The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 25, 1895, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1895. UNDER BIG PRESSURE, How the Deficit in the Treasury Is Kept Down. VERY BOLD JUGGLERY. Violating the Edicts of Congress a Good Show=- ing Is Made. By SUGAR-PLANTERS TO SUFFER. Five Millions in Bountles Tied Up by the Comptroller of the Treasury. NEW YORK., N. Y., July 24.—A Wash- ington special to the Press week and July will be ended. This brief time will be made the most of by the treasury jugglers in reducing the defi- for the new fiscal year. They have already pulled the shortage down from $14,000,000 to $12,964 The determina- tion is to make a showing of less than $10,000,000 if possible. The difference be- tween the figures to-day and yesterday is $277,200. his amount will have to be in- creased daily to meet the $10,000,000 record desired. It can be done by the simple process of withholding expenditures and saving receipts. Three million dollars will therefore be retained for the next six days® which un- der other circumstances would have passed into circulation. Secretary Carlisle has sanctioned the al of the Comptroller of the Treasury to pay the sugar bounty recently awarded by Congress. He holds that the Comptroller is an officer inde- pendent of all regulation, control or direc- tion, and that if he refuses to issue war- rants for money appropriated there is no power to compel him. The Democratic Senators from Louisi- ana, who are in Washington with a num- ber of attorneys and representatives of the | sugar-cane and beet growers, are simply | dumfounded at this exhibition of Demo- | cratic repudiation and defiance of law. | They realize at last that the policy of their administration is to pay no bilis that | can be dodged. The parsimony which prompts the action of Comptroller Bowler has therefore penetrated the Democratic mind, and it is perfectly understood now that the question of constitutionality would never have been raised had the Wil- son-Gorman bill produced revenue enough | to pay the Government'’s debt. The Louisiana planters are in a quandary, If they go to the courts there is a certainty of delay, which is all that the treasury offi- | cials desire, while if they wait umtil Con- gress meets the delay, although not so great, will be equally embarrassing. In the expectation of receiving this| money from the Government, $12,000,000 of which was allowed by the same set of | ofhcials during the last year of the opera- | tion of the McKinley law, the Louisiana sugar-growers and the beet-sugar men of the West assumed obligations which are | now due. These they cannot meet. The consequence will be a great deal of | financial hardships, some foreclosures and | numerous notes protested. The treasury | will be $5,000,000 the richer, however, and | the deficiency will be lessened by that amount until Congress expresses the dis- vleasure of the people at such outrageous proceedings. MI1SS WHITINEY ENGAGED. The Ew-Secretary’s Daughter Will Wed Almerie H. Paget. NEW YORK, N.Y.,July 24.—The latest 0! topic of conversation in local and Newport society is the announcement of the engagement of Miss Pauline Whitney, daughter of ex-Secretary Whitney, and Minn. Almeric H. Paget of 8t. Paul, Colonel G. M. B. Harvey, the ex-| tary’s representative in this city, is said to | authority for the announcement. Colonel Harvey could not be seen to-day, but his representative was authorized to confirm the statement. He did not know 1f a date | bad been fixed for the marriage. Almeric H. Paget is a young son of a well-known English family of that name. He has lived in the West since he came to this country, about four years ago, and is said to have accumulated a fortune there. For several years Mr. Paget has been managing representative for a very large English real-estate company, with head- quarters at 8t. Paul, Minn. He is not much over 30 years of age, and Miss Whit- ney is about 20. Sne is really a very hand- some girl, tall and veryavinsome of dispo- gition and unusually well educated. e MAY END IN A LYNCHING. Excitement Caused by Attempted Murder in an Indiana Town. LA PORTE, Ixp., July 24.—The town of ‘Whiting, Lake County, is in a wild state of excitement to-night, and it is feared that before morning an attempt at lynching will be made. A mob of Poles crazed by drink began rioting in front of Frank Sacker’s residence this afternoon, and when he tried to drive them away they assaulted him, inflicting probably fatal wounds. Several thousan people congregated, and Michael Kaveski, the leader of the rioters, was arrested. ‘When the nature of Sacker’s injuries be- came known the crowd started after Kav- eski and wotld have carried their threats into execution but for the arrival of a de- tail of_police; who took Kaveski away to East Chicago, where he isin jail ciosely guarded. RS Of Interest 10 the Coast, WASHINGTON, D. C., July 23.