The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 4, 1897, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1897. the road will remain perfectly indeven- | dent, but will be operated in harmony with the other roads in the Pacitic North- Mayor of this city was transferred to the local courts to-day. D. W. H. Moreiand, | a member of the Board of Puulic Works, Erown Dandy, was this evening married to Lieuiensnt James T. Dean, Twentv- second Infantry. A bitof dash and color POSTAGE STAMP AN ASTOUNDING OTHERS ARE AFTER | JOHNSTON'S REPLY west. NP ( THIEF ARRESTED Fifty Thousand Dollars’| Werth of Stamps Found | on His Person. The Government Robbed at the Rate of $100,000 a Year for Many Years. Messengers Sent Out to Look for| Bondsmen for a Schemer Now in the Law’s Clutches NEW YORK. yearsof hard work, it posiof authorities Jin | running to earth a band of thieves which has been robbing the Government of stamps at the of about $100,000 a year for many years. | The first made to-day in this city, and it will owed up, it is fur- | ther said, by the arrest of the othersin | the g The who was arrested in | this city 1s Ham Coleman, a clerk | in the chief clerk’s depertment in the | eneral Land Office. te was arrested on | elegram from Washington. Over $50,- | ) worth of stz were found on his | person. | These stamps are known as periodical | stamps. They ranged in value from one | cent to | are | year. | one | A number of three setsof stamps sent to each Postmaster every When a publishing-house presents thousand pounds of published matter, for | instance, the Postmaster gives it a re- Ceipt for the postage paid and cancels stamps, amounting in full value, to that | s These stamps are returned can- | | celed to beadquarters in Washington. A new issue of these stamy in 1894. Before that time been made since about 18 was ordered e bad not The collectors of postage stamps are r for the stamps and always have ,s0the stamps have been stolen and face value of the The market price, it is ght almost twice that much, so thieves who have been stealing | them have been making smali fortunes. It isagainst one of the statutes of the | United States to have these stamps in | ne's possession, the supposition being ally t they are not for circula- =i | 1 to leave the hands | the persons who have sarily have stolen them. n before Commissioner 1 ector not Postoff n affidavit th these stamps from one F cht, and that he had them in his possession in violation of the United | The Commissioner set his | for next Wednesday and | §2000. He sent several | zers out looking for bondsmen. | Coleman‘said that he was innocent, that | the stamps were his property and that he | 11d prove his innocence. | esin this city said to-day | y knew but little about the true| - of the story behind the arrest. | They refused to tell who Albrecht was. Among othe! found in Coleman’s | vockets were a number of envelopes bear- g the imprint of Burger & Co., ealers | stamps at 53 Nassau street. Mr. Burger said to-day that he did not know Coleman. | KILLING KANSAS JACKS. Morris | t Coleman had re- andolph J. | Premium on Prairie Rabbits Promises to Make the Race Extinct as Speedily as Was the Buffalo. WICHITA, Kax Feh. 3. dustry has sprung up in Kansas within | the past few weeks, that of hunting jack- A new in- | rabbits for their pelts. The pelts find | ready sale at numerous points in the | State, where t are collected and shipped | to hat manufactories in the East. The‘ | discovery that the gay and festive jack has & commercial value will undoubtedly lead to the uliimate detlaration of a war of extermination upon him. The buffalo throve and multiplied upon the Western plains 8o that his numbers were as (he sands of the sea until he be- came a commodity. Then the market- hunters declared unrelenting war upon him, and he disappearde as in a night. The Kansas jackrabbit is not constructed on gracefullines, but, despite his ugliness and ungainliness, he is one of the pictur- esque features of all typical vrairie scenes, and he isa great favorite with the coursing | clubs down East on account of his won- aerful fleetness. The fur of the jack rab- bit, it has been ascertained, is better adapted to hat-making than any other material, and it is because of this fact that it will soon cease to decorate the Kansas | lanascape. Heretofore no effort has been made to save the hides of the millions of ‘ icks that have been slain by Kansas hun Rabbit-hunters now find added zest in their favorite sport, for they are enabled to dispose of the hides for enough to yield them a nice profit, in addition to having the usual amount of enjoy ment. - iME BROOKLYN. | A4 Thousand Zuns of Coal, Ammunition and Stores to Be fismoved. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. Fev. 3—Owing to the heavy pack impossible to move the damaged cruiser Brooklyn from her anchorage at Marcus Hook to the League Island navy-yzrd. Lighters were got alongside the vessel yosterday ant preparations (o reduce her draught by re- moving her coal, siores, etc., were begun. | When the vessel is lightened and ss soon as the ice permits she will be taken to | League Island, docked and repaired. As | yet it has been impossible to examine the Bropk!yn’s hull to learn the extent of the | dama CHESTER, PA., Feb. 3.