The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 10, 1897, Page 2

o THE SAN FRANCISCO' CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1897. the following statement, which he declares is absolutely correct “The ro corralled the watchman at Nelson, a station six miles east of the sp hours, waiting for No. 1 to come along. When the train showed np they made the watchman flag the en- | gineer with a white li Stopping the | train the robbers compelled the fireman to nd cut the mail and express cars | | train conductor, Rice, was in with Conductor . Bell- sleeper. Both went forward rouble was.! They were | Conductor Rice had react ind and was compelled to return, the brakeman running to the rear to flag No. 5 following. “After the expross and baggage cars had been cut off, the two messenger agents jumped from the express-car. Agent| Summers erawling under the car, hid on | the trucks. As the car passed the air kes held so the ¢ ‘Sumamers, gettin; stopped. ut and stepping on the rear steps of the express-car, saw the robbers, w tocut the t pos t had commanded the fireman , step up on the op- g his revolver ana it on the chest on the rear plat- | the leader of the | ed to move and e | Lere were two left) took | v with the engineer | ten miles | d the | e was | e if the lealer would iring the time the robbers | mail. They were at the taking all the re ed tk < for two b ey gis- the of 1ges shotgun, a re- mite and a | the dead ; Express Messenger | an and one other | what wespons they | the passengers, they | the engine and cars. | two miles away. The | m coming, left the | e mountains. ot be wiven Mes- | brave man. By | leader the train was | two robbers had | »w open the safe or | gers of the coach and | terribly frightened. The | d to the train. | 1pon the rear | r aud brought | where the body was left. 1 | | w i ard to fi pon ther d fled to t i pra m me the The dead platform of the proceeded on to Los Angeles, bout on time.” A W. CONVENTION. Lively Contest in Progress for the Na- | tional Presidency—Good Roads Is the Leading Question. | i be opened 3 r Black the o ddress and Lieu tenant - Governor Woodruff, Speaker | other workers in the cause | speeches. on of the league will begin | i will last until Friday noon. | wiil be held will also mak: The re Thur. The b Hotel night. Governor Biack, | Licuten nor Woodruff and Speak- | er O’ Grady will be among the guests. Mr. Potter gives out the following state- | ment in T campaign: been done by my friends | rE ern del as a | fon among thi name a man as candidate will prob York Setes k delegates for a Morrison c emed by the New | id be presumptu- | to select a West- | ition in the ges and | <s of end will | have York di- fr. Gid- of the proposition should informed by Gideon department last year by about $3000. voted 1o the chair- | uve no doubt that it will be. | the league is the good | k can be put on sn | 1. There are many | the United | e pled the suc tand ready 1o | sum to be expended | e reiorms. They s time, but they a good deal of | and will meet substantial beating m that Potter h ns tituti Xt week. - AUSTRALIaN BASEBALLERS. Will Shortly Reach San Framcisco on a Tour of the World. CHICAGO, I[LyL., Feb, 9.—A cablegram | from Australia has been received by Presi- dent Hart of the Chicago League Baseball | Club announcing thata team of Austra- | Lsail from Sydney | to San Francisco | that cr Harry Musgrove, who suc vy managed the ~Aus tralian cricketers on their tri: around the globe last year, ha 54 led on the Alameda, which is due to rrive at San Francisco this month, Man- ager Musgrove comes in advance to com- | ete arrangements for the toar of the They want to play games with roughout the United States. Their intention is to make a tour of the world. - Winners at RLEANS, La, F Seelbrch third. our furlongs, ond, Octave third. Tim Hattle sec- Time, d twenty yar Jemboree second, Hanno Bel: 1 Minnette won, third. Time, | on, Brake- | man seco culop third. Time 1 Oue mile, John Conroy won, C second, =t. Join third. Time, 1:43) Martin won, Kenaud sec- Time, 1:34 Twenty- Kound Fight to a Drasw. CINCINNATI, Omio, Feb. 9.—Tbe twenty-round glove contest for a purse of | $500 between the feather-weizhts Eugene | Bezenah of this city and George Stout of Omaha, Nebr., to-night before the East End Ciub of Covington, Ky., was declared a draw. Stout apparentiy had all the b-st of it. but could not knock Bezenah out, Before the fight Stout demanded and was allowed a $50 forfeit because Bezenah was one pound over weight g < unfe Lee | | on Thu | pened on : | made the encineer declared thut some one | passed, but no persons or zua could be | | explosive bombs, aiabolically conceived | | but | with little or no resuit, while the other less he decides oth- | lomatic trouble before the o agreement is reached, have been received | and state that the acute tension batween | mining expedition intu | and attempted to zet away in their boats. TRIED TO WRECK A JAMAICA TRAIN Infernal Machines Placed on the Track Near Kingston. A Locomotive Badly Jarred, but the Diabolical Piot Is Frustrated. Conflict B:tween French Colonists and Brazilians—Two of the Former R ported Killed. Correspondence of The United Associated Presses. | KINGSTON, Jawarca, Feb. 3.