—Louisa ‘Weitsenburg has been commissioned Post- mistress at Campbell, Cal., and Henry A. Walker at Kirkwood, Cal. W. T. Bona- han was appointed Postmaster at Yaquina, Lincoln County, Or.; A. C. Reid at Ma- chins, Wash., and Mrs. Mary Collins at Silverton, Wash. Pensions have been granted as follows: California: Original — Patrick Garrity, Los Angeles. Mexican warsurvivors: In-: crease—James W. Taggart, Smith River; Alexander C. Gordon, San Francisco. Oregon: Original—Thomas M. Martin, Fiorence. ‘Washington : Original—Robert G.Deathe, Centralia. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24.—The following naval orders were issued to-day: Captain T. T. Kane to command the Monterey; Captain T. J. Higginson, de- tached from the command of the Monte- rey, granted one month’s leave of absence; Ensign F. B. Sullivan, detached from the Monterey, granted three months’ leave; Ensign C. C. Tek ordered to the Monterey. pee oot Destroyed by Fire. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24—The Young Men’s Christian Association build- ing on New York avenue was destroyed by fire about daylight this morning. The fire threatened to involve all the block bounded_by Fourteenth and Fiiteenth streets, New York avenue and H street, and after a hard fight $he department succeeded in controlling the fire. Besides the Young Men’s Christian Association building the only damage done was to the adjacent buildings on the west, on which the loss is small. ~The total loss is 560.70‘00, and is fully covered by insurance. The cause of the fire is unknowa. pteaeat 0 MURDERED BY COMPANIONS. Mystery Surrounding the Finding of Two Skeletons Cleared. WINSTED, Coxx., July 24—In Jllme last, while Samuel Barlow was exeavating on hisland in Canaan, he unearthed two skeletons, whose discovery recalled the fact that during the construction of the old Connecticut Western Railway, Bb?ut twenty-five years ago, two laborers, Mike Houlihan and his nephew Patrick, sud- denly disappeared, after having engaged in a row with their fellow-workmen, though little was then thought of their disappearance. The find gave the im- pression that the two men were made away with by the men whom they had whipped. Now comes a letter from San Jose, Cal., from a man named Slattery, who was one of the laberers on the railroad at that time, and who gives the story of the mur- der. He says he knew the two men well, and also knew another fellow namad Pat- rick Heulihan, with whom_he bunked at the time. Big Mike and Ryan assaulted and robbed Patrick Houlihan, and the lat- ter, with his friends, laid in wait for and jumped on the two men. Slattery was in the party, but when he found murder was intended, he left. In 1889 he met Houlihan on a railroad in Oregon, and on his deathbed the latter confessed that he had killed Mike by strik- ing him on the head. Mouliban, he said, confessed to Father Doolan of Sequelan, Or., who would verify the story. Slattery was moved to write his letter upon reading an account of the finding of the skeletons. CORBETT BADLY INJURED. While Riding on His Wheel He Became Mixed Upina “ Spill” Then He Went to Bed, and It Will Be a Week Before He Can Train Further. ASBURY PARK, N. J., July 24.—Pu- gilist James J. Corbett, who is training here for his fight with Fitzsimmons, was severely injured this aiternoon by a fall from a bieycle. Corbett was racing around the bicycle track at the athletic grounds with his brother and another rider. The man rid- ing in front fell at the turn and the two Corbetts fell upon him. The pugilist, who was closely followed by his brother, was badly mixed up in the spill. His brother’s wheel fell on top of him. Corbett struck the hard gravel track on bis right side. That entire side of his body was badly scratched. The skin was peeled off his shin, knee, thigh and his side. His right arm was severely bruised and lacerated, the right side of his face being slightly injured. Corbett was picked up by bystanders who saw the fall. He went at once to his cottage, at the corner of Seventh avenue and Emery street, where his injuries were attended to by a physician. Corbett was seen in bed this evening by a reporter. He said that he felt pretty | well used up, and that it would be a week before he is able to proceed with his training. WLL FGHT AT DILLIS No Longer Any Doubt About the Glove Contest for a Fortune. Stewart Satisfied With the Guaran- tees Made by the Business Men. DALLAS, Tzx., July 24—It was defi- nitely settled to-night that this city is to be the scene of the fight between Corbett