The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 22, 1897, Page 2

(&) THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 1897. KING OF BENIN AU JU" MAN Annihilates a Peaceful Expedition Going to Promote Trade. A Few Hide in the Jungle and Escape After Terrible Suffering. The English Will Punish This Can- nibal King Whose City Is Fu'l of Human Bones. LONDON, Exe., Jan. Further de- tails have reached here of the recent mi sacre of members of a peaceable British : expedition by the natives of the Benin’ country, und the facts as now known have | excited the deepest indignation, even | among the “Little Englanders,” who de- | clare that prompt punishment should be | meted out to the murderers. Asreported at the time in dispatches to | the United Associated Presses, an ex- pedition started from Bonney, on the Ni- ger coast protectorate, West Africa, for Benin, its object being to ask the King of Benin to remove the obstacles he piaces | in the way of trade. The expedition con- | sisted of acting Consul-General Phiilips; Major Copeland-Crawford, Deputy Com- | missioner; Captain Boisragon, command- antof the Niger coast protectorate force; | Messrs. Locke and Campbell of the staff, | and Me: Powis ana Gorden, civilians, | together with about twenty-five Kroomen and native carriers. | None of the men were armed, and they | were in Do wise prepared to meet an at- | tack should one be made upqa them. This | was consiaered here to begf remarkably foolhardy method of entering Benin, as it | Lad been known for some time that the king of that country was hostile toward | the English, notwithstanding he had en- tered into treaty obligations with toem. | It was explained that the expedition did | not desire to make any show of force | against the king, it being thought its ob- | jects would be more readily attained were : no firearms carried. This was a fatal mis- take, as subsequent events proved. The expedition left Bonney about the first of January and in about two weeks the yacht Ivy, belonging to the consuiate, returned to Bonney, after having left the expedition, preparatory to making the land journey to Benin, with the mews of the massacre of the entire expedition. Later it waslearned that seven of the Kroomen escaped and that Captain Bois- | ragon and Consular Officer Locke had also escaped. | Now it is learned that after the expe- | dition left Sapele i proceeded without | difficulty, save thai experienced from the nature of the country, to within a few | miles of Benin City. Some of the Kroo- | men had been sent forward to cut a path | through the jungle, and when the re-| mainder of the expedition were almost | within si ht of the town they came upon | the bodies of these pioneers,who had been massacred. Beiore the expedition could reireat, the Benin tribesmen attacked them and, having them completely at a disadvantage, the party was almost com- | pletely annihiiated. Captain Boisragon and Consular Officer Locke were wounded, as were also the seven Kroomen whosubsequently reached the coast. Tuey managed to crawl unob- served in the almost impenetrable jungle, | and after days of horrible suffering from their wounds and the exhausiion of their toilsome journey succeeded in reaching New Benin on the coast, 220 miles west of | Bonney. It was announced some time ago that an expedition was to leave Bonney for Benin City, and it was said then, as the King of Benin was a *Ju Ju'’ man, and as his city was full of the remains of human sacrifices, it was not expected that he would agree to the request of the protec- | torate officials for better trade taciliti In the event of his refusal it was in- | tended to get the sanction of the British | Foreign Office for an armed expedition to | proceed againsi the King, who had threat- | ened to kul the next white man wno at- tempted to visit him. In view of this threat it is difficult to understand why an unarmed expedition should have sought to enter his country. As soon as the news of the massacre reached Engiand orders were given for the British officers stationed on the coast, who were home on furlough, to return to their posts, and instructions were given for the formation of an expedition to pun- ish the King of Benin. This expedition wiil consist of forces of the Niger coast pro ectorate and contin- fiem of sailers from the vessels of the West Africa squadron. It is said that such an expedition would bave to pro- ceed to Benin City in.a short time, even bad the massacre not occurred, as the whole of the Niger coast protectorate was suffering from the crueliies and the ex- actions of the King of Benin. BSlavery is rampant in that country and human sacri- fices and cannibalistic heathen rites are matters of daily occurrence. It is seen that if the country is to be made of any value whatsoever it will be necessary to suppress the King with a strong band. The country 1s said to be very rich, and it would not be very sur- prising to find that one result of the expe- dition would be the annexation of the whole territory to the Brilish possessions in West Africa. The expedition was divided into two sections to facilitate traveling. As they progressed into the country they were greeted in a friendly manner by the resi- dents of several viilages, which led to the hope that no opposition would be met with anywhere along the route. When the commander of the expedition had reached a point twenty miles from the Benin Ruiver couriers from the King ar- rived bearing peaceful measures, which added to the feeling of security which pervaded the party. Here it was determined to send a num- ber, of the carriers abead as bearers of presents to the King. They followed the