—Over 150 tons of conl have thus far been removed from the cruiser Brooklyn and it is said that altogether 500 tons of coal will be taken ijom her in addition to 300 tons of ammu- nition, and, if necessary, her stores will also be unloaded. In order to lighten the boat two teet nearly 1000 tons wiil bave to be.removed. The ship will not go away . from Leazue Island navy-yard until the last of the week UNLOADING CATSAS Failroad Fwmor Practically Correct. NEW YOR! Y., Feb. 3.—A mem- ber of the Union Pacific Syndicate says that the statement that the Berlin com- mittee of the holders of Orezon Railway - and Navigation 5 per cent bonds has re- ceived a bid of 45 for all stock held by it. conditional upon its acceptance by ‘holders of at least $3,000,000, is practically ‘correct. The purchase is made, not for one, but for all interests concerned, and | Hanford, Cal., | opportunity | by friends and taken home. | bounty paid by any | country on sugar imported from said country; | stantinople says: —_—— SNAKES BREATHE DEATH. They Craw! Up Through a Hole at Night and Kill Four Members of a Family. WICHITA, Kans,, Feb. 3.—A strange story comes from Buxton in Seward County. A farmer named John Hastler, who has a large family, has been four times bereaved within the last six weeks from some hitherto inexplicable cause. First his 3-monthis-old daughter was taken suddenly ill in the night and died in convulsions the next day. The next victim of the strange malady was a son. The following week a daughter died, and within three days another daughter was taken. The family was crazed with grief and u1 lest other members should be taken. Mr. Hasier and some neighbors set about making investigations to ascertain, if possible, the reason for the numerous deaths in the family. One peculiar ature noted of each case was that the sickness came upon the victims at night. The men took up part of the floor and, while Investicating underneath, came upon a nest of snakes of a variety known as biow znakes, whose brea said to be adeadly poison. They kilea seven large snakes which averaged seven and a half feetin length, and there is little doubt but that the snakes were the cause of the deaths in Mr. Hastler's family. It is sup- fi posed that the snakes crawled up through | a hole in the floor at night, attracted by the warmth, and breathed upon the sleep- ers their noxious breath. . Be gt CAUGHT THE WRONG - MAN. Hanford Officers Asked to Release the Prisoner Supposed to Be Outlaw Taylor. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 3.—A special to the Chronicl: from Carrollton, Mo., says that Sneriff Lewis this morning received two photographs of the man arrested at on suspicion of being George Taylor, the murderer of the Meeks family near Carrollton onme year ago. There is scarcely a resemblance to Taylor in the photographs. Reputable citizens who examined the photographs to-day de- clared that they do not look at all like Taylor. On the strength of this Sheriff Lewis telegraphed to the California authorities to release the suspect. e BUSHNELL BEEIS HANNA. Opport ity for a Hattle Royal Next Winter jor the Senatorship. COLUMBUS, Omro, Feb. 3.— The friends of Chairman M. A. Hanna admit to-day that Lg'will not be appointed by | Governor Bushnell to the Senate to suc- | ceed Sherman. It is rehiably reported bere that Governor Bushnell has decided to appoint Lieutenant-Governor Asa W. Jones of Youngstown to the vacancy and that this action is in accordance with the vishes of the Foraker leaders. The agreement is said to be that Gen- | eral Jones will not be a candidate for re- election to the full term. This will give for & battle royal between Governor Bushnell and Chairman Hanna this winter for elec to the full term. —_ BRUTAL HIGHWAY EKOBBERY. Colored Baptist Preacher Leads a Band of Thugs. COLUMBIA, 8. C., Feb. 3—Intelligence has just been received here of a brutal rob- very near Cherokee, this State. The fact that one of the highwaymen was a negro Baptist preacher makes it an affair of more than usual interest. While Mark Griffin, a well-to-do farmer, was returning home from Spartansburg, he was suddenly set upon while crossing a bridge over Tiger River, and offering re- sistance was promptly clubbed into insen- sibiity. The highwaymen, who, it has since developed, were led by the preacher Nesbitt, then ransacked his pockets and made away With the booty, amounting | to $33. A few hours later Griffin was discoverd He gave de- scriptions which led to the airest of three of the robbers. Nesbitt is still at large, He bad always enjoyed a good reputation and bad an engagement to preach at Cow- | pena, near the scene of thecrime, Sunday. oo na BEET-SUGAR KESOLUTIONS. Farmers Demand an Increas. for Revenue and Protection. HASTINGS, NEBR., Feb. 3.