and Fitzsimmons for the world’s cham- plonship and a fortune. Dan Stewart, the promoter of the movement that brought the fight to Texas, returned to-day from Galveston, where he had gone to listen to the offers of that city for the encounter. The whole matter resolved itself into a question of immunity from interference or subsequent prosecution, and Mr. Stewart was not so well satisfied with the Galveston guarantees as he was with that of Dallas. A meeting of citizens making the guar- antees for this city was held at the Lake Club house to-night to hear Mr. Stewart’s final decision. Mr. Stewart said that he had been urged by business men, lawyers and other reputable citizens to bring the meeting to Dallas, and eited the legal opin- ions obtained that glove contests were not infractions of the Texas law. At this point he was interrupted and told that every promise of protection would be car- ried out. “Then,” said Stewart, “‘to put at rest all speculation, I now announce that the Cor- bett-Fitzsimmons match will take place in the Dallas Athletic Arena on the morning of October 31 next.” proced LI On the Diamond. CINCINNATI, Ogro, July 24.~Cincinnatis, 7,13,2; New Yorks,9,14,3. Batterles—Dwyer, Foreman and Vaughn, Meekin and Farrell. Umpires—0'Day and Bettman. PITTSBURG, PA., July 24.—Pittsburgs, 9, 14, 2; Baltimores, 5, 8, 2. Batterles—Foreman, Hawley and Merritt, Esper and Robinson. Umpire—Keefe. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 24.—St. Louis, 4,5, 3; Bostons, 5, 9, 4. Batteries—Ehret, Kissinger and Miller. Umpire—Galvin. CLEVELAND, On10, July 24.—Clevelands, 12, 12, 3; Washingions, 8, 9, 4. Game called to allow Washingtons to catch train. Batteries— Knell and Zimmer; Boyd, Mercer and McGuire. l')l':Sire—EmllIa, UISVILLE, KY., July 24.—The Louisville- Philadelphia game posiponed on account of rain, There was no game scheduled between the Srooklyns and the Chicagos to-day. Yacht Ciub Regatta. KINGSTOWN, Ireraxp, July 24.—The Royal St. George Yacht Club regatta be- gan here to-day. The course was fifty miles. The wind was light and from the southeast. The Ailsa started at 10:30:80 and the Britannia at 10:31:45. The twenty- raters sailed twice around a short course— twenty-five miles in all. The Eucharis crossed the line at 12:00:25, the Niagara at at 12:00:45 and the Dakotah at 12:00:53. Valkyrie Will Sail Over, GLASGOW, July 24. — It is now in- tended that Valkyrie III shall sail for New York Saturday next. English yachts- men have read with the greatest interest the accounts of the work of the Défender, and are confident that the Valkyrie will beable to beat the new American yacht. Won by Banquet. LONDON, Exc., July 24.—The race for the Machell plate at Galwick to-day was won by the American horse Banquet. ROYAL Baking Powder. Highest of all in leavening strength.~V.s. Government Report, FOUGHT WITH REBELS, Details of the Battle With the Forces of Campos. INSURGENTS DESPERATE. Spanish Troops Hemmed In by a Fire From All Directions, MANY KILLED ON BOTH SIDES, Pecullar Measures Taken to Har- rass Those In Sympathy With the Cubans. HAVANA, Cusa, July 24.—Captain- General Martinez Campos has sent an offi- cial dispatch from Manzanillo which con- firms The United Press dispatches about the recent battle near Valenzuela between Manzanillo and Bayamo. Tbe Captain- General says he started from Manzanillo for Bayamo accompanied by 1500 troops. No insurgents were seen until July 13, when a body of rebels numbering 4500 men was met near Valenzuela. The in- surgents were well armed and had a plen- tiful supply of ammunition. The Spanish troops were hemmed in by a fire that was poured at them from all sides, and twice they were in danger of having their lines broken. But they fought desperately, and after five hours the rebels’ fire slackened and the troops pushed on to Bayamo. The Government lost twenty-eight men killed and ninety-eight wounded. Among the killed were General Santocildes, an aid-de-camp and a captain. Four officers were among the wounded. The dispatch adds that it is impessible to state what the insurgent lgsses were though they are esti- mated to have been over 50 killed and wounded. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24.