The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 12, 1896, Page 4

4 . THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1896. LAID TO REST AT SANTA CRUZ Hundreds Follow the Body of John Daubenbiss to the Grave. MOURNED BY PIONEERS. Men Who Crossed the Plains With the Argonaut Gather at the Bier, MASONS CONDUCT THE SERVICE. Three Veterans of the Mexican War View the Interment of Their Comrade. BANTA CRUZ, Can, Feb. 11. — The funeral of John Daubenbiss this afternoon at Soquel attracted the largest assemblage .of people that has ever gathered at such a solemn event in Santa Cruz County. The people who attended were personally acquainted with the deceased and came from Watsonville, Santa Cruz, Capitola, Aptos, Boulder Creek, Felton—in fact, from all over the county—ana numbered about 500. The introductory services, conducted by Rev. Mr. Snyder of the Soquel Congre- gaticnal Church, were under the auspices of the Masons, the Pioneers and the Na- | tive Sons, accompanied by the Naval Re- serve of this city, the veterans of the Mexican War and school children of Boquel. At the grave the Masonic service was delivered as well as that of the Pio- neers. The Mexican veterans, who served with Daubenbiss under General Fremont, were only three in number—Samuel Trout, James Tait and Charles Steinmetz. They are very old men and represent the rem- nant of thiscounty of those pioneer sol- diers. The pall-bearers were chogen from the Pioneers, the Native Sons and the Masons. Some of the old men who followed the body to the grave had crossed the plains with Mr. Daubenbiss. —_—— DROWNED BEFORE ITS MOTHER. 4 Child Carried Out to BSea Before Reached by Aid. SANTA CRUZ, CAL., Feb. 11.—Marietta Reed, 10 years old, daughter of I. B. Reed of Fresno, was washed off the beach at Lighthouse Point this afternoon and car- ried to sea. The mother was at the same time car- ried out by the waves, but being stronger and comprehending the situation better managed to save herself. She shouted to the child, endeaving to encourage her and advise her, but the breakers made such a roar that the girl evidently did not hear her mother’s voice. Mrs. Reed clung to a projecting rock and escaped death by that mere chance, while the waves broke over her. She was so shocked by the sight of her child bein carried out to death that _she did not real- ize her own danger until she had been aided by some men near by and dragged out to a safe place on the beach. Mr. Reed had left his wife and child only a few minutes before to return-to a new camping place on the opposite side of the town, on the bank of the San Lorenzo River. They had spent the day getting clams, as hundreds of people do, and Mr. Reed believed his wife and child were safe enough and knew the dangers of the waves. The little girl was the eldest of three children. The inmilg came here direct from Fresno, whence they had come ‘from Millerville, Cloud County, Kans. The little girl who was drowned had been occupied recently nllini candies on the street here. Her body has not yet been recovered. FISHEEM IN LUCK. iz Hundred Fine Salmon Taken in a Single Day. SANTA CRUZ, Can, Feb. 11.—The salmon fishermen to-day increased in numbers and took 600 fine salmon. There | Edenvale were some forty boats out that got around anmong the whales with comparative ease. It was the finest day’s sport of the season. On Sunday 150 salmon were taken by a dozen or more fishermen. Yesterday the number of boats increased and 200 fish were hauled in. To-morrow the catch will be still greater. The weather 1s beautiful and there is very little seasickness among the novices who go out. John Chace of the Ocean House and Sea Be ~b Hotel shipped to-day sixty-six sal- to E. T. Allen & Co., of Market & _et, San Francisco, to be distributed to friends, These fish were caught by James McCall and a well-known character known as “Big Jim,” a jolly fisherman, who has all the luck and "good-nature requisite to suceessful angling. — SEALERS PUT INTO PORT. Heavy Catch Made by the Eppinger Near Santa Cruz. SANTA CRUZ, Carn, Feb, 11.—Two sealing schooners landed in the harbor here to-day—the Eppinger and the Penel- ope. The former had on board 447 skins, taken between Lighthouse Point and New Year’s Island, some twenty-six miles up the coast. The Eppinger put in for medi- cines for some of its men. The Penelope is lying in the harbor, presumably await- ingorders. Another vessel of the same gharacter is reported up the beach, WALLA WALLA SENSATION. 4 Sane Woman Placed in an Asylum by Her Husband. WALLA WALLA, Wasn., Feb. 11.— The discovery was made to-day that Mrs, John Huntington, who disappeared mys- teriously from Tacoma last week, is in this city. being employed in the family of A. Goldman, a merchant, as a domestic. Shearrived here on Saturday. Mrs. Huntington tells a story of ill- treatment at the hands of her Kusband. #nd that she had been committed to the insane asylum through his misrepresenta- tions. After being confined in that insti- tution, she says several physicians stated she was sane, and she was discharged. She then went h“ifi tl? Tav:omlu, and hav- ing no money, sol er jewe! for and came to Walla Walla, > o —_——— ARIZONA’S GOVERNOR WINS. Jones Succeeds in Killing a Predecessor’s Claims for Public Money. PHENIX, Arrz., Feb. 11.