The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 7, 1895, Page 5

i [ i THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 1895. CHARMING PALO ALTO The University Town of the County of San Mateo. WHERE CULTURE EXISTS. A Quiet Place That Nestles Amid the Live Oaks and Flower-Gardens. ITS FUTURE IS PROMISING. The Growth of the Stanford Educa- tional Institution Will Build Up a Thriving City. PALO ALTO, Car., April 6.—Culture, dreamy afternoons, quiet life, flowers, spreading live oaks and a climate that one goes away to talk about characterize the town of Palo Alto, that was named after a tall tree. 1to has the distinctive charact istic of being a university town and noth else. Stanford University gave it existence | and the university will make it grow and icrease in beauty and prosperity. One would travel a long to find another university town that purely what it pretends to be. F nybody who is not loyal to the c It is a pecu- liar town, but to the visitor whose soal is attuned to its life it is allurin; 1 al. When the late Senator Stanford, who | was indulgent to his own tastes, came to build a suburban home he chose this neigh- 1d when he decided that his e should found an institu- which for breadth of spirit, nt of facilities and muniticence of en- owment should exceed all universities of the earth, he located it here on kis Palo Alto estate of 7000 acres. The location is ideal. Climate, richness of valley plain, the rolling foothills that are green in a restful way, the sheltering mountains just beyond, the picturesque scenes that the eye cannot turn to avoid, and the loveli- ness that nature has given to the sunshine, the landscape and the things that bloom, all give Palo Alto and its region a charm that never wears away. The Palo Alto estate borders the county on the west, and the main universi a mile wes the road at the end of a beautiful, broad The railroad ran close to the y road, and here across the highway as decided that there should be a new borhoo buildings were erected nea: ot drivew Timothy Hopkins laid it out on some of land and from the the deed to y lot contained a provision that if the manufacture or sale of intoxicdting liquor ever carried on there by any owner lessee of the property the property 1d be forfeited. he town, like the ! d Palo Alto, or **tall ive redwood that tow- boring bridge over San eside the ne neisquito Cri The university opened in the fall of 1891, and about that time J. F. Parkinson, now a merchant here, established a lumber- d and started the town. Houses quickly | began to go up and in a few months, with the people who came to drink at the Pie- rian spring, sell things or board students, the population crept up into the hundreds. The town incorporated a year ago witha population of 1000, and one of the ordi- nances passed by the Trustees was one rigidly prohibiting the liquor traffic, al- though the deeds were a sufficient gnaran- tee that it would remain a temperance town. The town now sprawls about the grassy plain under the trees, asif it were reveling in its abundance of room. It is yet an forest of live oaks, and the magnifi- t trees find themselves undisturbed in streets, sidewalks and dooryards. They screen one part of the town from another, and long streets dotted with pretty cot- es and pretentious residences runm in ous directions through the groves. g looks neat and new, for even stains have not had time to appear. homes are pretty lawns, with and shrubs. Tastefulness appears to be universal, as is to be ex- pected. In these at professors, who residence secti In these res ing and p artistic furnish books and boc delightful. O who have come dence, or to edu course the taste: the university tow its grace. Lots of t boarding-houses, boarding-places is re Boarding and shelter: instractors is the chief b Alto. None of these people are in a hurry to get rich, for the atmosphere keeps ail boarding rates away down. Their range is from $16 to $25 a month for board and room, and is exactly adapted to the de- mands. Only a quarter of the 1200 stu- dents and many instructors light their lamps bere. Among the larger build are four fraternity houses, where students live on the club plan. The business street looks neat and new and some quite extensive stores adapt their window displays of candies, temper- | ance drinks, reading matter, stationery, xaw eating material and house wares to the modest and well understood tastes of ve homes live many efer Palo Alto to the 1 of the university campus. ces one meets first a charm- nexpensive display of 1 coziness, and next e social life is quietly s are for people r suburban resi- Idren, and of ltured spirit of ouched them with tty places are ) e of students and iness