The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 5, 1895, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1895. ances of hostility to Southern Pacific measure. During the skirmishing between the two factions, while the doors were closed, other arguments than those immaterial were brought forward. The sum at which votes were rated was extremely insignifi- cant, however. One member was offered $100. Later §50 was added to this. He re- mained obdurate, but the company did not make any further raise. The scalpers’ bill was the first on the Senate special file. This brought it up immediately after 2o’clock. Dodge pro- tested against it on the ground that it was not needed. *“It is not called for,” said he. “The people do mot ask for it. Besides, the only portion of it that is for the people is the section forcing the railroads to re- used tickets, and I think that is unconstitut 1> Wade of Napa pointed to the fact that the fifth section of the bill provided for the imprisonment of a corporation. This, he thought, showed how utterly useless the bill would be. W an amendment to strike out sections 5 and 6. He was ruled out of order. Then the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole and the amendment was lost. A call for the previous question shut off | further amendments. The roll was called | aind the vote stood 36 to 35. At once a de- | mand weat up for a call of the House. There were 40 votes in favor of this to 32 against. Immediately the doors were | closed and the roll called to find the ah-| sentees. These were O'D: Dinkelspiel, Tomblin and S ] arrants were | made out for th arrest and the lI\m\v'i ceeded to qu [ First, dispensing with the call of the | House was demanded. Then a motion to would follow. Brusie- wanted a | Then Bledsoe, not being able to | the rules of the House dispensed with, ked that the absentees be excused for the He was ruled out of order. Reid of Trinity by this time became aware of the rs. Cummings was taking man Hall. He, therefore, adjourn da | called the attention of the chair to the fact t the rule on the floor was being violated. rule be ) th allowing only members’ He enforced. The y motions to ad- h the call of the in order. Then they some more. Secretary Brandon of the Senate, who came in on bus! waited with interest for the doors to open. Then an appesl had to be made to the House to let him go out. In the meantime Mr.0'Day and Mr. | Tomblin bad been rounded up by the ser- | t Dinkelspiel . had come to | | | | moved that the hair announced that on or to dispense House would be moved to adjourn the Assembly, just after the 1se had been demanded. Not being able to get in, he went to the Gov- | ernor's offi »on some business he was in- nd did not come back till the all over. Mr. Stansell was Tomblin and Stansell were swn to be against the bill. O’Day was There was only one man more to | ymire of Alameda here introduced to a verbal passage between Senators Lang- ford and McAllister some days ago. ‘‘At this stage of proceedings it is not the method but the action which should be considered,” retorted Senator McAllister. “The bill has reached the danger line.” The amendment was defeated by a vote of 17 to 12. This practically kills the bill unless Senator Ford can drum up recruits to support his motion for a reconsidera- tion, which will come up to-morrow. Bills were passed amending the law so as to secure a better protection for ani- mals; appropriating $3642 for the Woman’s Relief Corps Home at Evergreen; provid- ing a clerk in the office of the Superinten- dent of Public Instruction. McGowan’s bill authorizing the forma- tion of county insurance companies and regulating methods of business was slightly amended and went to third reading. Senator Hart called up to-night the 3 per cent cinch on theinsurance companies and | succeeded in having it made a special order for 3:30 o’clock Wednesds THE HOUSE. v afternoon. IN The Police Commissioner Bill Made a Special Order for To-Day. SacraMENTO, March 4.—Almost the en- tire morning was spent on the county government bill, which received many amendments. One of the most important of these was introduced by Thomas of Nevada, who wishes the Supervisors to be given the power to arrange their game laws without regard to the provisions of the general law. It was argued that Cali- fornia was larger than the whole of the New England States and that it was as natural for Modoc County to need game laws differing from those of San Diego as it was for Maine’s laws to be unsuited for Rhode Island. Wade of Napa assured the Iouse that the proposed amendment had been de- | cided to be constitutionzl by the courts of his coun and the amendment was adopted, Noth of Alameda giving