—The Spanish authorities have adopted the se- verest measures for dealing with the in- surgents in some of the Cuban provinces. An example of their character has been furnished the State Department by J.J. Casanova, United States Vice-Consul at Cienfuegos, who bas transmitied to the State Department a translation of a proc- lamation recently issued by the Governor of Santa Clara. Its text follows: In the Augustin Lugue y Ceca, Brigadier- General Governor of the province of Santa Clara, to the inhabitants of the same: The savageness of those who apply the torch, who steal and murder under the cry of **Viva Cuba Libre,” and the propagators whe disgrace the Cuban people, recruiting pariisans for the hordes commanded by incendiaries and high- waymen, compel me, with & most painful feel- ing. to adopt energetic measures, which I frenkly avow shall be earried out to the ex- treme if the noble war made by our valiant army is responded to by murder and pillage. For the present I decree the following edict: Article 1—Every countryman on entering or leaving the towns shall be provided with his personal certificate and with evidence of his ownership of the horse he may be riding, and shall exhibit them to any agent of the Govern- ment that may demand them. Artiele 2—It is prohibited to travel in the country or in the outskirts 6f the towns from sunset to sunrise, with the understanding that the patriots and forves in operation will detain and put at my disposal all persons iniringing this rule, if not provided with the proper per- mit, which to said end shall be issued to them by the military chief of the district of which they are residents. b Article 3—All permits to carry arms which are not countersigned by the military gover- nor's office are null and veid. Residents in the country who are in possession of any kind of arms shall deposit them within the period of ten days with the posts of the guard or de- tachments nearest to their abodes, the chiefs of which shall issue them a proper voucher. Article 4—It is only for agricultural work that working ‘“machetes” may be kept in their residences, and it is absolutely prohibited to carry the same outside their respective landed property. Article 5—Those infringing these orders, as well as the sgitators of opiions, and those who abet and harbor them shall be indicted for the crime of rebellion, tried in accordance with the code of justice and punished with all the severity of the military law. Article 6—The municipal Mayors and Mayors of circumscriptions shall publish widely this edict, and the said authorities, as well as all civil and military authorities of this province, Ihold responsible for the full and punctual observance. AUGUSTIN Luus Santa Clare, July 16, 1895. BOARDED BY A SPANIARD. The Carrie A, Lane Stopped Off the Cuban Coast. DELAWARE BREAKWATER, Der., July 24.—The schooner Carrie A. Lane, which arrived here to-day from Cuban ports, was brought up off Port Antonio, Cuba, by two shots from a Spanish war- ship and was then searched for her papers. Captain Quick, commander of the boat, said to-night that he was sailing a' short distance off Port Antonio and that he noticed the man-of-war lying at anchor in the harbor. When the Spaniard sighted the Lane she fired two shots as a signal for the schooner to heave-to. Captain Quick immeaiately obeyed the order and brought his vessel up in the wind and awaited a yawl that haa put out from the warship to come alongside. The Spanish officer in command of the boat boarded the Lane and asked for Cap- tain Quick's papers. The officer’s demand was made in courteous and respectful lan- guage, and Captain Quick immediately showed him his clearances. There being nothing improper in the papers, and after obtaining the destination of the Lane, the Spanish officer went aboard his boat and allowed the Lane to proceed. During the visit to the Lane the Spaniard did not mention the name of his ship. The captain considers the incident a trifie and believes the Spanish vessel to have been well within her right when she ordered him to heave-to off a coast upon which it is notorious that filibustering expeditions are constantly being landed. The Lane 1s a small schooner of about seventy-two tons burden and hails from Gloucester, Mass, THE ENGLISH ELECTIONS. There Is No Check to the Tide of Unionist BSuccesses, LONDON, Exa., July 24.—Interest in the elections is waning to a certain extent, thg majority of returns showing Unionist gains and reduced Liberal majorities aid- ing to bring about this result. The excep- tion is to be found at the clubs, where comparisons are still as eagerly made as :hety were during the first days ef the con- est. - To-day’s returns show that the tide of Unionist success has not been checked to any material extent, and it may be reasoned that the Liberals have no hope of checking it. Their energies are now devoted to attempting to fmld safe the districts in which the elections are to be held, but their campajen work is marked by a lack | of vim ‘hnpt. is particularly nodm‘fie. ) Sir Wi wton, the head and front of the temperance seet in the House of Commons, managed to be returned despite the opposition to the local veto bill, but his_majority was cut down from to 241. Even bhis, however, is looked by the Tiiberals. e neig]hbo_rhood of seventy-five districts to hold elections, but it is not believed, even by Liberals, that the returns from these will materially re- duce the Unienist majority. Some Union- ists claim, perhaps with reasen, that they are bound to make gains in some of these districts, while the more conservative cam- paigners believe that the net result will show little change either way in the com- plexion of the new House. The last poils will be held on Saturday in the northeast division of Derbyshire and the Wellington division of Somaerset. 