The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 11, 1896, Page 1

o VOLUME LXXIX 73. HUNTINGTON'S HARD FIGHT, Rally of the Kentucky Men to Defeat the Goebel Bill. THEIR DESPERATE GAME Lobbyists Will Overlook Nofi\ Methods to Save the Southern Pacific Charter. *OLD SMOOTHING IRON'S” WORK Meanwhile the Legislature Is Vainly | Struggling to Elect a United ‘ States Sena’or. | | his Frankfort lobby. | WP | | FRANKFORT, Kv., Keb. 10.—This is expected to be the most interesting week of the session of the Legislature and it is claimed will see the end of the prolonged | Senatorial deadlock. The contest cases may beé taken up to-morrow. Republicans have been discus scheme to-day. Governor Bradley would issne a proclamation calling the Legisla ture to meet in Louisville in one of the g a new large opera-nouses there and the session | of the Legislature would continue until | the election of a Senator was effected. | There, as uved, there would be | ample police protection not afforded here. | This story was denied by officials, but ar comes from unquestionable authority. There were 102 members present In the | t assembly to-day, and Hunter once more came within one vote of an election. | This happened as the cesult of a pair be- tween Senator Ogilvie (D.) and Represent- ative Poore (Pop.), who were absent. The vote stood: Hunter, Blackburn, 463 scattering, 5. Necessary to a choice, 52. It was rather late to-day before the Legis- ire got to work, and not a great was done when "they did. The rollcalls showed a very slim attend- ance, considering the importance of the matters before such body. Be- fore, it’ was finished some oth- ers came in and had their presence recorded. Others did not make their ap- }c:\mnce until after the second relay of rains came in. A good Mmany of those | who went down to Louisville wore a very tired look and soon .were resting inthe cozy seats utnider the gallery, in the cloak- room and other places, Others more in- different and inclined to consult their own ‘comfort before anything else, after seeing that their presence was not indispensable, went off to their respective rooms—proba- bly to count their washing. They had evidently been to the laundry and “Old Smoothing Iron” had the machine ioo wels greased or greased a little too free. Anyhow, the boys looked a bit tired, espe- cialiy those who were not down the week before. Of course, the Senatorial contest is para- mount to everything else, but when the “Colton letters” of twenty years hence are published they will very probably show that the election of a United States Senator from Kentucky in the year 1896 was influenced in no small degree by the fact that a bili to repeal the charter of the Southern Pacific Railroad was pending in the Legislature at the same time, and also that on Sunday, February 9, in the city of Louisville, a good many poinws of diffi- culty were mooted over. A good many of those who made the trip hardly know “‘where they are at” as yet, let alone what they did, where they went and whom they saw, or, rather, who saw them, and don’t want to talk about it anyway—“Got a headache.” Others who are reported to have some hand in arranging things have clear heade, broad smiles, and a prompt and apparently hearty assurance that they are all well, had a splendid time, never felt better, saw all the boys, but *‘uon’t know a single thine new,” ‘“‘always drop shop when I leave Frankfort on Saturday till 1 get back on Monday.” ~You are just bound to believe them. They are so open and frank about everything, and so good- natured, too, even when you put ques- tions to them. Some of them are real gooa fellows, and could account for every moment they spent while away, and every nickel too—not so diftieuit a matter, as the trip cost them nothing from start to finish. This recess is to be remembered and the plans laid and the work done by the sev- erai sets of schemers who have contests on foot will begin to be shown in the next few days. It is needless to say that Huntington’s men have not been idle during the time, and tbal they were ‘not uncivil or penur- jous in their treatment of such of the Louisville party as were their guests, whether they had wine at the Galt House or the Pendennis or elsewhere. They are thoroughly posted on the situation, under- stand human nature in general and the special nature of the particular members they want to see do right and know just how to diagnose and treat each case, and they got in some fine work on this trip. Senator Goebel was