—By his deci- eion against ex-Governor Wolfley, filed at Tucson to-day, Supreme Justice Bethune settled forever the famous case against Auditor C. P. Leitch. ‘While Wolfley was Gopmor, atout five years ago, he lobbied the Arizona funding bill through Congress. At that time he was wealthy and charged nothing for his seryices. Before the last Legislature, how- ever, he presented a bill of $7000 for ex- penses and interest, It was allowed. Gov- ernor Hughes vetoed it. It was passed over this veto and Governor Hughes in- structed the Auditor, C. P. Leitch, not to ay it. Wolfley sued. The case was tried Bolnrn every District Justice in the Terri- tory until it reached Justice Bethune. It is calculated that over $50,000 was spent in the litigation. e Fled From Angels Camp. ANGELS CAMP, Carn, Feb.11.—F. A. Bordone came here several weeks ago from San Francisco and opened a “Trilby” restaurant with a great flourish. During the last few days some of his numerous creditors began importuning him for a set- tlement, and early this morning he quietly left town and cannot be Jocated. He is said to_have owed every one who would trust him, and bis total indebtedness will reach a large amount. Cxaige it Fire on a Chico Ranch. CHICO, Car., Feb. 11.—Fire on the ranch of General Bidwell this morning destroyed his vinegar house and two other small buildings. The vinegar tower was a three-story structure, and contained about twenty barrels of yinegar. A strong north wind was blowing, and it was with difficulty that buildings south of the tower were saved. Theloss is $1000: in- urance, $65( WARRING S JOE HES, Louis Chynoweth’s Children Carry Their Quarrel Into the Courts. Mrs. Aurelia Robertson Sues to Com. pel a Division of the Dece- dent’s Estate. SAN JOSE, CaL., Feb. 11.—The suit of James E. and Aureiia Robertson against Ellen C. Lyon, Emily Chynoweth and J. V. Lawrence to have 100 acres of land near partitioned, commenced in Judge Lorigan’s court this morning. The land is planted to fruit and worth about $60,000. The property adjoins the Hayes-Chyno- weth mansion at Edenvale, and that numerous family were in full attendance in court. Thewhole matter is somewhat | complicated. Louis Chynoweth died in 1892, and deeded the property to his three children — Aurelia Robertson, Ellen C. Lyon and Emily Chynoweth. Aurelia Robertson claims one-third of the prop- erty. She avers that since her father's death in 1892 she has received only $45 from the land ana has had no voice in the management of it, and for this reasor she wants the property divided. The defendants in answering assert that the deed was not intended to be of anv effect except as a means of security for debts between the parties, and at the death of Chynoweth was to have been void. Under this contention the defend- ants claim that the property involved be- longs to the estate of Chynoweth and should go through the process of probate with the other effects of Chynoweth and be distributed among the heirs. J. V. Lawrence is made a party to the suit by reason of $16,000 mortgage he has on the property. % Several witnesses were examined to-day, and the case went over until to-morrow. S S Was Choked and Kicked. SAN JOSE, Carn., Feb. 11.— Carlotta Espinoza to-day commenced suit against Benito Espinoza for divorce on the grounds of cruelty and desertion. The couple were married in Castroville in 1890 and haveé a child 4 years old. The wife alleges In her complaint that on frequent occasions her husband would lock her in the house and go to dances, while choking and slapping her were fre- quent occurrences during their married Iife. About a year ago he deserted her. An crder was made restraining Espinoza from disposing of soms $500 worth of property pending the suit. AR Sy el Stockton H:ld for Trial. SAN JOSE, Car., Feb. 11.—John E. Stockton, who stabbed George Raikerman twice in the abdomen during a drunken row in the Olympic saloon last night, was arraigned before Justice Gass to-day on a charge of assault to murder. His exam- ination was set for February 26. Bail was fixed at $3000. Stockton’s face and head are badly bruised and his left shoulder dislocated. Raikerman is still in the Receiving Hospi- tal, but his condition is not regarded as critical. CRRLS S SER Greeting to Prince Luigi. SAN JOSE, CAv., Feb. 11.—At a meeting of the Italian Benevolent Society last evening arrangements were made to roy- ally entertain his Highness Prince Luigi di SBavoia, Duke of Abruzzi, who recently arrived in San Francisco, on his visit to this city. On his arrival here the Duke will be met at the depot by ‘a committee and a brass band and escorted to the Ven- dome Hotel, where a banquet, followed by a dance and reception, will be given. B Bound Over for Burglary. SAN JOSE, CaL., Feb. -11.—Andrew Marshall was arraigned before Justice Gass to-day on a charge of burglary and his examination set for February 14. Bail was fixed at $1000. Marshall is charged with looting M. C. Close’s store, and at the time of his arrest was disposing of some of the goods taken. Hao R Death From Heart Failure. SAN JOSE, CaL., Feb. 11.—Louis Brown, a tailor, was found dead in bed this morn. ing in his room at the residence of . Ziegler on Balbach street. Death resulted from heart disease. Brown had worked in thiy city for a number of years. He was a native of Germany and about 55 years of age. CASTLE PEAK EXCUBSION. Truckee Ice Palace Visitors Will View a Magnificent Panorama. Trip to Be Made to an Elevation 10,000 Feet Above the Level of the Sea, TRUCKEE, CAL., Feb. 11.