The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 27, 1895, Page 2

[24 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1895. ALONG THE COAST, A Sequel to Forgeries| by a San Jose Notary. | BEGINNING OF SUITS. Efforts to Fixthe Responsibility | of the Transgressor’s Bondsmen. MUCH LITIGATION IN PROSPECT. The Methods by Which a Real Estate Dealer Robbed His Clients. SAN JOSE, Car., March 26.—When George C. Hughes, a notary public and | forger, fled to Mexico or South America | t year he left behind him as a legacy to | hisv us and bondsmen enough trouble to give the courts work for many months. Hughes was not only a notary public but was a real estate agent, apparently doing a large busine: He would learn of persons with money to loan, the rates of interest ired, and in fact all necessary informa- He would secure authority to nego- tiate a loan. He would then return to the capitalist in due course of time with forged notes and mortgages. In some cases he would get a genuine mortgage and note but raise the figure. There are several indictments against Hughes, whose present whereabouts is not known. Now there are several suits in court, the first of them being tried to-day before Judges Reynolds and Lorigan sitting in bank. The suits are brought to test the liability of the bondsmen of George C. Hug s notary for the sums he secured by his fraudulent methods. There are four of these suits which have been consol- idated and thus placed on trial. The essen- tial facts in all the cases are the same and all will follow the course of one which will be made a test case. The suits are those of Frank Draves against B. D. Murphy and | J. G ight; Martha Davidson et al. | against the same; P. Doerr against the same defendants; and Socrates Kirk! against the same. While the total amount involved in the | suits on trial is not so great, being only | §$7639, it is generally understood that there | are other persons who were defrauded, and | they only await a successful suit against | the bondsmen to bring their actions. Of | this total sum Frank Draves sues for | $1284, Martha Davidson et al. for $3800, P. 75 and Socrates Kirk for $1500. of the s in connection with Hughes’ forgeries was last year, when Mrs Emma Hunt was sued by Margaret E. | Valsh ona note for $1200. The note was given for only $500, but was raised by | Hughes. | There are several grounds of defense | made. One of these is that Hughes never | signed his bond as notary himself, although he told defendants he would do so when he asked them to become his bondsmen, | Another defense made is that Hughesacted | for the plaintiff as their agent and not be- | use of his notarial bond, nor because he | supposed to have a bond as such QUESTION AN OLD LADY'S SANITY. Relatives Object to Mrs. Knapp Giving Away Her Property. SAN JOSE, CaL., March 26.—The open- ing brief on motion for a new trial in the | matter of application for letters of guard- | janship over the person and estate of | Sophia Hermina Knapp was filed to-day. | The petitioners are relations of Sophia | Knapp, who is 76 years old, and who, it | was charged, was mentally unsound, hav- ing deeded away under undue influence to John Harold Freyschlag, a mephew, the Rucker ranch and Lonehill vineyard and other property of the value of §100,000. The application was heard some months ago before Judge Lorigan and the petition was denied. The motion for a new trial is based upon the reiteration that by reviewing the evi- dence the court will find that Mrs. Knapp was insane, holding that the wild absurdi- ties to which she testified as-a belief were never heard outside the cells of a lunatic ylum. Counsel grant that Mrs. Knapp is a learned woman, but say that her coun- terparts can be found at the asylums at Agnews and Stockton, and some excelling her in intellectual attainments, but suffer- ing from the same delusions angd hallucina- tions from which she suffers. is believed to have been shown that by reason of old age, disease, weakness of mind and other causes she is unable, unassisted, to prop- erly manage her affairs. “If this has not been established,” says the brief, “then we submit that there is no force in the effect of human evidence.” It is contended as a maiter of law that the court erred in sustaining the objection | to the question: “What opinion, if any, | did you form as to her capacity to handle money and take care of her business?” | which was asked of Mrs. Lou White, the sufficient intimacy