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The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12
BUSH NEGROES
IN BLOODY WAR
Savage Conflicts in
Guiana.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

KINGSTON. jamaica, Sept. 5.-The
bush negroes" of Surinam, Dutch Gui-
ana. have just been calling attention to
themselves in a rather sensational exhi-
bition of savagery, according 10 a news
paper published at Nickerie, in that
colony. These people are to-day what
the Maroons Of Jamaica were century
or more ago with this differenCe-that
they are the descendants of fugitive
slaves who have completely relapsed into
savagery. making Goejaba and other ter
ritOries occupied by them counterparts
of Equatorial Africa.
The Dutch Government long ago con-
Guided 10 let them alone. The trouble that
has just brought them into prominence
grew out Of a fishing dispute. Some
neighbors of the Goejaba community poi
sOued the fish in a creek that appears to
have been common to both parties. The
GOeiabans thereupOn went on the war
path but apparently got the worst of ii,
for their village was burned and they lost
six warriors killed and many wounded.
II is not improbable that later advices
will bring further details of g. general
scrimmage in that district.
The incident is important as furnishing
the Dutch authorities preteXt to inter,
vene and bring the natives under subjec-
ton to the laws of the colony, whose
peace they occasionally menace. As an
chronological study, illustrating the posi-
bilities of the negro when left almost en-.
tirely TO himself, these bush negroes
have perhaps not had the attention they
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12
DAIRYMEN IN SESSION.
tuberculosis in Cattle the Chief Topic
of Discussion.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 1.-THE sixth an
nuaI meeting of the State Dairy Associa-
ton was opened in the Senate Chamber
this morning about a score of dairymen
I,afre uresent Owing to the small attend
ance the morning was devoted to a gem
eraI discussion, in which outsiders as well
as members took part.
The principal topic discussed was the
presence of tuberculosis in dairy stock in
california and what should be done to
eradicafe it. man from Vermont made
o Statement that he was in California for
his daughters health as she had taken
consumption through drinking diseased
mix others acknowledged the great
nrevalence of tuberculosis in dairy stock
while others refused to acknowledge it
and declared that even If it were true. 1t
ebouid not be discussed on account Of the
had effect 1t would have on the industry.
IT was through the efforts Of r. d. Steph-
ems Of Sacramento that the discussion was
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The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12
DR. SPONOGLE is
AGAIN OUSTED
Decision of Judge Hy-
land on the Case.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 11.-Medical Director
Sponogle is again ousted from the man
agement of Agnews Insane Asylum rms
time ii is on a decision rendered by Judge
Hyland on writ of review asked by Sen
ator II. V. Morehouse, counsel for Or.
Sponogle. on the proceedings OF the boaro
of managers, whereby Sponogle was re-
moved at d meeting on August 70 last at
the Palace Hotel.
Dr. Sponogle refused to quit and a writ
of review and temporary Injunction were
secured. He CLAIMED the board had no
power to discharge MIN without near
ing, and that ne had been elected for four
years. DR.. Stocking. the first assistant
physician, was placed temporarily in
charge, but on aovIce of Attorney Cen
eral Ford he gave the keys over to Dr:
Sponogle until the matter IN court should
be settled.
Judge Hylands decision covered all the
points raised and cited numerous deci-
sons by the Supreme Court to sustain his
decision. which in point is as follows:
That the term of office of the plaintiff as
medical superintendent OF the Agnews state
Hospital was not fixed by the constitution OF
this State, nor declared by law that the plain
tiff term of office continued only during the
pleasure of the board OF managers of said hos
pital. and that they had jurisdiction and au-
thority TO remove him from his position as
medical superintendent
The proceedings OF the defendants in relation
to the matters at issue herein affirmed.
The order hereinbefore made restraining de-
PENDANTS from proceeding further with the
matters reviewed, or in any way interfering
with plaintiff as medical superintendent of said
Agnews State Hospital. is set aside.
Let formal judgment be prepared and en-
tered accordingly.
When the matter was decided Chairman
Curnow of the board of managers at once
telegraphed to DR.. ]. H. Crane at Ala
media, who was chosen as a successor to
Sponogle, TO come down and assume con-
troll of the institution.
There promises to be further trouble
when Crane arrives. Sponogle declares
he will not allow Crane to enter the build
ing his attorney having advised him to
hold the fort.
An appeal will be taken to the Supreme
Court and a stay in the proceedings
asked. Senator Morehouse is confident
that Sponogle will win, and a long legal
battle must be fought before Sponogle is
finally ouSted.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12