route laid out by the pioneers and met with no hostility from any of the natives who were seen. Tuese carriers were iour hours ahead of the main bodv of the expedition, when without & warning of any kind they were attacked by a large number of warriors, who had already dispatc ed the pioneer Kroomen. Every one of the carriers and thase with them were massacred. The second company, entirely unaware of the fate of their predecessors, was marching along, when suddenly they came upon the piled-up bodies of their massacred companions. There were no signs of an enemy about, the Benin war- riors having hid themselves in the thick jungle to await the coming of the secona party. As the latter were stopped by the sight of the bodies and began to examine them, a murderous volley poured into them by the natives in Acting Consul-General Pni.lips Powis were instantly killed. Major Cop- lan - Crawford was wounded and died shortly arter. The natives again fired into the party and tben fell upon them and either shot, stabbed or clubbed them to death, Mr. Campbell, one of the consula: officials, was captured, and it is supposed he was taken to Benin to be executed. it has been learned that Captain Bois- ragon and Mr. Locke esch had a re valver, and b:fore they made their escape into the bush thev shot several of the attack- ing party. When they got away from the scene of the massacre they made their way toward the river, subsisting as best they could on cassava. The only means they had of quenching their thirst was to suck dew off the plants at night. They finally reached tbe river, procured a cance from some friendly Da- tives.and made their way to New Benin, wkere they met a British launch. Had they not procured the canoe it is doubtful if they ever wonld have reached the coast. The King has sent to the British the rings that were worn by Mr. Phillips. This is regarded as an act of defiance which the King will soon have cause to regret. Mr. Powis was the agent of Millar Brus. & Co. of Glasgow, and Mr. Gordon repre- sented the association of Liverpool. Both men have been on the coast as traders for several years. STEAMSHIP ACCIDENTS. One Sunk, One Agrownd, Another Stove In in European Waters. LONDON, Ex6raxp, Jan. 21.—The Brit- ish steamer Carlisle City, Captain Aitkin, from Hamburg for Boston, has run agroand at Schulsum, in the river Eibe, near Hamburg. The Britisn steamer Mimieap, Captain Meikle, from New York, which arrived at Newcastle, Eng., to-day, collided with and sunk ‘the British steamer Liberty, in the River Tyne, The Mimieap sustained much damage. No lives were lost. The British steamer Manbattan, Cap- tain Davis, from Philadelphia via South Shields, which arrived at Sunderland to- | vay, struck the pier wh:n entering ana | damaged her bow plates and stem. byl New German (ustoms Tariffs. BERLIN, GerwaNy, Jan. 2L.—In the Reichstay to-day Count Posadowsky Weh- ner, Minister of the Imperial Treasury, | stated that the Government is preparing a new cusioms tariff, de:igned to reform | the defects in the existing commercial treaties which terminate ig 1904. S o 4 School Case Going to Rome. LONDON, Exg., Jan. 21.— Soliciter-Gen- eral Fitzpatrick and Lawyer Russelli of Manitoba, charged with the mission of presenting the Manitota school case to the Vatican, have started for Rome. e e A British Steamer on Fire. LONDON, Ex6., Jan. 21.—The British sieamer L'Orilamme, from Philadelphis for Rouen, previously reported aground, is afire. No fatalities. —_——— Bank of England Discount Decreased. LONDON, Exa., Jan. 21.—The Bank of England reduced its rate of discount to- day from 4 1o 314 per cent. EDMUNDS ON ARBITRATION. This Noted Ex-Senator and Constitutional Authority Answers Objzctions Made to lls Consummation. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 21.—Ex- Senator George F. Edmunds of Vermont, one of the leading authorities on consti- tutional law in the United States, has written the foliowing letter to several gentlemen here who sought his opin- 10n on the arbitration treaty betweea this country and Great Britian. Mr. Edmunds said: The_three principal criticisms of the treaty are: Firsi—That it commits this Government 10 submitting to arbitration questions that may arise_in conunection with the Monroe doctrine. With sincere respect for the gentle- men who, it is said, have suggested tuis ob- jection I think that it is quite unfounded aud that those who have advanced it must have iailed to observe the careful lanzuage used in the treatv. The words upon which the criti- clsm is based are found in Articie 1V, as fol- lows: “All other matters'in difference, in re- spect of which either of the high contracting purties shall have rignts agaiust the other in the treaty or otherwise.” What; then, are “rights against the other? In the theory of the state and of all ils auton- omy the rights of one citizen against snother are essentially ana exclusively those that tue stals enjoins upon one as against another. This is the definftion. The same is true of in- ternational iaw and the centuries of inter- course between nations. This I believe all writers on natural law and international law agree in. To illustrate these propositions: I take 1t that the United States has no rignts sgainst Great Britain in regard to Lier opera- 11018 in Abyssinia, nor would she have any rights against us if we were to_attempt 10 snara in the partition of Africa. In the case oi Turkey, if we were to seiz: the whole of Asia Minor and establish peace and order there (as the British have done in substance in Egypt) we should have invaded no right of any power except that of Turkey. Tne same is of couse true in respect to our | reiations