having been established for the witness to be competent to answer. Like objections are set up to the alleged errors of the court in sustaining objections to similar questions put to A. L. Rhodes and Mrs. Rhodes on the same ground. It is further held that the decision is not borne out by the facts as it is undeniably shown that Mrs. Knapp, by her own action in disposing of her property to an irre- sponsible grantee, admitted that she was unable unassisted to attend to her own property. The fact that there is no proper provision made for hersupport and main- tenance in the deed proves that she was liable to be and was deceived and imposed upon by designing persons. | | A Shooter Held for Irial. SAN JOSE, Can., March 26.—Joseph Duboise, who shot and wounded James Pierce, foreman of James V. Coleman’s power and control of the mother, using abusive language, refusing to attend school, associating with idle and worthless per- sons and remaining away from home day | Mrs. Robbinsand her husband | and night. have not lived together for three years. No One to Blame for Sung’s Death. SAN JOSE, CaL., March 26.—At the in- | quest on the remains of Lee Sung, the Chinese clerk, who was killed in a rupaway accident Sunday, the three boys told the story of how the rock throwing caused the runaway. The verdict was that the de- ceased came to his death in a runaway accident, no one being directly implicated | in causing the accident. Committed to Agnews. SAN JOSE, CaL., March 26.—Christine | Christensen, a young lady of 17 years, was committed to Agnews this afternoon by Judge Reynolds. She is subject to melan- cholia and given to despondency. She lives with her father, C. Christensen, a groceryman, in East San Jose. May Dic of His Wounds. SAN JOSE, Car., March 26.—The condi- | | | | ALONG *THE ~ COAST. A Murderer in San Quen- tin Reprieved by the Governor. TWELVE DAYS OF GRACE. Hope for William Leary, Who Was to Have Been Hanged on Friday. THE CRIME OF THE OLD MAN. tion of E. Pierson, who was shot at May- | He Killed a Stranger at Castrovllle field by Oscar Johnsonm, is in no way im- proved. Word was received to-day that the chances of recovery were few. Merchants Object to a License. | SAN JOSE, CaL., March 26.—In revising | a the license ordinance to-day the Board of | shadow of William Leary, murderer, will Supervisors listened to the petition of the | not fall athwart the gallows’ plal!orm. in Board of Trade by a committee, consisting | San Quentin prison on Friday morning of 8. E. Smith and F. W. Moore. They | next, for Governor Budd has granted him Two Years Ago, Mistaking Him for Another. SAN QUENTIN, Car., March 26.—The WILLIAM LEARY AS HE APPE ARED BEFORE AND AFTER VISIT ING THE BARBER. [From photographs made for the “Call.”) T O asked that the license tax be removed from | a reprieve for twelve days,and the old man at le; to 50 per cent frome the values of two years ago, when the present ordinance was framed. A Tire-Puncturing Case. SAN JOSE, Car., March 26.— Local bicycle riders have been much annoyed recently by the puncturing of their tires by malicious persons, and when W. G. Emptage was arrested several days ago for jabbing a knife into the tire of W. G. Griffiths’ bicycle, much interest was taken in securing a conviction by all wheelgien, Emptage was tried to-day. He denied’the charge and the jury disagreed. A SBANTA CRUZ PERJURER Found Guilty and Sentenced to Seven Years at Folsom. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., March 26.—George M. Clay was to-day found guilty of per- jury and was sentenced to seven yearsat Folsom. Clay and Charles Lavishe were arrested for burglary at Watsonville, and at the preliminary examination Lavishe was held and Clay discharged and made a witness for the prosecution. At Lavishe’s trial in the Superior Court Clay testified that he was drunk when he testified at the preliminary examination, and did not remember what he had sflid. 1t was proved that Clay was sober and his testimony was false. For this he was charged with perjury. He has already served a term at San Quentin. Lavishe is now serving a twelve years’ sentence in the State Prison. R A HOLLISTER ASSAULT CASE. How a Woodsman Undertook to Wipe Out a Grudge. HOLLISTER, CaL.,, March 26.