The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 9, 1895, Page 2

2 STOCKTON'S BOYCOTT The Flour Ring Closes Its Doors to Retail Dealers. TWO FIRMS FIGHT BACK. Determined to Give the People Cheap Bread Despite the Combine. DRIVING OUT COMPETITION. The Boycott Declared in Order to Keep the Oregon Product Out of the Market. STOCKTON, CaL., June 8.—Itisa curious and interesting fact that while this city is the headquarters of the flour milling in- dustry in California, it is the sceneofa ively battle for the control of the local market in that line. What is bet- ter known as the ‘‘Flour Combine” has a desperate fight on hand at its own doors with the Oregon miliers. Thousands of sacks of the powdered staple are landed here every day by the steamers of the Union Transportation Company, while, on the other hand, large consignments leave here regularly for shipment to China and Central America. The origin of the movement to introduce Oregon flour into the very citadel of the California flour kings is due to the spirit of retaliation alone. Some time ago the millers’ ring in Stockton undertook the scheme of driving Oregon flour out of the Oregon home market. In self-defense the Oregonians concluded to see what they could accomplish in the way of selling their flour in Stockton. By means of making a big cut in prices they soon succeeded in creating quite a de- mand for their product among the local merchants. While the price for the local product was $3 10 a barrel, the Webfoot flour found quick and resdy sales at $2 60. Alarmed at the inroads. made upon the business, the flour combine in Stockton at first appealed through various sourcesto the people to stand by their great home industry. They argued that inasmuch as they employed a large number of men who supported families in Stockton out of their wages, it was the patriotic duty of all Stocktonians to consume only Stockton- made flour. The Oregon article to their dismay, however, continued to pour in. The difference in price was too tempting to the majority of economical housekeepers to induce them to pay more than they they ought to pay for the privilege of mak- ing their own bread. They turned a deaf ear to the cries of the emissaries of the big mills on the channel, and as they ordered their grocers to send them the Oregon th flour, “Wa; v hummed from Longfellow’s Inn” the well-known couplet: flour be fresh and sound, th in what mill "twas ground? it moral suasion was no longer. uvailable to check the growing trade of their riyals upon their own terri- tory, the millmen in the combine pro- ceeded to adopt stringent methods. They conceived the idea of applying a boycott to all local merchants presuming to handle Oregon flour. Accordingly a paper has been prepared containing an agreement stipulating that after a given date the signers bind themselves not to sell the imported article. The penalty of its vio- lation is that not a pound of Stockton flour shall ever be sold to any local dealer. All but two oi the merchants have been dragooned into signing the offensive com- pact. One of them, who has been fighting the ring for some months past, having among his customers some people who preferred California flour, and, finding every mill closed to him here, had to send to Sacramento for a carload. A few z0 he ordered out of his store a rep- tative of the Sperry mills, who had called upon him and menaced him with the consequences of incurring his wrath. The other merchant, who does a large business with the farmers and townspeople, is also resolute in his purpose to defy the boycott which is about to be placed on him by the big mills here. The consumers of flourin Stockton are well acquainted with the situation. They know of no reason why they should not be furnishea with flour as cheanly as the people of either S8an Francisco or Oak- land. In these two cities, where the “flour combine” has to encounter the oppo- sition of the Oregon mills, the price is 2 50 a barrel, where, as before stated, the Stockton mills charge local dealers $3 10. The latter figure is the stanaing quotation in San Francisco, but a discount of 60 cents a barrel is allowed the dealers there, a reduction that is not made here. Another source of complaint on the part of the local merchants in Stockton is the practice of the millers here in doing a retail business with the farmers. They say that they makea special discount to that class, whom they contrive to hoodwink in many ways. The farmers are strenuously urged to use Btockton-made flour, because the home mills are represented to be always ready to pay them the highest prices for their wheat. As a matter of fact, the mills here are buyers in theopen market at the low- est price they can obtain. It is known that they grind up a considerable quantity of wheat raised in the Sacramento Valley for which they pay only the lowest figure, and that they have also drawn upon the accumulated stock of wheat stored in the Port Costa