—The weather is just cold enough to keep the ice palace and toboggan slide in good condition, and although there is no snow on the streets, where travel is heavy, a short distance from town the ground is covered with a white mantle. An excursion is announced for next Fri- day, and the objective point will be Castle Peak, a mountain nine miles above Truckee, which 15 perpetually covered with snow. From this elevation mnf be seen seven lakes, and-a grand view of the surround- ing valleys is obtained. The public schools will have a holiday on that day, to allow children the advantage of making the trip. Excursionists who come on Saturda and Sunday will be given the advantage o an especially low rate to Castle Peak, where the snow is always from twenty-to 100 feet deep. The mountain is 10,000 feet above sea level. The snow is hard enough to hold horses, and no road breaking is YECessary. SONOMA' WILL BRING SUIT, Alleged Shortage in the Accounts of an Ex- ~ Recorder. BONDSMEN IN TROUBLE. Gil P. Hall's Sureties Are Given Five Days in Which to Settle. DECLARES HE IS INNOCENT. The Accused Man Confident That He Can Prove His Case—Other Officials Under Fire. SANTA ROSA, CAL., Feb. 11.—Professor C. H. Neilson, the expert hired by the Grand Jury of Sonoma County to investi- gate the books of some of the county officials, made a report to that body yes- terday. The report has not been made public as yet, but rumors are flying thick and fast, and sensational developments are looked for every hour. It has just leaked out that the Board of Supervisors on last Saturday adopted a resolution in which it was set forth that Gilbert P. Hall, ex-Auditor and Recorder of this county, was $5000 short in his ac- counts, and directing the District Attor- ney to make a formal demand upon Mr. Hall for the return of the money. The resolution and order further provided that if the sum was not paid over to the Treas- urer of Sonoma County within five days suit would be commenced against the bondsmen of the ex-Recorder. An examination of the Treasurer's books from May, 1890, to December, 1895, show- ing the amounts turned in monthly by the several Recorders during that period shows that the fees of the office during the time of Hall's administration were not regularly paid over to the Treasurer as provided by law. It isbut fair to state, however, that other county officials were often likewise delinquent. On two occa- sionsjthe fees were retained by the Recorder dor six consecutive months. Expert Neilson has been working on the Recorder’s books for sixty days, being greatly handicapped by the mysterious disappearance of fee book No. 13. This was opened for entries on January 1, 1892, and closed November 1, 1894, covering nearly two years of the time in which the alleged crookedness was going on. As the missing book was a large volume of about 16x24 inches, five inches thick and weigh- ing twenty-five or thirty pounds, it seems impossible for any one to have carried it away without the knowledge of those in charge. Owing to the absence of this book Professor Neilson was obliged to ex- amine the record of each instrument sepe- rately to aseertain if the proper fees for re- cording had been paid. It is stated here by competent authority that the errors and mischarges abound throughout the records during the years 1893 and 1894, The expert’s report is also said to deal with the accusation made against the ex- Recorder of overcharging the county for recopying old records. The records of the county show that Mr. Hall was paid -$3800 for such work during his two terms of office. The accused official was elected to the combined office of Auditor and Recorder of Sonoma County on the Democratic ticket at the fall election in 1890, taking charge of the office in January, 1891. He gave a bond for $30,000 at the beginning of hissecond term with the following sureties: W. A. Lewis, $15,000; Dan Brown, $15,000; M. McNamara, §10,000; A. J. Shaw, $5000; J, M. Bowles, $5000; Philip Cowen, $5000; 0. Pothlmann, $5000. Gil P. Hell is well known throughout this county, having been raised in Peta- luma, and has hosts of friends, some of the most intimate of whom declare that Mr. Hall will prove his innocence of any wrongdoing. Inan interview to-day, Mr, ‘Hall said: “*As the board has seen fit to bring suit against my bondsmen for $5000, it is hardly prover for me to make any state- ment at present, but in justice to myself and friends I will say that had I been guilty of the misappropriation of the funds of the county I could have refunded the money, as the opportunity was presented to me to do so, and I think I will be able to vindicate myself when the proper time comes.” | % As Mr. Hall is the son-in-law of Dan Brown of Petaluma, one of Sonoma Coun- ty’s wealthiest men, and has many other wealthy friends -and relatives, this state- ment finds ready belief with many. —_— ‘PIERCE WILL CONTEST. Heirs of Sarah C. Pierce Fighting for Her Estate. SANTA ROSA, CaL., Feb. 11.