—G. Bro- gan was arraigned in the Superior Court this morning for assault to murder, and held for trial. Brogan’s alleged crime was peculiar to the ‘wild section’” of this county. About the middle of January Brogan conceived a grudge against one Robbins. Both were employed by one Henegin. Early one morning Brogan undertook to whip Robbins, but was persuaded by Hen- egin to wait until evening, as he did not wish to lose the day’s work, for which ne had been paid. Promptly at quitting time Brogan as- psaulted Robbin's with an ax, which flew off the handle in the downward stroke’ Rob- bin’s then jabbed a pistol into Brogan’s face, and the whipping was postponed to some future occasion. e A Slander Case at Selma. SELMA, Cax., March 26.—A sensational case was on trial in the Cumberland Pres- byterian Church here yesterday afternoon and evening, with closed doors. The par- ties interested are leading members of the church. Charges of a serious nature were brought by a sister, an active worker in the church and Sunday-school, implicating a lady member ofi the church and some of the leading society men of the town. The charges were not sustained, and the wronged sister has a written pledge from the pastor to publicly vindicate her from the pulpit next Sunday morning. Csealinds Big Sawmill Burns Near Astoria. ASTORIA, Or., March 26.—The Nehalem sawmill, owned principally by Frank Pat- ton of this city, was burned yesterday, causing a loss of $25,000. The mill was en- tirely new. It was situated on a little isl- and at the mouth of the Nehalem River, and was considered one of the best plants on the coast. The fire started near the boilers and spread rapidly. No insurance, It will not be rebuilt. iats a -Vl 4 Tacoma Brakeman Killed in Oregon. ranch at Guadalupe, was arraigned to-day on a charge of assault with a deadly ‘weapon, and Justice Dwyer set his exami- nation for April 15. It was thought at the time of the unprovoked assault that " Duboise was a maniac, but since he has been in jail his actions have denoted that his mind is sufficiently sound to make him responsible for his acts. Duboise occupied a cabin on the Cole- man ranch without paying rent, and when the foreman approached the cabin he fired at him through a loophole. A Wayward Girl, S8AN JOSE, CAL., March 26,—Mrs. Hesta A. Robbins has petitioned the Superior Court to commit her daughter, Hilda E. Robbins, to the Whittier State, School for the reason that the girl is beyond the : f PORTLAND, Or., March 26.—When the regular freight train was passing Wolf Creek in Southern Oregon yesterday Fred Whitcomb, one of the brakemen, slipped between the cars and fell under the wheels, which cut him in two. His remains were taken to Tacoma, where his parents reside, ——p— b Truckee Fisherman Fined. TRUCKEE, CaL, March 2.—Deputy Fish Commissioner J. H. Davis arrested a professional fisherman for illegal catch- ing of trout in Donner Lake. He was taken before Justice Hill, pleaded guilty and was fined $50. —_— 4 The Quakers’ Conference at Whittier. LOS ANGELES, CAvn., March 2.—The annual conference of the Society of Friends (the Quakers) was opened with special ceremonies at Whittier this morning, | those engaged in mercantile pursuits, or, | who imbrued his hands in a fellow-being's st, a material reduction be made from | blood, and who was counting the rapidly the present fee, as stock had depreciated 30 | running sands of life, will slumber more peacefully to-night, for hope has come to him again. Governor Budd during those twelve days will inquire into.the recom- mendation for mercy made to him by the citizens of Monterey County. William Leary is a native of Ireland. He came over the waters just before Gen- eral Scott marched to conquer Mexico, and he joined the army of the United States, fighting all through the war under the starry banner. In 1850 he turned his face toward the setting sun and drifted to Cali- fornia, settling in Sonoma County, and became a citizen of the United Statesat Petaluma October 5, 1868. Then he re- moved to Monterey and came into posses- sion of the Halfway House, between Sa- linas and Monterey towns, which came to be a landmark. The land on which the tavern was located belonged to David Jacks and six years ago the latter succeeded, by the aid of a United States Marshal, in forei- bly dispossessing Leary and tearing down the old rookery after throwing its contents into the road. Leary then opened a saloon at Castroville. In July, 1893, a Swiss came into Leary’s saloon. Leary was in a friendly humor and entertained the way- farer, showing him among other things a collection of coin. The stranger and the saloon-keeper became involved in an argu- ment which resulted in