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The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
HAS ITALY
GONE OVER
TO FRANCE?
King Humbert's Squadron
Is to Pay a Visit to
TOuIOn.
Special Gable to The Call Copyrighted


ARlS, April 22-It would seem as if the Cagiari fetes
this mornings Figaro there question the Italian
squadron paying visit Touon in September next which
date President Loubet expected the guest great
southern naval port of France.
King Humbert appears, will send special representa-
tive with the squadron bearing autograph letter the
President of the republic
In this connection Figaros correspondent writes from
oulon: The launch OF the cruiser Jeanne dare fixed for
the end of March, has been suddenly postponed appar
en reason The OF the delay the Presidents coming
visit which will important character 1t said the
King of Italy will seize this opportunity send his squadron
to salute the President of the republic"
La Patre in article headed "Dsocation of the Triple
Alliance says: King Humberts speech amable and Ad
mira Fourniers significant He exalted the talent
sghtednes shown by his Maestys Ministers the conduct of
public affairs which that they had done we'll abandon
Germany.
The King replied by assuring France OF his sentiments of
cordial friendship language praiseWorthy itself but which
proves that Gemany ally has gone way since he
his to inspect the fortihcations of Metz
The German press this detection, and with the
dntegration of the triple alliance. The play of politics is
sometimes very curious Two years ago German journalists
chatting the splendid isolation OF which discounted Albion
in lack of anything better boasting. Now that threat
conflict brings Germany and England face the for
with anxiety that her allies OF previous days have de
serted her. and the latter boasts this time of menacn with
the support of the United States But who knows? Tomor
row, perhaps the cards will be shuf7ed again
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
JOHN F. MERRILL, Elected Right Eminent
Grand Commander Of the Knights
Templar Of California.
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credited. But these press reports from
the Philippines are ignored on the the
ory that they come from correspondents
more desrous of sending sensational
dispatches than they are of sustaining
the army They have, however, pre-
pared the way and furnished the eX-
cuse for reasonable work at home, and
certain expansionists are known
to have sent messages to the volun-
teers in the Philippines, encouraging
them to ignore the duty before them as
soldiers and rebel against the author
ity they enlisted to fight for.
With such work going on on both
sides of the Pacific, big press organi-
zation sending maliciously discouraging
news from the Philippines regarding
the loyalty of the volunteers and promi-
nent American citizens at home sending
to the volunteers encouraging
mutiny the administration is confronted
with a condition of treason which it is
felt cannot be ignored.
While practically nothing of what
the administration knows can be OBJ
tanned for publication it is evident. to
say the least, that the seeds of suspi-
cion have been sown in the minds of
those close to the President and sensa-
tional developments are not improb-
able
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
SHOWS HIS
HATRED FOR ENGLAND