fully alive to the situation and went down to Louisville with the rest of them. He was one of the first to show up this*morning, and as far. as could be judged from a casual observa- tion he had not been treated to an ‘‘iron- ing.”” In fact, itis said that he was not even invited to call atthe !aundry, and of course the manager would not go down to the Alexander Hotel and face all the mem- bership of the ‘‘patchwork club” just to see if. Goebel’s bosom needed attentiou. He is generally o watehfu! and attentive, lowever, that his faiiure in this instance to lock after business must - be due to the fact that e was advised that Goebel did not like his way of *‘doing up” things. Whatever is the reasor, the .old general certainly wasted no time with Senator | Goebel. Thére was more than the usual activity among his lieutenants. They all recognize the situation as a serious one and are doing everything in their power to jo { there is hope, and they are untiring and | ence of its salaried officers and regular at- meet the occasion, which is full of uncer- tainties for them, but while thereis life active. The fact that Goebel was the president pro tem of the Democratic Sen- ate, chairman of the Democratic Judiciary Committee of that body, and chairman of the Democratic steering committee, was made the most of by him with the Repub- lican members for a time, but that don't go any longer. While the Senatorial fight is on the members refuse to put this repeal bill on the same plane. H. M. Jones, chairman of the Republican caucus, Judge Landes and other leaders— the very best men on that side of the House—are in favor of the repeal bill, and they will command a good following. So anything that is done in the way of trad- ing must be done inside each party’s coun cils. This was foreshadowed last week, and when the dropping of Blackburn or Hunter comes, you may be assured that General Duke or St. John Bogle have already advised Echols that things are go- ing along. That they have given up the hope of preventing the passage of the bill in the Senate is conceded, but the plan will be to delay it until they are ready for it to go to the House, and 1o one can tell when they will be ready. It will ve some time yet before the regu- lar order will call it up in the Senate, and to call it up would be useless, as the oppo- sition has an objection ready from each end and the center of the room. Mr. Huntington’s efforts to create an opposition to the bill are not confined to Men in different sec- tions of the State on whom he has grester or less hold have been sending personal letters to their own representatives and others of their acquaintance urging them to defeat the"bill. John J. McHenry, the son of one of the incorporators named in the charter of the| Southern Pacific Company and the brother of another, who is interested in a bank and also the extensive coal mines at McHenry, in Ohio County, about 118 miles from Louisville, is interesting himself in the matter in this way: Huntington has toid him to do it and he obeys, because his mining interests are at the mercy of the railroad-company. He has been through the fire before and knows the price of disobedience, and if he can help it is not going to subject himself to the tender mercies of General Echols, who, people say, is cruel when he has been offended. It isa good thing for the bill that all the members of tne Legislature don’t live on Huntington’s lines, nor on the Louisville and Nashville, either, for that matter, as there is no question about -that mighty corporation standing with the Southern Pacific Company in this ight. The pres- torney here lobbying against the bill proves this. But with all their influence and all their lobbying, they will not be able to stop the bill if thines go on as they are, unless some great scheme is concocted and put into execution. Goebel started the ball of sentiment for repeal rolling, and as it goes along it gathers and grows each day. General Duke stopped many a stampede among his men during the late unpleasantness, and that rigntin the face of the enemy, but he has bis hands full now. The Gen- eral looks a little worn to-day, snd if it lasts much longer, will have to takeé a rest. Bl R cs ¢ OMITTED FROM THE STATUTES. Attempts to Conceal Catifornia’s Action on the Reilly Bill. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 10.