—The Beet- sugar Convention, composed of farmers from all sections of the State, to-aay passed unanimously the following resolu- tion: Resolved, As the sense of this convention that our honorable representatives in Congress are hereby requested to use all honorable efforts in their power to further and secure a tariff on imported sugar of not less than 13 cents per pound for the purposes of revenue and protection, and further that a law be en- acted delegating power to the President and Secretary of the Tressury to increase the tariff on sugar to an amount equal to any export Gther sugar producing Tariff also 1o place on the free list all machinery im- | ported to this country 1or the manufacture of beet sugar to be used in the first fiity factories Luilt in the United States, and also & suitable tariff on chicor: e SERIOUS UPKISING IN BRAZIL. Bands of Religious Fanatios Many Afroeities. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 3.—The Her- ald’s special cable from Buenos Ayres says: Rio Janeiro advices state that seri- ous alarm is felt at'the growth of the fanatical movement in Bahia. The bands of religious insurrectionists have com- mitted more atrocities, and their aggres- sion is as yet unchecked in the province. The force which the Government has organized under Colonel Morciera Cmsar will start for the province avonce. Colonel Cewsar delares tnat he will exterminate the fanatical marauders. A body of 5000 fanatics is reported to be advancing toward the principal Government post in Bahia. bl i ANAXCHY KEIGNS IN CRETE. Commit Fresh Disturbances Everywhere, Authovities Being Powerless. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb, 5.—A special cable dispatch to the Herald from Con- The Ambassadors here received Monday news of fresh disturb- ances having broken out in Crete, during which a notabie Greek was assacsinaied, Yesierday a second telegram reached the Ambassadors, saying the revolutionary movement had also declared itself at Canen and that complete anarchy reigns everywhere. the - Murderows Family Feud, STOUTLAND, Mo., Feb. 3 —A pitched battle took place six mi'es nortn of here yesterday between three members of the Price iamily and three pf Partiow’s. One of the Price faction was killed instantly and two of the Partlows were seriously wounded. The fight was the result of a family feud, and further trouble is ex. pected. L Sl a Prisoner in Peru, NE¥ YORK, N. Y., Feb. 3.—The Her. ald’s cable from Lima, Peru, says: The mate of the Uncle John, arrested some time ago, is still a prisoner. The United States charge d’affaires has demanded the release of the mate. The charge aginst the mate was disorderly conduct, which has never been proved. CRIMINAL CASE A Young Man’s Many Un- successful Attempts at Murder. Hired by One Lawyer to Blow Up the Residence of Another. Also Tries to Kill His Stepmother by the Most Dastarily Methods. BLOOMSBURG, Pa., Feb. 3.—One of the most remarkable criminal cases in Pennsylvania was brouzut into court here yesterday. On September 10 last an at- tempt was made to blow up with dyua-, mite the residence oi Hon. Levi E. Waller, a prominent lawyer of this place. The attempt was traced to Clifton Knorr, a young man of goo! family, butof disso- lute habits. Knorrconfessed on his arrest that he had been hirea by Lloyd 8. Win- terstein, a lawyer prominent ai the bar of this county, and interested in many busi- ness ventures, to blow up Waller's resi- dence for the purpose of killing Waller and his family. Winterstein was arrested, and yester- day the Grand Jury found seven true bills against Winterstein and Knorr, charging them with several times sattempting to | kill. A still more dastardly attempt at murder was confessed by Knorr to-day. He made | 2 confession that prior to the attempt he made to blow up Waller’s family, Winter- | stein bad inauced him to attempt the assassination of Waller by shooting him. Knorr laid in wait for Waller, but the latter’s life was saved by his unexpected | departure from town. As if this were not enough, Knorr con- | fessed to an attemot to kill bis step- | jection, denunciation and cross-question- | ing of President Barber there was sensa- to-day applied for and obtatned » man- i damus irom the Chancery Court for the Commoén Council to show why it has not recognized that by accepting the office of Governor the Hon. Hozen S. Pingres va- catec the office of Mayor, end directed that the vacancv be fillea at the charter election in April. The order is returnable February 13. e FALSE AND LIBELOUS. Endeavor Convention Will Come to San Francisco Notwithstanding Con- trary Reports. BOSTON, Mass.,, Feb. 3.—Reports that the next Christian Endeavor convention would be taken away from Sin Francisco because the Endeavor officials were not satisfiea with personal concessions and favors is empbatically denied by Secretary Baer. He sends out the following: *“We are interested only in securing a low railroad rate and reasonable limit for the convention. Reports to the contrary, onginating in Chicago, areabsolutely false and libelous. “Endeavorers will please pay no atten- tlon to the misleading and unauthorized stories and wait for official announce- ments, which will be made very soon. The railroads have agreed to a low rate, but | ceveral ‘important conditions concerning the sale of tickets, etc., have yet to be settled.” STRIKE e FIRE THEMSELVES. Annual Meeting of the Dicmond Match | Company, at Which Gould and Other Interests Clash. CHICAGO, 1L, Feb. 3.