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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1896. _— e 3 RALLY OF THE CLANS, Fight for the Location of the Democratic National Convention. RIVALS AT THE CAPITAL St. Louis Boomers Closely Fol- lowed by Representatives of Other Cities. CLAIMS OF THE NEW YORKERS. Chicago Also in the Race, and Will Make a Big Bid to the Committee. WASHINGTON. D. C.,, Jan. 13.—The rht for the location of the Democratic I Convention is under full head- -Governor Francis of Missouri, 1 four of the St. Louis boomers, arrived morning, and, accompanied by Hugh C. Wallace of Tacoma, Chief Justice Ful- ler’s son-in-law and National committee- f the State of Washington, began their respects to eral other Demo- The Missouri norrow, when the: um- mented by the arrival of ness men, who e e plain busi- n of fu g the same at are being prepared for the ysitic i tee of Chicago, ten rrow. Their , came yester- parlor at the e committee. He cago’s most dan- the New Yorkers hicago wi of the other ce guard from New ght, twenty-five more row afternoon and Tam- delegation of forty is arrive at the Shorebam to- About that time the race 1 cities will begin to give on of its finisn. P. Sheerin of Indiana ar- ngand bas been making ie departments all day. Ev- Y s come in so far seems im- the idea that the convention e held earlier than the middle of the impression has no very sub- o far as can be learned, and ed radically before the com- tee meets on Thursday. A sub-committee of the National Dem- Committee will hold a meeting at ¢ on to-morrow night to consider esolution which was offered by Mr. Col- f Massachusetts at the last conven- ti T ng the attendance of the con- v f 189 to delegatesand alternates, the Nationa! Committee and men. The Ccllins resolution 1 by the rowdyism in the gal- zo when Mr. Daniel of Vir- d to speak in favor of David and against the nomination and. Itis believed, however, tee will act favorably 's big - INAT BUSHNELL URATED. He Succeeds McKinley as Governor of Ohio. Jan. 13.—The city s and bunting and hing of troops and political ds of music. Governor ¥'s successor, was in- The inauguration place in the rotunda m. They were simple e conclusion of the exercises a cent parade took place of thirty- nine civil and political organizations and ty military organiz s, which were reviewed by the Gubernatorial party. HARRISON 1S OUT. ve Statement Made by an Intimate Friend. YORK, N. Y., Jan. 13.—The to-morrow will print the follow- x-Senator Thomas W. Palmer of n, who is now in the city, had a conference with ex-President Harri- son at the Fifth-avenue Hotel vesterday. cing General Harrison Mr. Palmer Posil NEW “In my judgment General Harrison will not be a candidate for the Presidential nomination.” This statement is regarded by politicians ri o nt, on account of theclose friend- mg existed between the ex- President and Mr. Palmer. THE TRIAL OF CHAPMAN. One Point Agreed Upon in the Contuma- cious Witness’ Case. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 13.—In the trial of Elverton R. Chapman, the con- tumacious Senate committee sugar witness, to-day Judge Cole granted tne request of counsel for the defense that the nal of the Senate for the month of , 1824, be produced in court for the purpose of reference as to what had been done there in regard to the sugar affairs. District Attorney Birney stated that his adv ries and himself had at last agreed upon one point-—that the American Sugar- refining Company had paid since its incor- poration dividends at the rate of 7 per cent on its preferred stock and 12 per cent on itscommon stock. The case wasadjourned until to-morrow - TO REPEAL THE SECTION. Gray’s Bill Eclating to Correspondence With Foreign Ofiicers. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 13.—Gray (D.) of Delaware introduced in the Benate to-day a bill repealing section 5335, Revised Statutes, which provides a fine and im- prisonment as a punishment for any one | who commences or carries on any vefbnl or written correspondence with any pilxcex of any foreign Government, with an intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign Government in relation to any digpute with the United States, etc. This is the actof January 30, 1799, quoted the other day in the Senate as applicable to any publisher who secured telegrams from British officials on the Venezuelan ques- tion. e Pensions for Californians. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan, 13.—The following California pensions bhave begn issued: Winfield S. Ralph, Biggs; Wil- ‘i Republican Senatorial caucus this after- qu s a liam Latchford, Veterans’ Home; Georg1 R. Weeks, Los Angeles; Thomas B. Wal- lace, Los Angeles; olas Fromm, Benicia. Sidigeuem s URGES A FORECLOSURE. Director Coombs of the Union Pacific Talks of the Indebtedness. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 13.—Ex- Congressman Coombs of Brooklyn, whose presence here has been erroneously asso- ciated with a supposed convention qt bankers, is one of the Government di- rectors of the Union Pacific Railroad. In hislast annual report to the directory he sugeested a foreclosure of the Govern- ment’s mortgage against the Union and Central Pacific Railroads. He was at the Capitol to-day urging this plan upon mem- bers. Spreaking to a United Press re- vorter he sai - “If the Government should foreclose its mortgage on both roads and the property were placed in condition to be sold it would bea good investment and ample se- curity on an issue cf $140,000,000 of 5 per cent bonds. Sryd The net earnings of the main lines of the Union and Central Pacific roads in the worst year of their existence—the lest fiscal year—with tne Central Pacific in the hands of its competitor. the Southern | Pacific, exceeded $7,400,000. It would re- | quire about $33,000,000, exclusive of the | sinking fund, to pay the first mortgage bonds on both roads, Jeaving over $100,- 000,000 which could be made applicable to the payment of the Government’s debt. “It would take probably from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 to force an entrance into San Francisco against the opposition of the Southern Pacitic. There is no doubt in my judgment that several great Eastern lines which desire to extend their systems to the Pacific Coast would bid for the | bonds if they were sold by the Govern- ment, and if not, private parties would stand ready to take them."” bR REPUBLICANS IN CAUCUS. Frye the Candidate for President pro Tem. of the Senate. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jen. 13.—The noon was not fruitful in results beyond the understanding reached without tak- | ing a vote, that when the opportu- nity presented itself Frye should be | placed in nomination as the party’s candi- | date for President pro tem. There seems | to be a disposition to put off the further | re-organization of the elective officers of | the body until the new Senators from Utah shall arrive. This afternoon’s cau- cus was of short duration. ‘Wolcott of Colorado made a short speech | and said he spoke for himself and his| colleague. They could not, he said, un-| dertake to be bound by such caucus action as the Republicans might take. Without their votes and that of one of the Populists or the third party Srefraining from voting as they did with respect to the committes, the Republicans are powerless. Should the defection of thetwo Colorado Senators | be permanent, it does not appear just how the Republicans can reorganize the Senate. There was some feeling manifested by some Senators after the caucus adjourned. | It was intimated that overtures had been made to certain Republicans in the way of appointments if they would refrain from urging a reorgar ‘zation. Inasmuch as the force of employes can- not be increased without the concurrence of the Senate, this proposition will prob- ably be bitterly antagonized by Senators who are favorable to a complete revision of the personnel of the elective officers and | the men under them. | i MEMBERS OF THE MAFI, Justice Overtakes a Gang of Most | Desperate Assassins in Pennsylvania. Indictments Against the Band for | Murder, Arson, Robbery and Other Crimes. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan.13.—A Herald’s dispatch from Wilkesbarre, Pa., says: Justice has at last overtaken a gang of assassins, who, under the direction of the have committed murders and rob- sand terrorized the people of Southern Luzerne County for the last six months. Nine of the worst members of the gang are now in the County Jail of this city. Four are fugitives from justice and one, Michael Spero, is now on the way here from Chi- | cago under arrest. The Grand Jury of Luzerne County Sat- urday found true bills against four of the | prisoners for murder, and against the rest | for arson, robbery, burglary, larceny, blowing up a house with dynamite and | assaults on women. Detectives who worked up the cases against these men say that there will be thirty or forty more ar- | rests before they have captured all the | criminals. Most startling of all the discoveries con- | cerning this band of rascals is the fact that they are all members of the Mafia. Sev- eral of the prisoners have confessed that | they worked under orders received from | the headquarters in New York and Phila- | delphia. There is every indication that | the organization now being broken up is the worst that has violated this country since the citizens of New Orleans took the | law into their own hands and extermin- | ated that brood of Mafia murderers who brought a long series” of assassinations to an end by ambushing and killing David Hennessey, the Chief of Police. The thoroughness with which the crim- inal enterprise was organized is indicated by the fact that James Passarella, the | leader of the gang, was sent on last May from the Mafia headquarters in Philadel- pia for the express purpose of superin- | tending and directing the work of the law- | breakers. In their haste to shield them- selves from punishment, all the prisoners, | except Passarella, have been confessing crimes most industriously. - Died ¥rom Hydrophobia. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Jan. 13.—Abram Hause, 47 years of age, died in terrible agony in Conyngham township, this county, to-day from hydrophobia. He was bitten by a dog eleven weeks ago. He | seemed to have a premonition that hydro- | phobia_would develop, and he made his will. Five days ago he was prostrated with rabies, and death finally released him from his horrible agonies. - Checks an Infringement. TRENTON, N. I., Jan. 13.—An opinion | by the United Etates Court of Errors, filed to-day in this city, sustains a decision ren- dered by Judge Green of the United States Circuit Court for New Jersey, in which he decidea in favor of Robert Hoe & Co. in a suit against Walter Scott and others for infringing on a patent for printing-press attachment. SRR T The lowa Legislature. DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. i3.—The Iowa. Legislature opened here this morning at 10 o’clock. After temporary organization H. W. Byers was made permanent Speaker of the House of Representatives without opposition. Lieutenant-Governor Dungan presided over the Senate. Sl Ebb of the Gold Reserve. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 13.—At the close of business to-day the treasury gold reserve stood at $55,469,975. The with- drawals at New York to-day were $637,000, of which $622,000 was in gold coin, SHLORS ARE BITTER, Men of the Janet Cowan Accuse Their Dead Master. DRUNK AND INCAPABLE. Four Affidavits Containing the Captain’s Record of Action. COULD HAVE SAVED THE SHIP. Even Now the Grounded Vessel Is in No Immediate Danger of Going to Pieces. PORT TOWNSEND, WasH., Jan. 13.— Since the publication of the story ebout the alleged drunkenness of Captain Thompson of the ill-fated Janet Cowan, nearly every member of the crew hascome forward to verify it. Four of them—Peter- son (the carpenter) and Seamen Heath, Lowry and Olsen—have filed affidavits with the British Consul chareging that Thompson was drunk and incapable of handling the vessel. Another one, Septimus Cosens, a boy 16 years old and the son of John Cosens, a wholesale liquor merchant of South | Shields, Eng., who claims to have been in a position to know the amount of hquor used by Captain Thompson on the voy- age, says the latter was drinking almost continually. : Cosens claims that when about seven weeks out from Cape Town the captain was not seen for a period of fifteen days, being too drunk to go on deck. On the voyage to Cape Town so much liquor had been used that the captain was obiiged to replenish his stock there. Cosens is cor- roborated by Carpenter Peterson and John Moran and James Heath, able seamen. Peterson, who went on a previous voy- age with Captain Thompson, tells of the latter’s generel demeanor toward under officers on every occasion. He says he was gruff and crusty, never asking or tak- ing advice of any one, and spending most of his time in the cabin drinking brandy. When about eleven weeks from Cape Town the captain was not seen for twenty- four hours. This was during one of the worst periods of the passage. A terrific gale came on, the ship being struck by a cyclone that carried away the foresail un- der circumstances which rendered life hazardous. The captain knew nothing of this unti the second day, and refused to listen to) explanations about the loss of sail, claim- ing it was due to the negligence of the officers. Some of the crew criticized Cap- tain Thompson and Second Mate Howell, both now dead, for their hurried desertion of the ship on the night of the disaster. This is more important than might ap- pear at first thought, because later | developments prove that if the crew had remained with the vessel they would have been all right even to the present time, for she has not gone to pieces and would have saved them all from the ex- posure that caused the death of four men in the snow on shore, as well as the drown- ing of three in a manner, the particulars of which may never be fully known. It seems that when the vessel struck the rocks she was going at six knots an hour, and the men were thrown off their feet, so violent was the shock. There was con- sternation on board, and in the midst of it Captain Thompson, who had been below, rushed upon the deck and shouted, ‘“Man the boats!” The seamen say that a more capable or sober man would have quelled the excite- ment, but