—It was discovered by one of California’s State Senators hére to-day that the resolution adopted by the California Legislature last February protesting against the passage of the refunding bill was either willfully or negligently omitted from the California statutes and reports. Neither does it appear in the Congres- sional Record, orany decument to be found at the Capitol, with the exception of the following brief paragraph in the Record: “By Mr. Maguire—A memorial by the Legislature of California protesting against the passage of the Reilly funding bill. To the Committee on the Pacific Railroads.” Maguire says he remembers receiving these resolutions by wire from the clerk of the Legislative Assembly of California, and he presented them in the House. Such resolutions are never printed in full unless they are read to the House. He isunder the impression that he read them in the course of his speech when the Reilly bill was being considered. He can- not understand, however, why they were not included in the volame of California statutes and resoiutions passed by the California Legislature. —_——- T0 FORECLOSE THE LIENS. Senator Pettigrew Iutroduces an Interest. ing Resolution. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 10.—In the Senate this morning Pettigrew introduced a joint resolution on directing the Secre- tary of the 'I'reasury to foreclose Govern- ment liens on the Union Pacific and the Kansas Pacific Railroad companies, pay the prior liens upon said roads and take possession for the United States. He is also directed to pay the floating debt of the roads, take up the bonds and stock pledges as securities therefor and take possession of all branches constructed out of the earnings of the Union Pacific. To carry out these provisions the Secre- tary is authorized to sell at not less than par in coin, coupon or. registered bonds io an amount sufficient for the object stated in the resolution ‘at not to exceed 3 per cent, redeemable at pleasure’ after five years and payable in ten years. The- bill was laid on the table for the present. ARTIST MAX EGLAU MURDERED. Was Engaged in Teaching the Deaf Mutes, and Three of Them Have Been Arrested. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 10.—The dead body of Max Eglav, an artist 60 years of age, was found on the fourth floor of the Deaf and Dumb Institute this afternoon, He was'covered with blood, which had flowed from half 'a dozen wounds on his head and an ugly cut on the face, Near the body lay a biood-stained iron shovel, He resided at 99}4 St. Mark’s place, but had a room in the institute, where he gave the deai mutes painting and drawing les- sOns. On the dead man were found a gold watch and chain, four bankbooks and 60| cents in mouey, which gave rise to the conclusion that Mr. Eglau had not been murdered for the sake of robbery. The potice to-night arrested Peter Wolff, Adolph Phandler and Edward Eck on sus- picion of being implicated 'in the murder, ‘They are about 18 years old, mutes and scholars of the institute, Huntington --“ Why don’t you stop those things?” NO' MENTION OF ARBITRATION. Speech of Queen Victoria Read at Two British Banquets. THE BOUNDARY DISPUTE Vague Terms Relating to the Proposed Settlement With Venezuela. NEEDED LEGISLATION ASKED. Some Satisfaction Found in the Prom- ise of the Sultan to Institute Re- forms in Armenia. LONDON, Exe., Feb. 10.—The speech from the throne, which will be read at the opening of Parliament to-morrow, was read at the Queen’s speech banquets, given by Lord Salisbury and the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, respectively, at 20 Arlington street and 10 Downing street, this evening. The speech makes no reference whatever to the sub- ject of arbitration of the Venezuelan ques- tion. The speech announces that the measures to be introduced by the Government will include an employer’s limited liability bill, a measure for the creation of voluntary schools; an Irish land bill for the forma- tion of an Irish board of agriculture for the relief of agricultural distress, a bill for tbe regulation of alien pauper immigra- tion, and a measure for the construction of of light railways for the rural districts. The speech sets forth that the relations of Great Britain with foreign powers are satisfactory, recapitulates the known facts of the Transvaal trouble, alludes to the necessity for an increase of the naval strength of England and refers to the dispute between Great Britain and Vene- zuelaand the negotiations with the United States in regard thereto as pending in ex- actly the same terms as vaguely outlined in Saturday’s United Press dispatches, which stated that the