notice of reconsideration. Special orders were postponed for a time at the request of Mr. Brusie in order that the Senate amendments to the gen- | eral appropriation bill might be considered. Bulla of Los Angeles moved that the House refuse to concur in the amend- ments, explaining that he did so to save time. Bledsoe of Humboldt wanted the amend- ments considered separately, but receded from his demand when a viva voce vote was taken. This left the chair in doubt. Bulla explained that if the House refused to concur conference committees would have to be appointed, when an agreement could be reached in regard to the proposed changes which would be acceptable to both houses. A spirited debate ensued. It showed that very few, if any, of the members were willing to agree with the Senate in all the proposed changes, and Bulla’s motion was carried by a heavy vote, only Coleman voting no. The Senate was at once notified of the action of the Assembly. The Senators ap- und. That was Dinkelspiel. Both Collins and Wilkins were excused. It was | decided to dispense with the call of the House, and the roll was called with the follc g resuit: 5 ves—Ash, Bassford, Ber r,Cargill, Coughlin,Ct , Dixon, , Bettman, Brusie, | ter, Davis, Devine, Freeman, Gay, Guy, Heal ur, Lewis, Llewellyn, Meads, Merrill, 0’Day, Pendle- Richards, Spencer, Swisler, Tib- as, Tomblin, Twigg, Weyse, Wilkin- _Back: Belshaw, Bennett, | Boothby, Bulla, Coleman, Dale, Dodge, | , Dwyer, Ewing, Fassett, Glass, Hall, field, Holland, Huber, Huason, Johnson, Keen, Kenyon, on, North, son, Rowell, This made 39 ayes to 38 noes. There was a pause. Then came the change that de- cided the bill. their votes to ‘“aye” and the bill was sed. Its future is problematical. It will be | sent to the Senate. The Senate will refuse | to concur in the amendments'and the bill | will be sent back to the House. The House, however, will not recede from its | amendments, and conference committees will be appointed by both houses. Neither | Speaker Lynch nor Speaker Flint will be | likely to appoint violently anti-railroad members on their committees, and as a re- sult the ous amendments will be thoroughly toned down and the poison ex- tracted from their stings. Then a bill sat- | isfactory to the railroad company will be passed, transmitted to the Governor, and then—Governor Budd i snon-committal as to how he will treat the bill. It will be remembered, however, that he was elected on a violently anti-railroad platform. In the evening the railroad again came up. This time it was in regard to the street-car system. The Committee on Corporations have reported a bill that refusesto allow two lines of street railway, under different managements, to use the same street for more than five blocks. Its section 3 re- peals an act of 1878 fixing a penalty of §250 charging more than the rate fixed by law for a ride. Reid moved to amend the bill by striking ontthisamendment. He denounced the bill as an attempt to strengthen the street-car monopolies. Thomas of Nevada protested that the bill wasto allow the poor man to get to work more quickly, since it allowed cars to run at twelve miles an hour, Wade of Napa spoke against the bill and for the amendment, as did a number of others, but the amendment received only 19 votes and was lost. There were 51 noes. AN THE SENATE. The Extortion Bill Killed by a Good Majority. SacraMExTO, March 4.—Senator Toner's bill to open up avenues of extortion in the government of the city and county of San Francisco came up on second reading in the Senate late this afternoon. The Committee on Judiciary recom- mended an amendment to the bill, and this was first voted upon. The bill s en- titled, ““An act to repeal an act entitled, “An act to provide and regulate the manner of receiving and paying fees, commissions, percentages and other, compensation for official services in cities and cities and counties having a population of over 100, 000 inhabitants, and prescribing the duties of officers with reference thereto,’ ap- proved March 11, 1893." Its purpose is to repeal the act which secured passage two years ago through the efforts of Senator Fay. If the bill should pass it would allow the Sheriff of San Fran- cisco and other officials to extort fees as was the custom two years ago and back of that date, and would make the revenues of the Sheriff s office exceed $50,000 a year. Itis a bad bill, but there is little likelihood of its passage now. Senator McAllister declared that the easiest way to kill the bill was to defeat the amendment of the Judiciary Commit- tee, because without that amendment the bill contained a fatal defect which would kill'the bill of itself. - %According to Senator Lnl_xgtord that is & vulgar way