instead of that Captain Thomp- son’s words filled all with terror, and they seemed crazed with a desire to make the shore. Had they taken their chances on board until daylight they would have found it unnecessary to leave the vessel at all and no lives would have been lost. Captain Thompson’s home was in Sea- combe, near Birkenhead, England, where be leaves a widow and one child. The matter of the wreck will be fully in- vestigated by Consul Klocker here, and the result sent to the ship-owners. Chamber- lain, who swam ashore with the life-line, is one of those left behind and is expected here to-morrow morning on the tug Pi- oneer. This is the second wreck Able Seaman Heath has experienced in the past eight months. He was in the Norwegian bark Gleaner when she went on to St. Laurs rocks, on the west coast of Africa, on July et Two months later he joined the Cowan. I WILL LEAVE POKT ANGELES. A Crew Secured for Badly leaking Ship Wachusett. FORT ANGELES, Wasu., Jan. 13.—The ship Wachusett of San Francisco, which was recently disabled in a storm off Cape Tlattery, will leave to-night for San Fran- cisco, although she is still in a leaking condition. Kour sailors who refused to make the trip, claiming the ship was not seaworthy, succeeded in influencing the other sailors on the Sound from signing for the voyvage, but a crew arrived from Victoria last night to take their place. RECEIL CALLERS. The Belmonts Having a Quiet Honeymoon at Newport. NEWPORT, R. I, Jan. 13.—Except for the slight signs of activity about Beleourt yesterday nobody would have dreamed that Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Belmont were passing their honeymoon there. They were out for only a brief drive and visit to the marble palace early in the afternoon. Many expected that they would attend | ‘Irinity Church, where Mrs. Belmont has a pew, and there was a large congregation there to see them, but they did not appear. So far as can be learned there were no callers vesterday at Mr. Belmont's, and probably there will be none, for they will send out no cards. ———— RAN INTO A CARRIAGE. Two Women Struck and Killed by a Rail- way Locomotive. RALEIGH, N. C., Jan. 13.—A freight train in Rucherford County yesterday struck a carriage in which were Mrs. Kanipe of Old Fort and her two daugh- ters. Mrs. Kanipe and the oldest daugh- ter, aged 16, were killed. The younger daughter was dragged from under the wheels and her life saved. The carriage was crushed and the horses killed. The driver jumped and escaped. et il Reading Railroad Election. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 13.—The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com- pany was held this afterneon. There was but one ticket in the field, and the follow- ing were re-eleted: President, Joseph S. Harris; managers—A. J. Antelo, James Bovd, Joseph F. Sinnott, Thomas Mc- Kean, John Lowber Welsh, George F. Baer; treasurer, Willlam A, Church; secretary, William R. Taylor. SRR OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. Lawyers Lining at Washington for Argu- ment of the Great Stanford Suit. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 13.—The San Diego Council has sent to Senator Perkins a resolution requesting that the Govern- ment stations permanently at that port a warship and that a military post be estab- lished at the reservation set aside for that purpose. Perkins says an effort will be made to secure this much needed means of pro- tection. The War and Navy departments have had the matter called to their atten- tion and the request made that the means of defense askea for be granted. J. H. Roberts of the Sacramento Trans- portation Company is endeavoring to secure an apgronriumn for deepening the channel of the upper Sacramento River so it may be placed in better condition for navigation. Photographs of the upper stretches of the river, giving an excellent idea of the size and importance of the stream have been sent to Senator Perkins and others of the California delegation. The lawyersarelining up for the argument in the case of the United States against the Stanford estate to recover $15,000,000 claimed to be due the Government as one- fourth of the Central Pacific debt to the Government under the California statute making individual stockholders liable for obligations of a corporation. The exact date for argument has not been fixed, but will be some time this month. Joseph H. Choate of counsel for Mrs. Stanford arrived to-night. accompanied by August Hutchinson of New York. The Solicitor-General of the Department of Justice, Holmes Conrad, has prepared his brief for the Government’s side of the case and as is eustomary it has been submitted 1o the opposing counsel. Senator Squire introduced to-day amend- ments to the river and harbor bill for the following improvements: For improvement of