Government of Great Britdin had under consideration proposals that offer a prospect of a more peaceful solution of the dispute. The speech also recites the facts of the massacres and disturbances in Armenia. “While 1t deplores the excesses which have been committed, it says that some degree of satisfaction is to be found in the Sul- tan’s promises to institute reforms, but avoids any indication of the future policy of England in regard to Turkey. Her Majesty congratulates the country upon the success of the bloodless opera- tions of the British expedition in Ashan- tee and’deplored ‘the death of Prince Henry of Battenberg, who was a member of the expedition. No importance is attached to theabsence of any reference to arbitration of the Ven- ezuelan dispute. No experienced politi- cians expected that any reference would be made to the subject for the reason that the speech is never the medium of merely incipient developments. The representative of the United Press learns that Prime Minister Salisbury and the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, have prepared a carefully guarded statement, which they will make inthe House of Lords and House of Com- mons early in the debate on the address in reply to the Queen’s speech, affirming the willingness of the Government to arbitrate the question of the territory that is not oc- cupied by British settlements. Opinion in the Liberal Club grows evéry day more intense in favor of ‘closing the | dispute on any terms consonant with na- tional honor. As the declarations of the Ministers are not likely to be satisfactory 1o the Liberals, it is believed that Sir Wil- liam Harcouirt, their leaderin the House of Commons, will move an amendment to cmfln--GmaAL WEYLER, v‘v.uu - NOow the address affirming that arbitration o the boundary guestion ought to be adopted by Great Britain. AR HOPES FOR SETTLEMENT. Another Portion of the Queen’s Speech Is Given. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 10.—The Sun’s London correspondent says: The Queen’s | speech in Parliament to-morrow will prac- tically announce the approaching settle- mentof the Venezuelan controversy. Theze is no indication of this in the forecast which was issued to the news agencies to-night, but the speech itself, which was furnished according to custom this evening to the leaders of all the parties in the House of Commons is very different. The message will say: The Government of the United States has expressed a wish to co-operate in bringing to a close the difficulties which have existed for many years between my Government and the republic of Venezu- ela regarding the boundary between that country and British Guiana. T have expressed my sympathy with the desire to come to an egnitable arrange- ment, and I trust that farthér negotia- tions will lead to a satisfactory settie- ment. SUFFOCATED BY THE GAS:' Peculiar Death of an Ex-Soldier With Plenty of Meney in a Chicago Hotel, CHICAGO, IuL., Feb. 10.—A man who from papers in his possession is supposed to be Cassius K. Carter, a retired trum- peter, United States army, Fort Meyer, was found deadin aroom at the Palmer House here this arternoonm, having been asphyxiated by gas. When Carter’s room was broken into one gas jet was found turned on at full force and another one half way, yet the hotel people are disinclined to believe that suicide was intended by the unfortunate man. Around the body was found a beit, in which were fourteen $100 bills. The man had gone to bed with it around his waist. In his pockets were found sev- eral letters and a very handsome gold watch together with his pension papers. 1t is supposed that Mr. Carter had been ‘West and was on his way back to Wash- mgton. Mr. Carter was known among his associates.in the army as Jack Carter. G WRECK OF A PASSENGER TRAIN. The Baggage-Master Killed and FEight Others Injured. ZANESVILLE, Onwo, Feb.10.—A pas- senger train on the Cincinnati and Mus- kingum Valley Railroad was wrecked near Crooksville this morning. ¥ Thomas Fisher, the bagzage-master, was instantly killed -and eight others were in- jured, two of whom, Alonzo Sarigley, the engineer, and Captain John Bell, the mail agent, will probably die. The accident was caused by .a misplaced switch, which-had been left partially open by a section-man who had been clean- ing away snow and ice from around the switch. 2 ' T e T Dr. Sanford Hunt Dead. CINCINNATI, Oxnio, Feb. 10.