The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 15, 1897, Page 2

o = THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1897. —_— N R R R S R R S S e R travel and stress of other circumstances, the society will begin its new misston of succoring the distressed of whatever side in the island of Cuba. It is probable that irom twenty-five to thirty of the staff of the society can, owing {0 the uearness of the locality, be sent to Cuba, and subscrip- tions that are received can be sent to them while on the field of duty. — NO SUCCOR OR CUBANS. Barton Cannot Visit Their Hospitals. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 15.—A World special from Jacksonville, Fla., says it seems incredible that Miss Barton should fall into the cunning trap arranged for her by Spanish Minister de Lome. Colonel Frederico Perez Carbo, who was chief of General Macen’s staff, speaking of Miss Barton’s acceptance of permission given her by Minister de Lome to go to Cuba and form a Red Cross society, says she may go to Cuba, but the Spanish Goy- ernment will not allow her to go out into the country and succor the Cuban wounded or to go into Cuban hospitals, ““Miss Barton may go to Havana,” he said, “and that is just what tkey want. She may help Spaniards in their hos- pitals and assist in caring for their wounded, but she will not be permitted to assist Cubans.” ey An American Arvested. CANTON, Onio, Feb. 14—A news dis- datch announces that the Spanish author- 1ties at Regla have arrested Charles Scott, an American. The prisoner is presumed 10 be Oliver Ream of this city, who has traveled under that name for years and from w om his relatives can receive no communication. SUCCESSFUL OPERATIC SEASON. It Is Said That Mi Metropolitan Company Coming West Be- fore Sailing for England—Takes a Mnt to Pay Salaries. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 14—After a successful season of fourteen weeks the Metropolitan Opera Companv will give its concluding performance in this city Sat- urdsy and the big organization will pack up 1ts belongings and move westward for a short tour of grand op The company has appeared so far this season in twenty-four different operas. several of which were new to America’s lyric stage. Besides the noted European artists heretofore identified with the com- pany, such as Calve, Melba, Eames, Nor- dics, Banermeister, De Reszkes, Plancon, LaSalle, Ancona, Campanani, etc., the soloist corps was recently strengthened by the addition of Mme. Litvenne, Mme. Clementine de Vere, Mme. Liii Lenmann, Paul Kalish and David Bisupham. Mume. Melba, wno went to France a few weeks ago for ‘her health, will juin the company esrly in March. On April % the artists sail for Europe, being engaced to appear for eleven weeks this summer at Covent Garden, London, which is to be managed by Mr. Gran, the Afmerican grand opera magnate. In speaking of the season just ended Manager Gran said to- d “Despite the annoying vicissitudes al- most necessary togrand opera, which we have to contend with, I can trutnfuliy say the season bas been a success financially and artistically. Of the operas the pubiic seemed to prefer ‘Lohengrin,’ ‘Faust,’ ‘Carmen,’ ‘Siegfried’ and ‘Mefistolele.’ We heve also an organization consisting of artists, a cnorus aud bailet of 100, forty- seven on our business staff, tbree conduct- ors and seventy musicians, all of which Tequires a fortune to maintain. The ap- preciation, however, shown our endeay- ors has been encouraging and we are al- ready arranging for next season's grand opera.” — COLLAPSE 15 PREDICTED- Now the Window-Glass Trust May Be Disselved. CHICAGO, IrL., Feb., 14.—The Times- Heraldsays: Anopen marget for window glass and the collapse of the trast con- trolling it is predicted. A conference be- tween the National executive committes of the trust and the Eastern investors and jobbers has been called for next Wednes- day at the Hotel Imperial in New York, and the fate of the combination hinges on the result. If the mission of the trust Tepresentatives is unsuccessful, the win- dow-giass trade may see a collapse in prices similar to that which the steel-rail men have experienced, as values are now 40 per cent higher than when the com- bination took control of the markets, If the trust saves its orzanization it can only be by a lowering of prices to the Eastern trade. It is estimated that there were in the hands of the manufacturers and unsold March 1 at least 900.000 boxes of glass. As the consumplive demand since the factories were put in blasi has been practically nothing, the jobbers are also &3 well supplied as the trade prospects warrant. Kor these reasonsdealers gener- aily are disregarding the notice of an ad- vance of 21 per cent, and say that the trust will do as well as it can reasonably expect if it maintains prices in view of prevailing trade conditions. Foreign manufacturers stand ready to supply all wants at the announced advance, and this robs it of its terrors with those who are expecting an active spring trade. Riias s iy WARLIKE WOkK SUSPENDED, Religions Services Held on the FPessels in Hunce’s Flcet. CHARLESTON, 8. C., Feb. 14.