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The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
MANY BELIEVED
HIM INNOCENT
Witnesses Testified in
Dreyfus' Favor.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


PARIS, April 2o.-The Figaro. con-
tinuing to-day its publication of tes
timony offered before the Court of
Cessation in the Dreyfus revision in
quiry, devoted twenty-four columns to
some twenty dispositions of minor Of
ficials, most of which were favorable
to Dreyfus. 1t gives also a fac-simile
of the bordereau.
Major Forsinetti, who was director of
the Cherche- Midi Prison in 1890. at the
time of the condemnation OF Dreyfus.
testified that Dreyfus consistently and
persistently protested his innocence
and after he was condemned repeated
ly asked for a revolver. declaring that
his only crime was in having been born
a Jew.
The witness said that after the petit
ton for revision of the trial by court
martial was rejected Colonel Patty
du Clam visited DreyfUs and tried his
utmost to draw from him a confession
that he had been entrapped into a
guilty communication of documents to
foreign power Dreyfus energetically
protested that he was not guilty. and
Colonel Patty du Clam said. in part
ing from him: IF you are really in
nocent, you are the greatest martyr of
the century,
Major Forsinetti told the court that
he questioned Captain Lebrun Renaud
regarding the alleged confessions of
Dreyfus, but Captain Lebrun Renaud
promptly denied that Dreyfus had con-
fessed anything. Major Forsnetti
added that. although he and Major
Atteles were on terms of great friend
ship, the latter had never mentioned
any confession to him. Forsinetti de-
clared that he was convinced of the in
nocence of Dreyfus.
Many others testified for and against
Dreyfus There were numerous wit
nesses who deposed that they had come
into contact with Captain Lebrun Re
maud, and that he never mentioned any
confession of Dreyfus. Among these
was the Able Valadier, to whom Cap
tain Lebrun Renaud described a score
of times the degradation scene without
ever alluding to any confessions.
M. Bertillion, the handwriting expert,
gave the reasons which led him to con-
slider that the bordereau was forged by
tracing the words and pointed out de-
tails in the writing that were common
to the bordereau and to the handWrit-
ing Of Madame Dreyfus and also to that
of the brother of the prisoner. Several
words that he showed were about iden-
tical.
NJ Bertillion explained the points
which led him to regard Dreyfus the
author of the bordereau. When Bertillion
was testffying before the court-martial
Dreyfus exclaimed: ooh! LIE monstre,
tn done lecriere." After this exclama-
tion Dreyfus ceased to follow the tes-
timony.
Nine. Teysonniere and Charvay, the
experts testified to the similarity of the
writing of the bordereau and that
of COmmandant Esterhazy, while NJ.
Pelletier, another expert, energetically
insisted that the handwriting was not
that Of Dreyfus.
M. Colbert of the Bank Of France tes-
titled to a similar effect and expressed
his conviction that the handwriting
was that of EsterhaZy.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
MEETING OF THE STATE
BOARD OF HORTICULTURE
Officers Elected, Fruit Growers Con-
vention Called and Arrange
ments Made to Send an
Expert Abroad.
Expert Abroad.

SACRAMENTO. April 20.-At a meeting
of the State Board Of Horticulture, which
was held in the rooms of the board in the
State Capitol, the following officers were
elected: President, Ellwood Cooper,
Santa Barbara; vice president, Frank H.
Buck Vacaville; treasurer, William B.
Gester, Newcastle; auditor, Russ D.
Stephens, Sacramento; secretary, B. NJ.
Lelong; quarantine officer, Alexander
Craw; clerk, Ella F. Hallahan.
1t was decided to issue an annual re-
port next fall, to which will be added the
results of important discoveries made
during the year, and in the interim to pub
lish several bulletins, the publication Of
which has been delayed owing to the in
ability Of the State Printing Office to do
the work.
A State Fruit Growers Convention was
ordered called to meet at San Jose De-
cember 5, 6, and s, 1899.
The question of sending an expert to
foreign countries TO collect parasitical
and predaceous insects to prey upon the
pests abounding in the orchards of this
State was fully considered, and it was
decided to offer the appointment to AL
bert Koebele, who is now travelling
through foreign countries in the interest
templated that the secretary shall visit
rangements with the Hawaiian Govern
ment and the Planters Association
through which a joint investigation may
be made which would be more beneficial
to the State and at the same time mex
penSiVe
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
HENRY E. HUNTINGTON'S
OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTH

LOS ANGELES, April 20.-The dfsmis-
sal of Henry E. Huntington from his
place as assistant to the president of the
Southern Pacific has been followed by his
declaring to make Los Angeles his future
place of residence. Information leaked
out to-day that he is the largest owner
and controller of the Los Angeles Rail-
way Company lines, as we'll as the Pasa-
dena road. it was given out when the
purchase YVES made few months ago
that the biggest share had been Clipped
in by Coils P. Huntington. While this
deal to sell the Santa Monica electric line
has not been completed. the negotiations
are under way When Coils p. Hunting
ton made his visit to Los Angeles April l
and became the guest of General NJ H.
sherman for few hours it became
known then that the Sherman Clarke syn
dicate made a proposition and offer of
sale to the Southern Pacifcs president
This has been met by a counter PROPOSE
ton at the hands of the railroad magnate.
and whenever the Santa Monica system
IS secured 1t will be with the money of
Uncle Coils and not, it is stated in com
mercial circles. by the cash of the nephew
as he is as deep in the scheme as it is
possible to venture
1t Is freely predicted in quarters close
to the powers that the traction lines are
bound sooner or later to become a part of
the Huntington system. Negotiations to
months ago, have never been given I'm il
being only a question of time when fhe
interests involved will reach common
ground.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
COMMISSION MAY FIRST
HAVE TO PACIFY SAMOA

NEW YORK, April 20.-A Washing
ton special to the Herald says: Sec
retary Hay has sent a cablegram to
Consul General Osborne at Apia advis-
ing him of the departure Of the Samoan
Commission, and directing him to use
every effort to restore peace before its
arrival. Instructions have also been
sent to Admiral Kautz to avoid col
lisions with natives, and cOnfine his eff
forts to the protection Of life and prop
erty It is understood that similar in
structions have been sent TO the British
representatives at Apia.
The State Department understands
that the British Consul has been au-
thorized TO join with the other Consuls
in a proclamation to the natives to alb
stain from hostilities pending the ar
rival of the commission and the Ger
man Consul, it has been reported from
Berlin, has been given similar instruc-
tions. l was informed by a high au
thority to-day that Secretary Hay has
not given any such instructions 10 the
American Consul. The impression
seems general that Herr Rose will not
unite with the other COnsuls in issuing
any proclamation, but should the Brit
ish and German consular representa-
tives agree on such a document the
American Consul will doubtless sign it.
Should the commission find upon ar
rival that the natives are still engaging
in hOStilities Rear Admiral kautZ and
the commanding officers of the British
and German warShipS Will confer with
them and receive instructions with a
view to pacifying the islands. Should
the force of the three powers be in
sufficient to subdue Mataafa and his
party reinforcements viii be sent.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
TALENTED NURSE
ENTERS THE PESTHOUSE

LOS ANGELES, April 20.-A pesthouse
at any time is not an attraction, and the
aggregation of buildings that serve this
purpose for Los Angeles forms no excep-
ton. Still the unfortunate little colony
Of isolated and infected patients that is
removed from the world has found new
ministering angel in the person of Miss
A. Tisdale, a young and talented trained
nurse, who last night, leaving the world
and all its possibilities Of health and hap
piness behind her, went out to the gloomy
little group of buildings in the northwest
hills to nurse the smallpox patients.
There has been great difficulty in secur-
ing trained nurses for the work. DIR. Pow
ers, the Health officer, for long time
sought only such attendants as have had
the disease AS the city pays 50 a day
to nurses. DIR. Powers felt that he could
not solicit nurses who had not them
selves experienced the trial. Miss Tis-
dale has not had the disease, but she has
recently been well vaccinated and goes
among the infected patients without fear.
She abandons engagements for the lead
ing physicians of the city to accept this
duty. Under present arrangements a
suspected person must be taken to the
pesthouse when he may not be infected
with smallpox, and as the pesthouse lacks
many of the modern fittings and appi-
ances, the situation is one of getting
along the best the doctors can.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
CHOSEN BISHOP
OF PORTO RICO
Rev. James II. Blenk
S. NJ, Promoted.
Special Dispatch to Tho Cali.


NEW ORLEANS, April 20.e-Arch-
bishop Chapelle was to-day officially
informed by his Eminence Cardinal
Rampolla, Secretary of State to Leo
XIII, that the Holy Father had Era-
ciously granted the Archbishop's re-
quest concerning the episcopal see Of
Porto Rico. by appointing the Rev.
James H. Blenk, S. NJ, of New Orleans,
to fill it.
Father Blenk was chosen by the
Archbishop as auditor of the delegation
to Cuba and Porto Rico and he was
recommended by the Archbishop for
the latter island because he deemed
him the most suitable clergyman he
knew of to occupy that ancient see in
the present circumstances.
During his stay last winter in the
island of Porto Rico Father Blenk
gave such proofs of wisdom, Catholic
self-restraint and patriotism that the
Archbishop thought he was rendering
a most signal service to the church and
to the United States by recommending
him as the next Bishop of Porto Rico,
under the new order of things. Faith
er Blenk was for years president of
Jefferson College, Louisiana. and since
1896 has been pastor of st. Mary S
Church fifth district Of New Orleans.
He is member of a teaching and mis-
siOnary order in the church known as
the Society of Mary
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
would be a wholesale slaughter of the