It was just $50 o'clock when Hast
lngs Band struck up the National
anthem and a royal salute was given by
battery of mortars across the river
the populace that Queen May was about
to board the float of honor, attended
by her maids, and the populace stood on
its seats or IN tiptoe to see the open
ing event.
By an ingenious arrangement the
royal barge was lighted with electric
lights. They We're concealed in the
canopy over the royal head and the
footstool under the royal feet; they
were stuck in below the water line and
above 1t and concealed among the
great pots of tropical plants. Under
the canopy sat the queen in the person
OF Miss May Baldwin. She was at
tended by Miss Stella Finkeldey. Miss
Adele Bennett, Miss Alice Culvervell
and Miss Annie Linscott as maids of
honor. AS the barge sailed down the
river the band played God Save the
Queen, while hundreds Of rockets
We're sent up.
The line of march was taken up in
the direction Of the beach 1t extended
to the dam and back to a point oppo-
site the northern end of the tribunes.
One by one the bigger barges fell into
line In order of their size and in shorter
time than it takes to tell it every barge
ooat and canoe on the lagoon had got
ten into the parade and was busy un-
corking colored fires and Roman
candles. The battery of fireworks on
the other side of the lake turned loose
and for two hours there was no need for
electric lights or lanterns or ANYTHING
else. Bursting bombs and rockets spIif
through the fog blanket and showered
stars over everything. good sec
ton OF the audience had come we'll pro
Vided with fireworks of its oun 90 =
ocmoardment was begun between the
boats and shore. Everybody Joined in
the excitement and everybody cheered
the queen and her suite and everybody
else until final fusillade from the star
batteries sent royalty ashore and sig
nailed for lights out
san Francisco, Oakland and San lose
Gld not provide any great portion of
the audience. Those of the six or eight
thousand who were there were towns
people or from the sugar beet sections.
Watsonville and Salinas Cal Ewing
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12
Scene at the Santa Cruz Water Carnival

Sons and Daughters.

and his Dudes from the Encinal repre-
sented that side of the bay, and School
Director Ed Head and his numerous
party, including the Hoffmans of this
city, We're assisting in representing
San Francisco by Neal Murphy, Finlay
Cook and County Clerk Bill Deane.
Fred Moore, Will Leets; Gus Lion and
three or four others who did not use
up their expense money buying a good
time during the first two days of the
celebration did the shouting for San
Jose.
Watsonville sent up Assemblyman
George Radcliff, George Martin. Harry
Baxter, George Seitz and a dozen or
so others of those who do business and
politics down around the beet sugar
factory.
The success of this water fiesta is due
to the same people who are getting
credit for the rest of the celebration
George Chittenden, Frank Mattison,
Frank and VIII Hoffman, Reuben Prin-
gle. the Native Daughters as body.
District Attorney Ben Knight, L. E.
w. Pioda, Ralph Thompson and a
dozen others of those who generally
get behind things down here and push
them through. There was no hitch in
it of any sort, and it made a fitting
and brilliant end to this years celebra-
ton.
lie Noy lISiS pcell a1NGiy one from
the time Ralph Miller opened up the
clambake at the beach this morning
and let ten or eleven hundred people
in to eat mussels and baked corn and
drink beer. Fifty thousand and odd
juicy mussels gathered from the rocks
around Monterey were thrown into
three brick-lined pits and there cooked
until their shells popped. For three
hours during the morning and two
more tonight they were served UP pip
ing hot.
In the afternoon Cal Ewing's con-
stellation of baseball stars handed out
to the Santa Cruz Sand Crabs a few
more tips on how to find pitcher The
score was 8 to 2 in favor Of the Oak
landers; not so fierce a session as yes
terday, when Ewing's men turned out a
score of 10 to 8, but bad enough to
make the Crabs feel like Holsters. The
ball game and the surf bathing consti-
tuted the afternoon section of the pro-
gramme.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12
JUSTICES JURISDICTION.
Superior Court Decides He Nav In.
f1ict Heavy Penalties.

