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o THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1897. _— e being made bere. Iam General burg of the United States army. Iam | not the man whom you accuse. Iam not a murderer of a woman and achild. I now stand before vou, sir, bound and tied, a criminal, but I am innccent of any crime. 1 go at peace with my Lord. I want you to s that I thank my attor- | ney, Governor Johnson of St. Louis, for all he bas done for me." The" condemned man hesitated as if about to talk more, but Sheriff Puchta raised his hand; the black cap was placed over Duestrow’s head and the cord drawn row shouted to one of the depu- 500d-by, Simon,”” and the trap was sprung. Duestrow’s neck was not broken by the fall. Ineight minutes after he was pronounced dead. The body was turned over to an under- taker representing Miss Huldah Duestrow of St. Louis, a sister of the dead man, and will be taken to that city this evening, where the remains will be interred along- side the murderer's father in Bellefontaine Cemetery. « The undertaker stated that he had posi- tive instructions not to embalm the body, and this is taken as evidence thata post- mortem examination will be made to de- termine the condition of Duestrow’s brain. i FROM RICHES TO THE GALLOWS. Dissipation That Led to the Killing of Wite and Child. Arthur Duestrow was about thirty years old and belonged to one of the oldest and best-known families in Missourl. His father made his money in mining stocks and when he died left a fortune of more than two million dollars to bis widow and two children. The widow did not long | survive her husband, and then Arthur | Duestrow became a millionaire in his own right. His sister, Miss Huldah Duestrow, inherited the other balf of the estate. Few young men began life under such brilliant prospects as did Arthur Dues- | trow. He had passed through college before attaining his majority and coming into his fortune. Eoon after his father's death he married Miss Albertina Leisse, and about that time entered the St. Louis Medical College, from which he was graduated with honors. For a short time Duestrow abandoned he bibulous babits he had formed and his friends believed that be had sowed his wild oats and had settied downtos respectable life. A baby boy came to the Duestrow home and the young husband and wife were prond and happy. But when the baby was about a year old Due- strow fell from grace, He became infatu- ated with the keeper of an improper house in St. Louis. So public was his intimacy | with this woman that friends of his wite | wondered at her continued life with Ler husband. Perhaps the baby boy induced her to condone her busband’s faults, or perhaps her loving eyes saw nothing | wrong. At any rate the Duesirow family continued 1o reside in the handsome house | at 1724 South Compton avenue. Ga the eveaing of February 13, 1894, he | shot and instantly killed Lis son and | fatally wounded his wife at their home. Mrs. Duestrow died three days later, on | February 18, having been unconscious | during the whole time’ after she received | the fatal bullets in her head. Duestrow | was crazy drunk when he committed the | murder, For some time he had lapsed from his duty to his voung wife and was spending | much time and money upon an inmate of a bawdy-house. On the day of the tragedy he spent several hours at the House of his | mistress in drinking, and from there went | direct to his home, 1724 South Compton | avenue. He intended taking his wife and child out sleigh-riding in the evening. Arriving at the house Deustrow got out of | the sleigh, leaving it in charge of the | driver, and entered the house. Mrs. Deustrow was sitting upstairs in her room | sewing, and the little boy Lou: s pla; ing on the floor beside her. Katie Hahn, a domestic, was also in the room. The met him on the stairway, and in mple question he began curs. ing and abusing her, driving her back up- rs into bis wife's room. Arriving there he turned upon his wife, cursing | her. He then slapped her and atiempted to stri Miss Huhn, Mrs. Duestrow in- terfered, saying, *If you want to strike some one, Arthur, don't strike a stranger; | strike me.” | “Aul right, I will,"” he said, and struck ber a blow that felled her, He then took his boy, aged 18 months, and went down- stairs and returned very soon with a pistol in his hand. “Don’t shoot, Arthur, you're drunk,” said bis wife. “T'll show youw who is drunk,” he said, and he fired two shots into her body. For a moment he seemed to realize the enor- mity of his crime. He knelt beside the dying woman, end in maudlin tones said, “Tina, Tina; are you dead 2" Receiving no reply, his drunken frenzy returned. He grasped his child, who haa been a spectator to the murder. He first started to go downstairs with the boy, but returned to the hall, held the shriek- ing babe by onearm to the wall and fired | a shot into his brain. Deustrow rushed through the falling 8n0W to the police station and told his story, claiming at the same time that he had attempted to shoot himself. All the influences that his wealth could buy were brought into play to save the murderer. Scon after incarceration he began the in- sanity dodge and has kept it up steadily ever since. The records of the trials show howa rich man’s trial can be delayed compared with the rapidity with which a poor man 18 “railroaded” to the gallows. On January 19, 18%, two years after the | crime was committed, the Supreme Court of Missouri decided that he should be hanged February 16. The servant girl, who had fled to the top of the house, was & witness 1o the scene, and it was her testimony that convicted Deus:row. Duestrow’s case has become historical. His great wealith, inherited from his father, has enabled him to emuloy able counsel who have made a legal fight that will go down in the annals of jurispru- dence. Learned