—Admiral Bunce's squadron suspended its warlike work to-day and observed Sunday in regu- lation fashion. Episcopal service was held on the flagship New York, Catholic service on tbe Maine, and general services inciud- ing other denominations were celebrated on the Columbia. The Vesuvius came up to the city to-day and 1s now lying in the Cooper River. A number of excursion steamers ran out to the fleet to-day, carrying thousands of itors, — . Funeral of a Noted Basso. NEW YORK, N.Y., Feb. 14—Funeral services were delwvered this afternoon in the Church of 8t. Vincent de Paul over the remains of Count Armand de Castan, better knowh as Armand Castlemary, a basso of the Metropolitan Opera Com- vany, who died suddenly of heart disease last Wednesday night while playing the part of Tristano in “‘Martha.” The body was deposited in the receiving vault of Kensico Uemetery, where it will remain until sent to Paris. There were many floral offerings from members of the opera company, and nearly every one of that company, including the De Reszkes and Calve, were present. The church was not large enough to accommodate the im- mense crowd which tried to get in to at- tend the services. e Semator Brouson Marvied. CHICAGO, IrL., Feb. 14.—A special from Lexington, Ky., says: State Senator Charles Bronson leit here yesterday and was married yesterday in St. Louis to Miss Wisdom of Paducab, Ky. Their wedding was announced for a year ago, but the bride's father objected. Since then the father has died, leaviag an estate worth over $1,000,000. There were still objections in the family, but the young couple went to St. Louis and were mar- ried. Mr. Bronson led the fight for Sen- ator Blackburn’s re-election in the Legis- Jature last year and was prominently mentioned for W. C: P. Breckinridge's seat in Congress. LR S Consul Savage’s Mother Dead, NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 14—Mrs, George W. Bavage, mother of John M. Bavage, Consul at Dundee, died yesterday n that city. IN THE DOMAIN OF THE KAISER Military Prcceedings Code Again Excites Official Circles. Berlin feason at Its Climax and Country Aristocracy Fill the City. Brilliant Court Function Arranged for Februvary 24—Swindling Insur- ance Company Breken Up. BERLIN, GerMAXY, Feb, 14.—The regu- lations of the miiitary proceedings code are again attracting official and political attention. It was predicted that the Reichstag would see some perfected bill befors it during the present session, but it transpires that the divergence of views between the Federal States which were announced as being on the point of agree- ment has become accentuated and broad- ened. The measure elaborated at Berlin contides to the military authorities the preparation and control of all proseca- tions. Bavaria and Wurtemberg object to this and hola that legal functionaries skilled in jurisprudence ought to initiate and carry out trials which come under the military procedure code. The War Minister of Wurtemberg came to Berlin last week and tried to get Minis- ter von Gossler to accept bis proposals. The Wurtemberg Minister pleaded that the bill as prepared by General von Goss- ler is not a reform, buc a retrogressive measure, and this is also the Bavarian contention. But von Gossler is backed by the Kaiser, who has particulariy inter- ested himself in the matter, insisting that the military authorities ought to and must originate and control the prosecu- tions. It will be recollected that when General Bronsart von Schellendorf resigned the Ministry of War in August last year, his action was partly owing to intrigues con- nected with the now notorious Tausch scandal, but it was also because the | Katser found him taking a stand on tue | necessity of liberal reform in the mili- tary. General von Gossler, who succeeded him, proved Limself, on his earliest ap- pearance in the Reichstag, a man after the Kaiser's own heart—the incarnation of unyielding temper. by von Gossler and approved by the Kaiser has bitterly disappointed the hopes of the more moderate membersof the Reichstag of all pariies. Inali that re- lutes to publicity of trials, ireedom of de- fense, competence of Judees ana right of appesl 1t presenis restrictions which make it of smail practical value. The late public clamor for the limitation of mili- tary privileges which arose over the Brusewitz case Las abateq, and the spint of militarism 1s as brutal as arrogant. Altnough a year must yet elapse before the present Reicnstag shall surcease