BERLIN. April H.-Herr Wilhelm Leib-
knecht. the Socialist leader, has received
q letter from Michael Davitt. National
member of the British Parliament for
South Mayo. In it the writer says he is
able 70 confirm from his own knowledge
the charges recently brought in the Lon
don Truth against the London Missionary
Society by Lloyd Osborne stepson of the
late Robert Louis Stevenson, who char
acterized the society's antagonism to
Mataafa, Roman Catholic as the
whole cause of the quarrel in Samoa
Mr.. Davitt describes Chief Justice
Chambers as ''nominally an American but
in reality an Englishman. who is anxious
TO promote an AnglO-American alliance {"
He expresses hatred of England and warns
the Germans against making the Arneri
can nation answerable for the blame
worthy attitude Of one or two persons
"All the trouble" says Mr. Davitt. sis
due to English intrigues. You NAV relv
upon the United States settling matters
honOrably and fairly as soon as they
know the real origin of the riots
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
AMERICANS
ARE CHARGED
WITH TREASON
Said to Have Incited Mutiny
Among the Volunteers
at Manila.
A GRAVE ACCUSATION
Chicago Newspaper Says the Presi-
dent Is in Possession of Trea-
sonable kilograms.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, April 21.-A Washington
special to the Inter Ocean says: The
Cabinet discussed to-day the latest and
most serious feature of the Philippine
question. 1t was in relation to traitors
in this country who are attempting to
incite mutiny among our own troops
in the islands
The administration has evidence to
show that certain ti-expansionists,
who used great efforts to defeat the
plan to hold the Philippines, have gone
so far as to send message to the vol
unteers with the purpose of causing
dissatisfaction, and even melting mu-
tiny. This new development in the
anu-eXpanSiOn campaign came as a
complete surprise to the adminiStra-
ton, but it fitted in with other evidence
accumulated some weeks ago, showing
not only that AgonCillo while in this
country, received moral and substantial
support from certain anti-expanson-
lists, but that messages were sent to
Aguinaldo to encourage him in his re-
siStance to the authority of this Gov
ernment.
This evidence Of treasona BILE conspir-
acy was passed over on the ground
that ii was more sentimental than in
tentionally criminal, but later develop
pie are willing to go to the extreme of
melting mutiny in the army, will COM
pei the Government to give it serious
attention. 1t is said the administration
has obtained possession of kilograms
sent TO the Philippines by people in this
country for the purpose of creating a
mutinous spirit among the volunteers
because they had not been sent home
Immediately after the conclusion of
peace between Spain and the United
States
1t is also regarded as strange that
certain American correspondents in
Manila. including the representative of
the Associated Press and of the New
York World, should discover conditions
which ale not discoverable to the cor
respondents of the London papers. or
of the Paris and Berlin papers, which
have every reason to publish the dark
side of the American campaign in the
Philippines.
The European and Hongkong papers
have not published so discouraging re-
ports from Manila as has the Associated
Press, which has discovered that only
Z per cent of the volunteers in the
archipelago are willing to remain. and
that all the others are much dissatis-
fed. The War Department has tried to
learn if there was any foundation for
these reports and has been able to Sc
cure no evidence of their truth.
The alleged interview with Lawton.
saying that not less than 100000 men
could hold the Philippines, is also dis
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
THE SUFFER- COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND HALL OF RECORDS.


badly burned that it was impossible to
remove him during the fire. Every eff
fort was made to check the confagra-
ton. but, there being no fire engine,
the flames soon enveloped the entire
building. By the united efforts of those
present the records and some furniture
in the various offices were saved The
Hall of Records, fire-proof building
near by, was not damaged; neither was
the Jail, which adjoined the main build
ing. No prisoners were in the jail
In the Courthouse were the offices of
the Assessor, Treasurer and Tax Col
lector, Superintendent of Schools, Sher-
iff, District Attorney and Surveyor, be-
sides the Superior Court room and the
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22

Supervisors room. The Assessors vault
and safe were found to be all right
and the Treasurer's safe is in good con-
dition. 1t was opened this afternoon.
1t contained many valuable papers and
records, besides considerable money.
The Courthouse was built in 1872, at
a cost of $4,000, and was insured for
$4,000 The building replaced an old
one burned in 1871.
AS soon as the fire was extinguished
the Coroner secured the body of Wills
Wills had a letter in his possession,
dated East Red Ruth, Cornwall, Eng
land" and signed Mrs. Emma Wills
He said he recently left Camp Sipo,
Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
CONNAUGHT PRESENTED
TO KAISER WILLIAM

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett.
BERLIN, April H.-This morning on the
historic Warthburg where Martin Luther
hurled his ink pot at the devil the Duke
of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha presented to
the Kaiser his brother, the Duke of Con-
naught as the heir apparent to the Duchy
of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, thus giving
effect to the decision of the family council
presided over by Queen Victoria at Cimiez.
where at the same time the Duke of Con-
naught had signed a declaration accept
ing the succession, which has been made
public.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22

court Of inquiry devoted to-days session
to reviewing testimony. and tonight
held another session for the purpose of
reading reports, letters. dispositions and
other papers bearing upon the beef in
vestigation. The most interesting matter
developed was President McKinley's in
structions to the court Of inquiry. which
were delivered to the members of the
court on February 20 last. These in
structions were read by Colonel Davis in
order to make them a part of the record
and are as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
OTIS LATEST REPORT OF
ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES

WASHINGTON, April 21-General
Otis forwards the following additional
casualties:
Wounded-Second Oregon, April II:
Company A-Private w. o. Walker.
foot. moderate. Thirteenth Minnesota.
April 20 Private Nicholas Hansen.
thigh. severe; William N Wynders,
chest, severe; Company H, Corporal 8.
H. Birmingham, side, slight
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
LOS ANGELES MAN BUNKoED.
Searched and Robbed by Bogus Po-
licemen in Chicago.

CHICAGO, April 2L-Two confidence
men faxed a policemans star on w. b.
Whittier of Los Angeles, Cal. while he
was walking on Dearborn street, and in
duced him to be searched. They obtained
a watch and $35 but failed to find $1,000 In
bills and $4,000 more in drafts in Whittiers
pocket The Harrison street police were
told Of the affair and arrested ]. A. Kelly,
Edgar Campbell and two women on sus-
Dtcion.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
Lord Declines the mission.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-It is an
nounced to-day that Ex-Governor Lord of
Oregon officially declined the position of
Minister to Persia.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
GERMANY TO SEND
MORE SHIPS TO SAMOA
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p LONDON. April PA dis
p patch from Shanghai to a news <
agency says the German protect
ed cruiser Gefion has been or
dered to proceed to Apia, Samoa,
after embarking an extra supply <
= of ammunition at Kiaochou, Z
? China, and that another cruiser
? is to follow her.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
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Z ZUBA CITY, April 21-Deputy
" Sheriff Fields, who sleeps in the
Sheriff's office at the Courthouse.
was awakened at o'clock this
morning by the smell of smoke,
and found flames bursting from the in
sane ward in the main corridor. In the
ward was Richard Wills, who had been
examined by physicians yesterday and
was waiting to be sent to the asylum
at Stockton. He evidently had set fire
to his bedding. The flames spread to
the padding on the walls and set the
Courthouse on fire.
The door of his cell was broken open
and the man was found dead and so
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
HAVE THE INVESTIGATORS
OBEYED INSTRUCTIONS?

WASHINGTON. April 21.-The Wade
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22

Continued on Second Page.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-15
WILD BATTLE ON THE. STREET
THREE MEN KILLED IN a TOWN
IN TEXAS.
Trouble Over a Barbed Wire Fence.
Began at Prayer Meeting-Sev-
eral Were Wounded.

St Louis. July IA special to the Re
public from Texarkana. Tex. SAYS: At
New Boston. Tex. the county seat of
his CBowie) county. there occurred to-
day one of the widest and most desperate
street battles that has yet been recorded
in the fighting history of that town.
The trouble eaanated from fuss over
a barbed wire lcnce. which separated the
farms of Ira Smith and w d. Hays. The
two men met at ii prayer meeting last
Sunday when their case was talked over
between themselves resulting in a fight,
in which Hays was bested. The difficulty
Mas brought before the peace officers and
enc men-were arrested
AT their trial today white a recess was
on. the difficulty was reoDened. Smith
went into a saloon. w. ID. HAYS and ms
him. Shooting began at once. Smith,
who is said TO have been unarmed was
killed outright. His friends came upon
the scene ana took part in the contact
They were Jack Erik. John Erik and Bill
FIX A general battle then enSued.
When their revolvers were emptied the
participants used the butt end of their
weapons with deadly effect. W. ID. HAYS
was mortally wounded; 5. J. HAYS le-
ceived a crushed skull and will die. Han
hays was shot in the arm. w. b. Man
nlng. ex-county attorney, and not a par
ticipant, was shot twice, one ball crash
ing through his body. TWO other by
ISLANDERS were also wounded. one. a mer-
chant named W. II. Hart. having his arm
shot off.
the participants. was arrested and placed
in Jail, and other arrests will follow.
None of the Erik brothers were hurt Ira
Smith and the Hays boys were cousins.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-15
HAVOC OF STORM.
Wayne County Visited By Destruct-
i've Wind and Rain.
Especial to The Herald.)