—A select party of New Yorkers, of whom Lawyer Barclay E. V. McCarthy acted as spokesman, represented the Edwin Gould interest. antagonistic to the management, and | created a stormy sceme at the annual meeting ot the Diamond Match Company stockholders, held in the Pullman build- ing to-day. Although the New York lawyer was suppressed as quickly as possibie, every time he opened the batteries of fiery ob- tion enough in the meeting to make it a memorable one in the history of the cor- poration. In the Eastern delegation were also Jared G. Baldwin Jr., George Erbelding; Mr. Gould's private secretary, H. D. Esta. brook; H. D. Wagner, broker for Mr. motber, Mrs. Knorr, and that, too, by | | means that only the wildest fictionists | | would have thought of. Knorr says that | he twice attempted to poison his step-| mother by putting poison in her tea, but each time by a fortunate chance the at-| terupt was frustrated. Then, on the suggestion of Winterstein, | he wrote to a certain place in New York City, and there procured of diphtheria with the imparting _the disease to his step- | mother. When the bacilli arrived Knorr learned that the only way the disease could be imparted was by inocula- tion. It was impossible for him to do this | without his stepmother’s knowledge, but in the hope that she would contract the disease, anyhow, he scattered the germs thrdugh her clothing. ALl these attempts at murder arite from a business trans- | action in which Winterstein was worstea by Waller, and in which Mrs. Knorr was interested. When the bills from tbe Grand Jury wers returned to court yesterday Winter- stein’s counsel asked for a continuation. The prosecution wanted to know on what grounds the continuance was asked for, but the attorney refused to state, and his refusal was sustained by thbe court. Judge Ikeler, father of coun sel for the defendant and formerly an intimate friend | of Winterstein’s, is the sitting Judge. On | this account he telegraphed to Judge | Metzger of Williamsport to come here to- day and hear the argument for a contin- uance of the case. CABINET GOSSIP FROM CANTON. St. John Boyle of Louisville Urged for Attorney-General—A Minister's Modest Request. | CANTON, Omro, Feb, 3.—The Kentucky | Republicans who called on Major McKin- ley to-day suggested the appointment of St. John Boyle, a well-known' lawyer of | Louisville, to the position of Almrne}'.“ General. Amonz those who spoke in Mr. | Boyle’s behaif were Judge George Durelle of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, James A. Buckner Jr. and Charles T. Ballard of Louisville. No promises were made by Major McKinley, but it is understood he | has Mr. Boyle’s name under considera- tion. J. A. Porter of Hartford, Conn., called on the President-elect to-day and pre- sented an application for the Italian em- bassy. Mr. Porter1s cordialiy indorsed by | the Connecticut members of Congress. He is one of many applicants for the posi- tion, and it is thought that the Italian embassy is likely to be given to a New York or Pennsylvania man. Ex-Governor Connell of New York, who was here last week in the interest of Gen- eral Woodford, called on the President- elect again to-day. A. W. Monroe of Baltimore, who is a business and political friend of James A. Gary, had en interview with Mr. McKin- ley and advanced some fresh reasons why Mr. Gary should be appolinted to the Cab- inet, but there are as yet no indications that a Maryland man will be offered a portfolio. Among Major McKinley’s callers to-day was Rev. J. H. Sutheriand of New Cum- berland, W. Va., who wants to be Consul to Jerusalem and who is indorsed by Sen- ator Stephen B. Elkins. It is stated here to-night, on what is thought to be reliable authority, that J. Addick Porter of Connecticut was offered the private secretaryship to the President- elect and accepted. i i S WY SAN FRANCISCO SHIPPING. the bacilli | purpose of | Philadelphia Exchange's Action on a Biil Now Before Conar PHILADELPHIA, PaA., Feb. 3.—Ata special meeting of the directors of the Maritime Exchange to-day there was a lengthy discussion on the discriminating duty bill, now before Congress, and its probable effect on the shipping interests of the country. As a result, it was decided tosenda memorial to the United States Senate pro- | testing acainst the passage of . the bill. | The memorial adopted says: Inthe opinion of the Philadelphia Mari. time Exchang., the provisions of this bill, if enacted, wiil be disustrous to the shipping, not having the effect sought to be accom: plisned, and would destroy rather than build up the American merchant marine. The discriminating duty would encourage importations into the United States by raii, and thus not only build up foreign lines run’ ning to Canadian and Mexican ports, but aiso, by shutting out foraign steamers at San Fran. cisco, drive trafiic from the American trans. continental railways to the Canadian Pacific Railway. e Political Troudle in Detroit. DETROIT, Mic., Feb. 3. —The fight to | dent, but the number of <hares they actu. | rectors chiosen: Gould, who appeared to be 1n charge of | the party, and Louis Lombard, who was there on his own account and created the only mirth that was provoked