77 ngron a8 a sort.of victo here are now in e All Tranguil in Panama. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24.—A tele- gram received at 8:45 o’clock this evening by General Julio M. Benfio, the Charge d’Affaires in Washington of the United Btates of Colombia, reports a tranguil state of affairs among the strikers. The tele- gram says: ‘‘Btrike peaceful. The Gov- ernment has enough troops to give security and maintain order.”’ The dispatch is signed by General Arango, the Governor of Panama. i g Killed by a Boiler Explosion, BERLIN, GeruaNY, July 25.—A dispatch from Suez reports thst fourteen persons have been killed by a boiler explosion in a mill there. THE: CAPITAL CITY RACES, Hal Corbitt Won First Money in the Three-Year-Old Pace. Honors In the 2:27-Class Trot Carried Off by Fleet Stam B. SACRAMENTO, Car., July 24.—Maxie Hamilton died in practice to-day and sev- eral other horses are ailing, but the race meeting is a good one, nevertheless, abounding with close contests. To-morrow will be the best day of the meet. Business houses will close, and Secretary Kelly states the gate and grand stand will be free to ladies. A large crowd is expected from San Francisco. Some of the choicest events of the season are promised. . The third day’s racing opened with a pacing event for three-year-olds in the 2:25 class. Hal Corbitt sold a favorite at $15, Roan Wilkes §7, the field §6. The track was greatly improved, although still not considered fast. Ed Lafferty went to the front from the start. On the first turn May Nutwood flew into the air and Roan Wilkes got up second. Up the back stretch Ed Lafferty, who was leading by four lengths, went badly Wrong, and was so long in the recovery that Roan Wilkes got the front position, with Lafferty second and the favorite third. They passed under the wire with Roan Wilkes a winner by two lengths and Hal Corbitt five lengths in advance of May Nutwood. Time, 2:18. In the second heat Hal Corbitt ied at the quarter, with Ed Lafferty second and Cap- tain Hackett third. Roan Wilkes went to pieees on the first turn and could not re- cover. These positions were retained to the stretch, where Koan Wilkes came for- ward. At the finish Hal Corbitt, Roan ‘Wilkes and ®d Lafferty came in the order named. Pools then sold on Roan Wilkes at $10 and the field §9. Time, 2:25)(. In the third heat Hal Cerbitt delayed proceedings by coming to the score in the air in a series of bucking jumps that fni? evinced that his temper had been ruffled. At last he §ettled down, got away last and flew to the front at the quarter by two lengths, May Nutwood had six lengths the best of Id Lafferty, who bad again one wrong. At the half Corbitt led bK §ve lengths, May Nutwood second, wit! long daylight between her and the rest, who were led by Captain Hackett. In the stretch Corbitt still had the best of it by long odds, finishinf{ first, Roan Wilkes second and Captain Hackett third. Time, In the fourth heat of the pace Hal Cor- bitt had it all his own way, winning first money, with Roan Wilkes second. Cap- tain Hackett, the only other horse that started, flew to pieces repeatedly, and got distanced. Time,2:22. The second event was the trot for three- ear-olds, 2:27 class, for a purse of $1000. {n the pools Dr. Puff, Stam B and Zombro sold at $10 each with the field at §9. Know- ing ones claimed that Zombro was a ‘‘sure thing winner.” At the quarter in the first heat Stam B had the lead, Dr. Puff second, Jasper A’l\(er third, with the balance in string. hese positions were retained throughout. Near the head of the stretch the wheel of Zombro’s sulky broke, and his driver took a cropper, suffering no bodily damage, but ruining the expanse of his white ducks. Zombro tore madly down the stretch with the wreck clattering around his heels. He beat the field in, but took tenth position. Time, 2:21. In the second heat of the trot Stam B sold favorite at $10, the field at $7. Zom- bro made his appearance seemingly none the worse and was loudly applauded by the crowds on the grand stand. At the fifth score Silver Ring was permitted to withdraw_on account of sickness. After much