— The | president of the American corporation con- | trolling the Jamaica Railr d here | sday from New York. Whether nything to do with what hap- urday is not known. It is, however, a fact that on Kriday afternoon | several local newspapers received an an- nouncement, written in red ink and ap- | parently with some such blunt instro- | ment as a whittled stick, that it was the | vriter's intention to destroy the railway. | This was regarded as a joke and passed | unnoticed; but on Saturday morningsuch | an attempt was actually made. | As the passenger train from Kingston arrived at a point a couble of miles from this station it came to a sudden haltand a | slight jar was felt. On inquiries being | this had bad fired off a gun under the engine as it | found and so the train proceeded, although the engine erew concurred that there had been some sort of an explosion under the engine and eyery one on the train felt the | ar. Later on were discovered some odd- looking things along the track in the same place and the matter was reported to the station. Aninspector of police and arailway engineer went out on a trolley to investigate and found what they in part | expectea they would find—the remnants of an infernal machine. But they also found something else—a similar machine | intact. Appearances indicated that two | very poorly contrived, had been placed on the track for the morning passenger-train. One had exploded, but | bad been hurled off the track by the | force' of the explosion and its fuse ex- ticguished. They were contrived to go | off on contact, but had been lighted and placed on the track as the train was ap- proaching. One acted on time and the | other, possibly lighted s moment after its mate, was blown away. What was found of the exploded bomb the Stanwix | consisted of three burst and rent milk tins bearing the traces of gunpowder. The intact one was a package containing simi- | lar tins tilled with giant powder and iron filings, to which was attached a connect- ing fuse a couple of feet long, the end of | which had been ignited. The whole was | ked in a box of earth the size of a | large cigar-box. The police are investi- | gating the maiter. Details of the fresh trouble between the l French colonists at Cayenne and the Bra- | zilians in the trans-Amazonian provinces | of Brazil, which may lead to further dip- | arbitration | here. | The advices received are from Cayenne | the French and Braziiians at Para, which | reached Its height in the Mapa incident last year, bas latterly been revived by the proclamation of St. Marie Belem as a free | port. Up to that time matters had gone | smoothly enough, or at any rate there was no direct {riction, although the rela- tions between the local representatives of the Brazilians and the colonists had been anything but pleasant. Trouble was averted only by the announcement that tke diplomatic negotiations for the”settle- ment of the boundary dispute were pro- gressing iavorably. Now the tension has been rendered acute once more by a report that a French the Cachipour district, in the disputed territory fiom which it wss agreed that a!l troops be withdrawn pending the settlement, had been met by a force of Braziiian soldiers and been made prisoners, after which one or two of the French prisoners had beeu | shot. The circumstances as told in the ad- vices to hand are that a party of mining | rospectors, under the leadership of a | Frenchman named Tilber:, had entered | the Cachipour district. The party con- | sisted of 8 number of Cayennese creoles and colored mine laborers from Mar- tinique and the English islands ot St. Lu- cia and Pominica. There were twenty ot them all told, in- cluding & woman. They ascended the Cachipour River without any interference | until arriving at the Degrad lifeline land- | ing, where they commenced erecting car- bets, or what are known in the West as “‘wickiups.” But before the party had got through with this preliminary work, and, of course, before they had begun prospecting, they were suddenly sur- rounded by upward of 150 srmed Brazil- ians, who came down on them out of the bush and fired upon them without chal- lenge. Tilbert naturally supposed that he was being attacked by brizands, and as this was to be looked for the fire was returned, but it at once became apparent that they had to deal with a large body of soldiers and nota fow wandering