during the session. The belligerent minority cast 1225 cumu- lative votes for Mr. Waggoner for presi- ally voted on was secured 98,140, the The ticket elected | ollowing being the di- 0. C. Barber, J. K. Robinson, George T. Smith, George' H. Webster and Clarence Buckingham. Mr. Barber was re-elected psesident of the directors. The meceting was attended by stock- holders and their proxies from California, Louisiana, Minnesota and New York, while the local crowd belped to pack the room. Edwin Walker, a brilliant corpora- tion lawyer of this city, was chosen chair- man by a viva voce vote, despite the heated protest of Lawyer McCarth The annual statement shows earnings of $1,226,441, and dividends paid §1,100,000. ==t IN A MICHIGAN "MINE. Narrow Escape of Miners From the Houghton Shaft. HOUGHTON, Mica., Feb, 3.—The fire in shaft No. 3 of the Tamarack mine was extinguished at noon. Wilitam and An- toine TomoczChevski succeeded in reach- ing the cage, which had been kept running constantly since the fire started, and reached the surface safely. They bad tapped the airpipe and es- caped suffocation by a liberal use of com- pressed air. Peter and William Lempin were res- cued at 1 o’clock this atterncon. They had not suffered seriously from their ex- perience. e Idaho Thugs Put to Flight. LEWISTON, Ipamo, Feb. 3.—An at- tempt was made by masked robbers to | hold up two Indians last night in Soldiers’ Canyon, between Lewiston and Lapwai. The” redmen refused to stand and deliver, although revolvers were presented in the regulation style. The Indians drew sheath-knives and tacked the robbers, who took to flight, leaving behind a trail of blood. William Jones was afterward arrested, being iden- tified by means of a severe wound acroxs his face, inflicted by & knife in the hands of one of his intended victims. ——-— Bank Wreckers Admitted to Bail. ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 3.—Attorney Charles Hartzwell of Denver, Colo., peti- tioned the United States Circuit Court of Appeals here to-day for a writ of error in the case of the United States against C. H. Dow, 8. B. McClurken ana 0. E. Miller, convicted at a recent session of the United States District Court of wrecking the Bank of Commerce in tbe city of Denver. The writ was granted and de- fendants will be admitted to baii in the sum of §10,000 each. = Distillers Gain a Decided Fictory. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 3.—The distillers of the United States gained a decided victory over the wholesale dealers and rectifiers yesterday when the Senate Committe on Finance ordered a favorable report on the vill to allow the bottling of distilled spirits in bond. The bill sets forth in detail the provisions under which spirits may be bottled and guaranteed by the Government. A bitter fight 1s to be made against the bill when it comes up before the Senate. e e The Seeley Dinner Raid Justified. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 3.—The Police Commissioners have dec:ded that Captain Chapman did perfectly right when he took bis wardmen into Sherry’s in the early morning of Sunday before Christmas at the Seeley dinner. The decision of the Commissioners, embodied in a long re- view of the case, is now under lock and key in the office of Commissioner Grant. It will probably be made public to-mor- row. e Disaster Cawsed by lce on a Switch. ARLINGTON, 8. D., Feb. 3.—Ice on a switch on the Northwestern Railway at this place last night prevented the train from taking a siding. The train it was to meet crashed into a passenger car. Con- ductor R. Addington, Brakeman F. L. Hosack and passengers John Loftus of De Smet and Harris of Arlingion were killed and a large number were injured. S s Sent a Bull-t Into His Head. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 3.—Gil- man M. Fague, a well-known clubman and patron of amateur athletics, sent a bullet through his brain with suiciaal in- tent to-day at his home on K street. He died half an hour later, without regaining consciousness. Financial embarrassment, it is believed, was the cause. . California in the Inaugural Parade. WASHINGTON, D. C., ¥eb. 3.—General Horace Porter, grand marshal of the in- augural parade, has appointed the follow- ing persons, Tepresenting California, to serve on his personal staff: E. M. Boyd, 8an Francisco; gy C. Boatman, land ; J. F. Kenealy, s Angeles; P. H. Kates, oust Governor Pingree from his office as Oakland, 1 THE UNION PACIFIC Terms Upon Which New Preferred Stock Is to Be Issued. About $29,000,000 Will Be Re- quired to Purchase the Gov- ernment’s Interest. Plan for Syndicate Subscriptions and Reorganizition Outlined by Boston Interests. BOSTON, Mass.,, Feb. 3.