warehouses. One of the lead- ing wheat-raisers in this vicinity says that with flour at $310 a barrel the farmer is legitimately entitled to $1 10 a hundred for his wheat. ‘While professing the greatest sympathy with the horny-handed grangers here- abouts, and pleading with them to wuse only Stockton-made flour, the members of the distracted “‘flour combine” do not hesitate to seek the cheapest market them- selves when they are hunting the grain. THE COURRAL HOLLOW ROAD. Definite Propositions Submitted to Stock- ton People by 1Its Profectors. STOCKTON, CaL., June 8,—A commit- tee from the Stockton Commercial Asso- ciation met the representatives of the Corral Hollow Railway project this after- noon at 2 o’clock, and the latter made defi- nite proposals to be submitted to the peaple of Stockton. . They want the citizens to furnish or se- cure for them a right of way fifty feet wide' from the San Joaquin River to the city limits; the right of way on Hunter street, from South street to Hazleton avenue; two blocks of land 50x300 feet each, be- tween Hazleton and Scott avenues and El Dorado and San Joaquin streets; the THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNi)AY, JUNE 9, 1895. right of way over Hazleton avenue from Hunter street east to the city limits, and west from the latter street to Commerce street, along the bank of Mormon Channel to Monroe street, and along Monroe street to Weber avenue, with the necessary land for a curve at the corner of Monroe street and the avenue; and the right of way on ‘Weber avenue westerly to the property of the Farmers’ Union and Milling Company. Besides this they want what cuts a greater figure than anything else—the un- occupied property of the Farmers’ Union, extending 700 feet along the-south side of Stockton Channel and running back to ‘Weber avenue. They also ask for a right of way across block D. As an alternate preposition the repre- sentatives of the Corral Hollow Railway asked for the right of way to Mormon Channelas in the route just outlined ; down Mormon Channel to Harrison street; along Harrison street to Weber avenne, with a Y on the street and across block 9; thence along Weber avenue to the Farmers’ Union property. The 700 feet of valuable water frontage asked for in the original proposi- tion is also requested in the alternate one. The committee gave the projectors of the road no definite answer, but agreed to lay their proposals before a special meet- ing of the Btockton Commercial Associa- tion. The consideration of the requests of the Corral Hollow people is regarded as of great importance to this city. Nearly every one fayors securing the road, if pos- sible, but the raising of enough money to obtain the property wanted is not an easy task, as Stockton has given so liberally to the Valley railway. The land on the water front will be costly, and it is probable that the committee will endeavor to persuade the railway people to alter their plans so as make use of Senator Boggs’ land on Mor- mon Channel, as he is disposed to deal very liberally with them and with the city. But though the task of raising money to secure the road will be a hard one the peo- ple of Stockton want the line and will probably get it. The Commercial Associa- tion held a special meeting to-night for the purpose of discussing the project. The cost of the water-front property alone will not be less than $60,000. WELLINGTON - EXPLOSION. One Miner Blown to Atoms and Several Buildings Are Wrecked. Fire in the Victim’s Cabin Com- municates to a Keg of Dyna- mite Beneath His Bed. NANAIMO, B. C., June 8.—Jesse Smith, a miner of Wellington, met an awful death early this morning. He was sleeping alone in his cabin, which by some mischance caught fire. The flames spread to a keg of dynamite beneath his bed. A terrible ex- plosion followed, arousing the whole camp. Smith’s body was blown to pieces and the cabin and several adjoining buildings were wrecked. SR COLONEL HEWETT DEAD. He Was Once Prominently Connected With the Southern Pacific. LOS ANGELES, Cav., June 8.—Colonel E. E. Hewett died at his residence in this city to-night of paralysis of the heart. Colonel Hewett was prominently con- nected with the Southern Pacific Company in this city from 1873 to 1888, and also served a term as Tax Collector of Los Angeles county. He was 67 years of age. - Rear Admiral Walker Sails for Sitka. SEATTLE, WasH., June 8—Rear Ad- miral John G. Walker, chairman of the Board of Lighthouse Inspectors, arrived this afternoon. He at once went aboard the lighthouse tender Columbine and sailed for Sitka. From there he will cruise along the coast to San Diego and inspect the buoys and the principal guides to navigation, ol Fire at San _Anselmo. SAN RAFAEL, CarL., June 8.—The resi- dence of Charles Kain at San Anselmo was burned to the ground early yesterday morning. The loss was $2500. PUT TO0 A BEITER USE. Moneys Intended to Pay the Income Tax Given to Charity. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 8.—The Rey. John Hall has contributed the $1000 that his income tax might have been to the fund for home missions asked for by the Gen- eral Assembly. It is said many persons of wealth have thought of giving an amount equal to that saved by the death of the tax to charitable organizations. The Rey. Dr. Langford, secretary of the foreign and home missions of the Episco- pal church, said to-day: *“We received recently a letter from an anoymous contributor inclosing a sum of money. The donor stated that the money was to have been used to pay his income tax, but since the law had been declared unconstitutional he felt like giving the money to charity. Still more recently we received a check of $1000 from a lady in this city-who is noted for her charity. She said that now since the income tax had be- come a dead letter she felt able to make the bequest and hastened to do so.” —_—— SHOT TWO STUDENTS. The Crime Committed by a Burly Negro at Princeton. PRINCETON, N. J., June 8.— Two students of Princeton College, Jerry Coch- ran, '98, and Fred Ohl, '98, were shot to- night in front of Anderson’s restaurant by a negro named Jackson. Three shots were fired, all taking effect. Cochran’s injuries are not serious, but Ohl is in a bad condi- tion. The trouble originated in the negro blocking the sidewalk and the students attempting to pass. The negro has a bad reputation, and the feeling among the students has been aroused by his murder- ous attack. The town officials were not slow to arrest Jackson and convey him to a place of safety outside the county. The students were kept in check by the college authorities. a1 RESIST EVICTION. Serious Conflict With Striking Virginia Miners. WELCH, Va., June 8,—Striking miners in the Pocahontas region of Virginia are being evicted from the houses they occupy iu large numbers and the excitement there is intense. The officers chop their way through barricaded doors and remove the furniture. One woman, a Hungarian, who fought to prevent her furniture being re- moved, was struck with a hatchet by a constable and seriously injured, To-day five men, acting as agents for W.G. Bald- win, the Norfolk and Western Railroad detective, were arrested at Pocahontas for g and trying to compel by force some of the strikers to go to work. Serious results may be the outcome. o i General Harrison Returns. ;NDIAHAPOLIE, Ixp., June 8.—Benja- min Harrison got home to-day feeling strong and hearty. REACH SANTA CRUZ| Pilgrims of the Desert Comple‘te Their 2 Journey. WELCOMED WITH MUSIC. They Find a Hospitable Oasis in the Beautifully Deco- rated City. GUESTS JOIN IN A DANCE. To-Day the Visiting Shriners Will Be Banqueted at Big Tree Grove. o SANTA CRUZ, CaL, June 8.—The Nobles of the Mystic Shrine arrived this evening, 200 strong. The train stopped at the foot of Main street, below the Sea Beach Hotel, where the Shriners alighted. The Hastings band was stationed on the veranda of the hotel and welcomed the visitors with choice music. Immediately after their arrival the Shriners were entertained at dinner in the dining-room of the hotel. A grand ball in the dance-hall was a feature of the evening. The decorations of the hall were novel as well as unique. The main room was draped with graceful festoons of yel- low and white bunting, and here and there were Japanese lanterns. At the music- stand at the north ena the Turkish deco- rators had centered their work. It was unique in its Oriental splendor. The most beautiful Turkish lamps, rugs and em- broideries of all kinds and of the finest workmanship and design were used. The ball was well attended by the Shriners and their families and a number of invited guests. To-morrow they will take a drive to the Big Tree grove, where they will have their dinner. Itisthe in- tention of a great many of them to remain through carnival week. DONNING CARNIVAL GARB. The City of the Venetian Fete Ready for the Crowd of Visitors. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., June 8.—This has been the busiest day since preparations for the carnival commenced. There has been a constant rush at the headquarters, at the dam, on the streets, and at the tribunes and pavilion. At the headquarters this afternoon an executive committee meeting was held, and it was also pay day. Long lines of men were formed, and those in charge were kept busy paying the hun- dreds of workmen in the employ of the as- sociation through the week. Only a few were at work on the dam to- day, asitisin the best of order, and the channels for the running of the waste water are about right since they were en- larged. Many decorations were placed in position to-day. There is scarcely a business house on Pacific avenue where the yeilow and white is not conspicuous. Hundreds of trees are being used by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company in beautifying the union depot grounds. Wagon-loads of fir, oak, madrone and redwood are being used. A row of