tedious scurinF they got away. At the quarter Dr. Puft[ed by a neck, Zombro second and Stam B third, the balance scattered on the back stretch. The leaders trotted neck and neck, going like clock- work., At the half Stam B led by a half length with Dr. Puff a neck in front of Zombro. Down the stretch Zombro went to the front, finishing two lengths to the good with his neighbors whipping. This was conceded to be the greatest per- formance ever known by a three-year-old running driverless down the t with a wreck pounding him at every jump in one heat and then coming to the scratch and trotting the next heat without a quiver in 2:19 flat. 5 In the third heat Zombro brought §20, Stam B $5 and the field $5. Sidney How- ard reached the quarter first, Dr. Puff sec- ond and Zombro third. At the half it was Dr. Puif, Sidney Howard and Zombro, the latter with a slight bobple scored against him. Entering the stretch it was Dr. Puff, Stam B, who was coming like a nmnwni cabie-car on a down grade, Sidney Howar and Zombro. Stsmi came in & winner with daylight behind her and Dr. Puff nine lengths to the good of Sidney How- ard. Time, 2:183;. In the concluding heat of the trot Stam B led jrom start to finish, winning by a very_short margin, with Zombro second and Jasper Ayers third. Stam B took first money, Zomgro second, Dr. Puff third, Auditor fourth, Jasper Ayer being set back for running. x 5 The third and qiancluding ";%M ():; ay was a special rm, purse , Wit five entries. Del Norte sold at $12.the field at $20. Del Norte took the lead from the start and was never headed. Hanford Medium went wrong three times and fin- izsl;gd second, with Touchet third. Time, Pools sold rapidly on the second heat, with Del Norupn $15 and the field at $9. Del Norte was never bested, although BRanford Medium gave him a close finish, bkx’n dxougr his f;en near the wire, Teuchet third. Time, 2:16%. In the third h nZ‘De] Norte won handlly, but Hanford Medium, had he made no mistake, would bave brushed him. Time, Refused a Respite. COLUMBUS, Oxro, July 24—Governor McKinley to-day refused te grant a respite to William Taylor and he will therefore be executed at midnight to-morrow. Taylor is colored and only 17 years old, He murdered a farmer named Yoakum in this county last November fer the purpose of robbery. STYLED A CALAMITY. Mr. Wright’s Opinion of the Judge Ross De- cision. SAYS IT WILL NOT HOLD. Directly Contradictory to the Rulings of the Supreme Court. DISASTROUS TO FARMERS. Water Made a Commodity to Be Dealt Out as an Article of Merchandise. MODESTO, CAL., July 24.—"The opinion of Rossisa sweeping one and if itis ac- cepted as the law of the land would abso- lutely and unconditionally relegate the furnishing of water for irrigation purposes to individual and private corporate enter- prises,’’ said Hon. 0. C. Wright, the author of the irrigation law knocked out by Judge é{osu’ decision, to a CALL correspondent to- ay. “‘He flatly holds that the use of water for irrigation purposes is a private and not public use,” continued Mr. Wrignt. “If this is the correct doctrine no statute can be enacted by which the people can in a public capacity own or distribute water for irrigation purposes. In other words, we must depend on private proprietors for water supply for irrigation purposes. This of course presupposes that the entire water supply for irrigation purposes must fall into the hands of private proprietors. What worse calamity could befall Califor- nia than that her splendid water supply should go into private hands? What ten- able reason can be given why the holders of lands requiring irrigation should not also own the right to water sufficient for their irrigation? “Private ownership of the water supply means that it must be dealt out to the farmer as an article of merchandise, al- ways, of course, at a profit to the vender and at a corresponding sacrifice to the farm- er. If the use of water for irrigation be not a public use, then there are no means of overcoming the objections which Juage Reoss makes to the Wright law. “I do not think Judge Ross is supported 1 this view by any decision which he cites, and none is within my knowledge. Authority to the contrary is quite abun- dant. In the case Barbier vs. Connolly, 113 United States 27, the Supreme Court of the United States, speaking threugh Jus- tice Field, said: But neither this amendment [fourteenth smendment to the United States constitution], broad and comprebensive as it is, nor any otper amendment, was designed to interfere with the power of the State, sometimes termed police power, to prescribe regulations to pro- mete health, peace, morals, education and good order of the people, and to legislate so as to increase the industries of