off killing a bill, sometimes practiced by the Assembly but never in | | | Hall and Laird changed | | | pointed a committee of conference consist- ing of Voorheis, Orr and Langford, and Brusie, Bulla and Laugenour were ap- pointed by Speaker Lynch to assist in | getting the bill into shape. Immediately after recess Cutter asked | permission to introduce Assembly bill 653, in order that he might present some amendments. This is the bill limiting the | time for which the Police Commissioners can hold office. Cutter assured the House that the bill did not affect Mr. Gunst, nor would his amendments; butthat themem- bers could decide whether the two men who have been in office now for sixteen years were to stay forever. The House consented to taking up the bill out of order. Cutter then introduced as an amendment an insertion of a subdi- vision that will oust Tobin and Alvord the day after the bill receives the Governor's signature. The words inserted are in sec- tion 1 and provide that a vacancy exists | in an office “‘at the expiration of four years | from the date of an official’s appointment | or election unless a definite time therefor be fixed by the laws creating said office or commission.” The amendment was adopted. Another amendment making the act take effect im- mediately upon its passage was also adopted, Boothby oi San Francisco giving notice of an intention to reconsider. Cutter then asked that the bill be made the special order for to-morrow morning, immediately aiter the reading of the jour- nal. Dixon of San Francisco protested that the bill could not be back from the printer by that time, *But it will be back then,” Cutter said, with signilicant emphasis. Upon this assurance the bill was set for consideration at that time. As soon as the scalpers’ bill had been passed in the Assembly the bill appropri- ating $210,000 to pay the bounties due on coyote scalps came up. There was no dis- cussion, the bill going at once to its final passage and its death. The bill of Senator Voorheis authorizing the formation of districts for the construce tion of sewers and other sanitary purposes was also passed. 1t was decided to reconsider the bill al- lowing the State Treasurer an extra clerk which was defeated on Saturday. Action was postponed till to-morrow. ‘Weyse's.bill allowing County Treasurers to pay for the collection of county licenses was taken up as a matter of urgency and passed. The House then took up its spe- cial order file, The bill ‘relating to taxes, prepared by the Committee on Revenue and Taxation, was read the third tine and passed. The resolution of the Judiciary Commit- tee that the question of a constitutional convention for 1897 be submitted to the people at the next general election was adopted without a dissenting vote. Coleman’s resolution that Congress be, urged to allow the miners to work their properties in the Yosemite Valley was also bill proposing to give the Super- visors of San' Francisco power to loan money in the sinking fund on real estate was considered by the San Francisco dele- gation to-day. They decided to refurn the bill without recommendation. The bill providing for the erection of a pesthouse was reported favorably. The Ways and Means Committee allowed fifteen appropriation bills, footing up $327.- 05246, this afternoon. The largest were $160,000 for improvements at Folsom and Dwyer’s bill appropriating $100,000 for es- tablishing at San Francisco a State asylum e Whithier Ryiorm Schootwas al e Whittier Reform School w. $36,100, instead of $129,150 asked ;n::llowed The bill providing for six extra police- men at $100 a month for the capitol build- $1500 was, recommended for b mmoker,and Wi ed for for E. G, Waite. P The bill allowing the Controller a rey- enue clerk was also favorably considered. The bill to establish a furniture factory at Folsom was killed. . Bound for ¥Yukon. Porr Towxsexp, Mearch 4.—The steam- ship Willapa left on_her initial trip to-day for Alaska with a full cargo of freight and eighty passengers. Every steamer going NANY PATENTS ARE INVOLVED. IMPORTANT DECISION RENDERED BY THE SUPREME COURT IN THE BATE CASE AS TO FOREIGN INVENTIONS. THOSE IN THIs COUNTRY, PARTICU- LARLY EDISON’s, WILL SooN Be UNPROTECTED. ‘WasHINeTON, March 4.