REDDING, Sept. u.-That a Justice of
the Peace in this county has a right to
impose fine of $500 or in lieu thereof
Imprisonment of 500 days has been de-
cided in the affirmative by Superior
Judge Edward Sweeny. The decision
grew out of the case of Dan Stofer.
Stofer pleaded guilty before Justice w.
e. Herzinger of cruelty to animals. His
was an aggravated case and the Justice
imposed the sentence named. The
severity of the sentence attracted con-
siderable attention.
Through his attorney Stofer applied for
a writ of habeas corpus on the ground
that the Justice had exceeded his juris-
diction in imposing a sentence of 500
days Imprisonment, the contention be-
ing that a Justice of the Peace could i'm
pose ot term of impTisonme2pt no greater
denied the writ Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12
FARQUHAR SELECTED AS
SIMPSONS SUCCESSOR
VIII Assume Charge of the North
Atlantic Squadron in
0n+oLo-

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE Navv
department reached a final determination
to-day TO assign Rear Admiral Norman
II. Farquhar to the command of the
North Atlantic squadron. to succeed Ad-
miral Sampson and to place the latter in
command OF the Boston Navy Yard to
fill the vacancy caused by the recent
death of Admiral Picking. The transfer
will take place on October 10.
Rear Admiral Farquhar is one of the
covering the Civil War as well as the
Spanish-American conflict His last sea
service was as commander of the Newark
IN 1896. His shore assignments have in
GUIDED stations at the Boston Navy Yard
the League Island Navy Yard and since
1897 at the Norfolk Navy Yard. He was
commissioned rear admiral on March 8
last under the navy personnel bill.
Admiral Farquhar was at the NAVY De-
partment to-day and had long talk with
Acting Secretary Allen.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12
DARING DAYLIGHT
BURGLARY AT REDDING
Ih1eves Enter and Ransack a House
and Garry Off Their
Plumber.

REDDING, Sept. 1.-THE first hure-
larry N Redding for great length of time
occurred Monday afternoon at the home
Of Charles K. Penner. 1t is centraIIv
located and surrounded by residences
While the family was absent burglars
gained an entrance by forcing a window
and ransacked the house. They took
of them being his wedding suit. An over
coat, shoes, hat and valise full of ma
pers valuable only to the owner were
among the numerous articles stolen How
plunder in broad daylight is a wonder to
the officers who are working on the case
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12

4 4,
bration closed tonight with the
carnival on the lake. A heavy
~ fog rolled in early in the evening,
but the glare of myriads of in
candescent lights and the blaze of fire
works dispelled every vestige of it. For
the three hours following o'clock the
improvised lake was wrapped in fiery
canopy. Thousands Of people witnessed
the fete and every point of vantage was
occupied.
AS a spectacle this years carnival
exceeded those of 1895 and 1896. There
was lacking, Of course, the thousands
who were in attendance at those events,
but from a standpoint of floats and
fireworks and tinkling cymbals the
record established four years ago was
cracked beyond recognition. 1t was not
an event of tinkling cymbals, however,
but of sounding brass and booming
mortars from the time Queen May ana
her suite went aboard the royal barge
TO the time they came off and the last
light was eXtinguished. The lagunita
itself was a dream of fairy land and
a marvel of art and any one of a half
dozen other good old SMILES that the
pioneers made use of before the birth
of the first native son was heralded.
The picturesque San Lorenzo was
stopped in it's course by dam that
took hundreds of dollars out of the
pockets of the citizens of Santa Cruz
1t broke once or twice this year, but
was in good working order tonight and
the hundred and odd gayly decorated
boats that gave color to the scene had
all the water they needed to sail in.
Nearly every prominent citizen Of the
city had float or a boat on the lake
San Francisco was represented in the
pageant by Sequoia Parlor of the Ma
tive Sons and the Modern and Inde-
pendent Order of Lobsters. The deco
rations of the Lobster float were, to
say the least, unique. The association
had a number of San Francisco Eagles
as it's guests and the craft and the
whole menage were in command of
Grand Exalted Ah0o Thomas Eckert.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12
EICHLMATE CAPTURED.
Was Ringleader of the Gang of Fish
DYnamiters

CLOVERDALE. Sept. lie. Eichlmate,
the last Of a gang of Italian fish dyna-
miters with whom Fish Commissioner
had an exciting experience a year ago,
was captured to-day by Constable viii
son. The prisoner has kept in hiding
captured a year ago. He will be taken
to Ukiah tomorrow. The blasting was
done in the Russian River near Echo,
Mendocino County. Eichlmate is sup
posed to have been the ringleader The
other three were found guilty and served
six months each in the Jail at Ukiah.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12
Injured in a Runaway.

WOODLAND, Sept. u.-While James
Riner of Winters was standing >by his
buggy talking to a friend his horse sud-
denly became frightened and started to
run. Riner held fast. to the lines and was
dragged a considerable distance. When
picked up he was unconscious and It was
found that he had sustained a fracture of
the skull. His condition is critical.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12
Body Acted as a Brake.