the State, develop its resources and add to its wealth and pros- perity. From the very mecessities of society legislation of a special character, having these objeets in view, must oiten be held in special districts, such as for draining marshes and irri- gating arid plains. Regulations for these pur- Pposes may press with more or less weigitupon one than another, but are designed not to im- pose unequal or unnecessary restrictions upon any, but to promote with as little inconven- ience as possible the general good. “I have quoted thus liberally from the decision of the Supreme Court to show the doctrines held by that tribunal upon the precise question decided by Judge Ross. But the Supreme Court of the United States bas gone further. It has held that the question whether the use is private or public is not a Federal question. This doctrine will be found enunciated in the case of Davidson versus New Orleans (6 Otto, 97), and in other decisions of the United States Supreme Court. Thatis to say, it is for the State to determine whether the use given under the statute is public or private, and when determined by the State that determination is conclusive. “*Another feature of Ross’ opinion hap- pens to be remarkable at this juncture. He says the district law is unconstitutional because there is no means provided where- by the property-owner can test the suffi- ciency of & petition for organization of ir- rigation districts, I will not lengthen this interview by quoting the statute regulat- ing the matter, but simply remark that if the district law is unconstitutional by rea- son of this feature, then the municipal cor- porations act of the State is void for the same reason. Precisely the same hearing s provided for in that act as is provided by the district law. “If Judge Ross shall be sustained, then there is no city or town in California organized under the general law of the State which is'not a void organization. In all cases where cities or towns so organized have outstanding bonded indebtedness bonds would be void under this decision. Compare section 2 of the district law with section 2 of the municipal corporations act and you will see the feature which, Ross holds, invalidates the district law must necessarily invalidate the municipal corporations act. “This but shows how widespread must be the disaster attending his decision, if it ghall stand. Every point presented in his decision has been urged by able counsel before our State Supreme Court again ana again, and has been as repeatedly over- ruled.” SPORTS TAPPED THE WIRES. At Least the Poolroom Men Think They Were Swindled. CHICAGO, InL.,, July 24 — A special from Memphis, Tenn., says: Two strange sports took $2100 out of the cash box of C. C. Bennett & Co.’s poolroom at Hopefield, Ark., yesterday by means of timely and well-placed bets on the Oakley races, and when it was all over Bennett's manager be- gan to realize what had struck the game. By that time, however, the wily couple had departed with their gnkns. he supposition is that the wires were tapped and the poolroom made the victim of a sure-thing play. The poolroom is now convinced that the wire was tapped and the races held until the sports eoug get their money on. The Western Union men here are investigating. FLURRY IN THE PIT. Operators Quickly Put Up the Price of Wheat, CHICAGO, InL., July 24—Excitement of an intense and an interesting kind pre- vailed in the wheat pit on the Board of Trade to-day. In the midst of the unex- pected and sensational flurry wheat went soaring from 6814 cents for September to 7234 cents, This was an advance of 4 cents over the closing price yesterday and the bulls were in high feather. The advance was caused by higher prices abroad and s remarkable falling off in the receipts at winter wheat receiving points. The de- creased receipts for the last few days pre- sented the first practical evidence of the short croo and every one wanted to buy wheat. Then the price jumped, the high mark being reached early in the session. The closing figure was 7214 cents, there be- ing only a slight retraction from the top noteh of the day. The big bulls were buy- ers all along the line and the price moved up almost without a break until the high mark was reached. Among the steady traders who are on the bear side of the market, Ed Pardridge was credited with buying a large line. All the important grain-receiving centers of the country were in the market with buying orders and helped to boost the price. Asto the con- "i}lf“‘n“ of the rise opinions of traders er. e s FLOODED BY THE KEAINS. Thousands of Dollars’ Worth of Damages Done in Kansas. DODGE CITY, Kass., July 24.