would be a wholesale slaughter of the
unarmed Malietoa men and women.
When the Upolu left her passengers
say, messengers arrived at Apia with
news that a command had been issued
by Mataafa that all people were to as
semble toward Apia to resist the land
ing. OF the British and to make an at
tack on the British residents. This
command only the Atuans obeyed.
They have taken up a position in the
woods to the eastward of Apia, but did
not seem anxious to begin the prom
ised attack Only a few OF the SaVan
adherents have arrived and 1t is re-
ported from that place that they are
lukewarm. Nevertheless those OF the
Mataafa people who are in the vicinity
of Apia talk big and make rash threats,
especially against the women OF the
deported chiefs They also threaten to
burn Mulinuu should Great Britain do
anything against them.
one foreigner who has been making
himself prominent with Mataafa wrote
to the United States Consul, as one
having the confidence of Mataafa,
that if the British Consul did not exalt
Mataafa his people would become ex-
asperated and in less than several days
there would be a massacre OF British
and British sympathiZers. The con-
tents of the letter were submitted to
Consul Maxse.
Residents of Apia who are thoroughly
conversant with the situation say that
unless the warships are kept at Apia
the newly crowned MalietOa Tanu-a
barefooted boy, with lava lava and
white jacket, thus they describe him
will be unable to establish himself. In
less he We're strongly supported by the
powers there would be a rebellion inside
Of three months. AS matters stand ac-
ccrding to the residents of Apia, it is
a mistake to establish King In Samoa
at all. The only safe method is for the
native government to permit the hered-
itary chief of each district to govern his
own people.
plorable a. last accounts by the Upolu
and Aorangi. The homes of the un-
happy loyalists have been razed: they
are now banished from their kindred
and their household goods have been
looted by the rebel warriors under Ma
taafa, and the great powers now rep
resented there seem imDOtent to stop
the tribal warfare.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
POET AND
DRAMATIST, Is DEAD

PARIS, April 2O.-Pailleron, the poet
and dramatist, is dead.
Eduord Jules Henri Pailleron was born
in Paris in 1924, and began life as a law
yers clerk. He made his entry into the
world of letters in 1860 with a volume of
satires in verses, entitled ''The Parasite" "
and by piece in one act, in verse. The
Parasite" played at the Odeon -Theater,
was a success. A year later he made a
decided hit at the Theater Franchise with
his two-act comedy in verse, La Dernter
QUARTER a most ingenious and delicate
piece This was followed at the Gymnase
by brilliant little literary effort, LIE
Monde Ou POns' Amore," and later on
by the four-act comedy, Faux Me-
nages' in which the interest and emo
tions were of a far deeper and more SEN
suouS character.
His Helene" a drama in three acts, in
verse, was produced with success at the
Theatre Francaise in 1872. His greatest
triumph, perhaps, was achieved with his
famous comedy in three acts, in prose. en-
titled lie Monde Gu rOns' Ennui," +"
which was presented in 1881 and secured
his election as a member of the French
Academy in the place of Charles Blanc
Other of his best known pieces are LA
N and lie Narcotique."
NJ Paflleron's works are distinguished
for their polished literary style, their wit
and humor. their keen satire and their
fertile imagination.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
GREAT UNREST AT THE
WHITTIER SCHOOL