—The case of John E. Jewell et al. vs. Mary Jane Pierce et al. came up for trial in the Supe- rior Court to-day. The suit was ostensibly brought to obtain possession of certain lots in Petaluma, the property in dispute being part of the estate of Will 8. Pierce, the Petaluma capitalist who was killed by a live wire last spring. But the real inter- est involved, and the point upon which an adjudication is desired, is a construction of the will of Sarah C. Pierce. This gave to Will 8. Pierce almost all of an estate valued at $100,000. The will provided, however, that in the event of the death of Will 8. Pierce without issue the estate should be distributed to the old lady’s heirs according to statute. ‘When Will 8, Pierce died he left a will, leaving his property to his mother, Mary Jane Pierce. Now the heirs of “Grandma” Pierce are trying to get possession of the property as provided by the first will. H, T. Fairbanks, Isaac R. Jewell and a W, B. Haskell were the executors named in the last will and testament of Barah C. Pierce. Beven - aitorneys represent the rival fac- fim;;.d and a prolonged :litigation is ex- pected, : —_— MURDER OF PEARL BRYAN. New Evidence Discovered Against Wall- ing and Jackson. . CINCINNATI, Onro, Feb. 11.—Nothing new developed in the Fort Thomas mur- der case to-day beyond the statement of Charles Wilson, a watchman, and the clew brought in by two colored girls—all tend: ing to fasten the crime on the men now in jail. Wilson elaims he saw Jackson, Walling and Pear] Bryan at the corner of Sixth and Elm streets, between 9 and 9:30 o’clock on the nightof the murder. He § says the trio seemed to be in an alterca- i tion and undecided what to do. His de- scription of them tallied so closely to the two men and the girl that he was taken to lice headquarters, where he identified alling although he failed to place Jackson, % Wilson said one of the men had a valise, After standing some time together talk- ing, the girl apparently disagreeing with the two men, ail three went to the Lamar House. Minnie Johnson and Annie Lee, two colored girls having rooms at 418 East Front street, saw_three men under tha Newport bridge at Broadway. One carried avalise. One of the men accosted them and asked whers they were going. They said they were going home and invited the men to go with them. “I want to wash up,” said ome. “Let's go.” ¥ Two then went with the gu-lu but the man with the valise remained. While the men were washing up the women observed blood on the arms and sleeves of one and that a shirt sleeve of one was missing. In the jail the women were sure that Walling and Jalckson are the two men who made the call. —_— 5 WALLER 7O BE RELEASED. But the United States Will Not Demand Damages. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11.—The President sent to Congress to-day a long report from Secretary Olney, together with all the correspondence in the case of Waller, ex-United States Consul to Tamatave, who is now confined in a French prison under conviction for trea- son. Secretary Olney says that Waller was unquestionably guilty and that the pen- alty inflicted was exceedingly moderate. The French Government had made an offer to release Waller from further im- prisonment and pardon his offense on condition that the affair thereby termin- ated as between the two Governments and that the United States should make no claim for damages in behalf of the ex- Consul based on his arrest, conviction and imprisonment. mbassador Eustis, it appears from the correspondence, was instructed to give notice to the French Government of the acceptance of the conditions, and to ex- change the notes necessary to carry out the arrangement. Waller, however, acting under the advice ot his wife and brother- in-law, had not consented to this arrange- ment, and insists that he shall receive compensation. He charged ill treatment while being taken from Madagascar to France. Olney says that if he desired to resort to action in'the French courts Embassador Eustis could furmsh security, and there would be nothing to stand in the way of the offer of the French Government for his immediate release. Eustis was instructed to furnish ‘Waller with the means to reach the United States should he desire to come, oo TRIAL OF THE REFORMERS, One Witness Heavily Fined for Refusing to Reply to a Question. PRETORIA, Sours Arrica, Feb, 11.—The trial of members of the Reform Committee who were arrested at Johannesburg for sedition was continued here yesterday and to-day. John Hays Hammond, the Amer- ican mining engineer, released on bail a few days ago, was not present, he still being ill. A quantity of evidence was given regarding the funds of the com- mittee. Mr. Schumacher, the Development Syn- dicate’s agent, admitted that he had destroyed the accounts after the directors had been arrested. Later in the course of the trial Schumacher refused to reply to a question. He was arrested for contempt of court and fined $100. A bicyciist named Ceiliers testified that he carried a dispatch from Colonel Rhodes, brother of Cecil Rhodes, to-Dr. Jameson at Krugersdorp. He lost Jameson’s reply when he was arrested by the Boers. Lo g BRIGHT'S STATUE UNVEILED. The Duke of Devonshire Delivers an In- teresting Addres. LONDON, Exe., Feb. 11.—A large gather- ing of distinguished persons assembled in Westminster Hall this afternoon when at 3:30 o’clock the Duke of Devonshire un- veiled a statue of the late John Bright, M. P. and philanthropist. The assemblage comprised many peers and members of the House of Commons. The Duke of Devon- shire delivered an address in which he eulogized the career of the great orator and statesman, and lauded the acceptance by both of the great parties of Great Britain of the principles of free trade, with which, he said, the name of John Bright would always be associated. It was certair, his Grace continued, that Mr. Bright, if he were now in life, would express feelings of indignation at the suggestion of a possi- bility that any differences arising between England and America should be settled by War. L WEYLER GIVES ASSURANCES. Receives Political Parties, Merchants and Consuls. HAVANA, Cusa, Feb. 11.