-
cause of the Schley-Sampson contro-
versy when they say that they were
not concerned in any way in it. The
department does not intend, however,
to permit any further developments in
the controversy, unless it be through a
court of inquiry, and to this end will
not transmit any nominations to the
Senate in December next unless 1t be
that of Naval Constructor Hobson and
officers recommended for advancement
by Rear Admiral Dewey.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-06
TO GREET YOUNG CHRISTIANS.
Santa Cruz Preparing for the Ep-
worth League Convention.

SANTA CRUZ March 5.-The San Fran
cisco District Epworth League Conven-
ton IS TO be held in the Methodist
Church in Santa Cruz from April IA to
16. and the young people of the Christian
Endeavor Society Of the Methodist Church
are making extensive preparations for
the entertainment of the $50 delegates
who are expected to be present. The
meetings have been arranged so as to con-
tinue over Sunday, when emident divines
from San Francisco are to conduct the
services. Saturday afternoon will be
given to excursions and sightseeing A
carriage excursion will be taken to De
Laveaga Heights and the beach. An out
door session and round table will be con-
Quoted by DR.. w. w. Case. The commit
tees in charge OF the convention are:
Committee on entertainment-H. S. Holway
Mrs II D. Smith, Miss Jennie King. Mrs. f.
L, Heath j. e. Robertson, Miss Hattie Snede-
cor Harvey Door. Miss Kate Bauter, NJ. c.
Woodruff
Reception committee and meeting delegates
H j. Little and staff.
ASSIGNMENT of delegates-H L. Carter, Miss
Eta Snedecor Miss Nellie Huntington.
Fxcursion-F L. Heath and staff.
General reception-Miss Alice Garrett, Mrs
W G Izant Miss Mabel Smith, Miss Matte
Dunlap W. B. Anthony, w. c. liant.
Decorations-Miss Jennie King and Endeavor
Coiiation-Mesdames Filben. Harris, Thomas
and Thompson.
Printing!. 8. Holway.
BadgesoH. D. Smith. Mrs. w. 3. Anthony,
Miss Lucy Avery.
General committee Qn charge OF conVention)
II d Smith Miss Eta Snedecor, M G.
woodruff, Miss Marcia Holway and the pastor.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-06
SALE OF UNION
PACIFIC LANDS
Six Million Acres to Be
Disposed Of.
GREAT AUCTION AT OMAHA
COMPANY CERTAIN TO BID IN
THE PROPERTY.
Following Confirmation of the Sale
the Large Tracts Will Be Put
on the Market at
Once.
GREAT AUCTION AT OMAHA
COMPANY CERTAIN TO BID IN
THE PROPERTY.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

OMAHA, March 5.-At 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning, at the Courthouse in
this city, the Union Pacific Railway
Company will begin one of the heaviest
auction sales of public lands ever held
in the country. The lands aggregate
100000 acres and are covered by the
sinking fund mortgage given by the
company on December IS, 1873, to the
Union Trust Company of New York as
trustee. The lands are located in Ne
braska, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah.
The disposition Cf the property and the
confirmation of the same will practi-
cally bind up all the financial difficult
ties of the road incurred previous to
the taking control by the present man
agement.
The number of acres and their loca-
ton are approximately as follows: Ne
braska, 1,107, ,759; Colorado, 342, ,5S4; Wyo-
ming, 4,062640, and Utah, 61S,S24 acres.
Sherman r. Day, as special master,
will make the sale. and he will offer the
various tracts separately and then as a
whole, diSpOSing of the property in the
manner which brings the most money.
The upset price is $4605, 900 for all the
land in the four States, which is 6,131, ,559
acres.
1t probably will require about thirty
days after the sale before it will be
confirmed by the United States Court,
but after the, confirmation the Union
Pacific Company will put the land on
the market without delay.
There is little question that the prop
erty will be bid in by the Union Pa
cific Company, represented by Vice
President Cornish, who arrived in the
city to-day After the sale tomorrow
Mr. Cornish will go to Colorado, Wyo-
ming and Utah to attend the sales of
the lands in those States, which will
be held during the week. The officials
of the Union Pacific Company antici-
pate an almost unparalleled influx of
settlers to these lands during the COM
ing wear.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-06
KIPLING STRIDING
TOWARD RECOVERY
The Novelist's Daughter, Josephine,
Dangerously Ill With
Pneumonia.