—The case of the Bate Refrigerator Company against Fran- cis Sultzberger & Co., upon which hinges the question whether American patents ex- pire with foreign patents previously issued, was decided to-day in an exhaustive opin- ion by Justice Harlan. ‘The court held that the invention for which Bate received a patent was previously patented in a for- eign country and the United States patent expired with the foreign patents. Electric and other“patents are involved by the deci- sion in this suit. The case involves the construction of sec- tion 4887 of the Revised Statutes, which provides that *“‘every patent granted for an invention which has been previously pat- ented in a foreign country shall be so lim- ited as to expire at the same time as the foreign patent, or if there be more than one, at the same time with the one having the shortest term, and in no case shall it be in force more than seventeen years.” Among the patents affected are three is- sued to the Western Union Telegraph Com- pany on applications filed by Thomas A. Edison, as follows: Patent No. 474,230, ap- plication filed April 27, 1877; Nos. 474,231 and 474,232, application filed July 27, 1877. On March 7, 1893, patent 492,789 was is- sued to the same party on an application filed by the same party on September 5, 1877. These inventions became the prop- erty of the American Bell Telephone Com- pany by the telephone consolidation con- tract, November 1, 1879. These Edison patents are claimed to be fundamental, and with the Berliner patent now in litigation, and which were filed in the Patent Office from 1377 to November, 1891, expire at the date of the expiration of the foreign pat- ents. The inventions have been in use since 1878. The Edison inventions were patented in England, France ane Canada in 1877, and in Belgium, Austria-Hungary, Germany and Spain in 1878, and in Prussia in 1882. They are’ free in foreign countries, and under the construction now given to section 4887 are made freein this ceuntry. Substantially the decision will affect in the same way the quadruplex tele- graph patents which were applied for in October, 1874, and issued December 15, 1885. The incandescent-lamp patents filed by the General Electric Light Company are included in those which will be affected by the decision. The decision says: Was the Bate invention patented abroad before it was patented in this country? If so the American patent expired with the foreign patent, and thereby the American public be- come entitled to the use of the invention from the time the foreign public was permisted to use it. Congress, in effect, by the existing laws, says to an inventor secking to enjoy the axclu- sive use in the country of his invention for the term prescribed by law: “If your invention has not been introduced into public use in the United States for more than two years you may, on complying with the conditions prescribed, obtain an American patent, and you may, if you can, obtain foreign patents. But the American patent will be granted on the condition that if you obtain the foreign patent first your invention shall be free to the Ameri- can people whenever, by reason of the expira- tion of the foreign patent, it becomes free to people abroad ; but in no case shall the term of the American patent exceed seventeen years.” The rule prescribed by the twenty-fifth sec- tion of the act of 1870 having been reproduced in section 4887 of the Revised Statutes and the latter section never having been amended we ought not after the lapse of nearly twenty-five vears from the passage of the act of 1870 place on its twenty-fifth section or on section 4887 of the Revised Statutes, which took its place, any interpretation other than which the ordinary, natural meaning of their werds import. Our answers, therefore, on the questions certified are that the inventions for which United States patents to Bate were issued were under the facts stated “previously patented in a foreign country” within the meaning of those words in section 4887 of the Revised Statutes, and that the United States patent to him ex- pired under terms of that section before the expiration of seventeen years from its date. Letit be so certified to the Circuit Court of Appeals. FAR-REACHING IN RESULTS. Much Property Affected by the Bate Deci- sion. New York, March 4.—The decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, handed down to-day, unanimously sus- taining the decision of the lower court in the case of the Bate Refrigera- tor Company against Sultzberger, is probably more far-reaching in its influence and affects a larger amount of property than any decision in the court since the “‘greenback” cases were disposed of. This decision not only settled the contro- versy, but when the parties directly inter- ested, viz.: the General Electric Company and the American Bell Telephone Com- pany on the one side and the Westinghouse and the anti-Bell Telephone Company on the other side, but also disposes of a very large number of other patents which the public have assumed to have ex- pired under the ruling of the lower court, but which would have been revived if the decision of the Supreme Court in this case had been the other way, and