— Captain- General Weyler to-day received a delega- tion of the political parties, foreign Con- suls and commercial bodies. To the Consuls he gave assurances of a most friendly nature, and promised to give prompt attention to any cases brought to his notice by personal ealls without waiting for formal com- munications. A number of political prisoners who were recently arrested in the province of Santiago de Cuba, and who were brought here for deportation by the steamer ®ailing to- morrow; were released to-day by order of General Weyler. His action was due to the fact that it was found that the charges against the prisoners were false. pabit o el Amnesty to Armenians. CONSTANTINOPLE, TurkEY, Feb} 11.— The Porte has notified the foreign diplo- mats that the Turkish Government agrees to grant amnesty to the Armenians who are in possession of Zeitoun, but demands that those among them who are members of the Armenian revolutionary committee shall be expelled. AT ot i England and Silver. BERLIN, GermANy, Feb. 11.—In the Reichstag to-day Prince Hohenlohe, Im- perial Chancellor, stated that England had not declared against the principle of a sil- ver conference, but had excluded the gues- tion of reopening the Indian mints, thereby rendering a conference nugatory. —— With Runyon’s Remains. BREMEN, GERMANY, Feb. 11,—The North German Lioyd steamer Havel, with the body of Hon. Theodore Runyon, late Embassador of the United States to Ger- n:any. on board, sailed for New York to-day at noon. e —— British Steamer on Fire. ST. GEORGE, S. I., Feb. 11.—The Brit- ish steamer Ardanhu, from Progreso loaded with hemp, ison fire in No. 1 nold. She is anchored off Liberty Island and is signaling for assistance. —_—— To Succeed Uhl. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11,—The President sent to the Senate to-day the nomination of William Woodville Rock. hill of Maryland to be First Assistant Sec- retary of State. ZLeyds Starts for London, BERLIN, Geruarxy, Feb. 11.—Dr. W. J. Lety_d-, Secretary of State of the South African Republic, has started for London. il iieiengs Death of an Opera Singer. PARIS, Fraxce, Feb. 11.~Mme. Dorus- Gras (nee Dorus), formerly a well-known opera singer, died here ay. GET RID or o CoLDAT ONCE by using Dr. D, Jayne’s Expectorant, a certain cure for all Pul- monary and Eronchial Affections, IT SHOULD BE - SHUT COwN, Congressman Pattison’s Re- port on C. P. Hunting- . ton’s Road. THE MONETARY MATTER Should Be Scorned by the Gov- ernment of the United States, A SOVEREIGN AND CREDITOR. There Seems to Be but One Course Left to Congress, and That Is to Foreclose. The railroad company has expended be- tween $4,000,000 and $5,000,000 in an off- hand manner, and without the slightest showing of a voucher from the employes, who spent the money in State and Federal legislation epochs in bebalf of the Central and Southern Pacific railroad companies. When Congress abpointed its Committee on Pacific and Aided Roads in 1856 its in- tention was to look up just such lax methods of business which threatened the interests of the United States Government in the elaims it held against the roads. Commissioner Pattison, who was chair- man of the committee, after a careful in- vestigation made a report of the doings of the railroad magnates at the head of the Central and Southern roads which shoula precll‘de any extension of an indebted- ness. It is commonly understood on the Pacific Coast that the £0,000 copies of the | Pattison report printed at the expense of th: Government have disappeared from | the shelves of the public and private libraries of the United States. That they have been bought up by the Huntington factions1s no longer a question. Still a few volumes are left in the hands of the State Library and Mayor Sutro, from which THE CALL has been able to get ex- tracts from time to time. These excerpis have already pointed out many of the misdeeds of the Southern Pacific and the Central Pacific in respect to their violation of confidence with the State of Colifornia and the United States, but as yet the pithy portion of the Patti son report has noc been given. Itisasa conciusion of the yoluminous report to President Cleveland to be transmitted to Congress that it says: What should the Government do? A mere moneg recovery is the least of benefits it should consider in deciding upon its course of action. To redeem these roads from the perverted uses to which they have been applied in order that the beneficent public purpose Congréss had in view 1n. their creation may be realized isa consideration of infinitely greater importance t0 the people than a repayment of & number of dollars and cents into the. treasury. The Gov- ernment can well afford to lose a portion of this indebtedness if this object can be accom- plished. Every.consideration of publie policy, the enforcement of law, the supremacy and dignity of the Government. demand. a freat- ment of this subject far above and beyond auy mere Attempt to collect a puble dewt. The Government occupies a dual relation to the bond-aided railroads—as sovereign and as creditor. In this aspect the question of settle- ment unfolds complications that would not. present themselves in the ordinary relation of creditor and debtor. A mere creditor might assent to compromise, which, in a sovereign, dealing with a