NEW YORK, March 5.-According to
the reports of his physicians. Rudyard
Kipling is now far advanced on the way
To recovery. All through the hours of
Saturday night and early this morning
the favorable conditions increased. He
slept peacefully many hours, and when
he awoke it was clear that he had made
another powerful stride toward 1,.le, health.
dition." said Mr.. Doubleday this morn
ng lis perhaps more nf nIa marked ness thai He IS
amy nba pTgicfIIIHS ticaIIX e winner i'm T this time
The follQwing official bulletin a. was Iasr p2ss{f fs{
ed at the Hotel Grenoble at O'CLOCK thls
Mr. Kipling is convaaIssscing. wit With tn
in the lungs has advanced, though 1t is
not Il wa was 'sidh SAID that Mr.. Kpling's daugh-
ter Josephine is dangerously i'll at the
home of Miss De Forrest She is report
ed TO have suffered a slight relapse dur
ing Saturday night. There was no change
in the condition Of Elsie, the Youngest
daughter, who is suffering from pneu-
monia at the Hotel Grenoble
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-06
IN THE INTEREST OF THE
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Successful Meetings Held and Hand
some Subscriptions Made for
the Institution

WHEELING. W. Va, March 5.-Unus-
ually successful meetings have to-day
been held in this city and vicinity in the
various Methodist churches in the inter-
est of the American University at Wash
ington. d. c. Bishop Charles H. Fowler
Of Buffalo, n. Y; Bishop John F. Hurst
of Washington; DR.. J. Wesley HILL one Of
the trustees of the university; Governor
G. W Atkinson of West Virginia, and
Ex-Governor Charles Foster of Ohio were
among the speakers in various pulpits A
monster afternoon mass-meeting was ad-
dressed by the two bishops and the two
Governors, Governor Atkinson presiding
The subscriptions for the university for
the day aggregated $4,000. The whole will
be APPLIED to an endowment of professor
ship of 100000, to be contributed by the
State of Virginia. Other meetings will
soon be held in prominent centers in the
State. The American University is to
stand for Professionalism and American
ism, and while the Methodists are push
ing the canvass with vigor, it is to be un-
denominational Six of the religious de-
nominations are represented in the board
of trustees. To-day Senator-elect Scott
from West Virginia, an Episcopalian
made a handsome subscription, as also
did a leading Hebrew merchant of the
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-06
/, CROCKER AND MRS.
STANFORD REPLY
TO HUNTINGTON
Refute the InSinuatiOn That They
Prevented the Closing
Of the ''Gap.''