brigands, Til- bert then ordered his men to stop firing, but the soldiers continued to fire, and many of the party plunged into the river These were fired upon and one or two killed, while the others escaped and made their way down the river. Tilbert ana the rest of his men were made prisoners. The leader of the Brazilians was an offi- cer named Perez. He sent the woman under escort to Carsevene, but detained Tilbert aud five of bis miners. These, later advices state, Perez compelied to go forward to the place whither the party had been bound, and which appears to be a promising gold field, and made t:em work getting out the gold and teaching the Brazilians how to o it. So far the prisoners had not been ill-treated, but at the same time they were being kept hard at work securing gold for their captors and | matters were told by Sen | day for an open | petitioning Congress to ratify the treaty. | terday when discussing sending out a punitive expedition, even at the risk of creating another ncident. LEAKY EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. Despite the Irjunction of Secrecy Imposed Upon Senators The:r Froceedings Appear in Print. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9.—For at least half of the four and a half hours the | Senate was in secret session to-day the press reports of yesterday’s session were the subject of discussion. Senators were indignant that, after they bad voted so overwhe!mingly that the doors should be closed, the facts as they occurrea in the chamber should be permitted to reach the public. The discussion was precipitated imme- diately after the censideration of a few nominations by Vest asking if the treaty was to be considered in executive session, stating that1f it was it would be well for the Senate to ascertain 1f it really wasin secret session. Vast continued to comment rather sar- casticaily upon the light that had been thrown upon :he proceedings, but admit- ted the accuracy of the press reports. The discussion waxed warm and was participated in by Senators Hill. Pugh, Hoar, Gallinger, Hale, Teller, Stewart and others. There was an intimation that officers of the Senate Lad been gui'ty of violation of the rules by giving away execative se- | crets, but this was combated by Mr. Hill, | who said that everybody knew executive ors and nc one ise. The discussion disclosel the fuct that Senators recognized the newspaper reports and their minds to stop the leak if possible. There was some talk of appointing a committee of investigation on the subject, after the fa-hion of the committee ap- pointed several years ago, which resulted in ibe dismissal of an exceutive clerk charged with having told newspaper men | executive secrets, but against whom no evidence had been secured. Some Senators took the ground that such & proceeding would have no bene- ficial result, and the debate finally calmed down after some of the older Senators had scored their junior breturen for the sup- posed offense of talking about things | which were forbidden. The men who haa made the fight yester- ion found in the sub- jectunder discussion additional reasons why their motion should prevail, and urged the Senate to reconsider the sub- ject, but this was not done. Teller declared his opposition to the secret performance in which the Sena was ergaging. The country, he said, was interested in the arbitration treaty. The text of that treaty and the amendments had been made public and the people were talking abowt it. They had been It there were good reasons why the treaty should be ratified they were entitled to know for voting against the tresty the public ought to be permitted to know why Sen- ators took such action. The attempt at | secrzcy was a mockery, and Teller <aid he | did not believe the Senate could main- tain it After this discussion had ceased several | amendments were offered, and without being read went over (o be printed. Sen- ator Morgan had several and Senator Siewart of Nevada sent a handiul to the clerg’s de<k. There will amendments before the discussion is over. Conservative Senators to-day said it was apparent this debate was to be kept up for some time and the chances were that no be innumerable March. extra tession is convened the Senate will be in session considering nominations ana if the treaty has not been disvosed of by that time it will probably be discussed every dav. McKinley and Sherman, as Secretary of | State, will be as zealous in securing its ratification as he now is as a Senator in charge of the convention. 