by Lmitation, internal party movements are already afoot preparing for the general elections. The leaders of the two liberal groups—the Freizinnice Volkspartei or Richterites and the Freisinnige Vereini- gung or Reickertite — have made over- tures to each other for coalition on a com- mon electoral platform, but as yet have not succeeded in agreeing. Siill, in their aims tney have much in common, and under prudent guidance could no: only be 1eunited, but could also work an electoral campaign in_coujunction with tue more democratic Voikspartei. From the tendencies dispiayed by the various factions during the debates on economic and financial questions, such as the Bourse laws, protection aud other agrarian matters, it can saiely be pre- d.cied, remote though the elections are, that the campaign will be foug .t on lines of industry and free trade against agrari- anism and protection. The Liberals are absorbed by the agrarian Conservatives, and the Freisinnige Volkspartei and the Socialisis will form the opposition. The Kaizer hus appointed the most prominent professors of the Royal Acad- emy to desizn the costumes for the fancy | dress ball fixed for February 24 at the Royal Castle. The ufficers are o appear in the uniforms of iueir regimenis as worn at the period represented, viz., 1797. Thus the Gardedu Corps will wear gen- darme uniforms, and some of them cui- rassier and Cossack uniforms. regiments formed since 1797 the artist- painter, Skarbind, has designed historic costumes. Professor von Heyden will de- sign the costumes for members of the court circle, which are to be representa- tive of court styles at the end of the last century. Count Ferdinand Herrach, the cour: painter, sketches the costume of the Kaiserin. Tne Kaiser will wear an exira copy of the uniform of Marschall “Vor- waerts,”” Old Biucher. Herrach's design for the Kaiserin recalls some well-known paintings of Marie Antoinette. Nobody attempis to form an estimate of tie cost of this great social function, which is to outrival in magnificence of display ail previous court letes, The court ball which was given at the Schloss Hall in honor of Archduke Otto of Austria was a grand affair, over 500 guests having been invited. In the grand m. Archduke Oito led with the Empres: was attired in a seagreen robe trimmed with beaver at the bottom and sides of skirt and upon the shoulders. The front was of the heaviest brocade covered with numberless diamonds. T.e Emperor's partner was Princess Frederick Charles, who wore red velvet. Princess Frederick Leopold, sister of tha Empress, was attired in a pink satin gown with silver gray trimmings. The season is at its climax and Berlin society Las never been so fiiled with coun- try aristocracy. For the laat two years the court mourning has interfered with soctety functions and toned down court costumes. Hereafter it is ord red that civilians atiending tbe -court fetes must wear while silk escarpins (pumps), which g0 well with ordinary court dress, but are not liked by the wearers. The Kaiser and Kaiserin are giving the Berliners irequent opportunity of seeing them, as they drive about freely in every direction. During the recent cold weather they were to be seen aimost daily driv- ing along Unter den Linden in a two- seated rig with coachman and footman. They siways drive at arapid pace and seem to enjoy the exhilaration. The recent presence nere ot Count Cas- sini, the Russian Minister at Peking, was overlooked by the German press. He arrived before Count Muravieff, stayed about eight daysand dined atthe chancel- lerie with Muravieff. T official bulle- tins given out by the_chancelleries men- tioned bim simply as Envoy Cassint at the end of the list. of guests and not among the Russian names placed after Mura- vieff's, His presence in Berlin is associated Wwith some important negotiations affect- ing German commercial interests likely to be disiurbed by the Russo-Chinese Railway, His mission is said in officlal quarters 10 have completed work of bizher political value than anything Muravieff accomplished at Paris or Ber- lin. The Chinese Minister, Chu Kung Chen, accredited to St. Petersburg and Berlin, reached here several days before Count Cassini arrived. Tnoe bill as drafted | For all | Dr. von Boetticher, vice-president of the Council of Ministers, Minister of Stxte and Imperial Secretary of State for the In- terior, gave a parliamentary dinner on Saturday, at which the Emperor w: guest. 