of Palo { 600 members are present. professors’ wives, boarding-house keepers, boys with books and co-eds with soulful & Next to the boarding-houses, the buses do the biggest business. They swarm about the depot as each of the numerous trains come in and carry students and visitors to the university. The ride costs & student 5 cents, and a visitor 10 or 25 cents, according to his looks and the de- gree in which he is a stranger. Before a great while an electric road will circle around the towns of Palo Alto, Mayfield, Menlo Park and the university campus, and then the buses will go. There are more smart people riding bi~ cycles here than in any community of its size on earth. The superb roads, the good bicycle climate and the fact that it is a place of mile distances have brought this about. Most of the professors and an im- mense number of the students, both boys and girls, go flitting about on the noiseless wheels and stack them about every door and building. President Jordan remains an exception. He rides a fine dark bay horse and daily canters tbrough the town or off into the foothills, .Gomg to evening lectures at the univer- sity chapel, literary and scientific circles and amateur entertainments is an im- portant feature of the flow of life, and de- lightful little social gatherings are fre- quent. The town is convenient to San Francisco and San Jose, and lovely drives | radiate from the town. The town itself has two high-grade pre- paratory schools. One is Manzanita Hall, for boys, conducted by Professor Frank Cramer, and the other is Castelleja Hall, a private school for girls, conducted by the Misses Fletcher and Pearson. There is a fine private kindergarten and a high school, supported by popular subscription and low tuition fees, which supplements the public school . A number of enterprising ladies have just taken the town in hand and are add- ing greatly to its beauty. Through the efforts of Mrs. C. W. Deckerand Mrs. J.W. Dayan an improvement club was formed exclusively of ladies a short time ago. They are now having palms. umbreila trees and other sub-tropical plants set out along the whole length of University ave- nue, and they are going to turn the neigh- borhood of the depot grounds into a beau- tiful little park. Dr. Jordan recently lec- tured for the henefit of the club, and there are to be entertainments in the near future by students and other amateurs to pay for more palms and flowers for the public good. The moral tone of the place is naturally on as high a plane as its intellectual. In its g rnment university people are large ctors. The trustees are Joseph Hutch- son, B. Parkinson, Emory Smith, profes- sor of horticulture at the university, Pro- fessor Frank Cramer and W. F. Warren. The Bank of Palo Alto and two large livery stables are among the business features. There are four church organizations and a L;\o:p?rons building and loan association. B.'F. Hall, the druggist, is of the promi- GRATIFIES THER ALL. Envoys From Brazil Say Farewell to the President. KIND WORDS EXCHANGED Significance of the Settlement of the Argentine Bound- ary Dispute. HUMANE METHODS APPROVED. Cleveland Speaks Wisely on the Wisdom of International Arbitration. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6.—Baron Rio Branco and General Cerquira, the special Brazilian plenipotentiaries who represented the case of that country in the arbitration of the boundary contention with the Argentine Republic, presented their letters of recall to President Cleveland | to-day and said farewell. These plenipo- | tentiaries were accompanied by the at- taches of the legation and were presented by Acting Secretary Uhl in the blue room. nent progressive citizens. Morris & Mershon, real estate agents, say that the valley road, when it comes, will undoubtedly stimulate the growth of the town greatly. . Quite a number of new buildings will go up this season. One of the greatest needs of the town is a pretty and adequate depot building worthy of the place and its beau- tiful surroundings. Palo Alto bas a promising future, but it isnow tied up by the Government st against the Stanford estate for $15,000,000. When that estate is released Mrs. Staniord will at once expand the scope and facilities of the university. Then there will be rapid growth and a greatly increased enroliment atthe university. Asthe town is practically a part of the university it will keep pace with it. Itis unquestioned that in a few lar; tion in the world, as its endowments amount to anywhere between $20,000,000 and $30,000,000, | So the probabilities of Palo Alto’s future may be easi sed at. THE LATTER-DAY SANTS Prophet Smith and Son Pre- side Over the Con- ference. Some Revelations of an Interesting Nature Are Expected Later On. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 6.—In their | new stone church at Independence the | members of the Reorganized Church of | Latter-day Saints met in annual confer- ence to-day. Tt will ]as1 ten days. About | The conference | was called to order by Elder Alexander | Smith. He at once read a resolution that Joseph Smith Jr., son of the great prophet, act as first vice-presideut of the conference. | It was adopted without debate, and the | venerable head of the reorgani Joseph Smith Jr., assumed charge. F. L. Sheely of Massachusetts, M. H. Bond of Pennsylvania and Robert Elden of Mis- | souri were named asa committee on cre- dentials. The hymn, “Redeemer of Israel,” was sung by the choi1, and thus the conference was formally opened. A number of the | delegates from the different missions were | called upon to give the conference their | views upon the work done during the last | vear. i Their reports were uniformly to the | effect that work had been encouraging, | and that their labors had been attended with success. The reports of the commit- | tee on credentials developed that there | was no dispute as to the delegates. At noon the conference adjourned to meet at 2 o’clock. It will be some time before the confer- ence reaches the interesting part of its work. Revelations of the gravest import are expetted, but the hereditary head Jf the church will be too busy for a few days | to pay much attention to this particular feature of the conference. There are dele- gates present from the New England States, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, from Canada and Great Britain and Aus- tralia. The afternoon session, like that of the forenoon, was devoted to clearing up the press of business which had accumu- lated since the last conference a year ago. - Cheap Fare for Drummers, CHICAGO, IrL., April 6.—The Atchison and Rock Island roads to-day gave joint notice of their intention to make a rate of one fare for the round trip from Chicago and other points on the railroad lines for the annual meeting of the Travelers’ Pro- tective Association, to be held at San An- tonio, Tex., June 3. =R Mantell Must Pay Alimony. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 6.—The mo- tion to commit Robert B, Mantell for con- tempt for failing to pay his wife the ali- mony awarded her under the decree of di- ]\'o which was granted July 17, 1893, has been ¢ anted by Judge Heekman in Su- preme Court chambers. The arrears amount to $3520, po R P ___Death of a Spokane Banker. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 6.—Anthony M. Gannon, 60 years old, a merchant of Spokane Fails, Wash., was found dead in his room at the Stuyvesant House to-day. The Coroner found that he died from na- tural causes. He was president of the Spokane Falls National Bank, * —_— Burglars Use Dynamite. AMSTERDAM,N.Y,, April 6,.—Burglars entered the National Bank at Sherrivale last night, and wrecked the safe with dyna- mite. The bank officials cannot yet give an estimate of the amount der obtained. G —_— For Forging Checks, ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 6—John R. Maxwell, a prominent stock-shipper of Republic Junction, was arrested yesterday for forging checks in payment for stock which he bought in Kansasand shipped here. e Delaware’s Senatorial Deadlock. DOVER, Devr., April 6.—But one ballot was taken for Senator to-day. It resnlted: years Stanford University " will have !he‘ est income of any educational institu- ' While the speeches exchanged were rather out of the usual order, in view of | the character of the mission the remarks | of the President in response to Baron Rio | Branco, who acted as spokesman for the | Brazilians, were significant where they | touched on arbitration, having in mind | the efforts now being made to induce | Great Britain to submit her boundary dis- | pute with Venezuela to this method of | settlement. The Brazilians were re- | splendent in gold lace and embroideries | and medals and ribbons, in marked con- | trast to the black attire of the President | and Secretary Uhl. After the formal pres- | entation Baron Rio Branco said: | “Mr. President: I'he award rendered by | your Excellency on the boundary question | submitted for arbitration by my Govern- ment and that of the Argentine Republic under the treaty of the 7th of September, 1889, has fulfilled the object of the special m ons which, during nearly two years, | I have had the good fortune to discharge in conjunction with General Cerquira near | your Excellency. Thus I have the honor i to present two letters from the President of | the United States of Brazil, in one of which he expresses his appreciation and that of the