the use of harsh language and threats, and ended by the Swiss seizing Leary by the whiskers and tearing out a handful of hair. Two months later there came to Castroville in search of health another Swiss, naimed Martin Bo- netti. In his wanderings about town he went into Leary’s saloon. Leary, as soon as he beheld the stranger, thought he recognized in him the man who had so rudely treated him two months before, and at once began to abuse him, Bonetti protested that it was a case of mis- taken identity, but to noavail. So finally he sought safety in flight. Leary was still in high anger, and after Bonetti had gone the saloon-keeper started out to hunt his supposed assailant to punish him. He looked for him ail over Castroville, and finally located him in Michael Walsh’s saloon. He approached Bonetti in a men- acing manner, and the latter, now thor- oughly alarmed, begged to be let alone. This only angered Leary, who rushed at Bonetti and struck him with his clenched left fist. Bonetti stagzered and that instant Leary thrust a dagger to the hilt into Bonneti’s body straight through the heart, and the Swiss fell dead. This was on September 28, 1893. The killing of Bonetti caused great ex- citement in the county, both by reason of the nature of the murder and the good reputation of the victim. Leary was arrested and arraigned. The trial occu- pied nearly two weeks, the defense being insanity from alcholism. He was promptly convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced by Judge N. A. Dorn to be hanged on March 30,1894. An appeal to the Supreme Court was taken, the sen- tence was affirmed and Leary was again sentenced by Judge Dorn to be hanged March 29, 1895. Leary has a wife and five children living in this county. During the last few weeks a petition had been circulated by his wife to have his sentence commuted to imprisonment for life. —_— ANGRY MARTINEZ PEOPLE. . Experience of Citizens With Southern Pacific Methods. MARTINEZ, Car., March 26, — The Southern Pacific Railroad Company has a gang of men fencing in their track through the town of Martinez, in some cases en- croaching on what has been considered private lots, and which are now improved, in some cases houses being built upon them. > A well-known attorney of the town sum- marily stopped the proceedings on his lot by threatening to shoot the first man who trespassed. The foreman of the gang says he will build across the lot. It looks as though it was the intention to prevent the new San Joaquin Railroad Company from occupying the land purchased here by the Salt Lake Railroad Company and lately deeded ¢to the new company. The land would not be accessible without crossing the Southern Pacific Railroad track. ST T A Accident at Tacoma. TACOMA, Wasn., March 26. — Robert McPherson, an engineer, was badly scalded by an explosion of a donkey engine aboard the ship Nineveh, in the harbor, this I morning. The explosion was caused by a defective steampipe. McPherson's face and body were scalded so they became raw by escaping steam. He is at the Fan- nie Paddock Hospital. Whether he will recover cannot be told. Another man was injured slightly, and broken pieces of iron were sent flying in all directions. Ry T SACRAMENTO PIONEER'S SUICIDE. The Miserable Death of a Once Wealthy Stock-Broker. SACRAMENTO, Cav., March 20.—This morning the dead bady of D. C. M. Cornell was found in a room in the Hotel Rhein. He had been dead at least twenty-four hours. He had committed suicide with poison. Cornell was a pioneer Californian. By pro- fession he was a druggist and was recog- nized as a man of considerable ability. At the beginning of the Comstock ex- citement he went to Virginia City and amassed a great fortune through his regu- lar business and speculations. The money which he accumulated in Virginia, however, he lost in stocks in San Fran- cisco, and for several years he had been leading a precarious existence in Sacra- mento. During the past winter times have been exceedingly hard with him, and there is no doubt that poverty drove him to his death. He was a native of New York. % A Sudden Death. SACRAMENTO, Car., March 26.—The wife of Ed Chenoweth, a well-known mem- ber of the firm of Chenoweth Bros. of San Francisco, died at an early hour this morn- ing from an attack of heart disease. She was taken sick last night just as she arose from a game of whist at the home of her mother, Mrs. N, Iess. Deceased was 31 yeas of age. A BRITISH COLUMBIA ROAD, REPORTS THAT THE BRITISH PA- CIFIC RAILWAY HAS FLOATED ITS BONDS. HisTORY oF THE LINE THAT WILL PARALLEL THE CaNa- DIAN PAcIFIC. TACOMA, Wasn., March 26.