trees hasbeen planted from Pacific avenue to the grounds, and around the grounds a regular forest has been planted. The decoration of the Sea Beach Hotel and its beautiful grounds has been com- pleted. From the flagstaffs large carnival flags are floating, and the main street front is a mass of yellow and white bunting, which is festooned in a graceful manner. Japanese lanterns have been strung at in- tervals around the veranda, which extends around the house, while the beautiful gardens have lanterns by the dozen strung ou wires. When lighted at night the sight will be a pretty one. Sunshine Villa, the home of J. P. Smith, is to be illuminated the most brilliantly of any place in this city during the carnival week. Strings of Japanese lanterns will extend from the roof of the house to the ground, and throughout the whole of the beautiful gardens Japanese lanterns will be placed. About as busy a spot as could be ima- gined is the caruival grounds. Carpenters are to be found at every turn putting on the finishing touches to the seats. To-day the gateways to the grounds were built and more seats erected. The boxes along the river front have been covered with yellow and white bunting, and the seats with white cloth. The work of decorating the carnival pavilion is being pushed rapidly forward. The sides of the pavilion are buried in cloth, and hundreds of flags and streamers of every nation have arrived and are ready to be placed in position around the ball- room. On Monday the netting for the ceiling will be placed in position, and it will then be covered with the choicest roses. The bandstand is finished and the electricians are busy. To-day they placed twenty arclamps in position, to be used for the lighting of this pavilion. The executive committee has allowed the residents of Eastcliff 500 feet of wire and 200 lanterns, whici will be used for the illumination of Kastcliff, which overlooks the mouth of the SBan Lorenzo. The gondolss are being made as if by magic and the barges that are tied to the trees on the banks of the river are quickly being transformed into the most graceful Venetian gondolas. Some of them have already been launched and the vari-colored craft on the river make a pretty sight, The Queen’s barge has been launched znd is nearing completion. Fred Bwanton, who owns the Electra, a splendid electric launch, entered another electric launch for the river pageant to- day. He hasnamed it the J. T. Sullivan, and it is a beautiful boat. The badges for the officers and commit- tees arrived to-day. The floral and recep- tion committee badges are of white satin, with the words “Santa Cruz Venetian ‘Water Carnival” printed upon them. They are trimmed with a heavy gold fringe and tassels and suspended from a rosette of white and yellow, with the words “Recep- tion Committee” in open brass lettering. The badges for the officers and the chair- man of the committee are of yellow satin, with the same lettering as the committee badges, but with the name of the officer and chairman of whatever committee he represents added. They are trimmed with heavy silver fringe and tassels, and are suspended from a yellow and white bow of ribbon and a silver star. Grand Marshal Frack Mattison will have for his aids on Wednesday: George Winkle, F. L. Robinson, W. C. Hoffmann, Fred Barson Jr., J. J. Quill, W. 8. Parrish, ‘W. T. Morton, A. H. Bailey, G. 8, Tait, 8. D. Morgan, F. R. Walti and Charles E. 1 Towne. Grand Marshal Carl E. Lindsay will have for his aids od Friday: W.C. Hoffmann, W. P. Netherton, Ed Dauben- biss, Oscar Foster, Frank Helms, R. H. Pringle, Bailey Terrill, H. E. Irish, Ed Shirran, D. H. Wood and W. E. Miller. C. A. Rice was granted by the committee full sway in the matter of Saturday after- noQn’s parade. Grand Marshal Rice will have for his aids: A, A. Morey, Dr. J. P. Parker, George Harrington, J. L. Bourcq, Thomas McPherson and Charles Lewis of Sauta Cruz, George Tuttle-and F. Leonard of Watsonville, W. H. Dool of Bowlder, Charles Lowery of -Soquel and Edward Lloyd of San Francisco. Entries for the procession on the water continue to pour in. There is a pleasant rivalry as to who shall have the most gorgeously decorated and illuminated gondola. The plans to be carried out will result in such a procession of boats and gondolas, illuminated by thousands of lights, as this State has never seen. A telegram was received this morning stating that John D. Spreckels, with & party of friends, would leave San Fran- cisco early next week. Two tourist trains will be sent out from San Francisco on Friday evening, to remain here until Mon- day. TOUR OF DR. COLE. He Is Inspecting the University Build- ings of the Country. CHICAGO, Irr., June 8.