and conduct with the state of the | Western Hemisphere, under the Monroe doo- trine, or under any othet article we think it just to adopt. This is clearly and distinctly itnderstood 1n regard 10 the rights of nations that doubtless led to a separate treaty in re- gard to Venegnels, for both Governments knew that the sffair could not possibly come within the scope of the general treaty. You will see, therefore, tnat the phrase of tne treaty which is eriticized is the most apt possible boundary of arbitration, and leaves the Monroe doctrine clear. g The second is a fear that the tresty may affect our attitnde in regard to the Nicaragua canal,in which the iuterests of tne United States are 8o deeply concerned, What I have already said disposes of that solicitude. I have DOt time to go into details about it. Tne third and last objection [ have heard is the supposed danger of leaving it to apy Euro- peen power fo neme 8a umpire in' certain contingencies. It isenongh to say that so far as our considerable experience has gone in such matters we have never had occasion to complain of the action of suy sovereign in naming an umpire or in decidine & aispute, In a great arbitration treaty of 1867 we agreed that_three members of the Geneva tribunal should be named by three sovereigns, three of them European, and that if any or all of these sovereigns should fail to name these membe: the King of Sweden should name them all; and 1n the same treaty we did not hesitate 10 submit the very important question of our boundary on the Pacific Coast to the Emperor of Germany. 1am intense in my support of the Monroe doctrine. I belleve the build- ing of the Nicaragua canal under the auspices of the Unfied States to be of urgent necessity. I believe most earnestly in international ar tration to the utmost extent that civilized, just and self-respecting nations can go, and 1 most earnestly bope that the Senate will ratify the treaty asit is proposed as the first step— very great and auspicious—toward the attain- ment of peace among nations, - A, GAMEEEBEPEKRS N EARLY LYNCHED They Shot Four Farmers and Arve Mow in Jail; CHICAGO, IrL, Jan. 2.—Lake County, Indiana, bas been greatly stirred by the shooting of four farmers by the game- keepers of the Tolleston Gun Ciub Tues- day morning. In Hammond, Whiting, Tolleston and Crown Point the farmers gathered yesterday and threats were not only freely made against the men who were concerned in the shooting but a gainst the proprietors of the Gan Club grounds as well. Threats of organizing to “clean out’’ the gamekeepers, sack the vroperty and blow up the clubhouse were not infrequent. A Up to6o’clock last night none of the men injured in the shooting of Monday bad diea, but the doctors said that Co-- tick, the farmhand who was shot through the Iung with a rifle ball, had no chance of recovery, and they also gave it as their opinion that Pratt, who received two charges of shot in his iexs, would not re- cover. The four game wardens are in jail at present and an additional guard has been stationed tlere to prevent a possible iynching, e e Close of an lowa Bank, DES MOINES, lowa, Jan. 2L.—The German Savings Bank closed its doors this morning, 'The bank owed its de- positors at. the last report $2.554,000. The assets, as stated, are $7,601,040. The failure Was & great surprise, the bank being under a conservative management. A great crowd surrounds the doors. There is no sign of runs on other banks, STATE SECRETS IN A BLUE BOOK Decisions of the Powers in Regard to Coercing Turkey. Russia and France Agreed teo Consider, but Germany Made Conditions. Salisbury Tcok the Lead and Austria and Italy Fell Into Line With England. LONDON, ExG., Jan. 21.—The Govern- ment bas issued a blue book containing the official correspondence in regard to proiected reforms in. Turkey. The corre- spondenice shows that on September 23 last Lord Salisbury proposed that the powers take measures to enforce their pro- posals, and that in the event of unwilling- ness on the part of any power to assume its share in the coercive measuresapplied, that power should not oppose the action of any other. Austria gave her assent to this proposi- tion without qualification, and later Ger- many assented, with the provision that any coercive aciion taken aghinst Turkey mu-t be unanimous, and furiher, that the integrity of the Ottoman empire mnst be maintained, Italy gave ber absoiute es- sent to the proposal, but Russia objected 10 any scheme which involved the appli- cation of coercion to make it operative. In interposing objection M. Shishkin, then at the head of the Russian Foreign Office, stated that coercive action Was re- puenant to the Czar. In reply to this, Lord Salisbury expostu- lated with the Russian Minister, saying | that it would be useless for the powers to make further concert-d representations to the Porte in regard to reforms unless they were prepared to enforce their proposals. On November 24 Mr. Shishkin wrote to Lord Salisbury, saying that the Czar had agreed to consider the subject of coercion, if the Sultan should prove recalcitrant, and the other powers were unanimously 1n favor of resorting to coercion. About the end of December France gave similar assent to measures of coercion, and the Governments of Russia, Austria and Italy reaffirmed their adhesion to that plan of action, CLEEK DUCKWORTH REMAINS ON DECK Continued from First Page. fectly satisfactory, and it is believed that aremoval of t e girls to a separate insf tution will avoid all future official fric- tion. The buildings in Santa Clara referred to are not now being utilized for any pur- pose, though their care is costing the State $50 a month. It is claimed by those who are back of this movement that the proposed transfer and separaté mainte- nance of the girls will not impose any addi- ticnal financial burden upon the State, as the present appropriation for the Whittier School can'be apportioned between the two institutions. AFTERE THE BOOKMAKERS, Senator Feemey Hos a Bill Rather Sweeping in Its Nature. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Jan. 21.—Senutor Feeney is after the pooisellers and book- makers. He introduced a measure to-day that would sweep these worthies from the face of the earth. He proposes to punish not only those who register bets, but also the owners of property who allow such premises to be used by the ‘‘bookies.’” This 1s his bill in full: Every corporation, partnership, association, society or person who keeps any room, shed, tenement, tent, booth or building, or any part thereof, or who occupies any place upon any public or private grounds within this State with books, apperatus or paraphernalia for the purpose of recording or registering bets or wagers or of selling poois, and any person who records or registers bets or wagers, or sells pools uvon the result of any trial or contest of skill, speed or power of endurance of man or beast, or upon the result of ‘any political nomination, appointment or election; or be- ing the owner, agent, lessee or occupant of any room, shed, temement, tent, booth or building, or any part thereof, or of privste grounds, knowingly permits the same to be used or occupied for any of the above-named purposes, or therein keeps, exnibits or em- ploys any device or apparatus for the purpose of recording or registering such bets or wagers or the selling of such pools, or becomes the custodian or depositary for hire or reward of any money, property or thing of value stated, wagered or pledged upon any such result, shall be deemed guilly of a felony, and-upon conviction thereof shall be punished acoord- ingly. It bas been looked for every day since the beginning of the session, and those interested are therefore fully prepared to give it the reception they believe it de- serves. The bill was referred to the Com- mittee on Public Morals. It is signifi- cantly asserted that if the welfare of the public morals was really tue incentive that induced Senator Feeney to introduce it he should bave made it less radical. Senator Mahoney introduced a bill to- day which provides that any political party which cast 5 per cent of the vote at a preceding election shall be entitied to representation in the precinct boards of election. Senator Hall introduced a bill providing for the establishment of a ‘‘municipal hos- pital for aiseases of the nervous system,"” in S8an Francisco. This is to be main- tained for the treatment of dipsomaniacs and morphine, opium and alcohol inebri- ates, and is to be conducted in connection with the House of Correction. Municipal magistrates are given the right to commit to the institution for not more than one year, but the medical superintendent may discharge an inmate before the expiration of his term of commitment, if he considers him cured. fa-tiog s s IBRRIGATION AMENDMENTS. Numerous Plans to Remedy the Brrors in the Wright Act. BACRAMENTO, Cawn., Jan. 21.—When the joint Committee on Irrigation extend- ed an invitation 10 all person to come be- fore them and submit sug:estions for umending and perfecting the Wright act they probabty did not realize the character and extent of the floodgates which they had chrown open. To-night was the time set for considering all matters pertaining to irrigation and water rights, and there was no dearth of material presented to the committee, * Attorney Easton had a.bill of about 1800 Words prepared and submitted it. He ex- vlained that it was a measure providing particularly for a less onerous system of redemption of lands forfeited by reason of failure to pay irrigation districttaxes. Its salient features are that it extends the time for redemption from one year io two years, permits redemption as long as the property remains in the hands of the irri- gation district, and gives six months after the passage of the proposed act for the re- demption of all property that has not been sold to private persons. Italsomaterially reduces the penalties, mterest, elc., to be paid by the property-owner on redemp- tion of his land. J. E. Ward of Modesto presented a measure designed to protect collectors of irrigation districts in the cases of taxes palda under protest. R. Perry Wright of San Francisco sub- mitted a long list of suggestions for the amendment of the ‘Wright act, covering every important feature of the bill that had been found seriously defective by past experience. George H. Maxwell of S8an Francisco spoke of the unsatisfactory conditions which he said prevailed in every irrigation district, and suggested the appointment of a commission to investigate the entire matter, E. J. Hazen of Turlock and I. M. Waod also addressed the committze briefly. It was getting late and Senator Pedlar, in order to simplify matters and at the same time tocheck the flood of suggestion, offered the following resolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That a joint committee of nine— five from the Assembly and four from the Senate, Including the chairman of the Irrige- tion Committee of each House—be appointed by. the chairman of the joint committee to con- sider all amendments offered at this meeting 8 well as all bills now pending in both houses relating to the act known as the Wright law. ments and pending bills in one geueral bill as far as practicable and introduce said bill as s00n as prepared. Chairman Androus' announced