5 The’police have seized the books and accounts of the Concordia Life Insurance Company, and, as a result of the subse- quent examination of the records, it was found that the company bad only 4000 paying clients, while at the sams time their list of members contained 75,000 names. The losers through the fraudulent practices of the company are mostly in the ranks of the working people. i A committee of the American colony in Berlin has arranged to have a social gathering of Americans on Washington’s birthday, to take place after the reception which is to be given on that dav by g""‘d States Embassador Uhl and Mrs. h Professor Guy Thompson of Yale Uni- versity and Mrs. Thompson, formerly Miss Lucy Ubl, will sail for New York on Feb- ruary 16, on board the North German Lloyd steamer Trave. Tne Embassador and Mrs, Ubl will accompany them as far Bremen, where Mr. and Mrs. Thomp- son will embar! The Neueste Nachrichten hasdiscovered that the London Times’ atlas, which that paper ardvertises as an original produc- tion, is a covy of the German ‘‘Andree’s atlas.” Berlin and Frankfort bourses are recov- ering from the effect of the monetary de- pression resuliing irom the serious aspect of the Cretan situation last week, and closed firmer yesterday, under the more hdpeful feeling in regard to affairs in the East. Austrian eredits rose 1 per cent and bank securities from { to 1 per cent. —_———— Moored Into Deeper Water. COLON, Corowsia, Feb,14.—The Brit- ish steamer Ernwell, which was driven ashore off Venta Frio in a heavy storm on December 17, while bound from Nombre de‘Dios for Baltimore, and to whose as- sistance a wrecking steamer was sent, has been moved into deeper water. sy il Cooperage Supplies Burned. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 14.—'The works of the Richard Grant Comvany, dealers in cooperage supplies in Jersey City, were almost completely destroyed by fire to-day. Loss $60,000. UL’'s PLIGHT, Hela in $10,000 Bail to Answer a Charge Embezzlement. NEW YORK, N, Y., Feb. 14.—Joseph A. Iasigi, Consul-General for Turkey at Bos ton, wio was arrested at the Albemarle Hotel on Saturday night by central office detectives on inlormation wired {0 them from Boston that he was an embezzler of $8000 from Peter Charles Derieux, was ar- A4 TURKISH €O | raigned in the Center-street court to-day. Lawyer Richards of the firn of Coudert Brothers moved Magistrate Cornell that lasigi be discbarged from custody on the ground that the complainant was not in court to prosecute thecharge. Magistrate Cornell promptly denied the motion. Law- yer Richards then made another motion for the discharge of his client on the ground that he, being a foreign Consal, was exempt from arrest. The magistrate said: I bave nothing todo with that, as I am oniy a commiuinf magistrats f this arrest wus made illegally you have your remedy in a higher court on habeas cor- pus proceedings. I accordingly deny your motion.” Lawyer Richards, after searching the Code, made a third motion for the dis- char ‘e of his clienton the ground that the affidavit on which he was arraigned was made “‘through information, not be.ief.” The magistra‘e denied (01 motion also, Then Lawyer Richards asked that bail be made as light as possible. Magistrate Cornell saiii that the charge was so serious that a beavy bail would bave te be fixed and he accordingly held Iasigi in $10,000 bail for examination Monday & ternoon. Everybody connected with the case re- fued to talk, saying they preferred to wait until to-morfow, whea Mr. Drieux would be present. P R, STEEL-RAIL FEVER cooLs. Higher and Steadi-r Prices Ruled Fast and West. CHICAGO, IrL., ¥eb. 14.—The fever of the steei-rail war subsided somewhat in this district to-day, due to the falling off in the demand and the stiffening of prices by order of the Carnegie Company. Tue Eastern price went up $1 to §$18, and Illi- nois Steel Company’s quotation was the same; but no large sales were made by either concern, unless with the injunction of secrecy. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 14.—Offi- cers of the Pennsylvania Steel Company and the Bethlehem Iron Company, in speaking of the war of rates in the steel- rail trade this afternoon said there had been a change for the better to-duy ana prices were steadying in theEast and West. An understanding has been reached by the Camoria, Pennsvivania and Bethle- hem companies by which a friendly feel- ing exists. NEW_ YORK, N. Y., Feb. 14.—Stuy- vesant Fisn, president of the illinois Cen- tral Railroad, said yesterdav in regard to the placing of contracts for 500,000 tons of steel rails: “The directo: not oaly suthorized the purchase of 25,400 tons of steel rals recommended by the chief engi- neer for this year's renewals, but also avuiled themselves of the iow price to buy 24 600 tons additional. “‘Last yeer the prices inChicago were $10 for old rails and $29 for new ones, which made the ratio of 2.9 tons of old for one ton of new rails. Ii the railroads place orders for enough rails to relay one-tenth of their entire mileage this year we shall see increased activity in every branch of trade at an early day.” —_—— BERING SE4 ARBITKATORS. On Their Way Home Af.er Three Months of Investigation. DETROIT, Micr., Feb. 14.