dishonest creditor who has vio- lated all laws and covenants, would be repug- nant to public policy. It cannot afford to con- done fraud, to validate the iniquitous work of the Credit Mobilier, the Contract and Finance Company and similar organizations, or to ig- nore the unlawful and outrageous discrimina- tions and extortionate charges and the crimi- nal conspiracies for controlling trade which have characterized the administration of these railroads since the date of their completion. There is only one course open to Congress and thatis the immediate winding up of the affairs of all the companies, enabling the Goy- ernment to withdraw at once from ail connec- tion with the running of railronds, or sharing in the profits of their management. There ought to be an end tothe partnership between the Government and the Pacific railroads; a speedy and absolute divorce. The only method by which this result can be reacned is that which was suggested by Justice Hunt in the Credit Mobilier cases. It is the alternative pointed out by the Wilson com- mittee of Congress in the event of the failure of the equity proceedings in the United States courts. It is the course that Congress directed the Attorney-General by resolution of April 10, 1869, to take against the Union Pacific, that 18 the forfeiture of the charter. CHINESE NEW YEAR'S DAY The One Great Holiday Observed by the Race Is at Hand. It Was Ushered In With an Ear. Splitting Fusillade of Bombs and Firecrackers. Chinese New Year is upon us with all the ear-splitting din of firecrakers and tom- tome ana the smell of sandalwood and punk. Itis the one great holiday of the Chinese year. For a week every shop will be closed, all business suspended, and 350,000,000 of *‘the black-haired race” will give themselves up to worship, feasting and jollity unrestrained. Many Ameri- cans are puzzled with the apparent irregu- latity of Chinese New Year's aay. One year it is in January; the next year it may be February, It is really a more scientificalty fixed date than our own New Year. The Chi- nese month follows the moon, and there are twelve lunar months in every year, with an intercalary month occasionally thrown in like our leap year to make the time even with the solar year. Chinese New Year therefore happens at the time of a new moon and the particular new moon singled out for this honor is the first after the sun enters that part of the zodiac called Aquarius, It can only occur some time between January 21 and February 19. For the past few days Chinatown has Presem_ed ascene of unusaal animation, nereasing as the last day approaches, Yesterday the streets of Chinatown were crowded from morning till midnight with excited Mongolians, Merchants and clerks were rushing to and fro, digging up some wretched debtor and dunning him till he paid his bill, for all debts must be paid and old scores wiped off by midnight so that the new year will see a clean ledger. If he is without means he must find some kinsman to indorse;his note of hand. The creditors are inexorable. Some settle- ment must be made, InChina an unfor- tunate creditor has been knewn to carry off a man’s door and leave the home ex- posed to the entrance of evil spirits and all those bad influences which at this time roam about and which, above ali, he de- dxuN to avoid if he would have a' happy ew Year. All day yesterday the retail houses oyer- : L flowed with customers. Every Chinese shopkeeper has a *‘great clearance sale” on the last day of the year and great bargains are to be picked up. The only things that fetch high prices are the new year meats and drinks which nobody can do without. Every street in Chinatown was lined with stalls, some containing oranges from San ‘Wei and big pumeloes from Amoy. There were. long “boxes full of sugarcane from Hawaii, others were heaped up with can- dies and melon seeds and ail sorts of horrid looking indigestible pies and cukes which only a Chinese could digest. Other stalls were laden with the Shuey Seen Fa— the water fairy lily, that sacred flower sup- Eosed to bring new year’s blessings to the ome where it blooms and_distils its fra- Emnce on that morning. There were also oughs of peach and apricot whose blos- sorus are as sacred to Chinese new year as are our holly and mistletoe to Christmas. The Swiss scavengers made a pile of money cleaning away the heapsof rub- bish accumulations of a whole year thrown into the street from every house. Never during the year is Chinatown so clean as in its new year paint and whitewash. The restaurants are gorgeous, the Hang Fer Low and the Woey Leen Low on Du- pont street and the Yoot Cheong Low on Clay street being resplendent in all the colors of the rainbow. The Chinese were busy last evening hanging up lanterns, decorations and floral devices with red streamers over their doors. The shoereper pastes a strip of red paper spangled with gilt, bearing the prayer, “May the vich costumer always come.” The family house pastes over the lintel the prayer, “May the five blessings (long life, riches, honors, health and de- scendants) come to me.