—The Boston News Burean : Another interest be- sides the Union Pacitic reorganization committee will bid for the Union Pacific property at the foreclosure sale, though who this party may be is not yet dis- closed. There are no indications that the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | Company contemplates any such pur- chase, nor does the Cbicago and North- western expect 10 be a bidder, as it is well satisfied with present traffic arrangements, which it is expected will be continued after the sale, The terms of the syndicate subscrip- tions formed for the reorganization of the Union Pacific are about as follows: subscribers to the fi: $10,000,000 di- cate, and who put up money some time ago for reorganization expenses, payment of coupons, etc., are 1o get back thelr money with 6 per cent interest and a bonus of 50 per cent in new preferred stock. The terms of the second subserip- tion, made up for $4,000.000, were that subscribers were to receive new Union Pacific 4 per cent bonds at par and a bonus of 50 per cent in stock. The recent modification of the Union Pacific plan, by which the issue of first mortgage 4 per cent bonds for the new company is to be so cut down as to place $25,000,000 bonds in the treasury of the new company and | leave only $75000,000 outstandinz, was | desizned to strengthen the situation of the new compuny and give a better posi- tion to botu the bonds and preferrea stock. Although the reorganizers of the Union Pacific have 90 per cent of the first mort- gage bonds purchased or on deposit, they had not secured a majority of the sinking- fund 8 per cent bonds at the lust meeting of the committee. But there is reason to believe that there will be no contest over the reorganization of the sinking-fund eights and the Kansas Pacific consols. Of the latter bonds, the committee held a majority. Boston people are the owners of the largest blocks of these bonds, and they recognize that, since October, 1895, the position of junior securities and Nebraska iands bas not impreved. The sinking-fund bonds are secured by land notes which have diminished in value the past fifteen months, and the Kansas Pacific line is still in default on its first mortgage. It has not yet been arranced as to how the United States treasury sinking bond will be put up at vendue in the fore- closure sale, but about $29,000,000 of net money from the reorganizers will, it is be- lieved, purchase the entire Government interest. The first-mortgage bonds will be taken care of under the plan, so that not so much money as appears upon the face of the syndicate subscriptions will be needed for the reorganization. SHIPPING LEAD IN BOND. A New Move That Staggers the Trust and Revolutionizes Railroad Transportation. DENVER, Covo., Feb. 3.—The Times this afternoon says: Under the supervi- sion of the United States Surveyor of cus- tom for the port of Denver, a slow but sure revolution in transcoatinental freight moves is going on. Last night the Globe smelter shipped 1000 tons of piglead through the custom- house in bond to Liverpool. On January 18 the Pueblo Smeitinz and Refining Company shipped 800 tons of pig Jead to Liverpooi via Galveston, and these ship- ments have continued at the rate of about six carloads a day. This morning the Guggenheims, the Philadelphia Smelting and Refining Com- pany, had their orehouse bonded, and will at once join the movement to Liver- pool of large quantities of lead. Back of the whole movement is a scheme to break thg backbone of the great and all-powerful lead trust, and ions i dollars are at stake. The trust sought to freeze out the English owners of the great silver and lead mines in British Co- lumbia. It declined to buv the output of the mines, and at the same time advanced the price of lead the worid over._ This was a defiance and it was substantially backed by closing the markets in America and endeavoring to influence the railwavs and make it so expensive for the British Columbia mine-owners that they would be killed off. The trust succeeded for a while in keep- ing the ore outof the market, but develop- ment of the country was delayed until some big syndicate took charge of the mines in tke Kooterai and Slogan dis- tricts and with barrels of cash began the | fight. Tre mine-owners finally found one road which has fewer strings on it than the trans-continental lines. and favorable rates were made with -this line, the Den- ver, Union Pacific and’ Guif, which made a special rate on condition that the ship- ments should be made via Galveston, so as (o give them a long haul. Arrangements were made with the United States Custom-house officials so that the ore, as soon as it crossed the Americap line, came under the provision of the customs’ officials, Government in- spectors accompanying each shipment from the international boundary line to the smelters ot Denver and Pueblo. At the smelters the ore is placea in bonded warchouses and is smelted and refined under the eyes of customs officials. Then, transiormed into bars of pig lead, itis placed upon the cars of the Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf, taken to Galves- ton, and under Government inspection is placed on board shps. At Liverpool the market is uncontrolled by the leud trust, and, being shipved and smelted while in bond, it relieves the owners of the United States duty on the imported lead. According to information obtained at the custor-house the ore is arriving in Denver at the rate of about six cuarloads a day. Of these two cars go to the Globe smelter and four are forwarded to the Pueblo smelter. The ore runs on an average 100 ounces in silver to the ton, at the same Lime being 80 per ceut lead. it A Lieutenant Weds. OMAHA, Nepr, Feb. 3.