—Dr. San- ford Hunt, D.D., aged 70, senior agent of the Methodist Book Concern, died to-day of apoplexy, . . RECEIVED WITH - MUCH EFFUSION Captain-General Weyler Is Now in Command of Spanish Forces. HIS ARRIVAL IN HAVANA After Taking the Oath of Office He Holds aReception.in : ' the Palace. GREAT THINGS ARE EXPECTED. It Is Hoped, at Least, That the New Leader Will Conduct a Mod- ern Warfare. HAVANA, Cusa, Feb. 10.—The Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII, with General Wey- ler, the newly appointed captain-general and commander-in-chief of the Spanish forces in Cuba, oh board, arrived off Moro Castle at 9 o’clock this morning and at 10 o’clock entered the harbor and steamed up to the cily. As the warship passed Moro Castle she was saluted by the guns of that fortress, and as she proceeded was wel- comed by thunders of artillery from the Cabanas fortress, and the dipping of flags and other greetings from the snips in the harbor. General Weyler proceedad on foot from the landing to the palace, where he at once took the oath of office as captain-general of Cuba. After this the new Governor and commander-in-chief held a recep- tion in the palace, receiving the leading citizens of Cuba, a number of grandees of Spain, the heads of various commercial bodies, leaders of political parties and the foreign Consuls. Crowds of people in holiday attire filled the streets, and the Plaza de Armas, in the vicinity of the palace of the captain-general, was packed with cheering men, women and children, while numerous bands of music vlayed. patriotic airs. The weather was delightful and the enthusiasm of the popu- lace unlimited. It is said that among the insurgents who were killed in the battle which took place last week at Candelaria, in the province of Pinar del Rio, was a young man named Menocal, cne of two brothers in the Cuban service and a cousin of Anecito G. Menocal, United States navy, engineer of the Nica- ragua canal. L All loyal Spaniards look to General FIRCES SPANISH 1HE COMM \NDS IN cuBA ———ay PRICE FIVE CENTS Weyler for great things and predict their accomplishment. Americans and others here who desire peace belore calamity engulfs all business hope that Weyler will follow the methods of modern warfare, treat prisoners properly, prevent whole- sale arrests of supposed sympathizers and give the enemy a chance to care for his wounded. They hope to see the war fought in the field and not in towns whoge citizens have not risen, and hope that Spain will fight armed men only, and that those who sympathize with their race but remain quiet will not be declared traitors and spies. Spain is fortifying Havana for any emer- gency that may arise. Recently four coast defense guns of about sixty tons each ar- rived from Spain. They are now being moved along temporary tracks to the Santa Clara battery, the most modern of Havana’s fortifications. This battery is built in a rocky hill between the city and the sea. It is about one mile west of Moro Castle. It commands the approach of ves- sels from the north and west, while a bat- tery beyond Moro does similar service towart the east. Neither of these bat- teries commands the land approaches, or can even point a gun toward the city itself. Ot all of Havana’s forts these are the only ones containing modern guns. The man- ner in which they are being strengthened shows that Spain is preparlng for others than the insurgents. ‘When the news of the action of the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs in the United States Senate reached here one of the most prominent political leaders said to me: “We are preparing for any emergency. Tell that to the people of the United States. .Go down to La Machina yourself and tell them what guns we are unloading and placing in our forts.”” A glance at some of the big guns around Havana is disappointing if one looks for strength. Most of the guns are half a century old, some are still more ancient, and for active service they are practically worthless. The few modern guns here would be effect- ive if well manned. J. FRANK CLARK. THE BURSTING OF AN AEROLITE. It Causes Greal\ Consternation Among Madrid Residents, Who Rush Wildly Into the Streets, MADRID, Srary, Feb. 10.