the fol- lowing as the joint sub-committee: Sena- tors Aram, Linder, Pedlar and Androus, and Assemblymen Waymire, Melick, Boone, Bridgford and Lindenberger. When tkis sub-committee formulatesa bill it will be submitted for approval to the whole committee, which in turn will Teport it in one of the houses. Meanwhile, as the matter of redemption is an urgent question which must be acted upon before the first of February, the Senate Committee on Irrigation to-day de- | cidea to report favorably Bridgford’s As- sembly bill providing for a_six months’ exiension of the time for redemption. Tue Senate will be asked to suspend the rules and put the bill upon its final passage te- morrow. There is no doubt that this procedure will be followed. This measure wili therefore bear the distinction of being the first to be placed in the hanas of the Governor this session. g ELECTION « ONTESTS, May Xet Be Compelled Count Ballots. SACRAMENTO, Carn, Jan. 2L.—There was an extended session of the Senate Committee on Elections this affernoon in the Senate chamber, which drew a large and interested audience. Martin Stevens appeared on behalf of Welch (R.), who is conrtesting the seat of Hall (D.). It was understood that all the testimony and argument used in'tbe ‘case of Tyrrell against Hall should apply to the Welch-Hall case. In addition to this, Stevens claimed that Hall shall be un- seated on the ground-that he had violated the purity of the election law by havirg promised a situation in the mint to a man named Love. Frank H. Powers appeared to plead the cause of Chandler against Feeney. He stated that -Feeney was a life member of the San Francisco Fire Department, that he lived in the engine-house where he was employed, and which is located outside of the district in which Feeney ran for Sena- tor, and that consequently Feeney was not elizible to election. Powers also argued that the Senatorial nominations were all filed with the Registrar in a bunch, and that consequently Feeney’s, being among the number, was not law- fully registered. Finally he contended that in the Twenty-fifth Senatorial Dis- trict about 180 illiterate voters had their ballots marked by an outsider instead of a member of the precinct election board. This closed the hearing, and the com- mittee adjourned to go into executive session this evening to deliberate upon these two cases and also that of Tyrrell against Hall, heard last Tuesday night. At this time it was a question on the part of the committee whether or not the ballots in the Hall cases should be pro- duced and canvassed. During the secret session to-night it was decided that the ballots should be made part of the testi- mony. While no definite conclusion was reached in tbe Chandler-Feeney contest it was virtually decided that Feeney (D.) would be gilowed to retain his seat un- less more direct testimony was produced showing fraud or irreguiarity. Powers will be given the opportunity to present such testimony, if it is within his power to do so. Committees to SR JONES’ IMPORTANT BILLS. One of Them Relates to the Pensioning of Sehooltaachers. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Jan. 2L.—Assem- blyman Leon E. Jones is one of the quietest and most unobtrusive men on the floor of the Assembly, but he is an industrious worker, who prefers quality to quantity, and he does not propose toin- troduce many bills, but a few good ones. One of these is the teachers’ annuity bill, an amendment to the existing law, and providing that all teachers who wish to partake of the benefits of the pension system would be required to join within ninety days after the passage of the act or after they began teaching in the public schools. The bill extends the operations of the pension act to every county in the State, so that after a continuous service of thirty years they may retire on a pension of $50 per month. Teachers when dis- abled in the discharge of their duty will receive a pepsion in proportion to the length of time which they may have served. Treasurers of the different coun- ties are made custodians of the fund. Another important bill by Jones pro- vides for the protection of the business of expert accountants by licensing them and obliging them to passan examination before certain professors of the State Uni- versity. He is now preparing a bill to amend the purity of elections law by providing that party tickets be printed whole on the official ballot, and not alphabetically as they are arranged now, with the party title after each name. Parties which have had a National ticket in the field— such as the Democrat, the Republican, the Bilverites, the People's party and the Pro- hibitionists—will have the names of their candidates printed on the ballot, each Said joint committee shall embody amend- | with its own heading. All other candi- dates will be worded “Independent.” e GENERAL LEGISLATION. Some Important Bills to Amend the Ex- isting Laws. SACRAMENTO, Car., Jan. 2L—A bill has been introduced in the Assembly au- thorizing Supervisors to provide for the use of voting machines patented by the United States. A clause of the bill pro- vides that there shall be placed over the name, oron the margin beside the name of each nominee, in such a position as shall not interfere with the name or num- ber, a distinctive party design, emblem or device, so that the voter shall be able to see of which political party-each person is a candidate. All such devices shall be c}iscxngnished irom each other by distinct- ive colors. The bill describes tie ma- chine to be :do‘fud._mn is, it must regis- ter, record and count all votes for each candidate or question to be balloted upon, as follows: Register