SANTA ROSA, Sept. u.-While H. E.
Williams, rancher living at Pine Noun
tain, was driving down hill this afternoon
the pole of his wagon snapped and he was
thrown out of the wagon, falling in front
of the wheels. His right arm and shoul-
der Were badly crushed. A strange fea-
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12
Alaskan Legislation.

SEATTLE. Wash, Sept. n.-United
states Senator Shoup Of Idaho, chairman
~ the Senate Committee on Territories.
yvilI leave tomorrow for Alaska to study
the needs Of that Territory in the way of
legislation.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12
Accidentally Shot.

BAKERSFIELD. Sept IA. Lind
blum, who haus lumber from Brecken-
ridge, accidentally shot himself at Breck-
enridge yesterday. He grabbed up
pistoIto show how he would dispatch
pom went off The bullet took effect in
Lindblums left breast. He will not re-
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12
Alameda Couple Welded.

SAN RAFAEL, Sept. n.-George A
Wittmeier and Dolly Jenkins both of Ala
media, secured marriage licenses from
County Clerk Graham to-day and were
united by local Justice E. ]. Sheehan
Of Mill Valley secured license to wed
Miss Mary Mitchell Of San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12

Nee1es This afternoon. Schwartz at
tempted to climb to the seat of a lumber
wagon. but fell on dog. The dog car
ried Elm under the horses rs heels; oIoa me me
CO.. i.icking- When the unfortunate man
was rescued his chest was torn open and
his skull fractured. He died a Few mo-
ments later.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12

ture Of the accident was that the mans
body acted as a brake and stopped the
wagon.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12
Kicked to Death.

Kicked to Death.
SANTA BARBARA Sept. IA Ger
man named Schwartz was kicked to death
by a horse at the railroad camp near
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12

ANITA CRUZ, Sept. 1.-THE cele- !
bration closed tonight with the
carnival on the lake A heavy
fog rolled in early in the evening,
hrt The glare Of rl1vria6S of in
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16
THE NEGROES TOREyOLT.
Alslst mcklsIey sad the Republican
Party.
mn ARE OPPOSED 10 IMPERIALISM
Movement started IN Besten aaa
VIII He Spread wherever II Il
Possible.

Boston. July iS.--Ths Post will say TO-
morrow. An uprising Of the colored race
against the administration 1t Washington
V being organized In Boston. This Is the
seat Of the movement that is proposed
wherever the colored people sre populous
The instisators assert that It will mean
the downfall OF Mckinley, Imperialism and
the republican party. The object Of this
organization is a revolt at the ballot box.
But there are those among Its support
ers who would willingly take part In an
armed uprising and who, were It possible.
would offer their strength to aid he Fill
pinos In their struggle for independence.
On Monday evening the first meeting OF
the Boston colored auxiliary OF the Ma
tional Anti Imperlalist League will be
held In St Paul's Baptist church, Ire
mont and Camden streets. DR.. jeremiah
Wilye OF washington, a writer of negro
SURFACES and president Of the auxiliary
movement, came from the seat of gov
ernmc,t last week end had reveral con-
ferences with Edward Atkinson and 1r-
wing Winslow, preparatory Ia the work OF
organization 1t has now been decided
to establish these branches all over the
land. II is said that the support of almost
the entire colored population VIII be given
TO the movement.
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THE GEORGIA SHOOTING.
One of the Men Claims Houston aa
His Home.
Atlanta Journal.