—News was received in this city to-day from London that the projectors of the British Pacific Railway have succeeded in floating their bonds in England. The news is thought to be authentic. Arrangements for the disposal of bonds was made through a Quebec capitalist, who took the project in hand when Frank Bakeman of Chicago failed, and succeeded in negotiating the bonds in the European markets. | Bakeman is entirely out of the project. Colonel A. J. Kane, who was associated | with him, has been in England a year in the company’s interest. He is expected here shortly. Two rival companies were orgamized in 1891 to secure a charter for building the road. The company known asthe Cana- dian Western secured the charter with a land subsidy of 20,000 acres a mile and a cash subsidy of $2500 a mile for equip- ment. This was in the spring of 1892. The hard times prevented the company securing money to build. In 1894 the company was reorganized as the British Pacific and the Government of British Columbia made an additional concession by guaran- teeing the interest on the bonds. Some survey work was done last year to hold the charter. As soon as the bonds can be turned over, it is expected that construction work will begin. The road is to be built through British Columbia and Manitoba, north of the Canadian Pacific. RRe L SUICIDE AT BIDWELL BAR. An Old Miner Takes Poison and Then Jumps Into the River. OROVILLE, CaL, March 26.—John Swan, a native of Ohio, 59 years of age, committed suicide Monday afternoon at Bidwell Bar by jumping from the suspen- sion bridge which crosses the Feather River at that point. Swan left a notebook in which he stated that he was tired of life, was in misery all the time, only had a dollar to his name, and as he did not believe in a life here- after would take a long rest. He took half an ounce of carbolic acid at Miner's ranch in the forenoon, but as this did not produce death he rode to the river and jumped in. His body has not yet beenrecovered by the Coroner. Swan crossed the plains in 1857 and has worked in the mines ever since. He had been three times badly injured in acci- dents. e SANTA ROSA ROSE CARNIVAL. Elaborate Avrangements Being Made for the May Festival. SANTA ROSA, OaL., March 26.—May 8,9and 10 are decided upon as the days for holding the Rose Carnival here this i spring. The directors at the meeting last night selected those days. Arrangements are being made for the grandest floral event ever held in this part of the State. Invitations have been sent to President Cleveland, Governor Budd and other pub- lic officials, and no pains are to be spared in making the affair a very notable one. Big prizes are being offered for the best- decorated floats and carriages and many a}:e now being designed to compete for them. ' el gt e b A Marin County Damage Suit. SAUSALITO, Oan., March 26.—The North Pacific Coast Railroad Company has been sued by Lawyer W. H. Maloney for the sum of $299 99 because of its inability to convey him to S8an Francisco on Janu- ary 4last. This was the day on which the disastrous flood carried everything before it in Ross Valley, including the bed of the railroad. —_—— 4 Missing Schooner at Santa Barbara. SANTA BARBARA, CaL., March 26.— The schooner Star of Freedom, reported stolen from Captain Johnson a* San Fran- cisco, was here March 17, Bartels in com- mand. The name had been painted out and the vessel rechristened “Natalie.’ Bartels, who is well known here, said he was going south. He was very reticent. [ NOT TO ACCEPT THE CUT. Pennsylvania Coal Miners Refuse a Compromise Offer. PITTSBURG, Pa., March 26.—The Rail- road Coal Operators’ Association met to- day and offered to enter into an agreement with the miners to pay sixty cents aton by Aprill. A committee was appointed to confer with the miners’ organization and present the compromise offer. It is not Pprobable that the miners will accept the sixty-cent rate, for should they desire to do so the national officials would not permit it, as that would involve another cut in the wages of the Ohio miners, who work for nine cents less than the Pittsburg dis- trict miners. ——————————— All who are exposed to the weather should keep Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup handy. @ ALONG THE COAST, The Police Force of Vancouver to Be Lexowed. A SERGEANT SUSPENDED How the Officer Secured Fuel and Light at the City’s Expense. AN INVESTIGATION ON FOOT. Other Officers Will Also Be Put on the Rack to Explain Their Actions. VANCOUVER, B. C., March 26.