compartment: The closed portio: of the rzar of the machine containing the a tomatic, mechanical counters or tapes,one counter or tape foreach nominee, and two for each question to be. voted upon, respectively marked ““for'’’ and ‘‘against.” Register tapes or mechanical counters: The separating registering counters or tapes in the register comparument. ey levers or push rods: The levers or rods wuich rise in (wo or more rows in line with the names and numbers of the nominees, or questions marked on the baliot, each iever or roa being numbered consecutively, begioning with No. 1, to correspond with the number on the ballot. N Record sheet: A heet in the closed part of each ballot machine, loceted under tue key levers or push rods, which records the votes cast for each person or question to be voted upon. | Ballots: The tabulated lists of officers and | nominees respactively therefor, grouped &nd | numbered to agree with the number on the | key in the same live, and succinct siatements | 01" constitutional amendments, questions or | propositions submitted, arranged in pairs, suc- cessively captioned for” and ‘‘against,” printed on cardboard or heavy paper, and of dimensious, colors and types as heréinaiter specified, 1o be placed within the ballot frame, which is set in view within the inclosed part of the case, beside the Keybourd of tue ma- chine. Copfes of the ballot must be also posted &t the polls and given to theelection officers of each precinct as in the act described. Instruction cards: The directions ss to ‘method and manner of voting and a concise statement of the penal provisions contained in the statutes relating to elections to be posted at the polls. / Hill’s Assembly bill 367 amends the law relating to the assessment of property and the assessmant of taxes, It readsas foilows: 1f any person, after demand made by the Assessor, negiects or refuses to give under outh the statement herein provided for, or to comply with the other requirements of this title, the Assessor must note the refusal on the assesemen t-book opposite his name and must make an estimate of the value of the property | of such person; and the value so fixed by the | Assessor must-not be reduced by the Board of Supervisors. ‘the demand mentioned in this | section may be made by publication for one week in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, and said demand is deemed comple‘e at the expiration of said publication. The Assessor is not obliged to Teceive any such statement after the expirs- tion of one week after such publication. The Assessor must collect the taxes when in his opinion said taxes are not a lien upon real property sufficient to secure the payment of taxes. Amendments of much importance pro- viding that persons in certain relations to parties are prohibited from testifying are embodied in Arnerich’s Assembly bill, No, 353. The bill is s follows: There are particular relations in which it is the policy of the law to encourage confidence and to preserve itinviolate; therefore. & per- son cannot be examined &s a witnessin the foilowing cases: A husband cannot be examined for or against his wife without her consent; nora wife for or ageinst her husband without his consent; nor can either, during the marriage or afterward, be, without the consent of the other, examined as to any communication made by one to the other during the ma risge, but this exception does notapply toa civil action or proceeding by one against the other, nor to & criminal action or proceeding for & crime committed by one against the other. ‘An attorney cannot without the consent ot nisclient be examined as to any communica- tion made by the client to him or his advice given thereon in the course of professional employment. A clergyman or priest cannot without the consent of the person making the confession be examined s to any confession made to him in his professional character in the course of discipline enjoined by the church to which he belongs. 4 A licensed physician or surgeon cannot without the consent of his patient be exam- ined in & civil action as to any information acquired 1m attending the patient which was necessary to enable him to prescribe or act for the patient; provided, that tne provisions hereof shall not apply to any physician who is called as & witness on the trial of any will con- test, and that in such a casean attending physician may_be examined and testify fully 28 10 the men al condition o the decedent. A public officer caunot be examined as to communications made 10 him in official confi- dence when public interests would suffer by the disclosure. Dibble’s Assembly bill 374 authorizes and to require the production of books, papers and documents in matters relating to the public heaith. Another bill, No. 375, by the same author, confers much- needed powers upon the Board of Health. It applies particularly to San Francisco and will be thereiore of great interest to the people. Tt reads as follows: The Board of Health of every municipality and of every county in this State shall have the same powers with respect to the adoption and passage of ordinances relating to matters of & sanitary character and to matters which affect or relate to the health of such munici- pality or dounty, or of the inhabitants thereof, as are now or may be hereafter conferred upon the Common Conngil or other governin body of such municipelity or the Board o Supervisors of such countv. Every violation of any ordin nce so adopied or passed is _hereby declared to be & misdemeanos. The said ordinances shall be passed in the same manner as_ordinances are passed by the -id Common Council or other governing body of the munic pality, ar