Brazilian nation for the gra- cious solicitude with which your Excel- | lency, in the midst of grave duties pertain- | ing to your high office, examined and de- { termined the questions submitted to your decision, and in the other of which he gives notice of the recall of the two Minis- i ters on the special mission intrusted with | the advocation of the rights of Brazil. The | solution of this ancient controversy was certainly a happy and honorable event for the two friendly nations which had re- course to the enlightened and impartial judgment of your Excellency. *‘The congratulations between the Presi- dents of the two republics clearly demon- strate that your Excellency’s decision was received in both with satisfaction, inas- much as by the removal of a cause of pos- sible discord and complication it acts powerfully toward the conservation of peace and good neighborhood between the two nations. It 1s gratifying to be able to record this new triumph of the principle of reasonable and humane international arbitration, the practice of which, always earnestly advocated by the United States, has become more frequent every day, and marks one of the greatest advances in the law of nations.” To the thanks of the plenipotentiary the President replied as follows: “Mr. Minister: Itis very gratifying to me to receive from your hands the letter whereby the President of the United States of Brazil expresses in his name and that of the people of Brazil the apprecia- tion of my action in consenting to consider and determine the question of boundaries between that country and the Argentine | Republic, which was presented to me as arbitrator by the joint choice of the two countries concerned. “The United States has long and earn- estly advocated the resort to international arbitration in the settlementof difficulties which may not be amenable to the ordi- nary methods of diplomatic treatment, and especially fof the adjustment of con- troversies depending largely upon his- torical facts and determinable upon com- petent evidence and under rules akin to those which obtain in judicial procedure. Tending their example as they have done on many occasions by themselves resort- ing to this honorable and humane form the United States, through its chief magis- trate, could do no less than give its assist- ance to other friendly states in furthering alike disposition of controversies arising between them, and hence it was not alone a gratifying pleasure to me to assume the grave personal respcnsibility tendered to me by Brazil and the Argentine Republic, but there was also in a high sense the ful- fillment of an international duty toward two friendly states which it behooved the President of the United States to perform in the interest of good relationship of the western hemisphere. “During the long period of my consider- ation of the interesting questions involved in the Missiones boundary dispute it has been my fortune to maintain agreeable personal relations with the envoys of the two countries who had been intrusted by their respective Governments with the presentation of their cases and the evi- dence and arguments in support thereof. Now that their labors and mine in this re- gard are ended and the duty that has called you hither is appropriately closed, it be- comes my duty to receive your letters of recall prior to your return to your own country. I trust that you and your es- teemed colleague, General Cirquira, will carry with you no less agreeable memories than those you leave here in official and social circles. To the friendly assurances heretofore given of the attachment of the Government and my countrymen for the sister republic of South America, I am gratified at the opportunity to add re- newed expressions, and I beg that upon your return to your country you will con- vey to the President of the United States of Brazil my best wishes that peace and prosperity may long be the portion of that country.” £ STARCH WORKS DESTROYED, Fire Sweeps Through Buildings Cover- _ing Ten Acres. COLUMBUS, Oxro, April 6.—The Ameri- can Starch Works, with buildings covering ten acres, burned to-day. The plant was being run day and night on account of Higgins 9, Addicks 5, Massey 4, Pennwill 1, Ridgely 10, Bayard 1. a rush. In the dryroom, on the fourth floor, the flames were first discovered. Water mains in the buildings were dis- abled because they could not be reached, and the pipes being burned off weakened the pressure from without. In fifty min- utes the building was wrecked and §$200,000 had gone up in smoke. The amount of insurance, as far as can be ascertained, is $85,000. Seventy-five thousand bushels of corn were destroyed. One watchman is missing and is supposed to be burned. Another had a narrow escape. The works were owned by the Mooneys of Louisville and Cincinnati and were not in the trust. £ FOR CHEAP TELEPHONES. The New Syndicate Promises toTake Them . Fromthe List of Lumuries. CHICAGO, Itr., April 6.