—Miss Char- lotte, the daughterof General and Mrs, The | was given to the ceremony by the pres- | ence of distinguished army officers from | Kansas, Colorado, lilinois and Minnesota | in dress uniform. The nuptial vow was | taken vefor: Bishop Worthington at | Trinity Cathedrai, which hai been ap- | propriately decorated with American flags | and palms for tre occasion. | Ry HE DINED THE PRINCE. Embassador Bayard Gives a Dinner at Which Royaliy and Dignity Are Pressnt. LONDON, E~a., Feb. 3.—Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, United States Embassador, gave a dinner in honor of the Prince of Wales this evening at his residence at 13 Eaton Square. The guests included Cardinal Vaughn, Lord Salisbury, the Marquis of Lans- downe, Lord Halsbury, Lord High Chan- cellor of England, Earl of Levem and Melville, Earl Stanhope, the Earl of Ca- perdown, the Earl of Northbrook, Earl Curringtor§ Lord Escher, Lord Baliour of Burleigh; Hon. T. B. Ferguson, United States Minister to Sweden; Lord Playfair; | Lord Kussell of Killoween, Lord Chief Jus- | tice of England; Sir William Covilis, Sir William Russe!l, Sir Charles Hall, Sir Robert Clements Markham, Sir Evelyn Wood, General Clarke; J. R. Carter, secre- of the United States embassy, and Licutenant-Commander Cowies, naval at- tache to the American emba: The occurrence of the offic! | the Speaker of the Hor | this evening prevented the Ministers, who are members of the House of Commons, from attending Mr. Bayard’s dinner. | A small but curious crowd, chiefly com- posed of women, gathered near Mr. Bay- ard’s residence and watched the arrival of the guests. The pavement in {ront of the house was covered with red carpet, over which was an awning. Lords Halsbury and Fairplay were the first of the distinguished company to ar- | rive, and the Prince of Wales was the last, his Royal Highness, attended by | General Clarke, arriving in a two-horse | brougham at 9:30 o’clock. Alter paying his respects to his host, the Prince congratulated Lord Salisburv upon the reoccurrence of his birthday, the Premier being 67 years old to-day. The weather was wet and disagreeable. In the course of the evening Ambassa- dor Bayard, in a few well-chosen words, offered_n toast to her gracious majesty, Queen Victoria, and the_Prince of Wales proposed the health of President Cleve- land, speaking in generous terms of America’s chi=f magistrate. The guests took their departure at 11 o’clock. WAECK A TAAIN -~ WITH DIRAITE L dinner of e of Commons { Continued rrom First Page. | issued a manifesto announcing strong dis- | satisfaction with the reforms recently granted by Spain. The manifesto states that because of the party’s attitude, its members will refuse to vote at the coming municipal electious. These elections are the first practical application of the new law. The Porto Rico reforms as enacted by the Spanish law provide that the island of Porto Rico, while yet remaining one province, shall be divided into two re- gions. Each region supplies six Depu- ties, and in each is a delegate of the Gov- ernor of the island to facilitate his Ex- cellency’s operaitons. There is also an administrative council, consisting of the leading officials of the island, together with six deputies and six councilors nominated by royal decree. The function of this courtis to advise only in all questions relating to economy and internal administration. The provincial deputation controls pub- lic works, postal and telezraphic commu- | nications by land and water, agriculture, | industry and commerce, immigration and colonization, public instruction and sani- tation. In the Governor’s office is instituted a | special local administration sub-depert- ment to draw up, render and audit the ]Annnnl accounts of the above-described }eslimnles. All agricultural matters are | subject to the sanction of the Governcr, who retains his existing secretarial office. ok s gey BREAD RIOT IN SPAIN. In @ Fight With the Police Thirty-Two Persons Are Wounded. MADRID,; Spary, Feb. 3.—The .rioting which took vlace at Aranjuez, in New Castile, yesterday grew out of the action of the authorities in exacting an octroi | duty on flour which had the effect of in- | creasing the price of bread. | Reports of the disturbances show that | the mob handled the Mayor and the mem- | bers of the council very severely, and the | riot was only stopped after the arrival of { police from Madrid, twenty-eight miles away, who dispersed the mob. In the | fight which took place thirty-two persons | were wounded. LOOKS 600D FUR KMNEEBS. The American Horseman May Have to Serve His Term. | BERLIN, GERMANY, Feb. 3.—The hear- ing of the appeal of Robert T. Kneebs, the American. horseman, against the judgment of the court condemning him to nine months’ imprisonment for entering his trotting mare Bethel in races on Ger- man courses under the name of Nellie Kneebs, which began here yesterday, is expected {0 last five days. The case took a turp favorable to Kneebs this- after- noon, when Professor Egeling, veterinary expert, who recently returned from Amer- ica, where he examined the mare Bethel, which Kneehs claims is not identical with the mare Nellie Kneebs, was called to the witness stand. Professor Eggling testified that the horse he examined in America was not more than eight years old and did not possess scars and other distinguishing marks which the real Bethel bears. The testimony of Professor Eggling is cor- roborated by that of his traveling com- panion. The eviaence of both witnesses remained unshaken under cross-examina- tion. Not o WM THE ZEALANDIA SAFE. Arrives at Awckland From this Port Several Days Overdue. | _LONDON, Ex.,,Feb. 3.