by the Board of Supervisors of the county, but the vote of a majority of the Bosrd of Health shall be suffi- cient t opt or pass any ordinance. In case any conflici shall arise of existbe- tween ordinances adopted by the Common Council or other governing body of the muni- cipaiity, or by the Board of Supervisors of the county, and the ordinances passed by the Board 'of Health of such municipality of county, the former, to the extent 10 which the conflict exists, shall prevail and be paramount. A measur- for the relief of agricultural district associations has been referred to the Committee on Agriculture. It is Mr. Harris’ Assembly bill No. 364, Its pro- visions are: The president of any district agricultural association organized under the laws of this State as a State institution for the purpose of hol ling agricultural iairs may, within three months after the passage of this act, present 1o the State Board of Examiners a claimagainst the State for existing indebtedness incurred by and for such association, and by and for any agricultural association or society, 10 the possession of the property held, by which ® said district sgricultural as- sociation has succeeded, for moneys used In improving such property for the pur- pose of holding agricultural fairs, and for money expended in hoiding such fairs, or for either or any of such purposes. Such claim shall be accompanied by a statement showing the fucts constituiing the claim, verified fn the same manner ascomplaintsin civil actions. The State Board 0f Examiners sball inves- tiate each of the claims so presented, and shall approve the sarme for the amount of the indebtedness incurred ior the purposes or any of the purposes mentioned in section one of this ack. and shall indorse stch approval on such claim over their signatures, and trans- it the same to the office of the Controller of State; and the Controller must draw his warrant for the amount so approved, on the general fuua in the State treasury, in favor of {he president of the discrict agricultural asso- ciaton presenting such claim, and the State Treasurer must pay such warrant out of such general fund. The money received on such warrant must e used to pay the indebtedness for which such'claim wss approved, and for no other purpose. No district agricultural assoctation receiy- ing the beuefit of this actshall issue free ad- mission tickets to fairs be.d by such associa~ tion, except to the directors of such associa- tion'and to exhibitors at sucn fairs and their assistunts 10 making such exhibits. Henry bad an eye to the interests of labor when he introduced Assembly bill 363, Iiadds a new section to the Penal Code, providing that all ‘“‘goods, wares and merchandise made by convict labor in any penitentiary or other establish- ment 1 which convict labor is employed shall before being sold or exposed for sale be branded, labeled or marked as herei after provided, and shall not be exposed for sale in any place within this State without such brand, 1abel or mark. The brand, label or mark hereby re- quired shall contain at the head or top thereof the words ‘‘convict made,” fol- lowed by the year and name of the peni- tentiary, prison, reformatory or other' es- tablishment in which 1t is made in plain FEnglish lettering of the style and size known as great primer Roman condensed capitals. The brand or mark shall in all cases where the nature of an article will permit be placed upon the same, and only where such branding or markng is im- possible shali a iabel be used, and where a label '4s used it shall be in the form of a paver tag, which shall be aitached by wire to each articie, where the nature of the article will permit, and placed securely upon the box, crate or other covering in which such goods, wares or merchandise may be packed, shipped or exposed for sale. Said brand, mark or label shall be placed upon the outside and upon the most conspicuous pari of the finished arti- cle and its box, crate or covering. Half the fine goes to the injormer. Assemblyman Henry in bhis bill 362 attempis to remove certain discrimina- tions heretofore made. It reads as fol- lows: No license shall hereafter be imposed upon any person soliciting orders for the sale of any ariicle or articles manufactured or produced in this State, which, under toe constitution or laws of the United States, cannot be iegally imposed upon a person or persons soliciting orders in ihis State for the sale of & similar articie in a like manner, made or produced in any of the Stiates of the United Statee. This section shall in no msnner affect the right or power of counties or munlcipalities to impose iicenses upon persons conducting regulsr places of business therein. The large and richly furnished salon of Boards of Health to issue subpenas and compel attendance of witnesses before them Richard Wagner’s home at Bayreuth is now ket closed like a tomb by his wido NEW TYO-DAY- $9.35 Qur sale of $15 Suits and Overcoats for $5.65 ends to-morrow (Saturday) night at 10 o’clock.” You have only to-day and to-morrow to get a fine suit for a third of its value. Business Suits in Tweeds, Cassimeres and Cheviots; single and double breasted, latest patterns. Strong, wear-resistiag fabries, double-and-twist thread, dyed in the yarn and warranted not to fade. Every thread guar- anteed all wool. Bilk sewed throughout ; wide collars and lapels ; linen supports to pockets ; hard bone and horn buttons. Blue Kersey and Light Melton Overcoats, in cor- rect styles, handsomely tailored. Never before sold for less than $15; this week, $5.65. If not satisfactory your money will be refunded. Kept in repair one year free. Remember, to-morrow night ends