—An aerolite burst over the city of Madrid this morn- ing, causing great consternation among the inbabitants. The first warning of the explosion was a flash which illuminated the sky, which was almost immediately followed by a tremendous report, the vi- brations from which shattered hundreds of windows. The aerolite was accompanied by @ great white cloud and simultaneous with the explosion there was a trembling of the earth resembling the sensation pro- duced by an earthquake. ‘When the flash and ensuing report took place the people rushed panic-stricken into the streets and some minutes elapsed before the excitement was allayed. Itis es}imntad that the meteoric body was : B _miles above the. earth.when it e L "EASILY TRACED THE NEEDLE. First Practical Use of the Roentgen Pho- tography. - - BERLIN, GerMaNy, Feb. 10,—The first practical useof the Roentgen photography was made to-day. A poor young seam- stress, who swallowed a needle last week was likely to Jase her life. It was decided to take her to the Cen- tral Roentgen Phaotographic Association. A camera-holder containing a sensitized plate was placed against a heavy block of wood at one sidé of the bared breasts of the patient. 'The'light was turned on, and after five minutes the current was cut off. 3 ‘When the plate was developed in the dark room it showed every bone of the upper part of the' body, and the néedle was found lying point downward in the lower right angle of the stomach. The patient was placed under the influ- ence of chloroform and the cause of her sufferings, which threatened her life, was taken from the stomach. To-night she is pronounced out of dan: e g THE SULTAN'S SAFEGUARD. 1t Is Procured for Clara Bartom and Asxistants. CONSTANTINOPLE, TurkEy, Feb. 10.— The representative of the United Press learns that the Hon. W. A. Ter- rell, American Minister, has pro- cured for Miss Clara Barton and her assistants, who are now en route for this city, the Sultan’s safezuard, which will allow them to visit the six distressed provinces of Aratolia and personally dis- tribute relief among the sufferers. NDON, E~G., Feb. 10.—The Daily News will to-morrow publish ‘a dispatch from Constantinople, dated February 8, which reports that an attempt has been made by Turkish officials at - Bitlis to arrest -the Rev. George P. Knapp, one of the American missionaries there, on a charge of sedition and murder based on an accusation wrung by Turkish methods from an Armenian risoner. The dispatch adds that Hon. A. . Terrell, the American Minister, insists to_the Porte thatif the charge is main- tained Mr. Knapp shall be brought to Constantinople to be tried before him. LS ey Thomas Sexton Declines.: LONDON, ENG., Feb. 10.—Thomas Sex- ton, M. P. for the North division of Kerry, who was unanimously requested by the anti-Parnellite section of the Irish party to accept -the leadership of that party in place of Justin McCarthy, resigned, has finally declined to accept the position. In his Jetter of declination he says he is con- vinced that no public advantage would be gained by the party under his leadership. e Sl SR Kruger Is Cautious. PRETORIA, SourH AFrRricA, Feb. 10.— President Kruger has informed Sir Hercu- les Robinson, Governor of Cape Colony, that he is willing to go to England in re- sponse to the invitation extended to him by Mr. Chamberiain on condition that the subjects to be discussed by himself and Mr. Chamberlain shall be specified before- hand. Loonl e Conveyed to Bremen. BERLIN, GerMANY, Feb. 10.—Tke body of Hon. Theodore Runyon, late Unitea States Embassador to Germany, was re- moved from the vault where it has rested since the funeral services and conveyed to Bremen, where it will be placed on board the steamer Havel, which sails for New York to-morrow. O T P BV T . Killed by a Boiler Explosion. PROVIDENCE, R. L, Feb. 10.—The boiler in the Ann and Hopemills at Lones- dale, owned by the Goddards, exploded this morning. - Patrick McConnon was killed and Hugh McClaren will probably die. Three or four others were badl injured. The cause of the explosion is -unknown yet. PASSIG OF - SUOUEL POKER, John Daubenbiss Helped to Make California History. ARGONAUTED IN 1842, Was Present When Commodore Sloat Raised the Flag at Monterey. FIRST MILLER IN THE STATE, He Supplied the Piles for the Long ‘Wharf Built in San Francisco in 1846. SANTA CRUZ, Car., Feb. 10.