—After three months of investigation and taking of tes- timony the leading persons connected with the Bering Sea arbitration arrived here this morning. The party was com- posed of Justice King, Chief Justice of the Dominion of Canada and British High Commissioner on the Bering Sea tribunal; Mrs. King and her daughter; Hon. Don M. Dickinson, Unitea States counse! be- fore the board of arbitration; Robert Wat- son Lansing, assistant United States coun- sel; Fred S. Peters, Attorney-General of Prince Edward Island and general counsel for Great Britain before the tribunal, and Charles B. Warren of Detroit, junior coun- sel for the United Siates. Messrs. Dickinson ana Warren left the party in_this city. The other members continuéd on their journey to Buffalo, where the party will disperse, the differ. ent members going 1o their respective homes. The legal members of the party will meet again in Montreal June 16 and present the printed briefs and documents in the case at issue. Mr. Dickinson to-day, when asked for an opinion of the vrobable result of the hearing both at Victoria, B. C., and at Montreal, would not discuss the matter, saying that 1t would be manifestly im- proper for him to do so. He expressed bimself es being well p treatment he and his col ceived while at Vicroria, g Death of a Missionary, DETROIT, Mick., Feb. 14.—Informa- tion has been received here of the death of Fuilerton Boyd Malcom, a missionary to Korea, who was sent_out by Rev. D. D. MacLauren from the Woodward-avenue Baptist Churcn in'this city in November, 1893. The deceased died from puneumon January 10, at Chemulpo, Korea. He w: buried in the cemetery at that place. sekngmhlise 3 SANBORN, VAIL & Co. have removed their re tail picture department irom second to main floor, adjoining frame department. Picture buyers will find the change s great con- venlence., \ * SHERMAN 15 NOT DISPOSED TO QUIT Will Continue to Urge a Vote on the Arbitra- tion Treaty. But Ratification at the Present Session Seems Out of the . Question. Immigration, Bankruptcy, Hawaiian Cible and Other Measures Pending in Congress. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14.—When the Senate adjourned yesterday, after an- other afternoon of useless discussion on the general arbitration treaty, the impres- sion had by many Senators was that Sher- man had become convinced there was little, if any, chance of getting action dur- ing this session of the Senate. The belief now appears to be tuat be will make one or two more efforts to press a vote after devoting an afternoon to discussion, and tbat then, without formally announcing his determination, he will permit the treaty to remain on the calendar without seeking to press it for consideration. The friendsof the treaty believe it would be ratified if a vote could be had. But this claim is denied by others, who, however, appear to be better satisfied to have action postponed tban to permit the bill to be taken up now. It is now evident that a determined effort is being made by a few Senators to prevent ratification. For this reason it is thought the treaty will go over until after the 4tu of March, when there will be abundant time for the Senate to discuss it thoroughly while considering the nominations the new President may send ia., To-morrow Chandler will address the Senateon the resolution introduced by him declaring that 1t is the sense of the Senate that the United States should not permanently acquiesce - 1n the mingle zold standard. Chandler is not in entire har- mony with his party on the financial question and is much inclinel to make bimself a free lance in the debate. The immigration bill, which has come back from conferencs the secoad time, will not take up much of the time of the Senate, an agreement having been reached to vote on it on Wednesday at 4 o'clock. The bill as it now stands removes the ob- jecions raised to the first report and Las aiready been agreed to in the House. It will doubtless pass the Senate without op- position. The bankruptey- bill is the unfinished business, but no_one believes there wiil be any serious effort to pass this measure. The friends of the voluntary bankruptey bill are afraid the advocates of the invol- untary plan have a major.ty of votes and s0 will talk against time, if any attempt is made to get a vote. The Western Sen- ators look upon the involuntary plan as being in the interest of the East or the creditor class, and argue that their bill, which provides for involuntary bank- ruptey in case of iraud only, gives all the protection to both creditor and debtor thai either class should ask. The Hawaiian cable bill is clamoring for Tecognitio, but ‘not with any prospect of passing at this vession. The iriends ot this measure want the Senate to