the outer entrance to Gray’s Harbor, $250,000. For improvement of the Columbia River between the mouth of the Willamette River and the city of Vancouver. $67,000, For improvement of Nooksack River, $2 r the improvement of the Columbia River from Rock Island Rapids to Okans- gan River, $12,000. gl For the improvement of Swinosh Slough, .000. For the improvement of Everett harbor, $150,00. Yor the tmprovement of Olympia har- bor, $100,000. For the improvement of the Chehalis River and its tributaries, $5000. To complete the existing project of the improvement ot Grays Harbor, $75,000. For the improvement of the Upper Co- lumbia and Snake Rivers as far up as Asotin, $20,000. For improvement of Puget Sound and its tributary waters, including the rivers Skamit, Snohomish, Stillaquamish, Nook- sack, Snoqualmie, Dwatish and Penaltup, continued improvement and rebuilding snaghoat, $90,000. 5 Senator Squire also introduced the fol- lowing resolution, which was agreed to: Resolved, That the Secretary of War be and is hereby directed to inform’ the Senate what amount is required to be appropriated to pay for sites required for the erection of fortifica- tions and coast defenses. ROBBED BY THE CASHIER. Why a Bank at Columbus Was Forced to Close Its Doors. The Dishonest Officer Turned Over His Property and Exonerated the President. COLUMBUS, Onio, Jan. 13.—The direc- tors of the Fifth-avenue Bank, which closed its doors on Saturday, as alleged on account of the groundless run in conse- quence of the Ady failure of Friday, now claim that the bank has been robbed ex- tensively by its cashier, John A. Knight. The bank officers say about $50,000 1s miss- ing. President J. M. Loren of the suspended bank said thisevening that Cashier Knight refused to explain the missing assets of the bank. . The books are found to be in a badly mixed condition, and the expert called to examine them can make little out of them. This afternoon Cashier Knight deeded all his property to the bank to secure it against loss, bue this property is small and badly incumbered, so that beyond the in- demnity bond of $10,000 the bank has no security in the case. On the application of a depositor the bank was this afternoon putin the hands of John Field as recerver. Knight was formerly the law partner of J. M. Loren, the president of the bank, and has been associated with him in business for sey- eral years. In order to relieve Mr. Loren of sus- picion in the matter, Knight signed a statement this afternoon to the effect that Loren had nothing to do with the short- age. This is the only thing approaching a confession that has been secured from Kmight. He refuses to make any state- ment. Knight has not yet been airested. e DRIFTED BY ON THE ICE. Three Men Floatea Out to Lake Eric and Death. CLEVELAND, Omuio, Jan. 13.—The vil- lage of Glenville, a suburb to the east of this city, was thrown into intense excite- ment this afternoon by the sight of three men on a cake of icedrifting out into Lake Erie. Captain Motley of the life-saving station of this port was immediately tele- phoned for and the fire-tug Clevelander placed at his disposal. The tug made her way to a point epposite the heights of Glenville, and although she cruised around for fully three hours in the ice the captain was unable to find any trace of the three unfortunates. It is reported the three men seen on the ice were the only survivors of a wrecked tug, and it is now believed they too have been lost. e FIGURING THE BONDS. If the Public Fails the Syndicate Is Keady to Act. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan 13.—The Gov- ernment bond situation remains un- changed. J. Pierpont Morgan'’s statement that the syndicate avas intact and that he was bound to see the loan made a success put an end to the rumors current on Sat- urday that a formal notice of dissolution of the syndicate would be given out to-day. A leading bond-dealer said the syndicate was formed for the purpose of assisting the Government in the work of replenishing the gold reserve and that if the public did not take the bonds the syndicate would see to it that the treasury got the gold it re- quires. This much being settled, the street is now speculating as to whether the syndicate or the public will get the bonds. On this opinion is greatly divided. LS ANGELES BLALE. Flames Sweep Through the Occidental College Building. BRAVERY OF STUDENTS. Valuable Furniture Saved From Destruction Through Their Efforts. COULD NOT CHECK THE FIRE. Lack of Water Rendered the Efforts of the Boyle Heights Department Fatile. LOS ANGELES, Cav., Jan. 13.