*’ Paper prayers are also posted on door- posts and walls. Good luck insecriptions also meet the eye at every turn, the object of which is to attract and gather all the good spirits and genii that float in the air at this time around the family hearth. All day yesterday and last night the de- vout idolater was seen at the temples pay- ing vows and supplicating for mercy. Early last evening the candles and incense were lighted, and gilt paper burned to the household gods and ancestral shrines, for it'is of the utmost_importance that peace | should be made with the spirits of their ancestors and with the gods who are sup- posed to preside over their domestic affairs. Last night the little god Tso Kwan, the kitchen god, was believed to return_to his shrine, and is regaled with the candies he loves so well. It is obligatory on every son of Han to sit up all'night, and last night was no ex- ception, judging from the rumpus in every house. The Christian Chinese gath- ered together at the Mission rooms and spent the evéning holding a watch-night service away from the rites of their old worship, ‘When the hour of midnight struck the fusillade began. Bundles of firecrackers were exploded in every room of China- town. The din as we go to press is terrific. The meaning of this isa feu de joie to salute the New Year. Ithasalso theeffect of driving forth all the eril spirits and bad influences of the year just gone, so that the young year may be uncontaminated by their presence, The eariy hours of the morning will be speat in offering worship to heaven and earth, to the ancestral shrines and to parents and uncles where present. The Consul-General and the Six Com- panies’ officials are expected to visit the council chamber and bow down to the tablet of the Emperor, which is equivalent to homage paid to the dragon throne in Peking. A CURE FOR LEPROSY, Marvelous Discovery Made by a Noted Physician of Japan. Patients Inoculated With the Serum Claimed to Have Been Made Well. VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 11.—Mail advices from Japan, which arrived to-day, say that there is great excitement in | sanitary and medical circles in Japan over the announcement by the famous physician, Dr. Ketaslo, that he is able to| produce a serum capable of arresting leprosy within a few hours after it had been injected into the sufferer. An in-| jection of the same kind will cure cholera and diphtheria. Further, Dr. Ketaslo said to a correspondent: “‘After years of patient research I am in a position to state emphatically that I bave at last succeeded in obtaining a serum that will cure leprosy. In fact, I have tried it with positive and certain suc- cess. My injection completely neutralizes the veins of the lepra-bacilli. In due time sanitariums will be started.” On the scientist being further inter- viewed, he expressed little surprise at the most astounding statements of recent dis- coveries coming from America. He be- lieved that soon there would be no ail- ments that could not be cured, and science would advance with such strides that the world would be peopled with beings supe- rior to the present. Foryears he had been convinced that all contagious diseases, ex- cept consumption, could be cured by inoc- ulation. Because of Dr. Ketaslo’s standing and reputation, his startling snnouncements are believed in Japan. Should he prove his assertion, the Government will en- noble him and load him with decorations, T gt WILL PENETRATE BORNEO. Adventurous Americans Embark Upon a Perilous Undertaking. . VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 11.—The Japan Gazette says two adventurons Americans, who recently arrived in Yoko- |- hama, Dr. W. H. Furness and Dr, H. M. Miller, who hail from Philadelphia and are now staying at the Grand Hotel, have purchased from Captain Snow the schooner Retriever, and are now fitting her out with aview of embarking on an expedition to Borneo. Their intention is to land on the western coast of the island, to ‘travel up one of the rivers as far as the waters will let them into the interior, and thence to make their way as best they can to the eastern side of the island, where, If they reach there alive, they will be taken home by the Retriever in waiting. The ambi- tion of the foolhardy medicosis to pene- trate further into the interior than any Englishman or American who has at- tempted it, Itis said they followed the example of the lamentea Prince Henry, and heavily insured their lives. [ Fteetrateat i S ddiard) EMIL BRUNER MISSING. Sold Excursion Tickets and Lots Before Disappearing. CINCINNATI, Onro, Feb. ‘11.—Emil Bruner of Chicago, who represents himself as an agent of the Southern California Land Company, came -here.ten days ago and established an officeat Ninthand Wale nut streets. He sent out circulars signed “‘Southern California Investors’ Excursion Company,” putting out tickets at $60 each. Six, were purchased, also $600 worth of lots in Southern California. Bruner Jeft for Chicago several days ago and has not been heard of since. His cus- tomers told their story to the police this afternoon. Bruner’'s sister has written from Chicago expressing a belief that her brother was robbed and murdered. S TR T COMMITTED FOR CONTEMPT. A Witness Who KEefused to Be Accom- panied by an Offcer. CHICAGO, ILL., Feb. 11. — While Judge this afternoon at_the preliminary exami- nation of George R. Ramble, the confiden- tial bookieeper of the Board of Trade firm of George R. French & Co., was question- ing Frank Rogers, a witness, he committed the man to jail for contempt of court. Rumble was arrested yesterday on a bench warrant charging him with embezzling $10,000 by cashing four checks to that amount. Rogers was the only witness called and admitted he could produce one of the checks drawn by Rumble, but re- fused to get it unless he was allowed to go alone. Judge Ball insisted that an officer accorapany him, and the commitment fellowed. e e AN EPIDEMIC OF MEASLES. Strict Measures to Check the Spread of the Disease at West Point. WEST POINT, N. Y., Feb. 11.