—John 8. Run- nells, the wealtny Chicago attorney, formerly chief counsel for the Pullman Company, and whose name had been connected with the big telephone syndicate deal admitted to- day that he is a member of the syndicate which is to enter the field against the Bell Company. It is true,” said he, “that I am a mem- ber of the syndicate, and that the prelim- inary arrangements have all been consummated. I will go further and say that I am glad to be in- cluded among the elect, for there are, in my opinion, vast possibilitiesin the telephone field. This is not a fight against a corporation, a local company or a pateat. It is rather a project which is to cut the telephone from the list of lux- uries and to give each householder the privilege of talking to his family and friends when they happen to be in the country at a nominal cost.” PLUNDERED A PREACHER More Crimes Committed by the Oklahoma Train- Robbers. The Robbed Divine Started in Pur- sult and His Body Was Riddled With Bullets. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 6.—A special to the Star from Hennessey, O. T., says: Three Dover train-robbers are still at large. One has disappeared and is sup- posed to have died from wounds received at the hands of the United States Marshal Thursday. ; Last evening the remainder of the gang escaped from the brush where they were surrounded by deputies and went to the house of Rev. Mr. Godfrey, a Baptist preacher, and demanded supper. After obtaining it they robbed the preach of his money and valuables, took two of his best horses and rode away. After the robbers had gone Godfrey mounted another horse and started in pur- suit. His body was found this morning about five miles from home riddled with bullets. The farmers have organized a posse of about 100, and with the Deputy Marshals | are giving the outlaws a close chase. They are now in the Gloss Mountains, where good hiding-places can be found. 1f it is possible for the posse to locate them there is not the slightest doubt that they will be strung up to the nearest tree. Godfrey leaves a widow and several chil- dren. HENNESSY, 0. T., April 6.—The dead robber has been identified as one of the old Dalton gang and one of the men who held up the Santa Fe train at Silvia, Kans., last November. The description tallies, even to marks on his hand, his teeth and a rup- ture, which was attended by a physician in Kansas just before the hold-up at Silvia. el Little Rock’s Spring Meeting. LITTLE ROCK, Agk., April 6.—The spring meeting of the Little Rock Jockey Club closed to-day. The track was heavy and the attendance good. Six furlongs, Frank Gayle won, Maggie Gary second, Morphy third. Time, 1:1614. Five furlongs, Concession won, Mont- gomery second, Fasig third. Time, 1:0414. One and a sixteenth miles, Jockey Club stakes, walkover for Henry Young. One mile, Wanderer won, Wahatchie second, Upman third. Time, 1:46. Five and a half furlongs, Josephine won, Shield Bearer second, Darza third. Time, 1:10%4. Sl s New York Methodist Conference. KINGSTON, N. Y., April 6.—The fourth day of the New York Methodist conference was mainly devoted to routine business, Bishop Newman spoke on “Practical Homiletics, or How to Make a Sermon,” this morning. Dr. Hartzell spoke of the work of the “Freedmen’s Aid and Southern Educa- tional Society,” reminding the conference of the growing competition of the Roman Catholic Church among the negro children of the South. Death of a Pastor. MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 6.—The Rev. Hermann Holzauer, for years pastor of 8t. Joseph's Catholic Church, died to- day. A WOMAN LETTER-CARRIER. Mrs. Ann Hawkins Acted for Thirty- Two Years in That Capacity. Mrs. Ann Hawkins, whose death at Cut- skye, near Castleford, is announced, had a remarkable career. She was a native of Pontefract, and from the time of the Queen’s coronation, in 1837, till 1869, she fulfilled the office of town letter-carrier, and discharged the duties single-handed. She wasnever known to be absent from her duties from sickness during the whole of her period of services. Through the inter- est of the late Lord Houghton and Mr. Chllders, who then refireseqted Pontefract in Parliament, Mrs. Hawkins' services to the country were brought before the notice of the then Postmaster-General, and for about twenty-seven years past she’ has been in receipt of a well-earned pension. Prior to the introduction of railways into the district, letters weredelivered in Ponte- fract by postboys meeting the mail coaches proceeding north and south at Ferrybridge, and some bags of letters and newspapers, which contained as many as fifty or sixty missives gmlfl were consid- ered a good average in Mrs. Hawkins’ time. Mrs. Hawkins wore a singular water- proof garb in wet weather, and carried the letters in a small coyered basket, protected by waterproof covering. She had delivered many writs of Parliamentary elections in llgere‘clpwhy as postwoman.