—Van- couver will in all probability have a Lexow investigation of its police force. Last night Sergeant Haywood was sus- pended from duty, and it is said that sev- eral serious charges will be made against him. The police committee has direct proof that for some years past all fuel used by him has been taken from the city’s sup- ply and carried to his house by prisoners. He also had his house connected with the electric light system at the police station and never paid a cent for light, the same being charged to the city. These are the two specific charges on which he is suspended, but it is understood that others of graver nature will be brought forward shortly. The conduct of certain other officers will also probably be inves- tigated. HAWAIIAN EXILES' CASES. Suit to Be Brought Against the Canadian- Australian Steamship Line. VANCOUVER, B. C., March 26.—Some daysagoaman named Houck, claiming to be alawyer from Honolulu, arrived here and proceeded to interest himself in the cases of the three deported exiles, Mueller, Cranston and Johnstone. He interviewed numerous local rien, and learned as much as possible regarding statements made by them. Saturday night William A. Kinney, Judge Advocate, who presided at the re- cent court-martial in Honolulu, arrived here. When interviewed Kinney was very | guarded in his statements, but it was ascer- tained that he had come here in connec- tion with a suit instituted by the exiles against the Canadian-Australian Steamship Company, the exiles claiming $150,000 each. The Hawaiian Government had to give the steamship company a bond to indem- nify them against any action which might be brought, and the Government has ac- cordingly decided to fight the suit to the end. Kinney has engaged E. P. Davis, Q. C., of this city, one of the ablest lawyers of the West, to fight the case, and brought with him numerous documents. The Hawaiian Government claims that in the deportation they were acting within international law, and that in any case the damages claimed are absurd, as the men were only making a bare living in Hono- lulu. Kinney left again Sunday, and it is understood he has gone to S8an Franciseo. In speaking of the case brought by the Hawaiian exiles, Mueller, Cranstoun and Johnstone,against theCanadian- Australian Steamship Company, E. P. Davis, counsel for the company, said to-day regarding the attitude of the Hawaiian Government in the case: “They are anxious to have the question settled as to their right to deport danger- ous characters from the islands when the latter are, as during the late crisis, under martial law. They claim such a right in the present instance, and are anxious to have that right established by a judieial decision in another country. “Mr. Kinney came here with authority to retain special counsel to represent them, but upon examination decided to leave the matter asit was. Consequently I am not retained by the Hawaiian Gov- ernment at all, but in looking after the interests of the present defendants I am raising the point they wished to see raised and settled, which comes to the same thing. The case could not possibly come up for trial until the fall, since a commission would have to be issued to take evidence in Honolulu.” Murder of an Old Man. VANCOUVER, B. C., March 26.—An old man named James Hayson was found dead in his cabin, on the outskirts of the city, last night. As it was thought he had died from old age the body was not examined closely till this morning, when a large wound was found on the head. Stains of blooa were also found on the floor and on an ax. The man was perfectly naked when found and was lying on the bed. The ta- ble was laid for a meal, which had not been partaken of. One pocket in a pair of pants on a chair looked as though it had been torn or cut out. The police think Hayson was murdered FUNERAL OF NICHOLSON. Many Paid Farewell Tribute to the News- paper Man. NEW YORK, March 26.