it also short- ens the life of a great many patents which have not yet actually expired. The decision is against the position taken by the General Electric Company and the American Bell Telephone Company and those agsociated with them on the appeal and affirms the decision préviously ren- dered by the United States Circuit Court in this circuit. This decision terminates three Edison patents for the carbon transmitter owned by the American Bell Telephone Company, by which it hoped to extend its control for twenty-five years more, as would have been the case had the decision been in their favor. - A considerable number of patents owned by the General Electric Company are also disposed of by this decision, including Edison’s patent on the incandescent lamp, regarding which there has been so mnch litigation, and also his patent on the “multiple arc” system of distri- bution, and his patent on the socket for incandescent lamips, which was recently held to be valid by Judge Cox. Probably there has been no case argued before the Supreme Court since the war in the out- come of which so many lawyers are inter- ested. NOW MINISTER TO MEXICO. north is loaded down with miners and ad- the Senate,” said Senator Ford, referring venturers rushing to the Yukon gold fields Mr. Ransom Qualifies for His New Mis- sion. ‘WasniNGroN, March 4. — Within two hours after Mr. Ransom of North Carolina ceased to represent that State as a Senator he had qualified as United States Minister to Mexico. The ceremony took place in the room of Assistant Secretary Uhl at 2 o'clock. Mr. Ransom will leaye for home to-morrow to put his personal affairs in shape, and will return to Washington in the course of three weeks to receive his instructions before going to his post. ERa s gt COPYRIGHT LAWS AMENDED. Action of Great Interest to Publishers Taken by Congress. WasHINGTON, March 4.—An important measure of great interest to newspapers throughout the country was enacted in the closing hours of Congress. Itamends the copyright laws so as to correct unduly harsh and oppressive provisions of the law as heretofore enacted. Under the law any newspaper reproduc- ing a copyright photograph and publish- ing it forfeited the plates of the copy and was liable to a penalty of $1 for every copy found in its possession. The measure as passed modifies ma- terially the penalties imposed by the pres- entlaw. It ends as follows: Provided, however, in the case of any such an arrangement for copyright or photograph mede from any object not a work of fine arts, the sum to be recovered in any action brought under the provisions of this section shall be not less than $100, nor more than $5000. And provided further, in case of any such infringement of the copyright of a painting, drawing, statue, engraving, etching, printor model, or design for & work of the fine arts, of & photograph of a work of the fine arts, the same to be recovered in action brought, the provisions of this section shall notbe less than $250, and not more than $1000. One-half of all the foregoing penalties is to go to the proprietors of the copyright and the other half to the use of the United States. VICTORY FGR}UENE GRIFFO DECLARED A BETTER MAN IN THE RING THAN LEEDS OF NEW JERSEY. TwEeLVE FIERcE RounDs FOUGHT AND BoTtH MEN BabpLy PummMm CaxEey Isnaxp, March 4.—One of the best cards ever put up by the Seaside Athletic Club was that prepared for its patrons to- night. Young Griffo, the Australian, was again to the fore to show his wonderful skill, and a big crowd came from Philadelphia to see how Horace Leeds of Atlantic City, N. J., would make it with the antipodean. There was a good deal of quiet betting on the event and the Quakers with their money made Leads a slight favorite, but even money was the prevailing price. Fully 4000 spectators were present. Tim Hurst refereed all the bouts and Bob Snell held the watch. At 8:40 o’clock Marty McCue and Danny McBride entered the ring. In the fifth round both men warmed uwp and made things lively. MecBride had the call at the end of the round and when the referee awarded the fight to him the decision was received with cheers, Tom Denny of Australia and Solly Smith of California were the next pair. They met at 122 pounds for a ten-round go. The bout was declared a draw. The fight of the night was then an- nounced. Horace Leeds was the first to cfimb through the ropes, accompanied by his seconds. Young Griffo followed just at 10 o’clock. Griffo looked fat but in goed condition, while Leeds, who is taller, looked trained to the hour. The bout was to be of twelve rounds’ durations at 133 pounds. Both men did some hard hitting, and in the twelfth round Leeds landed his left on the body. Leeds again led, Griffo countered on the face. Both countered on the face, and Griffo jubbed Leeds in the face again. Griffo was smiling when he tapped Leeds lightly on the face. Griifo hit Leeds on the ear. Leeds made a wild swing, but Griffo dodged once more. Leeds punched Griffo in the mouth and Griffo tried his shoulder once more. The gong then ended the fight amid shouts ol “Griff.” and counter howls of “Leeds.” Referee Hurst decided in fayor of Griffo. MoxTkEAL, March 4.