—Yorkshire 0sf ————————— Some Errors of the Wire. The telegraph has indulged in many wit- ticisms at the expense of the members of the Houses of Parliament. It has trans- formed a classical allusion to “Cato and Brutus’’ into “Cats and Brutes;” the celebrated phrase used by the Jate Mr. W. E. Fo in a speech on his Irish golic'y, “mauvais s;g‘;h and village ruf- l‘m ,m‘!?w ."y',a? d in t] raffians; e e fobnd. wanting” into *itried in the bal- ance and found Pnflng"’ “‘the cow was cut into halves” into ‘the cow was cut into calves,” and ‘“the militia is a great constitutional force” into “‘the militia is a t constitutional farce.”—Macmillan’s fiagazine. : LEAK ON' DECISIONS, Supreme Court Justices Aroused to a Keen Pitch. LAST STRAW IS BROKEN. Copies Hawked About Among the Correspondents at the Capital. CONTEMPT PROCE®DINGS NEXT. Some One May Suffer by the Pre- mature Report in the Income Tax Case. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6.—The publication of the Supreme Court decision in the income tax case by the Chicago Tribune this morning is the talk of Wash- ington to-night. The Justices will, of course, not have anything to say either in affirmation or denial of the correctness of the publication, but it is known that they had a meeting to-day and were very angry. Some time ago decisions of the court on the Bates refrigerator case and the Oak- land water-front case were anticipated by Eastern newspapers have been caustic in leak out. Carrand one or two papers in the East printed dispatches to the effect that the court was evenly divided in the tax case, four being in favor of the income tax and four against it, and that Justice Field was one of the dissenters. These reports were afterward taken up by other papers, and it bas been rumored for several days that the Justices were in a mood to cite several newspaper correspondents for tontempt. It is expected to-night that the publica- tion of the text of the income tax decision in Chicago this morning will be the straw court, goaded to anger by newspaper criti- cism, will endeavor to stop these leaks by instituting proceedings for contempt. It was reported to-night that Chief Justice Fuller said: ‘I will wait until this morn- ing’s Chicago Tribune reaches Washing- ton, and if its publication of the decision is correct in verbiage or substance some one will be punished. This prying into our deliberations must be stopped.” It is understood that R. E. Patterson, correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, pur- chased a proof sheet of the decision, They have been hawked around Washington newspaper offices for several days. They were offered to correspondents of the New York Herald, New York Times and St. Louis Globe-Democrat and other papers, but their correspondents were doubtful of their genuineness and refused to purchase them, especially as $1000 was the price asked. The Supreme Court decisions are not printed at the Government Printing- office, but are set up by private establish- ments, the proprietor being in the confi- dence of the Justices and a trusted man. He sets the type himself and runs off the proof sheets, instead of allowing his com- positors and pressmen to do it. The sup- position is that his sheets were stolen by one of his employes and sold by a third party. Several years ago a copy of a Supreme Court decision was obtained in this way and sold to the New York Herald and Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Since the publication of President Ar- thur’s annual message in advance of de- livery by a Chicago paper, the Govern- ment has taken great care that -no Presi- dent's message should get out again. It is delivered by the President to Foreman Bryan, and he gives it out in such small “‘takes’’ that no part handled by any one compositor would give an idea of the pur- port of the general tenor of the whole mes- sage or of any part of it. The form is made up by Foreman Bryan himself, and he also runs the copies off on the press, after which they are locked up in the safe and the form is “‘pied.” But the Supreme Court did not dare trust its decisions to the care of the Public Printer. It is thought that the court may change the verbiage of its decision, al- though, of course, the decision itself will not be modified in any way as the result of this premature publication. It is re- ported to-night that correspondents of Chicago, San Francisco and New York papers will be cited for contempt for an- ticipating the decisions, but as yet none of them have received notice of any such action by the court. THE HERO OF THE DAY. Ex-Congressman Livingston Makes a Great Hit in Venezuela. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6. — Ad- vices from Venezuela state that ex-Con- gressman Livingston of Georgia is the hero of the day there, and that it would not be surprising if his statue were erected on the public square at Caracas, alongside that of ex-President Monroe, as an exponent of the Monroe doctrine. Mr. Livingston introduced the resolution which passed Congress, directing the State Department to intercede between Great Britain and Venezuela for a settlement of their troubles. He also made a speech on the subject, sounding the Monroe doctrine. The speech, it seems, struck a popular chord in Ven- ezuela. — Movements of Warships. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6.—The Monterey sailed yesterday for Callao, Peru. Slre will stop at all of the principal ports of the Central and Southern coast along her route. The San Francisco has sailed from Palermo, Italy, for Smyrna, and the Marblehead from Gibraltar for Beyrout to protect American missionaries in that section of Turkey. Pt i e His Commission Canceled. WASHINGXON, D. C., April 6.—Secre- tary Morton has canceled the honorary commission issued to W. E. von Johansen of California, who is about to go to Berlin in connection with the proposed expedition for the display of Calfiornia products in that port. e Meeting of the Cabinet, WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6.—The President was accompanied by Mrs. Cleve- land in his drive into the city yesterday to attend the Cahinet meeting. Post- master-General Wilson was present for the first time and there was a full attendance. s gl Suits Against Railroads. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6.—Secre- | tary Smith to-day sent a letter to the the press, and Washington and other | their criticism of the Justices for allowing | information of so important a character to | Again, on March 28 and April 1 the | to break the camel’s back, and that the | Attorney-General requesting that suit be instituted against the Southern Pacific to secure title to the United States of a small tract of land in the Los Angeles (Cal) dis- trict. A similar recommendation is made regarding the A. and P. Company in the Harrison (Ark.) district. e OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. Another Batch of Pensions and Some Increases. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6.—Pen- sions have been granted: California— Original—John J. Sherer,National Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles. Increase—John Baker, Windsor, Sonoma County. Reissue —Joseph L. Cobb, San Francisco, George W. Wayne, Lower Lake, Lake County. Mexican war widows—Anna M. Platt, Butte County. Original—William H. Gragg, Yountville, Napa County; Dennis Corbett, Vallejo, Solano County; Emery B. Belden, Los Angeles. Additional—Horace Dresser, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles. Increase—Daniel Wilson, Riverside. Reissue and increase—John T. Marshall, National Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles. Original widow—Anna Lurch, Kernville, Kern County. Oregon: Original—William J. Wiggs, Rock Creek, Lynn County. Original wid- ow — Hannan McFerron, Brownsville, Lynn County. Reissue—John W. Schmidt, Fruitland, Marion County. Washington: Original — Gilbert M. Warde, Oakville, Chehalis County; F. M. Munson, Shelton, Mason County. Increase —J. G. Chambers, Tacoma, Pierce County; Reissue—George Frazier, Cherry Valley, King County: John W. Holman, Dayton, Columbia County. Additional — Charles National | W. Robbins; Medical Lake, Spokane County. NOT T0 CALL CONGRESS, President Cleveland Deter- mined Not to Cause an Extra Session. Nothing Definitely Known in Refer- ence to the Decision on the Income Tax Cases. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6.