—Dr. R. Beverly Cole, president of the American Medical Association and member of the faculty of the University of California, is at the Great Northern. Dr. Cole is on a tour of inspection of the universities of the coun- try having buildings similar to those to be erected at the University of California. He is accompanied by F. A. Becker, chair- man of the executive committee of the university, and Albert Button, the San Francisco architect. While in Chicago Dr. Cole and his party are being entertained and shown about by Surgeon-General Hamilton, Dr. Nicholas Senn, J. B. Mur- phy, T. B. Whitmore and F. C. Green. LOTH 70" LOSE CONTROL, Union Pacific Officials Yet Fighting for Branch Lines. They Would Be Perfectly Willing to Have an Assoclate Re- ceivership. SALT LAKE, Uran, June 8.—The Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern receivership case has been argued down to a point where about the only difference between the contending parties seems now to be whether there shall be one or two receivers appointed. The Union Pacific still insists on an associate receiver, while the loan company maintains that such appointment would defeat the whole pur- pose of the separate receivership because of the brief time which would be given to raise the money to be paid, until July 1. Mr. Storey in continuing his argument this morning insisted that the American Loan and Trust Company’s only purpose in the litigation was to put a man in charge of the Short Line who would guard its interests in relation to other roads and not be on both sides of the same question. The company had only until July 1 in which to raise over $1,400,000 to meet de- faulting interest’ on the first mortgages. The purpose of the other side was to secure modifications of the order so the loan company would have to gb back to Judges Gilbert and Sanborn and cause delay, so there would be no time before July 1 to raise the money. He referred to the con- dition of the Oregon Railway and Naviga- tion Company, which had shown in six months a loss of $750,000, and under a new receiver had within five months paid the interest and cleared the indebtedness. His success was because he was in close con- tact with the patrons of the line. As to the appointment of Mr. Egan, he was a man against whom the Union Paci- fic could find no fault, and yet they ask for an associate receiver. To appoint an | associate receiver would be a separation in name and not in fact, and would be ex-~ tremely unfair. If this court should find Mr. Egan unsuitable it'could remove him or associate another with him. “We ask you take him on trial and we will abide by the result,” he concluded. At this point the hearing closed. A de- cision in the case is expected on Monday. ———— HENEY IN CUSTODY. Says He Can Prove His Innocence of the Carson Mint Theft. DENVER, Covo., June 8.—James T. Heney, charged with complicity in the robbery of the United States Mint at Car- son City, Nev., was arrested by United States Marshal Humphrey at Leadville, and brought to Denver this morning and remained in the custody of United States Marshal Israel until this afternoon, when he was taken to Canyon City. Heney seemed pleased with the opportunity af- forded him to meet the charge, saying he is wrongly accused and will be able to prove his innecence. st MR 0 Debs Not a Candidate. CLEVELAND, Oxmro, June 8.—An officer of the local A. R. U. organization has re- ceived a letter from Eugene V. Debs, who says: “I cannot be considered a candidate for the Presidency. I would not permit myself to harbor such an aspiration an instant. I have little enough liberty as it is, and what little there is I do not wantto sacrifice on the political altar. Not that I fear to face the whirlwind of denuncia- tion which such an ambition would arouse, but I wish to remain untrammeled and do what little I can in my own way to free Americans.” amal o Bissouri’s Silver Democrats. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., June 8.—The Demo- cratic County Central Committee to-day passed resolutions favoring a State silver convention. Theresolutions demand of the Btate Central Committee that it take steps to ascertain the will of the majority of the Democrats in the State, aud in the event the committee fails to act 8 convention is favored, regardless of the action of the | State committee. The county committee also ogngsed a resolution favoring free coin- age of silver at 16 to 1. S e The Big Anaconda Mine. SALT LAKE, Urag, June 8.—A special to the Herald from Butte, Mont., says: The first step in the reorganization of the big Anaconda ‘Mining Company was taken to-day in the filing of articles of incorpora- tion of the Anaconda Copper Company with a cs&;m stock of $30,000,000, divided into 300,000 shares of $100 each. The ob- ject of the reorganization is to place the stocl 6 company on the market. Sl R, Riwts at a Wire Works. CLEVELAND, Omio, June 8.—~The po- lice were called upon to-day to quell riots at the works of the American Wire Com- pany, where 200 laborers struck yesterday for an increase in wages, The strikers, on learning that their places were bein; , became very violent. Stones w thrown and windows broken, but no one was injured. SETTLERS 60 HUNGRY Many in Cherokee Strip Are in Danger of Starvation. REPORTS OF SUFFERING. Pitiful Stories Told by Two Men Sent Out to Obtain Relief. DROUTH CAUSES THE TROUBLE. Unless Ald Is Sent to Oklahoma at Once Farmers’ Famllies Will Perish. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 8.—For some time reports of destitution and suffering among the settlers in parts of Oklahoma have reached the public, but for the most part they were not believed. It was thought that the newspaper correspondents of the Territory were using the subject as a means of tiding over a dull season, and of- ficial denials of reported instances lent color to this theory. The Rev. P. Shane and Judge T. B. Nash of Grant County, Oklahoma, reached the city to-day with a story of the actual con- dition of affairs among the settlers that is graphic in its picture of desolation and want. They come as a committee sent out by the people of Grant County to solicit aid for the daestitute and hungry. They have letters from T. J. Lowe, Territorial Secretary; Governor E. N. Morrill of Kansas and others equally well known vouching for them. They declare that the condition of affairs among the settlers of Grant County is one of desperate want. Hunger is their con- stant companion and the situation is such that only instant aid will prevent actual starvation among those who are trying to hold the claims which they secured in the Cherokee strip opening September 16, 1893. Owing to the drouths which have prevailed since the opening no crops have been raised. As a result the settlers are in actual want. They have no resources to exist on there, and to make the sitnation more desperate and hopeless they cannot getaway. The destitution is so great and widespread that the county government can furnish no assistance, and the Terri- torial government has no money for such purposes. Slowly but surely the settlers exhausted their resources. With actual starvation in sight the people of Prairie Township held a meeting, and started the movement which resulted in the county sending out the Rev. Mr. Shane and Judge Nash to tell the story of their extreme want to the charitable people of Kansas and Missouri and to beseech aid. They want provisions, flour, seed, food, clothing—anything, in fact, that will cover nakedness and fight off hunger. The stories the two messengers tell of the destitution is affecting in the extreme. The Rev. Dr. Shane, who draws a pension of $14 a month, tells this story: “For the last three months four families have been existing on’iny pension money. Last Monday 1 drew $42 for my last quar- ter. I paid the grocery bill and then had $175. Just before leaving on this strip 1 asked credit for a sack of flour, but was refused it. Then we had to face immedi- ate want. My son-in-law and his wife started away in their wagon Tuesday with- out a cent and without provisions. They said they might as well beg and starve on the road as to stay there and starve. I have not heard from them since.” The Kansas City Livesiock Exchange has appropriated §50 and a movement has been started to send immediate relief to the destitute. —_— READY TO ASSUME OFFICE: Mr. Olney Completes His Work at the Attorney-General’s Desk. Now He Will Be Sworn as Secretary of State by Chlef Justice Fuller. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 8.—Attor- ney-General Olney was busy all day ar- ranging his private papers and preparing for his transfer to the State Department. There was no formal leavetaking, although most of the subordinates of the department called during the day to ten- der their regrets and wish him success at the head of the diplomatic branch of the Government. His duties as Attorney-General ceased to-night. His last official act was to sign the commissions of Benjamin A. Bergin of San Francisco, appointed special assistant of the District Attorney of Northern Cali- fornia to take charge of the litigation in the redwood timber land entries, and Chauncey Wood of Rapid City, 8. D., as assistant to the District Attorney of that Btate in timber cases. Mr. Olney will be sworn in as Secretary of Btate Monday, morning, probably by Chief Justice Fuller. 3 OF INTEREST TO THE COAST, 4n Important Ruling Relating to Mail for the Orient, WASHINGTON, D. O., June 8.