recognize the importance of the scheme and give it moral support by passing the bill. This, they say, will induce the Hawaiian Gov- ernment to extend the concessions already granted to a private company and which will expire belore Uongress can again haye time to consider the proposed cable schieme. Tue House to-morrow will resume con- | sideration of the sundry civil appropria- tion bill. It wiil be in order to move that the rules be suspended and the biil passed without further reading or am-ndment. | Cannon (R.) of Illinois, in charge of the biil, gave notice Saturday afternoon that he would test the sense of the House upon this proposition. Should this motion not prevail the bill is Iikely to remain the un- finished business before the House for the rest of the we k. The naval approvriation bill will be re- ported Wednesday or Thursday, Chair- man Boutelle believes, and it will be taken up as soon as possible. AMERICAN L CcRINA, Great Demand for Uregon Pine and California Kedwoods. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14.— An important article of import at Shanghai is American lumber, according to a report from Consul-General J. Ernigan at that port just received at the State Department. It is generally pine from Oregon, although cousiderable redwood from California finds an appreciative market there. East- ern China is almost denuded of trees, causing its native supply of lumber to be very limited. The region back of Foo Chow furnishes considerable, but it is not suitable for building purposes in a general sense, yet it affords the means of a large traffic between the natives. Itis from the ¥oo Cnow reion that the wood for mak- ing coffins is mostly obtained, the super- stition of the Chinese permitting only certsin kinde to be used for this purpose. From Bunan and other partsof West- ern China large quantities of pine are cut and rafted down the Yangtse River, but asarule it is of a very inferior qualit; Some wood also finds its way from the i terior to Canton. Teak and other va: eties of hard wood are imported from the East Indies, Siam and Burmah, and some pine comes' from Japan. Recenily a lot of railroad ties were brought from Japan to Tientsin. Between 20,000,000 and 30,- 000,600 square feet of lumber wers im- ported in 1896, of which 14,000,000 came from the United States, against about 9,000,000 for 1895, The mills for which most of this was needed are now complete, but more will be needed for railroads and houses, and Americans are advised to make an effort to secure the ket. g o AN INFERIOR RHINE VINTAGE. The 1896 Supply Is Plentiful, but the Quality 1s Poor, WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14.—Quan- tity Jarge, quality poor” is the description of the Rbine vintage for 1896 sent to the State Depariment by Consul Bariow at Mayence. In many districts the dealers had great dfficulty in getting casks enough to hold the product, but the desirabie characteristics of the wine is decidedly in- ferior to that of other years. The 1896 wine, it is predicted, will be very hight and very cheap, and a great deal of sugar will have to be used to make it palatable. A eneral estimate of the Rhine wine crop n recent years, in miilions of gallons, is as follows: 1896, 130; 1895, 130; 1894, 74, and in 1893, 100, Commends drbor Day. WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 14. —Secre- tary of Agricuiture Morton asserts that the design of Arbor Lodge, which was re- cently the subjecL of some caustic com- ment by Senator Vest, was not the result of any outlay of Government money; and further referring to that matter Mr, Mor. ton applauds the benificence of tne an- nual of Arbor day, which he says is now celebrated in every State of the American Union. Tbe condemned illustration of Arbor day, he say-, was borrowed from newspaper office and that no design in the bualletin refarred to by Senutor Vest cost the Government of the United States a single cent. Sl The Deop sea Harbor Site. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14.—The Southern California Deep Water Commis- s'on is still holding its sessions 1n this city, but no information has been given out as to their coming decision. Among those, who are interested are Richard Kerens, Colonel - Layton and Robert Moore, all connected with San Pedro in- terests. William Hood of the Southern Pacific Railway arrived to-day to watch the interests of Santa Monlca. e e Turning Out steel Rails. PITTSBURG, Pa,, Feb. 14 —Two more railmills were put in operation at Car- negi Edgar Thomson Steel Works at Braddock to-night, giving employment to 350 men. At J. Painter & Sons’ Iron and Steel Works additional departments em- ploying 300 or 400 men will resume to- morrow morning. It is not expected that prices for rails will go lower, but if snch should be the case the Carnegie Company will meet all comprtition. ook el Myrs, Beech-r's Condition. STAMFORD, Coxx., Feb. 14 — Mrs, Henry Wara Beecher pas-ed a very com- fortable day. She was conscious for a few hours this morning. She takes little nour- ishment. sttt Jonn Randolph Tucker Churchill Dead. LEXINGTON, Va., Feb. 14.