—The funeral of ‘W. F. Nicholson, the well-known news- paper man who died in Denver March 17, took place at Woodlawn to-day. Among the many newspaper men present were representatives from the Press Association and the Reuter Telegram Company of London, in the service of which concern the deceased had spent nearly his lifetime. Prior to Mr. Nicholson’s departure to Den- ver, whither he went in an endeavor to re- gain his health, he held the position of cable editor in the New York office of the Associated Press, to which position he had risen from the bottom round of the ladder, purely through his ability and devotion to duty. t —— IMPRISONED BY THE FRENCH. Governor Morrill Asks the President to Look Into Walter’s Case. TOPEKA, Kans., March 26.—Governor Morrill has sent the following telegram to President Cleveland: “The newspaper dispatches report that the Hon. John L. ‘Walter, a citizen of this State and formerly United States Consul at Madagascar, has been most unjustly imprisoned by the French Government under a sentence of a court-martial without sufficient cause. I respectfully urge the Department of State to take active measures at once for his pro- tection and release. 1. N. MozriLL, Gov- ernor.” T g ST Chris Must Pay Alimony. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 26.—Mrs. Anna von der Ane, wife of the baseball magnate, was to-day granted an absolute divorce by the Circuit Court, and Chris will have’to pay her $3150 alimony in gross. Mr. von der Ahe was not in court, having allowed a default to be taken. Mrs. von der Ahe charged infidelity. ATTRIBUTED TO TAYLOR. Spurious South Dakota School Bonds Circulated in the East. REDFIELD, S. D., March 25.—The Reg- istrar of Deeds here has received a letter from Attorney Rufus T. Peck of Courtland, N. Y., asking if nine $500 bonds of the Capitola school township of Spink Connty were registered in 1894 or 1895. The bonds are dated January 5, 1894. No such school township exists. Peck claims the bonds were issued to refund one-half of the original $9000 bonds issued some years ago by the same township. Fictitious names are signed for both the clerk and chairman of the School Board, and the bonds are certified to by an unknown party under the name of Inman. Much speculation is indulged in as to the extent of the fraud and who are the culprits. Speculation naturally points to the defaulting State Treasurer Taylor, who disposed of much paper in the East and mortgages and bonds in and around Courtlaud, N. Y. e NELSON MORRIS “NOT IN IT> He Holds No Office in Connection With the Whisky Trust. CHICAGO, Irr., March 26.—Nelson Mor- ris to-day issued the following personal statement in connection with the recent developments in the whisky trust matters: “‘Observing that my name is associated from day to day with supposed or real evil doings done and performed by the officers and managers of the whisky trust I deem it proper to say that I am not an officer, director or shareholder in that concern. My relations to the company are purely of contract nature, as honorable to the com- pany as to myself, and as much to the in- terest of the company as to my own. They are square, open and above hoard. I pro- test against being robbed of my good name by injurious fabrications which have no justification whatever.” IN DECENCYS INTEREST BILL OF A NEW YORK SENATOR TO PROHIBIT WOMEN FROM WEARING TIGHTS. OBJECTIONABLE THEATRICAL BILLS AND “ HIGH ART” PICTURES ARE ALSO BARRED. ALBANY, N. Y., March 26.—Senator Mullin introduced in the Senate to-day a bill prohibiting any woman from appear- ing in tights or any indecent costume at any place where male persons are as- sembled. An offense is deemed a misdemeanor and is punishable by imprisonment of not less than thirty days or more than one year for each offense. Any person who procures any woman to | so appear shall upon just conviction be | punished by imprisonment of not less than | three months nor more than a year, or upon each subsequent- conviction shall be sentenced to State’s Prison for a term not less than two years nor more than five years, or pay-a fine not less than $100 nor more than $1000. | The posting of theatrical or other bills with indecent pictures is prohibited, as is also the publication of so-called ‘‘high art” pictures in any magazine, newspaper or other publication. . | | —_— “HELLO” MEN IN SESSION. Annual Meeting and Election of the Bell Telephone Company. BOSTON, Mass., March 26.