—The Postoffice Department to-day issued the following order: Two lines of steamships conyey mails from the United States to Japan and China, sailing from San Francisco twice and occasionally three times per month. Another line conveys mails to the same countries, leaving Tacoma. once and sometimes twice per month. Inasmuch as it is impracticable for most postmasters throughout the country to keep accurately advised of dates of sailing of steam- ships from different ports, they should there- ‘Tore continue to make up registered pieces for China and Japan in registered package enve- lopes addressed to the postmaster at San Fran- cisco, excepting, however, from this rule all registered pleces addressed by senders to go via steamships of the Tacoma line, or addressed ‘‘via Tacoma, Wash,” All such speclally ad- dressed registered articles from any postoffice ‘in the United States should be billed and made up in registered package envelopes, addressed to the Postmaster at Tacoma. Special instructions will be given to postmasters at several of the large cities to carefully calcnlate the time required for train dispatches between their respective ‘offices and Tacoma, having reference to date advertised for steamship sailings to China and Japsn,'and when expedition can certainly be gained for registered mail, not s to go otherwise, they will l%ll such registered mail to Tacoma. Otherwise preference will be given to the San Francisco exchange office. H. Lederer was to-day appointed Post- master at Lairds, Cal. G. A. Howard and wife of Los Angeles are at Willard's. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original — Samuel A. Philbrick, Sacra- mento. Additional—Fred R. Calden, Vet- erans’ Home. Original widows, etc.—Lau- riada Conner, Maine Prairie; Eliza J. Whitaker, Oakland. Oregon: Increase—George E. Burgess, -Granite Pass. R N BN WORKING FOR CHAPMAN. Case of the Contumacious Sugar Witness to Be Appealed. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 8.—Judge Shellabarger, attorney for Mr. Chapman, the witness in the Senate sugar inyestiga- tion, said that it was his purpose to appéal from the decision of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, denying a Writ of prohibition asked for in Chapman’s behalf, to the Supreme Court of the United States, but that this could not be done until the court should reconvene next October. He stated that the prin- cipal reason for this course was to exhaust all resources, so as to be in a position to ask the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus. el DISCHARGED FROM THE BUREAU. 4 Granddaughter of Francis Scott Key Leaves the Pension Department. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 8.—Among the 100 clerks discharged from the Pension Bureau to-day, in a reduction of the force, Wwas a grandaaughter of Francis Scott Key, the author of *“The Star-spangled Banner.” From her salary she supported her mother, who is 80 years old and blind. —_—— Released by the Mexicans. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 8—The Department of State is in receipt of a dis- patch, dated May 22, from Frank W. Rob- erts, United States Consul at Nogales, Mexico, saying that Fred Beckwith, an American citizen, who was imprisoned at Arispe, Mexico, last January, and was being held without trial, has been released. P STOPPING STATE DUTIES Mexico to Copy Many of the Laws of the United States. President Diaz’s Recommendations Are Belng Carrled Out in the Congress. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 7. — Ad- vices from Mexico state that the Mexican Congress, following the suggestion of Pres- ident Diaz in his annual message, has been considering important changes in the Fed- eral Constitution, with a view to making it somewhat similar to that of the United States in the limitation of the rights of the separate States to coin money, or to hinder commerce by tariff laws which discrimi- nate against goods brought from adjoining States in Mexico. Heretofore the Federal Government has not had the exclusive right to collect tariff taxes or internal revenues. As a result both the ¥ederal Government and the States have their separate laws on the same subject. Jealousies between States have led some of them to enact tariff laws discriminating against neighboring States. President Diaz spoke strongly for a reform and comprehensive revisions of tne constitutions have been presented accord- ingly. The firat articles of the constitution are changed so as to include a prohibition against the coinage of money or the issu- ance of paper bills or stamps by the States. Tariff discriminations between the States are prohibited by several strong provisions. Article 124 of the constitution is changed 50 as to give the Federal Government the exclusive right to hinder or prohibit the transportation of goods( foreign or domes- tic, brought into Mexico or into a State. By a supplemental section the law is made to take effect one year from July 1 next. ‘Whether the law embodying changes has passed its final stages is not clear from the information received here, although the legislation appears to be complete. et Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 8.—To- day’s statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $186.497,491; gold reserve, $99.391,505. CAUSES ONLY LAUGHTER. Opposition of a Dallas Alderman to the Coming Fight. DALLAS, Tex., June 8,—Alderman D. H. Webster has begun a war upon the proposed physical culture meeting between Corbett ana Fitzsimmons. He has called an indignation meeting at the City Hall on Monday afternoon of men of all religions to take measures to prevent the fight. He is laughed at generally, Applications for boxes and reserved seats have been pouring in to-day, al- though the fight will not take place antil October 31. The. price of admission has not been determined. Upon Dan Stew- art’s return contracts will be let for the building of the great Texas colisseum. e FOUGHT TO THE DEATH. A Kentucky Duel vn Which Both Prin- cipals Are Killed. LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 8.