—Hon. John Randolph Tucker Churchill died to-night. SEATTLE FORGER'S CONFESSION. Robbed a Friend and Passed Bogus Checks to Obtain Money to Squander. TACOMA, Wasa., Feb. 14.—The mys- tery surrounding the robbery of John Fry, who was relieved of $600 in gold by | his supposed friend, George H, Krumm, at the Grand Central Hotel several months ago, has been cleared away, and Kramm, who is in jail in Seattle, has admitted the crime. He was arrested there for passing forged checks and confessed his wrong- doings. He says that infatuation for two women, one of whom he married, caused his troubles. In September Krumm succeeded in get- ting John Fry to come down from Fort Wrangel to go into the meat business here. Fry came with $1000, but luckily put $400 into a Seaitle bank. Just berore the partnership was completed Krumm invited Fry to visit ‘Tacoma on a pleasure trip. Then it was that he stole the $600 from Fry's pockets. He went to Seat:le and kept quiet while the search was hot. After that he spent his time and part of his 1li-gotten gains with his wife and May Winters. His next move was to go to Spokane with his _wife, whom he left there, and went to Vancouver, B. C. He worked at Vancouver a while. He went to Olympia last week, and was joined there by May Winters. In order to get money he forged checks that were cashed by an Olvmpia merchant. He aad the woman landed in | Seattle with 50 cents, and the next day he raised $20. May got it. The following | morning e cashed more checks and then | was arrested. i MARIPOSA GROVE'S VISITORS. Myriads of Beautitul Butterflies Make Their Home Among the Pine Trees, PACIFIC GROVE, Car., Feb. 14.—Just back of Point Pinos Lighthouse there is a grove of pine trees, locally kuown as Masriposa Grove, “mariposa” being the Spanish word for butterfly. Butterflies are always to be found there, but never have they congregated in such great numbers as are to be seen since the recent raius. They began appearing last Sun- day, and their numbers have steadily in- creased until now there are so many that | they hang in great clusters from the trees | and fly about like falline leaves in an | autumn gustjof wind. As they rest upon | the dark green of the pine needles or hang | from the long gray moss, they present a strikingly beautiful appearance, their gorgeous brown and gold wings opening and shutting slowly acainst the more somber background. Many people, es- pecially Eastern tourists, walk and ride to uirosn Grove to enjoy the pretty and novel sight. ‘The question is, why at this varticular time of the year and in that one small area, there are so0 many of one variety of butterfly. No one has sue- ceeded in discovering but the one kind— that which has large brown wings dotted with a rich yellow. sEle TACOMA’S MU \ICIPAL WAR., Text of the Charges Aaainst the Civil Service Commission. TACOMA, Wasu, Feb. 14.—The mem- bers of the Civil Service League have pre- ferred charges with the Ciiy Council against the Oivil Service Commission, | alleging negligence and incompetency. The council has set the hearing for March 1. The charge is that George Sanderson and Joun Sheridan, candidates at the last spring examination, obiain d copies of the answers from John W. Todd, now at 816 California street, with the Commercial Electric and Power Company of San Fran- cisco. The commission admits h-vinl\ asked Todd to prepare the questions on account of his expert knowledge, trusting in his honor not to divulge. The Supreme Court recently restored the Civil Service Commission office, and the officials were appointed by ex-Mayor Fawcett, the fusion Mayor who was unseated in the court. The present Mayor, E. S. Orr, is a Republican, and the restoration of the commission places Chief of Police Smith out of office, as he | did not take the examination. o s e Mill Falley’s Feathered Songsters. MILL VALLEY, CAn, Feb. 14.—The imported song birds which are now con- fined in a large aviary on the Barkan property under the cars of the Society for the Acclimation and Protection of the Singing Birds of Mill Valley wiil be re- leased next Sunday if the weather is favor- able. The birds are in excellent condition, and among the varieties to be released are woldfinches, thrushes and chafiinches. Petaluma Farmers’ Institute, PETALUMA, CaL., ¥eb. 14.