LOS ANGELES. April 20.-The state
ment was made to-day by those who are
cognizant of the facts that affairs at the
Whittier Reform School are in state
of chaos. Prospective changes in the
management of the institution have Gre
ated unrest among the pupils and officers,
which can only be removed by. inlmedi-
ately filing the existing vacancies among
the trustees While General c. C. Allen
has been discussed as a candidate for
trustee to succeed Mrs. Adina Mitchell,
president of the board, it is learned to-day
that Allen may become treasurer of the
school. Former Senator r. F. del Vale
is now treasurer, and his friends hoped
owing to a long acquaintance with Cover
nor Gage that he would be retained. 1t
is understood here that there is to be a
complete sweep in the management of the
school. For this reason, it is stated. John
Kenneally will not be a member of the
new board
The resignation of John Rowland has
gone direct to Governor Gage at Sacra-
mento. Rowland's nephew, William Car
Isle, is slated to be deputy Superintend-
ent of the school, no matter who may be
chosen to succeed Superintendent Van
Alstyn.
The statement that Walter F. Parker
Lewis as expert to the State Board of
Examiners is denied by his closest
friends. Parker is in the desert country
examining mines, and will, it is said. re-
port to the powers in Sacramento before
he returns. 1t can be stated that Cover
nor Gage has been appealed to to deny or
confirm the report that John w. Mitchell
may succeed Robert n. Bulla on the Code
Commission. Gage brands the story as
devoid of accuracy and without founda-
ton. Republicans here assert that they
are willing to submit to some things that
are within the province of a Governor
but that the appointment of Mitchell
would cause the members of the bar to
call a meeting of their association and
enter vigorous protests.
The statement is made here by the sad
die politicians that w. f. Fitzgerald is
not a possibility for adjutant general for
the reason that when. he was attorney,
general he insisted that M. M. Estee had
not been elected Governor. Dan Burns
was never known to forgive a political
was unpardonable. and if the colonel can
prevent the appointment, as he probably
can, Fitzgerald will not, for three years
ct least, grace the place that was so am
ply filled by General A. w. Barrett.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
DR., BUCKLEY is
STYLED A FAKER
Dunn and Hill Testify
to That Effect.
ONE DOSE FOR ALL DISEASES
BROMIDE OF SODIUM HIS FA-
voRITE PRESCRIPTION.
Some Sensational Testimony Given
Before Superior Judge Angelottl
in the Celebrated Manning
Case.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN RAFAEL, April 20.-Dr. z. P.
Dunn, insanity expert and city health
officer of Oakland, created a sensation
in the Superior Court during the hear
ing of the suit of Manning VS.. Man
ming by branding DR.. c. F. Buckley,
the well-known San Francisco ply
sician. as a "faker" The fiutter caused
by DR.. Dunn's caustic testimony was
increased by the testimony Of Coroner
f. Il. Hill Of San Francisco, who de-
clared that Dr. Buckley found the
father Of the Mannings a good thing"
He also swore that DR.. Buckley has one
prescription for almost every disease
under the sun-bromide of sodium.
Andrew Manning died at Tomales a
few months ago and a few hours before
his death decided his property valued
at $25, 900, to his daughter Margaret,
handsome brunette, employed as fore
woman in a metropolitan cloak house.
]. j. Manning brought suit to have the
deed declared a deed Of trust for all the
eight children on the ground that the
father was insane and unduly in
fiuenced. The hearing of the case has
been in progress before Judge Angel
lotti for three days.
DR.. Buckley attended Manning for a
year prior to his death and all the
prescriptions were compounded at Cor
oner Hills pharmacy. Yesterday DR..
Buckley sWore that Andrew Manning
had been troubled with progressive in
sanity and was a mental wreck when
he died.
DIR. Dunn was placed on the stand by
Attorney Hepburn Wilkins for the de-
fense to-day, and expressed surprise
that DR.. Buckley had given such testi-
mony. ]. w. Keyes of counsel for
plaintiff asked Dunn what reputation
Buckley bore.
"Faker," was the laconic reply.
"Do you mean that?" asked Keyes.
Yes, sir. He is considered a faker
and absolutely passe by the medical
fraternity"
"Passe is too aristocratic for my vo-
cabulary," said Keyes. What does 1t
mean?"
well" retorted Dunn, 1.-The general
idea is that he is a back number"
When pressed fer the names of ply
sicians who thought DR.. Buckley a
faker, Dunn said it would be unprofes-
| sional to tell.
Such a sensation was created by the
testimony that Sheriff Taylor had to
rap repeatedly for order.
Coroner Hill testified that Manning
was a good thing" and had probably
been found so by DR.. Buckley.
DIR. Buckley has one prescription for
! almost every case" he added. bro
/ mide Of sodium; he seldom varies
DR.. Buckley was not present at to-
/ days proceedings and his friends as
sert that he will take proper action as
regards the so-called unprofessional
| behavior Of Coroner. Hill and DR.. Dunn.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21

It is suggested as an explanation of
the story that the steamers crew had
heard of the arrest of the German
manager of the plantation where the
American and British sailors were
ambushed and were taken aboard the
British warship and had jumped TO the
conclusion that the person arrested was
the German commander.
SEATTLE, April 20.-The Post Intel
ligencer correspondent at Victoria, B..
c., wires as follows: STORY of the ar
rest of the commander of the German
man-of- war Fake at Samoa is a rank
fake It was cooked up aboard the
steamer Aorangi."
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
MURDERER MOORE'S
DOG IS DISCOVERED
Sheriff GetcheIl Will Try to Catch
the ADinol in Order to Trace
the Fugitive.