—The death of John Daubenbiss, which occurred at his Soquel home late last night, marks a page in the history of California that tells of the days of a pioneer of pioneers. He came to America from his birthplace, Bavaria, in 1835, and six years later crossed the plains to Oregon and to California in 1842. His first home in this State was at San Jose in 1843, whence he removed to what is now Soquel in Santa Cruz County in 1845. Two years later he bought a farm, on which he had made his home ever since. Daubenbiss was in the Mexican war under Fremont, and at the raising of the Anmerican flag at Monterey in 1846 he car- ried the message from Commodore Sloat to General Sutter at Sutters Fort, announc- ing that fact. Mr. Daubenbiss was a member of “he first Board of Supervisors of this county. The county was formed in 1851 and conducted by the court of ses- sions until 1852, when the new board went into operation. Only one of that original board now servive, Elihu Anthony. Daubenbiss got out the timbers for the piles in “Long wharf” at San Francisco, the first that was built in that City, in 1846, and which was then at the foot of Commercial street. He built the first grist- mill in California, at Niles station, near San Jose Mission, in 1845, for General Vallejo, and the first sawmill in the State at Soquél in 1847, He was matried at San Jose about the time he settied at Soquel. His wife died in 180t Thrée sons and three daughters survive—Charles, Frank and Frederick Daubenbiss and Mrs. Rachel Swan, Mrs, Florence Bedell and Mrs. Kate Roberts, The last namned two live in the East. The others were present last pight at their father's deathbed. Mr. Daubenbiss died of general debility. He was 80 years of age and had been vig- orous and active up toa yearago, when he began failing, though not quite a sick man until within the past ten days. The funeral will occur to-morrow afternoon under the auspices of the Mesons, attended by the Naval Reserve, Pioneers and Na- tive Sons. Religious services will be con ducted by Rev. Mr. Snyder of the Soquet Congregational Church. ST IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION. Portion of Santa Cruz’s New Courthouse Must Be Kebuwilt. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., Feb. 10.—Work- men on the new courthouse were to-day called off hy Contractor McCabe because of a dangerous defect in construction. Ar- chitect Comstock’s specifications provided for, and there were placed, four,iron pillars to support the two walls of the tower, which extends above the two walls of the main corridor. These tower walls set clear of the corridor, and being very heavy caused one of the iron pillars to bend until the walls settled intoa dangerous condi- tion. Evidently this offset of the tower walls was made to accommodate doorways from the upper corridors to rooms on the second floor. These pillars have been in plain view all the time, but their weakness was not noticeable until this morning. The foreman of the Western Iron Works of San Francisco joined Contractor Me- Cabe in refusing to put on the roof until these walls shall be strengthened and made safe. The work will require a delay, but isis hoped it will not prevent the occu- pancy of the building by the time required by law, in April. PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE. Santa Crue Will Build a Sub-Reservoir to the City Water Works. SANTA CRUZ, CAv., Feb. 25.—The City Council to-night adopted a resolution to build a sub-reservoir for the City Water Works, to cost about $6000. This matter had hung fire in the Council for the past year or more. 1t is claimed by two Coun- cilmen, who voted for the resolution, that the conflagration of one year ago, burning a block of buildings and the Courthouse, could have been controlled had the ruser- voir been built before. The two Council- men who voted agains it did so because of lack of funds. Mayor Effey voted to settle the tie, adopting the resolution. The Council also straightened ont the bicycle ordinance, so that will not conflict with the charter, thus avoiding the trouble fhat occurred wken Benjamin Martin, Deputy County Clerk, tested the validity of the law, which provided a penalty of fine and imprisonment. The penalty will now be fine and imprisonment. RUN OF THE “TEXAS FLYER.,” Fery Rapid Time Made for a Distanca of Eighty Miles. GALESBURG, IrL., Feb. 10.—On the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road, yes- terday evening, between here and Men- 'ota, a distance of eighty miles, was made | the fastest time ever mace on that system, beating even the mile-a-minute record be- tween the same points several months ago. The run was made by the *“Texas Flyer,” with four cars, which left here at 12:04 o’clock and arrived at the station in Men- dota at 1:321¢. Frank Bullard was engi- neer, W. J. Main fireman and Scott Dewey conductor. The run was a steady ore, the speed being uniformly maintained the whole distance. Four stops were made, averaging two minutes each, which makes the actual running time for the eighty miles 1;11:30.