—An Auckland, | New Zealand, dispatch says that the Hawaiian steamer Zealandia, Cantain Hayward, from San Francisco for. Hono- lalu and Australian ports, arrived at Auckland to-day. The vessel was several days overdue, and some anxiety was felt for her safety. — ZLeniency for Mrs. Carew. LONDON, Exa., Feb. 3.—The Times will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Yoko- hama stating that the British Minister to Jugflan has commuted the death sentence of Mrs. Carew, who was recently convicted of the murder of her husband, Walter Raymond Carew, secretary of the Yoko- hama United Club, by the aaministration of arsenic, to imprisonment for life. Socegeni SHU Dying From the Plague. BOMBAY, Ixpia, Fev. 3.—The official returns of the health autborities show that there were ninety-seven deatbs from the plague in this city yvesterday, and fifty-one deaths from the disease at Kur- rachee. T0 THE GOVERNOR Says Every State Printing Office Employe Earned His Wage. Given Lay-Offs Only When They Had Worked Overtime Without Pay. Bookkeeper Wallis Declares Johnston Saved Thousands of Dollars to the State. SACRAMENTO, CaL, Feb. 3.—State Printer Johnston, in reply to the charge mads by the Democratic partisans of Goy- ernor Budd to the eftect that he had pre- sented a bill for work in his office auring a period when the office was shut down, ex- plained to a CALL reporter this morning that during the busy seasons foremen and heads of departments worked overtime at night after doing the full day’s work, es- pecially during sessions of the Legisla- ture. For this overtime they were not paid by the State, and 1n order that the hard-working employes mightbe compen- sated for the work actually dome by them, Mr. Johnston, who is recognized by labor orcanizations as a true friend of the workingman, ordered that each employe so contributing should be granted a lay-off without deduction of pay. That had been the rule of the office as far back as Mr. Johnston could remember, and it was the rule in other offices. These men often worked up to 11or 12 o'ciock at night and or Sundays without extra pay. Talbot H. Wallis, bookkeeper for the State Printer, went into the details of the matter, and showed that by laying off the men instead of paying them cash for over- time the State had saved between $18,000 and $19,000 during Mr. Johnston’s admin- istration, whic(l otherwise would have been paid out for extra time. As a matter of factno man had received one dollar on the payroll without working for it. With reference to the charge that the State Printer had discretionary powers and could refuse to do certamn rk when requested, Mr. Johnston said that some time ago the Lezislature passed an aci by which the State Printer was granted dis- cretionary power to revise, cut down, or refuse to print certain work. The Attor- ney-General shortly afterward rendered a written opinion to the effect that this law did not affect the reports of State officers and that the State Printer had no discre- tion whatever with regard to the printing of such reports. All that was required was that the work must be ordered by the State Board of Examiners. “Wherever there has been an oppor tunity offered to cut down printing worl continued Mr. Johnston, “I have always done it, but the necessary work must be performed, because the law requires that all State printing must be done in the State Printing Office. With reference to the charge that I had printed 10,000 school grammars unnecessarily, [ wish to state that in domg so I simply obeyed the law, which requires the State Printer to keep constantly on hand a sufficient quantity of schoolBocks to fill all orders. The fact is that those grammars were printed nearly a year before the copy for the new grammar was received at my office. I cannot afford to be without textbooks. I have already sold & large quanuty of that 10,000 edition and am receiving orders for them every day, as they are being used in the schools at the present time. They will all be disposed of. “In making out my bills I fulfill all the requirements of the law, otherwise they would not be allowed by the Board of Examiners, Governor Budd’'s opinion to the contrary notwithstanding.” Los Angeles for Arbitration. LOS ANGELES, Cir, Feb. 3.—The Chamber of Commerce to-day telegraphed the resolution to the Senate indorsing the English arbitration treaty and urging its adoption JOY'S INDORSED. Mr. Theodore Stacke Declares Joy’s Did Him a World of Good. Joy'sSarsaparill Will Cleanse the Blood MR. T. STACKE. M. T. Stacke lives at the Santa Rosa Hotel, corner Fourth and San Pedrostreets, Los Angeles, Cal. 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