—The farm- ers are showing great interest in the next meeting of the Farmers' Institute, which will be held here, the prozramme being arranged for two days, the 26th and 27:h inst. Pavers will beread by Profes- sor M. E. Jaffa, E. W. Davis, Professor E. S. Lippitt and others prominent in affairs Feed The nerves upou rich, nourishing blood and there will be no more nervousness. Nerves are made strong by purify ing the blood with Hood's - Sarsaparilla The Best—In fact The One True Blood Purifier. PLEASENT JAUNT T0 [ONE'S SCHOOL Leg'slators and Friends Enjoy a Sunday Journey. Everything Found in Geod Con- dition at the Model Refcrmatory. Plenty of Eating and Drills ani Music by the Boy Inmates. SACRAMENTO, Cir, Feb. 14—A special train bearing an excursion party of 400 people, consisting of legislators and their friends, pulled out of the depot here shortly after9 o'clock this morning and came to a stop in the foothills at Ione about two hours later. The destination of the invaders was the Preston School of Industry, about half a mile out of town, to which they had been invited by the trustees of the institution. The party was in charge of Senator Voorheis and Assemblyman Caminetti. The morning opened cloudy, but the sun soon broke through the clouds and made an ideal day for the jaunt. At Ione the hospitable people of the town and the trustees awaited the visitors with vehicles of all kinds to convey them to the school. The procession was & motley one, com- prising nearly every description of thing on wheels, from the pliant and bouncing buckboard to the swaying and lumbering coach. ‘When all had been safely disembarked at the handsome Administration building lunch was announced. Nearly every apartment had been converted into a temporary dining-room, and few had to wait for a second table. The afternoon was passed 1n inspecting the trades building where printing, shoe making, tailoring, carpentering, black- smithing, tinning and plumbing are taught, anda in visiting the dairy and | stock-breeding farm. Later there was an open-air drill, in which all of the 232 inmates participated, and made a most creditable showing. The school’s brass bsnd, which played airs of welcome during the arrival of the | visitors, lent a martial zest to the exhibi- ‘on by its strains. The start on the return trip was made a4 p. ., and by 6 o'clock the excarsion- isis haa again been swallowed upin the population of the capital city after a most enpyable and instructive day. e school is named in honor of E. M. Preston who originated and introduced the measure which established the instl tutioy and who was subsequently ap- poiniud president of the board of trus- tees. The other trustees are L. J. Maddox and Fiyette Mace. The superintendent is E. CarlBank, The irstitution is designed to be a place of refornation for boys whose habits of life and environment are leading them toward a yriminal career. It is not con- ducted onthe plan of a penal institution but ratheras its name indicates as an in- dustrial school; and thus the reformation is not acconplished by any retributive or punative means, but rather by proving | to the boys the value of good conduct and & good reputation, giving them an edu- cation and teathing them some means of earning a living. The school consists of three departments: Academic, military and industnal, :nd each boy is a pupil in every department, MARIN COUNTY ELECTION CONTEST Great Interest Evinced in Political Circles Because of the Intricate Questions Involved. SAN RAFAEL, Can, Feb. 14.—The election contest brought in the Marin County Superior Court by Adolph Sylva, the defeated candidate for Supervisor, against George E. Ring, his successful op- ponent, will come up before Judge F. M. Angellotti on Tuesday. The case has e: | cited considerable interest in political cir cles, and various questions aising in r gard to the purity of election laws will settled. Sylva was defeated by thirtv-two votes, and in due time filed notice of his 1ntention to contest the election, claiming that the election laws were not carried out properly and that Ring had violated the purity of election act. The case had been on hearing for some days before Judge Angeilotti, when one morning the Judee ordered the proceed- ings stopped and announced that after mature deliberation he had concluded | that evidence relative to the violation of the purity act could not be urged ina civil case against a candidate not declared elected, and he woul!d so hold. The only procedure possible was criminal prosecu- tion. He therefore ordered all evidence touching violation of the purity act to be stricken from the record, but at the same time called the attention of Distriet At- torney E. B. Martinelli to the nature of the testimony. Sylva wutroduced evidence to show that in Bolinas precinct the election booths were so arranged that one could easily look over a voter’s shoulder add see the manner in which he stamped his ballot. S i Senator-Elect Mason Ssriously IU. 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