Leesburg, Ga, July A.--Sherif f. B. Martin
and a posse ran down and killed one and cap
turned the other Of tho two tramp highway
men who robbed the store of Representative
Singletary at Lacrosse, Schley county, Tues
day night, near Leesburg last night. The men
were surrounded in swamp and ordered to
give up. but they refused, and the posse then
opened fire on the hghwaymen, with the re-
suit that one fell dead and the other dropped
dangerously wounded.
The wounded man is Harry Burke OF Hous-
ton, Texas. and the dead man was Frank
Arsenel of Alabama.
Both of the men were heavily armed, and
they swore they would never surrender alive
Der of the posse when Sheriff Martin brought
nim down by timely shot.
About noon yesterday Burke and Arseneli
we're seen at the turpentine still of Barney
Williams. about five miles east OF Leesburg
Williams suspected the men and he came to
Leesburg at once and notified Sherff Martin
Inc latter organized posse and went in
search OF the men, finding them in hiding near
the city.
Burke admitted last night that they were
the men who robbed the Sngletary store and
who fought desperate duel with the pro-
prietor and shot him three times, dangerously
wounding him. Twenty-seven dollars In small
change was found on the men.
Burke Is resting easy this morning md
llkely to recover. He talks frankly and seems
penitent He s from Houston, Texas. and Is
about 20 years old. He Is of Irish parentage
ana says he has good parents, who tried to
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. W. d. Judson.
corps Of engineers. has been ordered to San
Juan as chief engineer Of Porto Rico
OTTAWA. ont-Hon.. W, p. Davies. presi-
dent OF tho privy council. died from the effects
Of pnralytic stroke received while on route
from the Pacific coast.
RICHMOND. ya.--Colonei william Preston
Johnston. president OF Tulane university OF
Louisiana. Is very III at tho homo OF his
son-fn-law. George Tucker. In Lexington.
YOUNGSTOWN. obio.--John l.. King a
prominent lawyer end republican politician.
well known throughout Ohio. died after an
old.
NEW ORK.-Maior. J.. l., Fowler. Tenth
United States cavalry. died on board the Nun
son line steamer Ella from Baracoa and
other Cuban ports. Death was caused by
SAGINAW. Mich.--Maior James w. ouinby.
AGED 90 years. OF Scranton. Pa. one OF the
most noted men OF the turf and prominent
pool geller for many years, was found dead
IN bed At hotel.
WAsdiNGToN.-Mr. Mumm Won Schwartz
eteip has arrived 70 act A. charge daffaires
during the absence Of Or. Won Holleben. the
~ Germany ~ he suussv saAsGen.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16
YELLOW FEVER AT SANTIAGO.
Marine Hospital service Issued n sum
mnrY of The Situation.

Marine HOsDftul Service Issued n sum-
mary of the Situation.
Washington, July 15.-The official pub
lication of the marine hospital service is
sued today contains a summary of the yell
low fever situation in Santiago de Cuba
up to July 10, prepared by Assistant Sur
geon Parker who Is on the ground. He
says that up to date there have been 1iS
cases. with twenty eight deaths. DR.. Par
ker also reviews the history of the cpl
demic. The first case discovered appears to
have been that of an American civilian
who was i'll in a saloon. Soon three other
cases developed in the same saloon.
Referring to the spread of the disease,
he says: The foci of infection have in
creased almost daily. The first cases were
removed from the guard house and band
room in the barracks; other eases followed
these from the same locality then cases
We're traced to the barracks occupied by
the various companies New foci appeared
in the town, four cases being removed from
San Basollo house, two doors below this
Office; several cases have also been taken
from the hospitals. The military hospital
is one of the greatest sources of danger,
several cases, among them n hospital
steward, being traced TO that institution.
Dr. Parker says the non immunes at
Santiago are becoming very restless and
many are leaving
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16
FIRST BALE OF THE SEASON
TO BE DISPOSED OF FOR FLOOD
SUFFERERS.
The Record of the Date of Receipt
of the First Bale for the Past
Fifty Years.

New Orleans Plcayune, 18th,
The first bale of the new cotton crop
was received hero yesterday morning by
Messrs. II. G b. Beer. to whom it was
shipped by the order of Governor Sayers,
OF Texas, this enterprising firm having
generously offered to purchase the bale
at high premium and have 1t disposed
of for the benefit of the Texas food SUI
ferers.
The bale, weighing fully 500 pounds, and
done up in regulation bagging, was placed
On exhibition at the cotton exchange,
where 1t attracted considerable attention.
For the time being the new bale has
been placed in the charge of the cotton
exchange, the board of trade and the
Wholesale Grocers' association, and com
mittees from these three organizations
will solicit subscriptions for the purchase
Of the bale, and will see that it is re-
donated, so that 1t car. oe shipped TO other
markets in the country, to be disposed OF
in similar manner for the benefit Of the
flood sufferers. The proceeds of all sales
will be sent direct to Governor Sayers,
who Will see that the money Is properly
disbursed.
President Parker OF the cotton exchange
appointed tne IoHOWlNB committee 10 su-
pervise the disposition of the bale: Mr.
S. Locke Breaux, chairman; Mr. Newton
Buckner and Mr.. Walter Saxon.
The new bale was raised in San Pa
trico county, Texas, by John Donohue and
5. G. Borden, who placed it on the market
July H.
The first bale of new cotton to reach
New Orleans last year came In July from
Texas The following table shows the
date OF the arrival of the first bale during