The Call correspondent in her apart
ments at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and
when he had stated his mission she
said:
Mr.. Crocker and 1 have not deferred
the closing of the gap between Surf and
Elwood. l do not know of any partlc-
ular reason VII lne construction OF
the road had been delayed. If the rail-
road company could have built it soon
er it probably would have done So
Kindly say that l am not an obstruc-
zionist. On the contrary, am in entire
sympathy with the railroad in all that
1t proposes to do for the future devel-
opment of California.
1T is only during the last two
months" continued Mrs Stanford,
that 1 have felt that [ was free
agent, to use my own judgment as re-
CARDS the management of the estate
which has been transferred to me with
in the period mentioned. have
thought it necessary to consider wholly
the obligations due the legatees, and
have not been willing to take money
for any purpose except one-to pay
those sacred obligations"
There has been a disagreement over
this matter" said Mr. Huntington,
when seen at his residence this even
ing. I'VE made the promise years ago
to close the gap, and certainly should
have redeemed that promise before
now While l have always favored the
building of this bit of road, others
have thought it best to defer construc-
ton. 1 have never been persistent in
the matter, feeling convinced that
sooner or later they would waive the
objection to going ahead. Recently Mrs.
Stanford, Mr.. Crocker, Mr.. Hubbard
and myself met and considered the ad-
visibility of closing the 55-mile gap
between the two towns. Mrs. Stanford
and Mr.. Crocker gave their consent
and I at once ordered the construction
to proceed. I have given instructions
to push things vigorously, and 1 am
hopeful the work will be completed
within the year. Let me repeat what
I stated at the beginning that we have
not disagreed over the closing of this
gap. There has only been a difference
in business judgment"
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-06
SAYS HIS WIFE
BROKE A PLEDGE
George ThaIman Fights
a Divorce Case.
SENSATIONAL SALINAS SUIT
RANCHER RETURNS TO OPPOSE
A SEPARATION.
After Twenty Years of Married Life
He Left the State on the Promise
That No Action Would
Be Brought.
RANCHER RETURNS TO OPPOSE
A SEPARATION.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SALINAS, March 5.-After twenty
years of married life Mr.. and Mrs.
George Thalman, residents of Prune
dale, but prominent here and at Wat
sonville, have separated, and the re-
suit is a divorce case brought under
peculiar circumstances and promising
to be prolific in sensations.
George Thalman, prominent archi-
tect of Little Rock, Ark, married
lady of the same city in 1873. Two chill
dren were born, a son and daughter,
and both are living. About three years
ago the couple moved to California, set
thing in Watsonville, where Mr.. Thai
man conducted lucrative business.
Last May they purchased fruit ranch
in PrunedaIe, about seven miles from
this city There they have since re-
sided, owing to the husbands s Ill health.
1t is at this place that the FANNY
troubles appear to have become serious,
although the wife claims that for the
last seventeen years she has been medl-
tating on leaving her husband
Two weeks ago she and her two chill
dren left the orchard home and moved
into this city. The husband remained
there several days and then followed
them to Salinas. He sought an inter
view with his wife, and, according to
her story, during her absence he gained
admission to her apartment at local
hotel. hid himself, and when she en-
tered sprang upon her and threatened
to end her life with a knife if she did
not return to the ranch. By promising
to go she escaped and then sent for the
Sheriff.
ThaIman was arrested and placed un-
der heavy bonds, which he could not
give. for the reason, as he claimed, his
wife had all the property in her name.
The wife relented on the promise tnat
her husband would deed everything 10
her and leave the country and she Would
not prosecute him. On her part she
agreed, it is said, that she would ask
for no divorce for alleged cruelty.
All was arranged and Mr.. Thalman
left home children and property TO
battle with life alone in an Eastern
State. No sooner had he left than the
woman commenced suit for divorce on
the ground of cruelty. Friends Of the
husband informed him by wire at
Truckee, and as a result he is back
in Salinas and asserts th-t now ne VIII
see the matter out at any cost or come
what may. Thalman, 1t is asserted,
will be placed under heavy bonds to-
morrow to keep the peace. When the
divorce case comes UP 1t Will prove
highly sensational and many scandal
ouS assertions will be made. Certain
prominent Watsonville people will be
IMPLICATED. The son, it is asserted, has
taken his fathers side. Mrs. Thalman
is at present on the ranch, While Mr..
Thalman is here
Thalman was at one time In the AS
sembly of the State Of Washington ana
a very influential man.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-06