1t was late in the afternoon when the discussion was turned to the treaty proper. Stewart made a short speech against the instrument and repeated some some of the arguments he advanced yes- the motion In brief Stewart believes open the doors. it would be a good thing to reject the | treaty because Great Britain wants it. He is suspicious of that country and believes | that her intentions are not what they purport to be. Morgan consumed the remainder of the afternoon in a continuation of his speech begun yesterday. The indications are that be will not conclude for several days. read freely this afternoon from the re- ports of the State Department and of the Senate Commitiee on the Nicaragnan Canal and the Clayton-Bu!wer treaty, and quoted copiously from the State Depart- | ment correspondence with our Ministers abroad on the same subject. He said it would be necessary for this Government, before binding itself in a general treaty of arbitration, to settie the question of the vitality of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and ascertain in what light Great Britain views that ancient and much discussed conven- tion, which, he contended, onght never to have been negotiated, but once negotiated ought never to have been ratified by the Benate. 5 He then offered an amendment provid- ing for the abrogation of the Clayton- Bulwer treaty and advocated it at some length. Morgan has always been opposed to that treaty, and to-day he said that the conditions that appeared to make it neces- sary when negotiated no longer exi:-ted. The treaty was obselete, and so far as we are concerned unnecessary, although Great Britain would seize every opporiun- ity to make it answer her purposes. He called attention to the fact that whenever Congress had discussed the pro- posed construction of the Nicaragnan canal this treaty had been used as a club to stop the United States. T.ere could be nodoubt, Morgan said, that Great Britain would make this general treaty of arbitra- tion serve her ends, as she had the Clay- ton-Bulwer treaty. In the further course of his speech | Morgan called attention to the aggres- siveness of Great Britain in the Mosquito country to show that she bad time and again violated the provisions of that com- pact and by ter violations practically nul- lified the treaty. The United States bad never taken official action and no time was s0 opportune as the present. The oc- casion had now presented itself when the United States could properly declare its position and announce to Great Britain e accuracy of | bad made up | em, and if Senators had reasons | ction could he had uatil after tie b of | From the 4:h of March until the | It will not be withdrawn by | to| He | IMMIGRANTS AND BIRDS OF PASSAGE, Second Agreement of Con- ferees Agreed To by the House. Changes in the Measure Which Make Its Epac'ment a Certainty. Bills Allowing Pensions to Widows of Soldiers Are Passed Over | tae Presidential Veto WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9.—In or- | der that it might prepare the bill making appropriations for carrying on the postal ervice in the year ending June 30, 1898, e Committee on Postoflices and Posi | reads, on motion of Loud (R.) of Califor- | nia, was permitted to sit during the ses- | sions of the House. Danford (R.) of Ohio called up the sec- ond agreement of the conferees upon the immigration biil, presented to the | House yesterday, and after treating of the | | statement by che conferees he demanded the previous question. This was seconded; 95 to 12. | The bill as agreed upon provides for the | admission of illiterate wives and children | of immigrants who themseives are eligi- | ble to admission. The educational test | was changed so as to admit any male im- | | migrant otherwise qualitied who can read | | and write the English or some other lan- | | guage. The first agreement compelied | | the immigrants to read and write ihe lan- | guage of their native or resident nation, The sections relating to_ the coming of “‘birds of passage,” especially over the iCan-.linn border, have been changed 10 read as follows: | Sec.4. Thatit shall hercafier be unlawful | | for any male alien who has nos in good faith | made nis declaration before the proper court | of his intention to vecome a citizen of the United States to be employed on any public works of tne United Staies or to come regu- luriy or habitually into the United States by land or water for the purpose of eugaging in | any mercantile trade or manual labor for wages or salary, returning {rom time to time | to a foretgn countr; Sec. That it shall be unlawful for any rtnership, company or corporation ¥ to employ any one coming into the 1ited States if in violation of the preceding | section of this act; provided, that the pro fous of this act shail not apply to the emp | ment of satlors, deckhands or other emp ssels or railroad train hands, such as con- ors, porters, brak ficemen or bag- men, whose duties equire them 10 pass re frontier to reach tae termini of their | over | runs, or to guides or pilots on the lakes and | rivers on the northern border of the United State: | _ Sec. 6. That any violation of sections 4 and | 5 of this act by any citizen shall be deemed a | misdemesnor, punishabie by fine not exceed- | ing $500 or by imprisonment for the ferm not exceeding oue year, or by both such fine and | imprisonment fn_the d.scretion of the court, | providea that a1l persons convicted of a vioin- | tion of :ection 4 of this act shall be deported | uatry whence they came. | That, notwithstanding the provision | of this or any other existing law, the Secretary | of the Treasury may permit aliens to enter | this country for the purpose of teaching new | | arts or industries under such rules and regu- | Jations as he may provide. A new section was added as follows: Sec. 8.7 hat this act shall not apply to persons | arriving in the United States from any nort or | place in the isiand of Cuba during the con- ‘ | tinuance of the present disorders there, whe | | have heretofore been inhabitants of that island. | The conference report on the immigra- tion bill was agreed 10—1621014. A de- | mand for the ayes and noes was seconaed and this vote resulred: _Ayes 217, noes 37. | Matany (R.) of New York antagonized | the adoption” of the conference report. | The bill, he said, would admit frecly a | | archists, socialis's and communists and at the same time keep out God-iearing men who, with their descendants, would make gooa citizens of the Republic. Barthold (R.) of Michizan, one of the conferees who did not sign either report, expressed his gratification at the form | things bad taken. Every objectionable | feature he had 10 opvose last week had | been eliminated and the amen.mente he proposed in conference had been incor- porated into the bill. It met bis approval now altogether, save as to the educational requirement for immigrants who come in as domestic servants, and he believed Con- | rress would be compelied to make an ex- ception as to them within a year. Pending the discussion of the bill a | message was received from the Senate conveying a concurrent resolution re- questing the President to return to Con- gress the Senate bill recently passed to amend the act to repeal the timber-culture |law. On motion of Hyde (K.)of Wash- ington the House concurred 1n the resolu- tion. The immigration bill was further dis- cussed by Keifer (R.) of Minnesota, Ma- guire (D.) of Culifornia and McCall (R.) of Massachusetts, and the report was agreed 10—162 to 14. A demand for the ayes and noes was | seconded. The vote resulted: Ayes 217, noes 37. Hooker (R.) of New York called up and the House passed the Senate bill toamend the river and harbor biil of last year so as to give Admiral Walker, the naval mem- ber of the board to examine and report upon the site for a_deep-water harbor on the Pacific Coast, the same mileage and per diem as the civilian members of the board. The President’s veto of the bill to grant a pension to Rachael Patton, a soldier's widow who afierward married and is now the divorced widow of her recent husband, was called up by Wood (R.) of Iilinos! Advocating the passage of the bill Cum- mings (D.) of New York made a forcibie speech of a couple of minutes. The bill was passed—the objections of the President to the contrary notwith- standing—137 to 60. Sulloway (R.) of New Hampshire called up the biil 1o pension Caroline Mowatt, which had been vetoed by President Cleveland upon the same ground as in the Patton case. Grow (R.) of Pennsylvania submitted a few remarks on the general subject of pensions. Referring to these particular cases he said it would be true that repub- lics were ungrateful. if the executive branch of the Government permitted the present conditions to continue, which he characterized ag “an injustice to the liy- ing and a wrong to the dead.” ngc bill was passed over the veto—143 to 55. The message from the President trans- mitting the passport regulations of the several countries in Europe, Asia and Airica as collected by United States Con- suls and reported to the State Depart- ment, was laid before the House and re- ferred to the Committee on Foreign Af- fairs; also the message transmitting the Teport of the Civil Serv.c: Commission. Referred 10 the Committes on Civil Service. The following measures were passe Senate bill to provide for the examination and promotion o! past assistant surgeons in the navy—none to be made within six menths of the passage of the bill; House bill to amend the copyright laws so as to | runih the unauthorized or misleading use of the word *‘copyright.” House joint | resolution directing the public printer to send a copy of the Congressional Record to each newspaper correspondent named in the Congressional Directory. The House then, at 4:05 o’clock, ad- journed until to-merrow. S SENATE PROCEEDINGS, The Arbitration Treaty Again Discussed Behina Closed Doors. WASRINGTON, D C., Feb. 9.