Torrey, Wayne County, July u (via
Glenwood. Utah, July 1D.-One of the
most destructive storms ever known in
Wayne county swept down Rabbit val
lev to the country below yesterday
afternoon. Being accompanied by a
strong wind, it succeeded in badly
tangling the grain and alfalfa that it
did not destroy. The water fell in
sheets and soon the whole valley was
afioat and the Fremont river swollen
far beyond its bounds. The Red Can
yon wash. near Thurber. could not be
forded for two hours, and the new
canal Of the Thurber Irrigation COM
pany has been filed mp in many places
The Torrey canal in course of con-
struction, is badly damaged.
Sand creek was the fullest ever
known, and carried immense trees and
logs down with its flood At the juno
ton, twelve miles below here, several
orchards have suffered heavily from
trees being torn up and washed away,
and several families were forced to run
from their dwellings to higher ground
Grave fears are entertained for other
towns situated still further down the
Fremont river, as many settlers in the
Blue and Graves valleys were almost
rendered homeless by the floods of 1896
The loss to lucern already cut and in
the field is quite heavy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-15
THE GERMAN FLAG WAS BURNED |
INCIDENT AT HONOLULU LIKE
LY TO CAUSE TROUBLE.
Soldiers On Board the United States
Transport Sheridan Have Hand
In the Affair.

Honolulu. July (via Victoria, s. c.,
July 1D.-There was a flag incident
here on the Fourth of July which prom
ises to be made an international cpl
sode. Carl Klemme, the proprietor of
the Orpheum hotel. gayly decorated his
building in American colors. hoisted
the American flag over it, and. under
the American flag, the German flag.
Later friend of his wanted to use an
American flag, and Klemme good-na-
turedly loaned him his, leaving the
German flag floating alone from the
flagstaff.
j. H. West saw it and ordered KLEIN
me to haul it down. There has been i'll
will between the two men before and
Klemme refused to take orders from
his enemy. West thereupon gathered
lot of soldiers from the transport
Sheridan and showed them the Ger
man flag on the Fourth of July in
American territory.
The soldiers at once proceeded to the
roof. tore down the German flag and
DESTROYED it, and put in it's place some
red, white and blue bunting, torn from
the other decorations of the building
West was today fined 800 in the po-
lice court for malicious mischief and
the German consul general will make
n report of the matter to his govern
inert.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-15
WHEELER GOES THROUGH OGDEN
TALKS VERY GUARDEDLY TO A
NEWSPAPER INTERVIEWER.
Reference to Chicago Interview-Ac-
companied By Daughter, Who Is
Agent of Red Cross Society.
fsnecial 10 Thc Heraldl

Ogden, July 14.-General Joseph B.
Wheeler and party passed through Og-
den today for San Francisco. whence
the general will set sail for Manila. He
will report to General Otis and be as
signed TO military duty
With the general was his daughter.
Miss Annie Wheeler, who goes TO Ma
Mia as the agent of the Red Cross So
ciety.
Miss Wheeler stated to a Herald re-
porter that she would look over the
situation on her arrival there and put
in her services to the best of her abil-
ity and judgment.
She expects to remain in active work
in the Philippines until the war is ended.
or at least as long as her health will
permit of active work. Miss Wheeler is
of rather slender build, comedy in APP
pearance and of very engaging man
ner.
General Wheeler spoke rather guard
eddy, and laughingly referred to a pub
lished interview. alleged to have been
had with him in Chicago, which he had
been under the necessity of correcting.
He said he would go TO the scene of
the trouble and report for duty at once.
He would not venture an opinion as to
the length of time required for the
termination of the war, saying he
could tell better after his arrival.
He referred pleasantly to Senator
Rawlins and ex-senator Cannon and to
Congressman King. saying his rela-
tions with these gentlemen in Washing
ton had been of the most pleasant
character.
Accompanying General Wheeler and
his daughter were Lieutenant Bolles of
the Sixth infantry. who acts as the
generals secretary. and Mr. Garrett.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-15
STRIP STORY WAS TOO LURID.
No Indian Killed and Only One
Wounded
Especial to The Herald.)