NEW YORK, March 5.-The Call cor
respondent to-day called the attention
OF George Crocker. second vice presi-
dent of the Southern Pacific Company,
to the statement made by c. P. Hunt
ington, president of the company, in a
letter addressed to Edward Ivison of
Santa Barbara, Cal, referring to the
closing OF the gap on the coast line be-
tween Surf and Elwood, in which Mr..
Huntington said:
We have succeeded in getting Mrs.
Stanford and George Crocker to agree
to go on and close this gap
Mr.. Crocker said: 1T has never been
very hard work TO get Mrs. Stanford
and myself to agree TO the finishing of
this gap. We have always been willing
that this work should be finished as
soon as it could be done under proper
OnditionS-namely, when certain mat
ters at issue between the Southern Pa
CifiC Company and the Pacific Improve
ment Company had been adjusted and
when it would be justified by condi-
tons"
Mr.. Crocker further said that for sew
eral years prior to the completion of the
road between San Francisco and Surf.
and until quite recently, it had, on ac-
count of the general financial cOndi-
tions prevailing in the country, been
practically impossible to market rail-
road securities at satisfactory rates;
that Mrs. Stanford and the Crocker Es-
tate Company had personally obligated
themselves for the payment of large
sums of money for railroad construc-
ton, and on business principles de-
Clined to further obligate themselves
personally in this matter until financial
conditions justified it. The financial
outlook now being satisfactory and the
matters at issue between the two com
panies having been satisfactorily ad-
justed. the board of directors of the
Southern Pacific Company on February
2S last unanimously resolved to com
plete the road between Surf and Ell
wood as soon as possible.
That" said Mr.. Crocker, is the sum
and substance of the whole matter and
practically all there is to 1t"
Mrs Stanford courteously received
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-06
CONVICT CONSPIRATORS
LOSING THEIR NERVE
Prison officials Think the Hiding
Place of Weapons Will Soon Be
Ascertained.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON. March g.
when Warden Hale affirmed his belief
That n diet of bread and water In the
sami-gloom of a dungeon would do a
GREAT deal toward changing the state OF
mind of the eight desperate criminals
who manned to turn all the conVlcts
loose and murder several officers and
t,,1ards before they made their escape, he
smoke in the light of experience. All but
+ba two ringleaders have lost their air OF
s,1rIiness and Joseph King has grown
Tafrt-bearted to the extent that he has IN
+tr1ated his intention to "squeal' If 1t Will
+end to lessen his punishment. No prom
ise would be given him, ana II is peheve9 a
that only q short time VIII elapSe until
$he convicts tell where the reVo!Vers ana
ammunition are concealed. -. 49,
A rInnor was current to-day that the
authorities had found a number OF re-
IroII;ers but they deny its truth. Ihey
s1, tbere is no use continuing the search,
beca11se there are too many good places
70 hide small articles for them to be
sound in a few days; - ..a.o,
Convict II. W. Cooper, the stool
1,iqeon :" is in mortal dread OF deatn at
4r3s hands Of his fellow prisoners, and is
6inseIV guarded. The rage against Cooper
not confined to the conspirators, but is
shared by every inmate of the prison
C1ft of sympathy a convict who knew
nothing of the intended escape would cut
Cooper's throat as soon as look at III MIN l.,
The news of the affair caused an IN.
,A;Ix Of visitors to-day, to the number or
9o6 nersons The morbid curiosity was not
confned 10 the sterner sex by any
means. for women kept the ofhclals ousy
telling about those awful men TOT
hours, and it was a genuine reiIeL 10
many when the last bus LETT Ior Green
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-06
wooLEN GOODS COMBINE.

PHILADELPHIA, March Sit seems
to be generally anticipated in wool circles
in this city that the amalgamation of a
number of the larger woolen manufactur-
ing concerns of this city into a large COM
pany is a matter of the near future. This
is expected 10 follow as a result of the re-
cent formation in New York of the Amer
ican Woolen Association.
All the wool manufacturers who were
approached on the subject preserved a
strict reticence Some of the wool deliv-
erers, however, who are in close touch
with the manufacturers, lntimated that
the woolen goods market had been in a
very unsatisfactory condition for some
time past and if there was any movement
looking to a consolidation of interests it
was due to this cause. Methods in vogue.
It was said. had placed the manufactures
at the mercy of the buyer. and trade
agreements had proved OF little beneht to
the former.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-06
I lANDSLIDE WRECKS A
FAST NEWSPAPER TRAIN