—The country east of Nepesta as far as Lakin, Kans., has been flooded by the heavy rains which have prevailed since last Sunday. The Arkansas River is 18 feet 6 inches above low-water mark at La Junta, Colo,, which is four inches higher than ever known before. The residents of the low- lands have been compelled to seek higher round, and the county wagon bridge, 2000 feet long, has been washed away. Thou- sands of dollars’ worth of bridges and flumes have been destroyed, The Santa Fe Railroad bridge, a mile from La Junta, has been damaged so that trains cannot gass, and all the flumes in this regiou have een washed out. Made an Asgignment. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 24.—Grat- tan G. Williams, trading as G. G. Williams & Co., wholesale paper-dealers, 17 and 19 BSouth Sixth street, to-day made an assign- ment. Alexander Balfour, a paper manu- facturer at 20 South Sixth street, is the as- signee. RAID ON THE MISSIONS, Thrilling Adventures of For- eigners in the Szechuan Country. Attacked by Pirates After They Had Escaped From the Chinese Marauders. VANCOUVER, B. C. July 24.—The Empress of India arrived from the Orient this morning. Detailed accounts of the Szechuan riots show that the missionaries had to endure much suffering and some peril in their flight down the Yangtse. The mobs at the scenes of the original disturbances made no attempt against the lives of the mission- aries. They suffered them to escape un- molested, allowine in one instance a man, his wife and two children to pass through the very midst of the crowd. But the roughs and rioters along the banks of the river were less forbearing. Even the soldiers sent to escort the party of missionaries had to be escaped from. Passing by cities where the looting was in full progress, and whither their boat- men would fain have carried them, the missionaries had to take forcible charge of the raft. Presently they were attacked by pirates and had to resort to their rifles. One reverend gentleman, stripped by armed robbers and threatened with death, had to hide under water, and how he ul mately managed to get away is a mystery. But on the whole it seems’ plain that the emeute was directed against the property, not the persons of the missionaries. M, Gerard, the French Minister at Pekin, has succeeded in procuring the issue of an imperial decree ordermg the immediate settlement of the Szechuan out- rages. Meanwhile the French squadron has gone to patrol the Yangtse and -will stay en route at the prineipal ports lo enolugh to make an impression on the of cials. The sealing season on the coast of Japan is now over. The catch of the foreign fleet amounts to 27,337 skins, American schoon- ers taking 9206 of that number. The first cotton-spinning factory in China under fereign direction has been started in Shanghai. A mill of 25,000 spindles is to be erected. There are now 600,000 spin- dles in operation in Japan. There is evi- dently no room to doubt that Manchester will soon be completely excluded from the Chinese and Japanese markets. syl sy TELEGRAPHIC NEWS IN BRIEF. The skull of & man supposed to have been murdered thirty yeers ago was found on Long Island Sound. Japan demands $37,500,000 edditional in- demnity compensation for the retrocession to China of the Liso Tung peninsula. A band of Brazilian gypsies are creating a general disturbance and making many thefts in New Jersey. They are on their way to Cali- fornia. At Corbin, Ky., Rosa A. Garden stabbed to death Mary Sullivan and Lizzie Brown, two other inmates of a disorderly house. Jealousy caused the deed. Robert Blyth, who enticed fifteen-year-old Belle Rockwood from her home in Port Had- lock, Wash., was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary fer abduction, by Chief Justice Davie, at Vancouver. The situation between the ingrain-carpet manufacturers and their striking weavers in Philadelphis, Pa., has assumed the nature of a deadlock. Both sides sre awaiting develop- ments and overtures from the other, and both are equally confident of their ability to hold out. The opening session of the third ennual con- vention of the National League of Building and Loan Associations was held in Cleveland, Qhio. President D. Eldridge of Boston pre- sided. There were fifty-five delegates present, representing a majority of the State assoeia- tions. At the Driving Park, Nashua, N. H., Ham- brok trotted Barney to beat the track record established by Nelson of 2:14!{. He did it easily, making the mile in 2:12%, which low- ers the half-mile track rccord and is the same time as that made by Gil Curry on a mile track at Dover last fall. FREE AS AIR Dr. McKenzie’s Catarrh Cure Can be Had at Joy’s. The celebrated Catarrh Cure of Dr. the remote places of the Globe. 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