Vernal, Utah. July H.-Sheriff Preece.
who is attending his duties before the
district court here. was seen today con-
corning the report concerning the killing
of two ties at the Strip a short time
since. Mr.. Preece says the story is I'M
true and that it grew out of the following
incident: At the time referred to. some of
the Indians procured liquor. presumably
at the Strip" and two OF them were in
toxicated. One being a policeman. ne at
tempted to arrest the other. and in doing
so shot him in the calf of the leg.
Sheriff Preece was notified. Accompa-
MED by two Indian police he proceeded TO
the Strip for the purpose of arresting
Grin Curry and Jessie Robinson. one of
the women who inhabit this. place. who 1t
was presumed were the parties guilty of
selling the liquor 10 the Ctes. On reach
ing the place il was found deserted. As
there was very little evidence as to who
sold the liquor TO the Indians. no especial
effort was made to run Curry and the
woman down.
The fact of the matter is. no Indians
were killed only one slightly wounded.
Sheriff Preece has had no posse out at all.
and has been in attendance at court dur
ing the whole week. The statement that
ten men had been killed at the Strip is
a mistake There has not been half that
many. including Indians and AL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-15
BUSINESS Of THE RAILROADS
STATISTICS COMPILED BY COM
MERGE COMMISSION.
Shows Financial Condition, Number
of Passengers Carried and the
Killed and Injured.

Washington. July 1.-THE report of rail-
way statistics for the year 1885, compiled
by the interstate commerce commission
and made public today. shows that eleven
roads went into the hands of receivers
against forty-five taken out. while the
mileage of receivership roads was reduced
by e.ll6 miles, operated. and 5,l3S miles
owner.
There was a decrease in the capital
stock of the roads in receivers hands of
S22l. 927. 2s9 The aggregate mileage of rail-
ways on June 80. 1898. was 2il, 5S2, an in
crease of 4.C>S miles.
the total number of railway corpora
tions in the United States was 20il. The
Sc. "a, an increase of 2iS over the previous
year. The total of railway. employees was
Sli.55s. an increase of 5l.US2.
An interesting feature is a wage sum-
mary compiled from over 80 per cent of
the total employees. There was paid in
wages $495.055,6lS. an increase for the year
of 80. 45i.03l. This sum represented 60.52
per cent of the total operating expenses.
The total amount of railway capital out
standing on June 50, 1885. not including
current liabilities. was Sl0SlS.556.O3l. or
the outstanding stock. 66.22 per cent paid
no dividends. OF the stock paying divi-
dends, 6.63 per cent paid from / to per
cent. There was i.54 per cent of the div
idend-paying stock that paid from TO
per cent The total in divIdends, SO 15,,SS9.
being an average of 5.29 per cent on all
stock on which a dividend was declared.
The total number OF passengers carried
was 50l. 066 6S1. an increase of II. GIL i3s.
The total number of tons of freight car
ried one mile. per mile of line, was 617Sl0.
which was greater by 9S1Sl than the pre-
vious year. The gross earnings of The
whole mileage was 81, 247, 325.62 an increase
OF sl25. 235. SIS.
The total number of casualties for the
year were n.I41: the aggregate killed was
6,S57 and injured. 1851. OF railway en-
ployees. 95S were killed and 81. l61 injured.
The passengers killed were 2l1, and injur-
ed 29l5. The total number of persons
killed other than passengers and employ
ees was 1885, and injured, GIG This in
cludes persons classed as trespassers.
tramps and the like. One passenger was
killed for every 2.267.270 carried. and one
injured for every 170.1l One out of every
Az employees was killed. and one out of
e1arv I1ventN -eipht WAS injured.