—A special to the Courier-Journal from Corbin, Ky., says: At Keavy, in Laurel County, eight miles northwest of here, T. D. Moore, post- master, and Tip Sterm, assistant postmas- ter, had a fight to-day in which both were instantly killed, each being shot near the heart. The men were brothers-in-law and Sterm was jealous of Moore, which was the cause of the tragedy. LA MeLaughlin in a Cell. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 8.—William M. McLaughlin, late Inspector of Police and Chief of the Detective Burean, spent last night in the Tombs, a convict. He was pale and nervous and appeared in a state of collapse. He walked up and down the cell through the small hours, having no inclination to rest or go to bed. To-day he declined to see reporters. It is believed by his friends that he will never serve a day in a penal prison. s e iy Explosion of Natural Gas. PITTSBURG, Pa., June 8.—While drill- ing an oil well on MecDonald farm near here to-day, a heavy flow of gas was struck at a depth of 1000 feet. The dmllers rushed to the boiler to put out the fire, but the great volume of gas exploded before they could get this done. John McLeod cannot' recover. His brother, Ed McLeod, and W. C. Proctor ‘are also badly buzued, but may recover. —— Their Boat Capsised. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 8. — John Schellabargerand Nellie Neff were drowned at Washington Park this afternoon, their boat capsizing. They were aged 22 and 10 years respectively. Their bodies have not yet been recovered. GOES AFTER VILLARD. Brayton Ives Stirs the Northern Pacific Scandal. WANTS LEAVE TO SUE For Shortages Alleged to Have Been Discovered in Some Transactions. THE ILLEGAL MANIPULATIONS. Interesting Disclosures Expected If the Investigation Is Granted. MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 8.—Brayton Ives will shortly come into court and ask for a hearing on a motion to instruct the receivers of the Northern Pacific road to sue Henry Villard for shortages alleged to have been discovered in the Northern Pa- cific and Manitoba transactions, both by Master Carey and by the controller of the company. < The motion, if granted, will bring up the former petition of Ives,in which he asks that the receivers be instructed to bring suit, not only against Villard but Messrs. Colby and Hoyt, foralleged irregu- larities and illegal manipulations in the transactions of the Cook City and Rocky Fork and the Northern Pacific and Mani- toba branches and the Chicago terminals. The petition, though filed last October, has never been passed upon by the court. 1t is the intention, it is stated, to secure an investigation somewhat similar to that of Receiver Oakes, and Villard will ba given an opportunity to defend himself, This, it is understood, would be favorable to the receivers. The investigation is de- sired by the company, as it is liable to lead to disclosures of things not now understood by others than Mr. Villard. Failing in the attempt to secure an in+ vestigation Brayton Ives will urge that tha receivers bring suit against Villard at once, If the suit is brought there isa proba- bility that it may include all of the counts with which Master Carey charges Villard) in his report. The petitions are now unde: consideration by Colonel Silas Pettit, Ives attorney, who will present the argumen to the courts and appear for the company in subsequent processes. CONDEMNS THE NEW WOMAN. The Boston Kesoue League Adopts Pecu- liar Resolutions. BOSTON, Mass., June 8.—The Woman’s Rescue League has adopted resolutions of timely interest to the effect that the bi- cycle woman and the coming “mannish woman” are productive of “much harm and no real good to the industrial and self-supporting woman, who creates 80 per cent of the wealth in all the light manu- facturing industries in this country. These women are entitled to political recognition by our law-makers, because they help create the wealth of the nation, while the ‘sporting woman,’ the ‘mannish woman’ and the ‘bicycle woman’ bring disgrace o, the true woman.”™ RORE R An appeal is made to the prominent clergy of the United States for the sup- pression of bicycle riding by young girls because of the tendency to encourage im- morality. The league further condemns the coming “mannish™ woman as a crea- ture entirely useless and an unnecessary evil in this country, which should not be encouraged. — Lieutenant Backus Dying. DALLAS, Tex., June 8.—Lieutenant George D. 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