CITY, April halfbreed
cabin eighth
mile fromw
in half
heard i'm a
attempted but he a 1 e
back
If this
hiding
still in this locality.
Mountain and having exhausted his food
he
the finding himself without
his old haunts
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
RUSSIA'S FINANCIAL
CONDITION Is CRITICAL

BERLIN. April 2O.-The Cologne Ga
zette has received reports from Constan-
tinople saying it is asserted in financial
circles that the regular payment of the
Russian war indemnity through the Otto
man Bank will be used as a guarantee for
an external Russian loan of about 300 000,-
600 francs. Russia's financial condition
Is described as giving little cause for re-
joicing, and. indeed, 1t is downright criti-
cal. Russia has been needing large loan
for long time, which can only be raised
abroad.
All efforts in this direction have been
unsuccessful, notably in Paris, where they
have repeatedly met with a point blank
refusal. The cooperation OF the Ottoman
tate success on the Paris Bourse. Should
the attempt to raise loan in Paris again
fail the London market will be tried
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
CHAPLAIN BROWN
WEEDS MISS EATON

PASADENA, April 20.-Fighting Bob
Evans chaplain, Frederick c. Brown of
the Iowa, was married at 5 O'Clock this
afternoon to Miss Emily Eaton, daughter
of ex-President Amos H. Eaton of Eaton
Seminary. Rev. c. ]. K. Jones of Los
Angeles, a personal friend of Chaplain
Brown, performed the ceremony at the
home of the brides aunt, Miss Elizabeth
Sanborn. East Colorado street, in the
presence of a few friends who came from
marlborough, Mass, with the bride
Immediately after the wedding Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown left for San Francisco, to
remain till the Iowa sails when Mrs.
Brown goes to New York Civ
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
EXPERT AMES SAYS
MURDOCH DIDN'T SIGN

WILLOWS, April 2.-When the Murdoch
case was called this morning Daniel T.
Ames, the celebrated expert on handwrit-
ing; took the witness stand and gave to
the jury his theory of why William MUIR
dock did not sign the 100000 note. This
tedious evidence consumed all the day.
and the defendants attorneys had lust
finished with Ames when court adjourned
at O'Clock. Grove l.. Johnson will cross
examine Ames in the morning, after
which Experts Hickock and Eisenschimel
will have their innings. The plaintiff will
not put on any expert testimony.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
WITH MASONIC HoNoRs.

WASHINGTON, April 2O.-The body Of
Representative Samuel Hilborn of
California will be placed in vault here
tomorrow, after funeral services in the
Congregational church and Masonic hon
ors at the cemetery Members of Hope
Lodge will be the active pallbearers. The
honorary pallbearers will be Secretary
Long. Ex-Governor Perham of Maine,
Rear Admiral Hichborn, Associate Justice
McKenna. Judge Weldon of the Court of
Claims and S. II: kaufman of this city.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
LATE SHIPPING INTELL1GENCE.
ARRIVED.

Thursday. April 20.
Stmr Point Arena, Hensen. II hours 80.
Point Arena. Atoih
Br ship Sierra Nevada, Scott. 1923 days from
Calcutta. Ss foih
schr Jennie Thelin. Holmborg, 10 days from,
Grays Harbor. '' Ai"iii
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.
QUEENSTOWN = Arrived April n stur
Britannia from New York, for Iivernoo, osinE eacE
proceeded. R0oi' ana
DOMESTIC PORTS.
IAGoMA-Arriyed April 20-Stmrs Umatilta
and Washtenaw. hence April i6
Sailed April 20-Stmr Al-Ki for Alaska
BOWENS LANDING-Sailed April 2o-schr
Mary Etta- for San Francisco,
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
SOLD RUSSIA PLANS OF
GERMAN FORTIFICATIONS

BERLIN, April 2o.-Sergeant Major AL
brecht of the One Hundred and Twenty
ninth Regiment has been arrested at
Bromberg, Prussia, and taken in chains
uated.
The prisoner is charged with treason
in furnishing Russian agents with de-
tailed plans of German Notifications and
plans for mobilizing the German army.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
POPE LEO Is NOW
LOSING CONFIDENCE

CHICAGO, April 2O-The Records spe-
cial copyrighted cable from Rome says:
am informed on high Vatican authority
that the Pope himself is losing confidence
that he can long survive. The con-
sistory for the creation of the new Car
dinals is to be held in May in announc--
ing which fact his Holiness remarked:
.My pontificate is drawing to an end,