—The Costello-Woods fight was declared a draw in the tenth round. The decision was rather favorable to Costello. GOING ON ' DUCK HUXT, President Clevelanw. and Party Will Leave the Capital To-Day. WasHiNetoy, March 4.—The lighthouse tender Violet, in which the President and party will take their duck-hunting trip to North Carolina, reached here to-day from Baltimore. It is belived that the President, Dr. O'Reilly, physician, and two or three friends will begin their trip to-mor- row. Itisthought that the party will be absent at least ten days or two weeks. Sy Death of the Census Office. ‘WasHINGTON, March 4.—The Census Of- fice ceased existence as a bureau to-day, and hereaiter until the work of the eleventh census is completed will constitute merely a division of the Interior Department. The division now consists of ninety clerks, three special agents, with George R. Don- nell of Mississippi, the former chief clerk of the bureau, as division chief at'a re- duced salary of $2000. Delay in the Hayward Case. MINNEAPOLIS, March 4.—County Attorney Trank Nye was ready to begin his presenta- tion of the Hayward case to the jury to- day, bny Judge 8mith was not ready to have him. The Judge declared that he was not willing to jeopardize the life nor the health of Nye and the juror Meyer, and he believed it better to give both another day’s rest. Accordingly the case was continued until to-morrow. s TrEIR name is legion. The intelligent housekeepers who use Dr. Price’s Baking Powder. . —— Populists Will Join Silver Men. GRrAND Forks, N. D., March 4.—The Populist party of North Dakota will be merged into the new silver party. W.H. Standish, Attorney-General under the late Populist State administration, is the au- thority for this declaration. He intimates that this course of action has been agreed upon by the leaders in conference and de clares that the rank and file of the party is in favor of the move. S R Acquitted at Bakersfield, BAkERsFiELD, March 4.—The trial of Samuel Simmons for the murder of A. P. Hood in the Weed Patch, about one year ago, was concluded to-day, defendant being found not guilty and was immediately set at liberty. el To Investigate the Bond Issue. Dexver, March 4.—The State Senate to- day adopted a 'resolution, introduced by Senator Carney, calling on Congress to in- vestigate the late bond issue. —————————— NOTHING spurious is found in the Almighty Dollar (Cigar). - SWINDLING THE UNION PAGIFIC, SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS OF A BAND OF EXPERT CHECK- RAISERS. NOTHING WITHSTANDS THEM. RAILROAD THE DETECTIVES TRACING Borp Rcues, WHO FLEE WESTWARQ. [®DENVER, March 4.—One of the most sys- tematic and ingenions check-raising swin- dles that was ever successfully carried out in America has just been unearthed in this city, the victims being the Union Pacific Railway Company, nearly every bank in Denver and several dry goods and other houses. The method used by the swin- dlers shows them to be master criminals, as daring as they are dishonest. Early last month the Union Pacific pay- car left Omaha on its regular monthly trip to Salt Lake City, with the wages of the company’s employes. Closely following the car came a gang of check-raisers, and its members left the marks of their skill with acid, ink and pen in nearly every town where Union Pacific employes reside. The full extent of their operations and the loss to the company, or those who took the raised salary checks, is not yet fully known, but enough has leaked out to show that the check-raisers have netted thou- sands of dollars by the swindle, The full force of the Union Pacific de- tective corps is at work on the matter, as well as the police authorities in Denver and all the other towns on the line. The gang visited the hotels and loons most frequented by the railroad men, where a large portion of the checks had been cashed or traded in and bought them up for cash. In value the checks ranged from $10 to $100, but each one was skilfully raised to $110, and passed for that amount at banks and stores. In every instance the raised checks were tendered for some small pur- chases, so that the gang got nearly the entire amount in cash. In Denver the checks ultimately reached different city banks, where they were pro- nounced all right and forwarded to Omaha. The Union Pacific auditor then passed all the $110 checks as being *“0. K.,”” and com- menced the balancing of the accounts. ‘When the returned cheeks were compared with the stubs of the check-book the fact became apparent that the checks had been tampered with, and work was at onee com- menced by the railroad’s detectives. Tt is supposed that the gang worked west to Salt Lake and then escaped to the coast. OxmaRA, Nebr., March 4.