—In the Senate to-day a resolution was reported from the Committee on Contingent Ex- penses, and agreed to instructing the | Judiciary Committee to proceed with the investigation 1n the matter of Charles M. Amidon, nominated to be District Judge for the district of North Dakota. On motion of Hoar (R.) of Massacho- setts, 1t wasordered that at 10 minutes be- fore 1 o’clock to-morrow the Senate shall proceed to the hall of the House of Repre- es to'take part in the count of the | vote for President anda Vice-Pres- ident of the United States. The resolution offered yesterday by Pet- tigrew (SiL.) of South Dakota, witidraw- ing from the Presideyta bill as to timber culture land, was presented and agreed to, Hill (DD ) of New York stating that the question as to the constitutionality of such withdrawal could be raised and de- cided when the bill canie again before the Seuate, if the President shoutd return it. Senate bill appropriating §250.000 to & in the improvement of South Psss by closing the existing crevasse in Passe a I'Outre in the Mississippi River was, on motion of Caffery {D.) of Louisiana, taken from the calendar and passed. At 12:40 o’clock, on motion of Sherman (R.) o1 Ouio, chairman of the Commiztee on Foreign Relatons, the Senate pro- ceeded to the cousideration of executive | business—the Anglo-American treaty of | arbitration. Morgan, who had the floor when the Senate adjourned last evening, took up his speech azainst the corvention at the point where he was broken off. There ‘was some discussion soon after the doors were closed this afterncon about the un- usual publicity and accuracy relative to the secret debate of yesterday, Vest calli- in: the attention of the Senute to the re- ports in the morning papers. The Mis- souri Senator said it was something of a farce for the Senate to refuse to open the doors and then to find the debaie re- ported as fully as if the reporters were in the galleries. He accused no one, but intimated that he should like very much to know where the leak was. Vest, however, did not as- certain the source whence the information comes. Several Senators coincided with Vest and a general criticism was indulged in forafew minutes in the hope that the talkative Senators might take tue hint and cease giving away execulive secrets. The Sena mained in_executive ses- sion until 5:35 when adjournment was taken until to-morrow. BUGS IN 4 HARHBOE BILL, Withington Acts k. lating to the Im- prorement of San Diego. SACRAMENTO, CaL, Feb. 9.—Senator Withington, who poses as a reformer of the most puritanical character on the score of having been a member of the | Legislature of the State of Massachusetts, has broken the record for the number of “bugs” that can be concealed in a bili, and a small bill at that. In a short docu- ment of eleven lines, providing, according to its title for the improvement of San Diego herbor, three “bugs’ were neatly entombed. While their covertng was not crystalline in _clearness, it was yet sui- ficiently translucent to make visible on a close scrutiny the real ubjects of the bill. Originally the bill provided for the ap- propriation of $50,000 for, among other things, a State wharl at San Dieco, the legal expenses incurred in securinz the possession of the tide lands in San Diego Bay, and other indebteaness of the State Board of Harvor Commissioners for tne bay of San Diego. The State Committee on Commerce reduced the appropriation to $45,000. Senator Withington’s public spirit and disinterestedness is shown by the fact that he is the attorney whose “legal expenses’’ are provided for iu this biil. It is pro- posed to construct a State wharf to cost $25,000 out of the appropriation, though Teports say that a_structure such as it is | intended to build will not last three years. | The only reeson for its construction is said to beto create a source of revenue out of which the Harbor Commissioners of San Diego can secure their salaries of $25 a month. While these salaries are fixed by law no provision has ever been | made for their payment, it being intended | that they shall come out of the revenues | of the office whenever there shall be any | duties to perform in connection with it. By Withington’s bill duties and revenue will both e created, but the advantage to San Diego,' in view of the excellent wharf facilities that already exist there, will be difficult to discover. As amended, however, by the Commit- tee on Commerce the bill was made to ap- propriate $45,000 for the whart alone, which is to be buiit under the direction of the Harbor Commissioners. While Sena- tor Withington says he does not now hope to be paid out of this appropriation, he yet expects the State to compensate him- self for his services. Although t.e bill | was introduced by, Withington, and there | is & strong suspicion that he can read | English, he staied to-day that he was un- aware of the fact that the payment of his services was provided for in the original ill. —_———— T0 41D GAS CUMPANIES, Senator Linder Anxious to Make Con- swmers Put Up Deposit, SACRAMENTO, CaL, Feb. 9.