it. S.N. WOOD & CO. (COLUMBIAN WOOLEN MILLS), 541 Mark et Street, Directly Opposite Sansome. Thank You; But | Know Exactly what I need to cure this miserable stopped-up feeling in my head and chest. I have taken cold and it has gone all through my system. I cannot afford to make experiments with new remedies, particularly when I am certain that Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey Will set my blood in normal circulation, stop this provoking cough, and end the tickling in my throat. Druggists and gro- cers who try to sell me a sub- stitute waste their time. 2.5 R SWEANY, A ohysician whose reputation is estab- lished by ten years of successful practice at 737 Market st., San Krancisco, Cal. LOST Andall ]the attend- ing ailments of MANHOOD NERVOUS DEBI- LITY of Young, Middle-aged and Old men, indiscretions of youth, excesses of mature years, drains which sap the vitality, failing strength, aching back, diseased kidneys, inflamed glands, varicocele, hydrocele, dizziness of the head, gloom and despondency, poor memory and a wandering mind. BLOODAMD tains rom SKIN DISEASES. ‘47 o whatsoever, eczema, ete. BL“DDEH, Irritability, cystitis, stricture, ete. RUPTURE. New method, sure cure, painless treatment, no de- tention from work, no experi- ment, no knife, no truss. A posi- tive,certain and permanent cure. LADIES Will receive special and careful treatment for all their many ailments. meE if away from the city. Book, “Guide to Health,” a trea- tise on all organs and their dis- eases, free on application. Call or address F.I:. SWEANY, M.D. 737 Market St., San Franoisco, Cal. HOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS For the Purpose of Sale of Bonds of the City of San Jose, TTEE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF ihe City of Ean Jose, having by ordinance en- titled “An crdinance providing for the issuance and sale of bonds of the Oity of San Jose.” ste, on the a school bullding h Donda. of the deromiieion of $128 cash. o four hundred sewer bonds of the denomination of $100 each, both classes of bonds to bear interest at the Tate Of <% ier cent ber aunum. payable semi: annually, and siso by said ordinance authorized and directed the City Clerk of sald city to glve notice inviting proposals for the sale of sald boads, now therefore Public notice Is hereby given that the City of San Jose intends to issue one thousand bonds aforesad, anG that sealed proposals will be recelved a: the office of sald City Clerk, at the City Hali In Saa Jose, California. until the hour of elght o'cloek 2.3, on the eighth day of February, 1897 (as which time, or as soon thereaiter as sald M. and Common Councii shall duly convene, said bids ill be opened), for the purchase of the whole or any part of sald high school building and sewer bonds, or elther thegeof. Said bonds are to bear date June 1, 1897, anc the intereat thereon to be pald ‘semi-annualiy on the first day uf December ad e firsc day of June of each year thereatter prineipal and futerest payable in goid coin of lawful money of the United States - Baid hizh school building bonds shall be sum. bered consecusively from one to six huadred, both inelusive ind be divided Into forty series, num- besed cohsecutively irom one 1o jorty, both in- clusive, each serles consisting of fifteea bonds; the first series is 10 Include those bonds whioh are numbered from one to fifteen, both tuclusive, ani each succeeding series is 1o include the ffieen bonds numovered consecutively after those ia- cluded in the next preceding series. Sald sewer nds shail be numbered consecn tively trom one 10 four hundred, both Inciusive, and b divided into foriy series bumbered ~on secutively from one to forty, both fuciusive each series consisting of ten bond he first series is to ich are numbered from nd each succeeding serles Is to include the ten boads numbered con- secutively after thase ineluded in the next pre- ceding series. The first series @f sald bigh school ‘bullding bonis and said gewer bonds shull be made payable on ke first day of June, 1898, and_one of the ro- Imaluing series Is 1o be made- payable 0 the firs: dny of June in each succeeding ca endar year the-afer, until and including the ye.r 1937 Seid bonds are to be made payable to ih- order of the purchaser or pays by néme, and to each of sal. bonds there I3 to aitached interest-bearing ‘coupons, double In number to the number of yrars whicu such bond has to run before jis maturity, Proposals must state the price ofe: ed, the descrip- tion of Lhe bonds desired, and be accompan ed by eriified check on some responsivie bauk, pay- able to the order of the Mayor of said City, for ag least ten per cent of the amount bid, said cheok to be returned to bidder in case the’ bid 1s not acr cepted. The purchase money for sald bonds shall be paid In ‘le coinof the {'nlud ~tates within ninety days after notice of accepiance. The righs {oaccept uny or ail bids and to sel-ct anyor all s, or portions of bids, Is_here! ressly re. serv W. COOK, City Cierk. Pated January 3, 18 DR. MCNULTY. "HIS WELL-KNOWN D RELIABLE OLb Speciaiist cures Private, vous,Hlood and Skin Diseutson of M) oniy, Manly Power'restored. Over % nce, Send for Book,free. Patlents 'férms reasonabie. Hours. 9 to3 ason 16:30 to 8. “Bondays, 10012 Consulta- e b saerediy conddential, Cal or address P. ROSCOE McNULTY, M. D., 261 Kearny Street, San Francisco, Cal. ers, bootblscks, H E s abios houses, - billlard- tables, brewers, bookbinders, candy-makers, canners, fourmills, toundries, lauudries. hange! printers, prers, sl laciories, staole ‘men, tat-roafers, tanners, tallors, 6t BUCHANAN BROS., Brush Manufacturers. 609 Sucramentodt FOR BARBERS BAX- A