—Startling de- velopments were made in the Union Pa- cific check-raising swindle to-day, which are calculated to alarm all- corporations paying in checks. The discovery’ was made that the gang who operated on the Union Pacific system have a method of erasing ink with an acid which defies the best made paper, which is guaranteed to show the slightest presence of acid or other foreign substances, The amount secured by the work of the gang is not yet known, but it is not as large. as at first supposed. The fact is not regarded as of much importance, however, as compared with the new process which is puzzling the company’s chemists and detectives. The paper on which the checks are printed has been regarded until now as being absolutely proof against manip- ulation, but the operations of the gang of experts shattered all the claims of the in- ventors of the paper that their invention is acid proof. The checks which were raised failed to show a single erasure mark, and the amount of the check in figures in the right hand corner, as well as the written amount in the body of the check, were wiped out as completely as if a cloth had been used in removing dust from a table top. Not content with removing the figures, in one instance the name of the employe was re- moved and a new name substituted, show- ing they had mastered the secretcom- pletely. Frank Brown, local treasurer of the Union Pacific Company, stated that he had never seen checks so flawlessly altered’ asin the Denver case. They had passed through his hands, but a powerful glass had failed to shaw the least manifestation, and if he had not known the checks were raised he would have sworn they were originally as made. It was his opinion that no other altered checks would turn up. upon the theory that the men had been able to clean up quite a sum and would leave for other fields to prosecute their rascality. What is to be done is the question which is perplexing the minds of officials at the Union Pacific headquarters to-day. They argue that the puncturing of the amount of a check on its face, by a machine invented for the purpose, can he filled out with papier mache, painted over and a new puncture made for a different amount, That chemically prepared papers are of no avail with the discovery of acids that will wipe out the most reliable ink as easily as dirt may be displaced with water. The Burlington people are also excited overthe paper, for they use the Underwood safety paper, and they have to go back to the old method of paying employes in cur- rency, should uo check paper be discov- ered. SLASHED HIS BROTHER. John Nunan, Army Street, Arrested for Assault to Murder. There was a row 1n the family of Patrick Nunan, 1508 Army street, about 11 o’clock last night. One of the sons, Thomas, a teamster, had retired to bed when his younger brother, John, came home and began to quarrel with him. The father re- monstrated with John and he turned his wrath upon him and struck him in the mouth. Thomas sprang out of bed to assist his father and_John slashed at him with a_razor. He inflicted a long, dee}) gash over his heart and laid open his left cheek. John then ran out of the house and the father notified the police. Thomas was taken to the.City and County Hospital in the patrol wagon, where his wounds were stitched and dressed. Neither is danger- ously injured. John was captured by Policeman Heaphy and was booked at the Seventeenth-street station on the charge of assaalt to murder. OOLLIDED WITH A TRAIN. Probably Fatal Accident to Patrick Slevin, Harrison Street. Patrick Slevin, 2755 Harrison street, was probably fatally injured about 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon at the railroad cross- ing, Sunnyside. He was driving in a buggy with a young lady relative from the East and had just crossed the track when the train leaving the city at 3:40 . m. came rushing along. The noise of the whistle {rightened the horse and it backed toward e track. The engine struck the buggy, g‘nnsh‘mg it into pEce: and Mr. Slevin and the young lady were thrown violently to the ground. 