—Every intending consumer of gas in the Siate, who is not a real estate owner, will be compelled to pay a deposit of $2 50 or $5 before he is supplied with a meter, if the bill introduced by Senator Linder to-day becomesa law. It provides that: *No/ individual, firm or corporation furnishing gas shall require any deposit from the owner of any buildine in which and for whom a meter is furmished, but upon the request of a tenant or lessee of a building or room, such individuai, firm or corpor: tion may demand snd collect a- deposit not to exceed $250 in cases where such building or room contains ten or l.ss burners, and a deposit oi $5 in cases where the number of burners exceed ten.”” Under the present law the gas companies must put ina meter on demand within ten days after a written request for the same is made, or make tuemseives lisble to civil suit for pecuniary damages. — Deafness is more common in cold coun- tries than in warm climutes, the ear bewng | very sensitive to atmospheri¢ changes. NEW TO-DAY. We were astonished Used, as we are, to big crowds ; the numbers who took advantage of our great offer surprised us. 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SWEANY iuvariably cures these dis- LADIES WRITE Health,” a treatise on all fidence observed. such as_con- tagious Blood premature grave. Wil receive special and careful treatment for all their many ail- it away from the city, as DR. SWEANY has a system of home treatment Thousands are cured at home. that is entirely his own. : the organs and their diseases, free on application. Strictest com- CALL OR ADDRESS F. L. SWEANY,M.D., 7837 MAREET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. DR, MARTIN'S GREAT PAIN CUR OF THE RGE IS A CERTAIN CURE FOR Pains in General, Dyspepsia, Dysens Diphtheria, Sore Throat, Pneumonia, Liver and Kidney Complaints, Sciatica, ughs, Local and Generai Debility, Head- Sickness in Stomach, Backache, Colie, Cramps, Sprains, ‘Rheumatism, Neuralgia, tery, Cholera Morbus, Nervous Complaints, Lumbago, Colds, Co ache, Karache, | Burns, Swellings, Bruises, Scalds, Wounds, Toothache, Boils, Sores, Ulcers, | Indigestion, Skin Diseases, Excessive Itchings and many other complaings too numerous to name here. . PRICE, 25¢, 50¢, $1.00 PER BOTTLE. that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty was no longer considered by us to be in exis- tence. Morgan also contended that the Nica- without any prospect of reward. Fearing some reprisal from the French Perez had sent to{; ra to ask for rein- forcements, but a ing to the advices the Governor of Cayenne has decided to NEW TO-DAY. Under eminent scientific controf, Sovere Wind and Snow Storm, i — HURON, 8. D., Feb. 9.—A severe wind and snow storm set in this afternoon, cov- ering the northern and western portions of the State. Itcompelled the abandon- ing of many railway trains and the tying up of others. Pl S Mys. Bercher Very Weak. take no action in the way of reprisal, but has sent a protest against the disturbance of the status quo to Para and laid the matter before the Government at Paris. Meanwhile all private mining operations in the disputed_territory have been sus- raguan canal should be excepted from the treaty by name, and gave notice that he should offer an amendment to that effect. He also elaborated his proposition, gener- ally stated yesterday, that the pending L. OALLISCH, Wholesale Agent for the Pacific Coast, San Jose, Cal. For sale by all druggists. The trade_supplied by Redington & Co., Mack & Co. Langley & Michaels, San Francisco. “APENTA" STAMFORD, Coxx., Feb. 9.—Late to- treaty was improper because it virtually nded, as they were only being carried i 5 FOR BARBE] ¥ night Mrs. Beecher is reported very weak, | on with the understaniing Ther oo ::‘:"c;‘:.':'n‘:; 5‘“‘“;2{‘:’;‘;";“:;"‘“'“:" The Best N “Es’::'fi-;“"“:,‘.‘.fi".‘f: x| McHUNN'S | Booioo litical status quo would be respected P 08 & DX R 0 fheaty- 1 brew book! 4 st TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. mth sides. % il o8 making power of the Government and ie ési atuml Laxatwe Water. ""‘“lfim‘h‘lm“ fries” am S iuxm “F 4 foundries, laund Take jaxative Bromo Quinine Teblets. Alidrug- | Public feeling runs high at Cayenne, | lodged that power in the hands of the hangers, o e B oy 0 printers, painters, shoe factorig The pure esseatial extract from the native drus [ b » e o8 atadie 5. &ists refund the money if it fulls to Cure, 25¢. | where the Governor is blamed for not | President alone. "5:93”1}'. Sure, and Gentle. Brush M. 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