g.. HUNTINGDON. Pa. March 5.-The first
.ac+ion of the fast newspaper train due
here AT 7 o'clock was wrecked one mile
east of this place this noon by land
slide which resulted from last nights
heavy fall of rain.
Engineer Robert McCutchin and Fire
man ]. c Troce, both OF Harrlsp}urIg,
US wsso burned beyond recognition. The ten
der of the engine was driven half tnr0ugn sts,.
the expires car. but the express Ilesselse1 t,l
esCaned injury The few passengers on
the train were unhurt. The wrecked tram an!
was the Pennsylvania RAILROAD newspaper
train from New York to PlttspuFe.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-06
Willy BUhKO MEN
NOW IN MOURNING
Day of Excitement at
TiburOn.
SANTA ROSA MAN ROBBED
KNIGHT OF THE PEA AND
SHELL ARRESTED.
One Malefactor escapes and Another
Makes a Break for Liberty at
ROSA MAN ROBBED
One Malefactor escapes and Another
Makes a Break for Liberty at
Sausalito, but Is Recap
tured.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TIBURON, March Six of the pea
and shell game operators who reaped a
rich harvest at the expense of the un-
wary last summer returned to their old
stamping ground to-day and met with
a warm reception. All were arrested and
sufficient evidence to convict them was
obtained before they fully realized what
was going on, but the element of excite
ment was added to the affair by two at
tempts to escape from the clutches of
the officers, one of which was success
full. One of the malefactors broke away
and managed to get as far as San Fran
cisco, but was caught by Greed just as
he was trying to sneak off the boat at
the slip.
The six men came to Tiburon this aft
ernoon and soon had their Illegal game in
full blast. They finally feeced a promi-
nent Santa Rosa contractor out of Sis
and merry row resulted. While the
contractor, whose name could not be
learned, was declaring that he had been
robbed and an excited crowd was surg
ing about the scene a machinist named
Harris telephoned a friend in Sausalito
to inform Constable Garrity of what was
going on. Instead of Garrity, Greed came
over in boat and placed the six under
arrest. One of them broke away and
jumped aboard the train for San Rafael
as it was pulling out of the station. The
others offered to refund the contractor s
moneys but Greed grabbed it and kept it
as evidence.
Justice Bellrude was sent for, and took
the men to Sausalito. They gave the
names of ]. Schubner, George Brooks, e.
Goldberg. H Hickley and John Smith.
While they were at the ferry slip under
charge of Louis Becker, Greed being alb
sent, Brooks ran through the gate and
aboard the last boat for the metropolis.
Creed returned in time to get aboard as
the boat was leaving the slip. He discov-
cred Brooks trying to leave the boat at
the San Francisco ferry and gave him
into the charge of two policemen, who
took him to the Harbor Police Station.
All the men were charged with having
violated a State gaming law, and it is the
intention of the authorities of Marin
County to make an example of them. The
four at Sausalito tried to get bondsmen.
but failed and were locked up in the
town iai1 for the night
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-06
CASE OF SMALLPOX
FOUND AT CLEVELAND
Inmates of Large Apartment House
Placed Under Strict Quaran-
tine

CLEVELAND, March 5.-A case of
smallpox was discovered to-day in a big
down town apartment house, in which
nearly 400 people are living. The victim
is an attorney and he is the room
mate of Frederick L. Taft. Assistant
County Solicitor. The sick man was sent
to the Smallpox Hospital, while Mr.. Taft
was committed to the Detention House
and all the inmates of the building were
quarantined in the apartment house.
The situation is ludicrous in some re-
spects. Those who were in could not get
out and those who were out when the
case was discovered were refused admit
tance to their rooms unless they were will
ing to submit to the quarantine regula-
tions. Most of the people took 1t good ma
turedIy. They communicated with their
friends by telephone and some of them
let down baskets by ropes from the upper
stories and hauled up various supplies, of
which they were in need.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-06
HIS HOLINESS SHOWS
MARKED IMPROVEMENT
Surprises His Physicians by Reciting
Lengthy Section From
Dante's f9Paradise."

ROME, March 5.-The Pope, who was in
excellent spirits on rising this morning,
desired the attendants in the antecham-
ber to attend mass in his own room. The
following bulletin was issued at 1 a. m:
His Holiness passed quiet night, get
ting several hours sleep. All his natural
functions, the pulse and the temperature
are normal. 1t has not been necessary to
re-examine the wound. No medical bull
Ietin will be issued this evening.
His Holiness, who arose at 1890, re-
turned to bed at 1:S0 p. m. He has sre-
sumed his ordinary diet and his condi-
engaged his physicians in conversation
and to their amazement recited the en-
tire last portion of the seventh canto OF
Daute's Paradise" commenting upon
various passages as he proceeded. Pro-
fessor Mazzoni afterward said
"He is indeed a marvellous man
Dr. Lapponi hopes to be able to dis
pense with the bulletins altogether in the
course of two or three days.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-06

NEW YORK, March st developed
at the meeting of the Central FEEDER
ated Union to-day that a strike OF To-
600 or %, 900 mechanics is threatened.
The strike, if it comes will be due to
troubles among the wOrkingmen.
At to-day's meeting Delegate Arch1-
bald of the Paper hangers Union de-
clared that efforts were being made to
compel the men Of his organization TO
strike against their will There has
been a strike at the new building Of
the University Club and the unions
affiliated with it are engaged with the
Binding Trades Council, a rival or
ranization to the board of delegates,
and when called upon to strike by the