5 ' Mr. Slevin, who is a tall, heavy man, was terribly hurt. He was thought to be d'y- ing, and the train backed down to the Va- lencia-street depot with him. There the patrol wagon was immoned from the Sev- enteenth-street station and he was takento his home by Sergeant Burke. Drs. Clinton, McPherson and another physician were hastily summoned. They found that his collar-bone was broken and | there were severe wounds in his scalp. There was a_frightful gash over the ear. Mr. Slevin is 67 years of age and it is doubtful if he will recover. He was a cor- oral in the Police Department three or our years ago, being placed on the pen- sion list. He was greatly esteemed by all who came in contact with him. The young lady was taken to Mr, Slevin’s home by some citizens. She had sustained an ugly scalp wound besides in- ternal injuries. THE HALF-MILLION OLUB. A Circular Letter Presented and Referred to a Committee. The committee of the Half-million Club met in the rooms of the Merchants’ Club vesterday afternoon. A circular letter, which had been prepared by H. E. High- ton, was read to the meeting. The letter reads in part as follows: “The sub-committee appointed by the Hali-million Club to invite the co-opera- tion of progressive organizations and citi- zens of San Francisco respectfully ask the assistance and influence of the body you represent and the presence of as large a number of its members as practicable at the second meeting of the club, to be held soon at the hall of the Chamber of Com- pmerce. “Without further detail than having suggestively purposes of the Half-million Club, we say that those purposes converge first upon se- curing sound internal conditions which will allow full sway to natural laws, not- withstanding occasional and temporary obstructions, and will ultimately give the diversified phases of industry,” business and civilization itself.” The letter was referred to a special com- mittee to make such alterations as might be deemed proper. After it has been acted upon and reported by the sub-committee it will be sent to the various commercial and improvement organizations throughout the countr; TORONTOS BIE BLAZE. NEARLY A MILLION DOLLARS' WORTH OF PROPERTY IN RUINS. A DANGEROUS FIRE IN THE HEART OF THE CANADIAN Crty. Toroxto,0nt., March 4. —Saturday nights’ fire burned the three corners of Queen and Yonge streets before it was controlled. Loss $780,000. Three firemen were seri- ously injured during the fire and had to be taken to the hospital. At 12:30 this morning the fire was dis- | covered issuing from the windows of Rob- ert Simpson’s six-story dry-goods store, on the corner of Queen and Yonge streets. The fire originated in the packing-room, and the flames rushing up the elevator shaft communicated almost instantly to every flat. The pressure from the mains was insuffi- cient to throw the water high enough, and, fanned by a light breeze, the fire was driven across Queen street to the north side. Jamieson’s large tailoring establish- ment was soon in flames, which extended to the portions of Eaton’s dry-goods estab- lishment, a department store, facing on Queen street, but were prevented from en- tering the main building. From Jamieson’s the fire extended north to Sutcliffe’s dry-goods store and burned it to the ground. The Imperial Bank, across the street, then caught fire, and destroyed the top flat of that building. Henderson’s auction-room was next burned, while Buf- field's tailoring establishment and the Black Horse Hotel were gutted. Wanless’ jewelry-store was destroyed and the flames communicated with Knox Church on Queen street, one of the oldest Presby- terian places of worship in the city, The spire was destroyed, falling with a crash. but the main body of the church was only slightly damaged. The fire raged on the east side of Yonge, south of Queen, and a vast square of stores was burned. The firemen did their best with the appliances at their disposal and finally checked the flames. Follow the losses and insurances: R. Si loss $350,000, insurance $300,000; J. Wan- less, loss $42,000, insurance $41,000; Jamie- son, loss $25,000, fully insared; Sutcliffe, loss $90,000, insurance $74,000; Milne & Co., loss $20,000, insurance $20,000; Tremont Hotel, loss $50,000, insurance $5000; Knox Church, loss $50,000, insurance $20,000. In addition to this there are large un- ascertained losses caused by smoke and water, destruction of street-car tracks, and tearing down of trolley and electric-light wires, roughly estimated at $250,000, mak- ing a total loss of $780,000, with insurance of $470,000. HENDY'S WILL STANDS, Judge Coffey Grants the Respondent’s Motion for a New Trial. After dragging about through the Pro- bate Court since 1889, and finally proceed- ing as far as a verdict, the contest of the will of Joshua.Hendy has again been sent back for a new trial. 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