—The attention of several members of the Cabi- | net was called to-day to the publication of the Supreme Court decision on the income tax, but they declined to express any | opinion thereon, on the ground that it | would be manifestly improper to ‘discuss | any opinions of the court, at least until | they had been officially promulgated. | From another but entirely authentic | source it was learned that whatever the decision of the court may be, the Presi- dent will not call an extra session of Con- gress, ana even should the decision de- clare the law to be wholly unconstitu- tional, the President will adhere to his de- termination to not call Congress togetber, and will so announce. All efforts to se- cure from members of the Supreme Court | either authoritative confirmation or denial | of tne publication proved unavailing. | Senator Voorhees,chairman of the Finance Committee, when told of the publication to-day, said: “It may be that a portion of | the law may not be sustained. I consider there is a possibility of such a result, but Ido not know anything, and do not be- lieve any one outside of the court knows a thing about it. But suppose it should be true that that portion of the law regard- ing rents and municipal bonds should prove to be, in the opinion of the court, unconstitutional, the law will not be ma- terially impaired. It will still afford im- mense revenue. Estimates that are made are entirely too low on the amount of revenue which would be derived from the law as a whole. Instead of its including from $15,000,000 to $30,000,000, it will add $50,000,000, $75,000,000, or even $100,000,000 to the revenue.” Senator Harris of the Finance Commit- tee declined to discuss the question, as also did Senator Jones of Arkansas. Senator Peffer expressed the opinion that if incomes from rent and bonds should be eliminated, the efliciency of the law will be materially crippled. ‘Leaving out the consideration of the question of tax on bonds,”” he said, ‘“rent is the most important one when we consider that a third of the farmers in the country are renters; that 52 per cent of the entire population of the country at large and 77 per cent of people living in cities of over 100,000 population are also thus classed, and in New York City the percentage of rentersis 94. Such a decision would re- sult in a great spread of population.’” The Supreme Court is in consultation to-day as usual on Saturdays, but it cannot be learned whether the income tax opinion has been prepared or will be handed down on Monday. ———— General Farnsworth Paralyzed. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6.—Gen- eral J. B. Farnsworth of Albany, N. Y., an intimate friend of Senator Hill, was stricken with paralysis at the Arlington Hotel and his condition is so verv serious that the worst is feared. His wife had been staying at the hotel for some time. g . Teachers in Indian Schools. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6.—Presi- dent Cleveland has approved the amend- ment to the civil service regulations relat- ing to the employment of teachers in Indian schools. ————— Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6—To day’s statement of the condition of the treasury shows available cash balances $187,064,752; gold reserve, $90,449,115, The Colonna Divorce. LONDON, En~e., April 6.—Advices re- ceived from Rome concerning the report that the Roman courts have pro- nounced a decree of separation in favor of Princess Colonna, daughter of Mrs. J. W. Mackay, awarding her the cus- tody of her children, are to the effect that since the court decreed the separation in 1838 there has been no further judgment of any kind in the case. PRI AN Minister Ransom Improving. CITY OF MEXICO, Mex., April 6.— TUnited States Minister Ransom was resting easier at last accounts, but large carbuncles have developed on his neck and elbows. He speaks with extreme hoarseness, and it will probably prevent his attending to the duties of his office for a week or so. Sl Cgpr i o The Pope’s Easter Address. ROME, ITavry, April 9.—The Pope, in his Easter address just issued, has made an- other appeal to the prelates and members of the Church of England. In this appeal he takes a still more decided stand in favor of Catholic unit; Panama Laborers Strike. COLON, Covonsia, April 6.—The labor- ers who have been at work on the Panama canal have struck for an increase of wages of $1 per day. A detachment of troops has been sent to maintain order among the strikers. NEW TO-DAY. SPRING LAGES JUST OPENED, ALL THE 1895 NOVELTIES, CONSISTING OF “Beurre” and “Ivory’’ Applique, Irish Point and Plauen Net Top Laces, a large variety of designs in all widths. At Moderate Prices. SPECIAL LOT OF 5 inches wide pure silk AT lBlom({gn Laqesl; colors are, ilac, blue, pink, cream, maise, ~ cardinal, apple-green and nile. IOG- WORTH 35 Cents. POINT COLLARS, NOVELTY STYLE, IN BLACK JET AND BEURRE COLORED LACE, SILKS. New Patterns R T e Fancy Weave Black Dress Silks JUST OPENED, At 75e, $1.15, $1.25 & $1.50 Per Yard CORDED WASH SILKS, REDUCED WIDTH 21 INCHES, TO BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS, 35 PRICE WAS 500. 9C. KOHLBERG, STRAUSS & FROHMAN, 107 AND 109 POST STREET, AND—— 1220-1222-1224 MARKET ST. 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