—The annual report of the Bell Telephone Company shows the expenses of the company for the year to be $1,724,459 87, and the net earn- ings $3,123,789 05. The surplus account December 31, 1894, showed $2,151,011 61. The long distance company shows an in- crease in gross earnings of 13.4 per cent, the amount for 1894 gross being $1,011,- 061 82. Over 125 persons attended the annual meeting of the company here to-day. The meeting voted to change the by-laws so as to make the board of directors thirteen in- stead of twelve. W. R. Driver was unani- mously elected treasurer, and the follow- ing gentlemen were elected on the board of directors: Fraucis Blake, Charles P. Low- dick, George L. Bradley, Alexander Coch- rafl, William H. Forbes, Fry S. Howe, Charles Eustis Hubbard, Gardiner Hub- bard, John E. Hudson, Charles E. Perkins, Thomas Saunders, Charles W. Armory and Moses Williams. % - Utal’s New Constitution. SALT LAKE, Uran, March 26.—The re- port of the committee on preamble and declaration of rights was adopted to-day by the convention in committee of the whole. The fourth section, reférring to the taxation of church property,which was temporarily passed several days ago, was finally adopted to-day in favor of the churches, and they will not be taxed. The educational clause is now under discussion. AR T Sailing for Europe. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 26.—Richard Croker, his family and racing partner, M. F. Dwyer, sail for Europe to-morrow on board the steamer Majestic. The Paris, which sails to-morrow, will have among her passengers Andrew Carnegie and his wife, Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain), ex-Congressman J. H. Outhwaite and fam- ily, Colonel George McClelland, Dr. E. H. Heney, United States Consul at Odessa, and John W. Mackay Jr. e Goulds Coming Westward. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 26.—Miss Helen Gould and brother Frank, her physician, Dr. Munn, and a party of friends from Tar- rytown, N. Y., are stopping at the South- ern. The party is on the way to tbe Pacific Coast, where Miss Gould will tarry to re- cover from the effects of the grippe, with which she has been suffering recently. A N, COlaimed a Remarkable Age. FORT WORTH, Tex., March 26.— Charles Schueber, wholesale liquor dealer and vice-president of the City National Bank, died to-day at the age of 50 years. Aunt Julia Thompson. colored, who claimed to be 159 years of age, died in Dal- las County yesterday. e o Twenty-Six Prisoners Escape. WICHITA, Kaxs., March 27.—Twenty- six prisoners escaped from the city prison to-day. By 11 o’clock to-night Chief Mas- sey had corrallea all but two. It is claimed by the prisoners that the turnkey forgot to lock the door. 4 Appointed Paymaster-General. OMAHA, Nes, March 26.—Colonel T. H. Stanton, assistant paymaster-general, to-night was notified that he had been ap- goinwd paymaster-general of the United tates Army. AL e Conveyed to the Trust. KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 26.—The property of the Martin Distilling Company 1n this city was conveyed by deed of trust to-day to John McNulta, receiver of the whisky trust. * s ALONG THE COAST., American Sealers Meet With Poor Luck Off Washington. A DUBIOUS PROSPECT. Indications Are That the Sea= son Will Probably Prove Very Unprofitable. BERING SEA PATROL FLEET It Is to Be Made Up of the Revenue Cutters From the Sound and British Columbia. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., March 2 Reliable information indicates that this will be a very unprofitable season for American sealing schooners now out, for despite the fact that British and American schooners have been in close company on cruises, the latter have been meeting with very poor luck, while the Britisa vessels have been filling their holds with skins. Sealskin Inspector Fowler returned to- day from a trip to Neah B: dozen schooners were awa weather to contiziue the chase, and not a single one of the fleet, which includes sev- eral owned and operated by the Neah Bay Indians, has thus far taken enough sking to pay for outfitting. The seal herd is now well on the way to the breeding-grounds at Copper and other Bering Sea islands, and the schooners will follow at no distant date.’ Information is to the effect that the patrol fleet this season will be made up entire- ly of revenue cutters, which is not pleasing to the sealers, as these vessels are under the command of more experienced men and capable of going to many places where warships heretofore have been excluded from entering by the shallow water. The following sealing vessels have called at Neah Bay, preparatory to going north: Matilda Elsie, Teaser, C. C. Perkins, Deanks and Columbia. Determined to Die. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., March 26.— William A. 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