—The worst epidemic of measles that ever visited the post has been raging here for several weeks, The post schools are closed and everything is being done to keep the dis- ease from spreading. Not only were the soldiers’ quarters in which measles had appeared quarantined, but officers also were in some cases separated from their families. Married men whose services could not be spared are quartered in the post reading-room. If measles had ap- peared in their families their clothing was thoroughly fumigated. The hop that was to be held at the open- ing of the new army service barracks has been postponed until Easter week on ac- count of the epidemic. It has not gained a foothold in the academy, and the author- ites are using every precaution to keep the disease away. ——— Judge Davis Is Dying. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 11.—Judge Alex- ander Davis is dying at the Baptist Sani- tarium in this city. One of the most en- tertaining chapters of Mark Twain's “Roughing It” is that describing the Iynching at Virginia City, Mont., of Slade, the poted outlaw. Judge Davis was one of the principal actors in that memorable oceurrence. At the time of the lynching of Slade by the vigilantes Judge Davis was Judge of the People’s Court, a tribunal established by the people of the camps as the nearest approach to social order that circum- stances would permit. In the People’s Court tnal was granted by Judge and jury and all the rulings made by Judge })a\'is while he sat on that bench were afterward confirmed by the Federal au- thorities. Wrecked in a Tunnel. LEADVILLE, Coro., Feb. 11.—Midland train No. 8 was wrecked at Rusk, Ivan- hoe tunnel, caused by rock becoming de- tached and falling on the track. Engi- neer John Meade was crushed under his engine. The other trainmen ali escaped uninjured. e Isaae Dahlman Assigns. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 11.—Isaac H. Dahlman, the old and well-known horse- dealer, assigned to-day. The liabilitiesare estimated at $200,000; value of assets not yet known. NEW TO-DAY. A ‘woman never reauy knows the meanin& of happiness an content until she is the mother of a bealthy, happy child. She never teaches the full de- gree of womanly de- velopment until she has felt the pleasing responsibilities of (y maternity. All this happiness may be marred or may be j| turned into misery i is not a if the chi healthy child, The health of the child depends on the ken]?)h of the mother, joth before and after birt; Heredity is strong, and it is every woman/s duty to give her children the best possible chance in life. Nothing that she could pos- sibly give them can be as valuable as health, Wealth cannot be enjoyed without health. Nothing can be enjoyed without health. Health is life. People who are not healthy are only half alive. The child who starts out with a robust body and vigorous, virile health, has everything to be thankful for and nothing to be afraid of. You cannot expect such a child to spring from a weak and sickly mother, Most all of woman’s weakness and particularly the weakness that most strongly influences the health of children, comes from some derangement or disease of the distinctly feminine organs. All such trouble is as unnecessary as it is terribly distressing. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription will cure all troubles of this nature, There is no guess-work about this statement, and there is no qualification. The *‘Favorite Prescription’ should be used promptly and sersislcntly until the symptoms entirely disappear. In every case, it restores perfect health and strength and assists in the healthful and regular per- formances of all the natural functions, The “Fayorite Prescription ” should be taken regularly by every woman during the entire period of gestation. It gives strength to all the organs involved, lessens the pains and danger of childbirth and insures the health of both mother and child. If you care to know all about the * Favorite Prescription,’ and to read the testimony of hun- dreds oPgmefux women, send 21 one-cesit stamps 10 cover cost of mailing only, and receive free a copy of Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical A ¥iser — 1008 pages, profusely illustrated. Address, World's Dispensary Medical Associa tion, No. 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. CLEARANCE SALE Fon THE NEXT 60 DAYS As I haye ordered direct from the manufacturers a full and complete assortment of the la- test designs in SPRING and SvX- MER Goops, 1 therefore offer my entire stock of WOOLENS now on hand at PRICES never before offered fn San Francisco. GUARANTEED GENUINE ENGLISH CASSIMERE PANTS TO ORDER : PORMERLY - REDUCED TO $10.00 $6.50 ALL WOOL SUITS TO ORDER : FORMERLY ~ BEDUCED TO $25.00 $17.50 All other GARMENTS REDUCED in lke proportion. You will do well 10 avall yourseif of this oppost me a call before buying elsewhere. Respectfully yours, JOE POHEIM, The Tailor 201 & 203 Montgomery St., cor. Bush, 724 Market St. and 1110 & 1112 Market S8 SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. LA A FLOUR, Ask for “Smiths Week] pecials at reduced prices. kree at the coun- ter. Best Standard Goods. Speclal Prices. 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