—The Oc- cidental College building and dormitory, situated east of the city line, between East First and East Second streets, was totally destroyed by fire at noon to-day. Just before the distant noon whistles of the city were sounding the lunch hour the janitor of the college noticed flames pour- ing from the west side of the college build- ing near the tower. They spread rapidly and 1n five minutes the whole roof was in flames. The janitor and the neighbors made heroic efferts to save the building, but the water was inadequate and the hose connections to the few water-pipes were very poor and refused at this critical mo- ment to be operated. The building was without any adequate fire protection. Had there been a chemi- cal apparatus handy at the time when the janitor firet noticed the flames he could have easily ascended to the roof and checked it. The futile efforts to save the building by throwing water from a small hose and from buckets was apparent to the janitor and the twenty students present, and they were forced back by the flames. Then they lent their energies to saving the effects. While the students and the faculty were working with the flames, the Boyle Heights engine of the Los Angeles fire department arrived, but was unable to secure water. There was none within a quarter of a mile, and the apparatus was useless. but the firemen lent valuable assistance in saving the contents of the building. The conflagration was cansed by a de- fective flue. Fires were burning in the grates and it is supposed that sparks caught in the gutter and the shingles. The janitor climbed to the rdof this morning and examined the flue and found every- thing in excellent condition; at least there was no indication of a defect. Monday is a holiday in this college and there were only about twenty students present, most of them being boarding stu- dents, and among them several girls, who remained remarkably cool. The building was a three-story brick structure, 70x70 feet in dimensions. The first and second floors were used as school- rooms and apartments for the teachers and the third story as a dormitory for the boarding pupils. The building was erected in 1887 and cost about $30,000. Since its erection a commodious barn, cottage and other improvements have been made, which appreciate the original in- vestment several thousand dollars. About one-half of the cost of the building is covered by insurance. The institution was built and conducted under the auspices of the Presbyterian societies, and Rev. E. N. Condit was the president. The coolness of the students and the zy shown by them and the neighbors made it possible for them to save a great part of the valuable furniture and effects. It is estimated that the total damage done is about $50,000, and that is covered by an insurance of about $17,500. A couple of students by their presence of mind saved from destruction a valuable piano that had recently been donated to the college. At 3 o'clock the entire building was de- troyed as completely as though it had been wiped off the face of the earth. Ives Loaned Money to the Cripple Creek Millionaire. NEW HAVEN, Conx., Jan. 13.—Hobart, D. Ives of this city gave Winfield S. Strat- ton, the Cripple Creek multi-millionaire, his financial start. Mr. Ives says: I received a request from the company in which I was interested there for a loan of $2000. The applicant was described as a carpenter living in Colorado Springs. He was the owner of three small houses, which he had built, and was said to be a man of industrious and frugal habits. He desired the money to continue work on a claim which he had staked out at Cripple Creek. “I gave the required loan. The poor carpenter who borrowed that $2000 from me is now one of the wealthiest men in the worla. He was recently quoted as being worth $25,000,000, all of which he has made at Cripple Creek within three vears. He is the owner of the Indepen- dence mine, said to be the richest mine in existence, and his name is Winfield 8. Stratton.” —_—— CZAZED BY CRUELTY. Fate of an American Who Was Impris- oned in Mexico. SYRACUSE, N. Y., Jan. 13. — Charles Oberlander of this city, whose claim for damages against the Mexican Government is now in the hands of the State Depart- ment, has been declared insane by a lunacy commission. The investigation into his mental condition was instituted as a result. of his recent indictment for an attack upon two young girls in the Tabor Orphan Asy- Ium of this city. The Commissioners reported that in their opinion Oberlander’s mind became unbalanced partly through the indignities he suffered at the bands of the Mexican authorities while in jail in that country. e STANFORD'S OFFER ACCEPTED. Establishment of a Universalist Chair in Return for a Fund. BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 13.—At the annual meeting of the Universalist Club held at the Thorndike to-night the offer of the Leland Stanford University to establish a chair in Universalist theology in return for a fund of $40,000 came up. Rev. F. H. Roblin made a motion that a committee of three be nn&%inted to raise $10,000, which, with $10, raised for the purpose in the West and $20.000 left by the late Father Throup of Pasadena, Cal., will complete the sum required. After some debate the motion was passed. TR g Died From Apoplexy. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 15.—Marcus Marx, a director and vice-president of the Drawbaugh Telephone and Telegraph Company, had a stroke of apoplexy this afternoon and died almost instantly. Mr. Marx was 60 years of age and a natiye of Germany. He wasan active and success- ful business man. He patented several de- vices, among them a machine for producing buckles in large quantities. He is said to have been worth about $250,000. He leaves a widow, three sons and three daughters. S TH HSTAG. Minister Von Boetticher Objects to the Term *Frivolous.” BERLIN, GErRMANY, Jan. 13.—In the Reichstag to-day the oleomargarine bill was brought up for discussion. In the course of the debate Herr Harm (Social Democrat), who sits for Dusseldorf, char- acterized the measure as frivolous. Dr. von Boetticher, Imperial Minister of the Interior, resented the term *frivolous’’ used by Herr Harm, declaring it to be un- IN Farliamentnrg. especially in view of the act that the bill had been approved by the Bundesrath. At this point Vice-President Schmidt, who vias in the chair, intervened. He said that the phrase used by Herr Harm had not been heard by him or he would have called the member to order. On the other hand, he declared that he must protest energetically against Dr. von Boetticher's remarks. It was, he said, the right of the chair alone to criticize the utterances of members and to decide whether or not their language was unparliamentary. The ruling of the chair was greeted with cheers from the Socialist and Freissinige deputies. Dr. von Boetticher replied that he always respected the rights ana privil- eges of the chair, but claimed the right, nevertheless, to use the term he had em- gloyed. The Minister’s retort was cheered y members of the Right. SUICIDE OF GUARDSMEN, The Captain and a Private of a Native Honolulu Company Kill Themselves. Ex-Queen Liliuokalani to Be Pardoned on the Third Anniversary of Her Dethronement. HONOLULU, Hawarr, Jan. 6.—The na- tive company of the National Guard,which was recently organized, seems to be out of luck. A couple of weeks agzo its captain committed suicide by blowing the top of his head off with his rifle. He placed the muzzle in his mouth, and fired the gun with his foot attached to the trigger with a piece of ribbon. His name was Kaae, and he had been an employe of the post- office fora long time. On Saturday last, Oliva Alawa, a private in the same com- pany, put an end to his existence in the same manner precisely, and people are wondering if there are any more of the company who are tired of living. Preparations are under way for the third celebration of the anniversary of the revo- lution which overturned the monarchy. It occurs on January 17, and the predic- tion is made that the parole of ex-Queen Lilinokalani wiil on that day be at an end, and that she will be granted a full and complete pardon. President Dole himself informed THE CALL correspondent two days since that the Government hoped to see its way to do so in a very short time, and the third anniversary of her dethrone- ment will in all probability witness the last act of the drama. The ex-Queen is frequently seen driving about the city, and is enjoying much better health than atany period 1n the last three years. D THE NICARAGUA CANAL. It Is Time, Says a Panama Paper, for Some Effective Work. PANAMA, Coromeis, Jan. 5.—The Pan- ama Star and Herald, under date of Janu- ary 3, says that the Royal Mail steamer Para, which arrived at the port of Colon on the 2d inst. from Cartagena, brought 108 laborers for the canal company. The same paperin an editorial s ‘Now that the Nicaragua project has re- ceived a setback and that it \\'i]f not be re- vived, even supposing everything should turn extremely favorable, before two vears, or say before 1898, there is a very favorable opportunity offered to = the present = Panama Canal Company to push ahead and show that it means business. Let it immediately do something effective, so that in 1598 “they may have things so far advanced that the United States Government will give up al- together bolstering up the much-petted Nicaraguan route.” REPULSED THE ABYSSINIANS. Italian Forces Successfully Defend the Town of Makalle. ROME, IravLy, Jan. 13.—A dispatch from Massowah, capital of Erythrea, states that on Saturday the Abyssinians renewed their attack on the town of Makalle, where they | had been defeated with heavy loss the day previous. The Italians in’ the garrison fougnht bravely, and again repulsed the enemy with heavy loss. It is reported that the plague is raging in the Abyssinian camp, due to the fact that the dead have not been buried and the decomposing bodies have poisoned the air. s i Lasker Still Leads. ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Jan. 13.— In the international chess tournament here to-day Lasker (white) beat Tschi- gorin in a Ruy Lopez at thirty moves. This game finishes the fourth round in the tournament. The score now stands: Las- ker won 714, lost 414; Pillsbury won 61¢, lost 514; Steinitz won 614, lost 5}4. Tschi- gorin won 314, lost 814, e Thanked by Gladstone. MADRID, Sparx, Jan. 13.—Mr. Gladstone has written to the press from Biarritz, France, expressing his grateful thanks to | all those persons who congratulated him on the recent occasion of the eighty-sixth anniversary of his birth. Ensevgeatlc | Naphtha Springs Discovered. ODESSA, Russia, Jan. 13.—Three new naphtha springs, yielding 60,000, 78,000 82,000 poods daily, have been discovered in " the. Caucasus, near the Caspian sea. The springs are in a chasm 444 feet deep. et Editor Bunting Dead. TORONTO, Oxt., Jan. 13.—Christopher ‘W. Bunting, director of the Mail and Em- i)iire, died this morning of Bright’s disease, e was 59 years of age. AR An Audience With Humbert. ROME, Iravy, Jan. 13.-King Humbert to-day gave an audience to the Rev. Mr. Nevin, rector of the American Church here. —_— Death of a Portuguese Poet. LISBON, Porrvcarn, Jan. 13.—Joao de Deus, a Portuguese poet of some note, died in this city yesterday. An Entente Possible. LONDON, ExcraxD, Jan. 13.—Inquiries made at the Foreign Office here to-day relative to the statement that Canada had not agreed to the Bering Sea arbitration treaty, elicited the statement - that an entente on the subject between Secretary of State Olney and Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Embassador, was quite possible, but that the Foreign Office had not heard of it. Fire in a Glass Factory. BALTIMORE, Mp., Jan, 13.—The ware- house and sh:pping department of Win- dell Bros.’ glass factory was burned to- night. Thafioss 1s $60,000, fully insured. SAN JOSE DECISION. Miss Pyle Triumphs in Her Breach of Promise Action, AWARDED BIG DAMAGES Capitalist Piercy Must Pay $12,000 for Wronging the Woman, HE WILL APPEAL THE CASE. Counsel for the Young Defendant Will Request a Stay of Pro- ceedings. SAN JOSE, Car., Jan. 13.—The jury trying the suit of Miss Jessie Pyle against Edward M. Piercy for $50,000 damages for breach of promise to marry returned a verdict in favor of Miss Pyle to-night, fix- ing the damages at $12,000. Immediately the attorneys for Piercy gave notice of a request for a stay of proceedirgs and inti- mated that an appeal to the Supreme Court would be taken should Judge Rey-~ nolds refuse to grant a new trial. When court convened this mornine one of the jurors was absent because of illness, but it was stipulated by both sides that the case proceed without him. William P. Veuve, Miss Pyle’s lawyer, made the clos- ing argument, and at 12:45 o’clock the case went to the jury. On the first ballot the jurors stood eight for a verdict for plaintiff and three for ae- fendant. After several hours of discussion upon the evidence, a verdict for the plain- tiff was agreed upon, and they then pro- ceeded to ballot upon the amount of dam- ages. On the first ballot on this question the amounts fayored ranged from $4000 to $50,- 000, with an average of $ The sec- ond ballot was for about $12,000, and upon this the jurymen agreed. Piercy is a well-known capitalist of this city, and has, since the organization of the Populist party, taken an active interest in its affairs. — MADE DESPERATE BY JEALOUSY. Attempted Suicide of a Girl Still in Her Trens. SAN JOSE, CAr., Jan. 13.—Lizzie Melen- son, aged 19 years, attempted suicide last night by taking corrosive sublimate. She was discovered by friends and medical as- sistance summoned in time to save her life, The attempt at self-destruction was the re- sult of jealousy, as the girl believed he lover had provea faithless. T Committed to Agnews. SAN JOSE, Car., Jan. 13.—Mrs. Amy Corder, aged 17 years, of Mayfield was committed to Agnews Insane Asylum by Judge Lorican this afternoon. She has been suffering from insomnia, and lately has become possessed of the idea that her friends were trying to kill her. e House-Breakers Sentenced. SAN JOSE, CAL., Jan.13.—John Schaffer and Tom Jones, who pleaded guilty to looting the house of Manuel Pacheco, near Alviso, were this morning sentenced to one vear each in San Quentin by Judge Lorigan. . Menzo Clinton’s WWhereabouts. SAN JOSE, CAr., Jan. 13.—Menzo Clin- ton, the contractor who absconded about a month ago with §3000 belonging to sub-con- tractors and workmen, is believed to be in Mexico. Itis said that a few days ago he sent his wife §100 in a letter. 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