medical experts were paid enormous fees to ascribe to the mur- derer a new mental disease. They were opposed, on the other hand, by medical exverts of equal eminence hired by the Btate. The medical world became inter- ested in the case, and the various trials threatened to become little else than a neurological debate, Beginning at a time shortly subsequent to bis crime, Dui trow’s manner was adaptad to support the insanity theory. Agents were sent to Europe to collect evidence of hereditary mental weakness. Nothing that could be done was left undone. Fourtrials, not connting numerous hear- ings, lasting in the aggregate for months and costing the State an enormous sum, have been had, Two were inquiries into the mental condition of the defendant, and two were for the crime. There was & mistrial in each instance, which necessi- tated the recovering of the whole ground. First a jury decided that Duestrow was responsible for his actions, and then an- other jury found him guilty of murder in the first degree. ¥rom this verdict an appeal was taken | canal project. | themselves of the chance. The Ni | speec! den- | to the Supreme Court. Although veryl wealthy Duestrow’s inheritance was in such a shape that only the income conld be touched. The expenses of his defense have been very large and the income bas long since been exhausted. At present he | owes his attorneys and experts large amounts and judgments against_his cura- tor are numerous on the records of the Circuit Court. Endless litization may grow out of these judgments, as his share passes to his sister on his death and she will not pay them. His sole surviving relative is his sister and she has persist- ently refused to visit him or assist him in any way. e COLORED MURDERELS HANGED. Execution of Two of the Slayers of Artist tswater. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 16.—Peter Schmidt and Samuel Foster, colored, were hanged at Clayton this morning. They murdered Bertram Atwater, 8 Chicago artist, in Jan- ary, 1896, 3 On the evening of January 23, 1896, Ber- tram A. Atwater, an artist, whoss home was in Chicago, was waylaid and mur- dered in Webster Grove, St. Louis Coanty, Mo. Atwater arrived on a late train from Chicago, his intention being to visit s young lady of Webster Grove to whom he was engaged to be married. At the vil- lage depot he asked Peier, alias *'Cotton- head” Schmidt, aged 18 years, to take him to a barber-shop, telling the boy his pur- pose to visit the lady. While Atwat r was getting shaved ‘‘Cottonhead” conspired with his cousin, John Schmidt, and Sam Foster, a negro, to rob Atwater. “Cottonhead” piloted Atwater into the ambu-cade where he was assaulted. At water shot and wounded John Schmadt, but was shot dead by ‘‘Cottonkead.” All three were convicted and sentenced to death. John Scamidt took a severance. His execution is dated for March 10 next. eSS o Juckeon and Walling Next. FRANKFORT, K., Feb. 16.—Governor Bradley nhas fixed Saturday, March 20, as the date for the execution of Jackson and Walling, the murderers of Pear! Bryan. NICARAGUA CANAL PROJECT. Hon. Warner Miller Says It Will Ultimately Be Built and .Controlled by This Government. WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 16.—Hon. Warner Miller is at the Arlington. He will remain in the city for several days looking aiter the welfare of the Nicaragua He said to a representative of THE CArr to-night that he bad little doubt but that the canal would ultimately be built and controlled by the American | Government. “The people want the canal,” said the ex-Senator, ‘‘and the demand for it is con- stantly increasing all over the country. They not only want the canal, but they want the control of it placed in the hands of the Government, which would be the case should the bill introducea by Senator forgan become a law. It is not, of course, expected that the present Congress will do anything for the bill, but if an extra session is called Morgan will reintroduce the bill and I believe it will be pasced. It provides that the Government shall have ten of the thirteen members of the board of directors, which would practically make the canal a Government institution. As to the question of subsidy the canal and Pacific railroads are not parallel cases, for n the latter the Government has practi- cally no voice in the finances and it wounld pave all to say concerning the canal. “You may depend on it that when the bill comes before the next Congress it will be there for final disposition, and if the Government does not see fit to accept the opportunity for controlling the canal, European Governments will gladly avail raguan anal should belong to this country, and the people will be more than displeased if | at any time a foreign power should build aud control it.” It is not improbable that Senator Sher- man will signalize his term of office as Secretary of State with the inauguration of the real work of vuiiding the canal. It is known that he has no faitn in the abil- ity of any corporation to build that water- way. Senator Sherman said in a recent “Ishould be very glad to see another treaty made between Nicaragua and the United States which would provide for the completion of the canal—something that would be acceptable to the United States Government—and then we should proceed 10 deal with the canal precisely as we have dealt with the great canal upon Lake Superior and the other public works of oar country.” The speech is taken ex-cathedra. It is believed to be the first outline of what the next administration’s policy will be with respect to an interoceanic canal on the 1sthmus. “QUIDA” - ON IMMIGRATION. | Pleads for lliiterate Italians as Against “Youth Corrupted and Diseased by Cheap Journalism.” ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16. —Under date of January 30, Louise de la Ramee, the novelist, better known under her nom de-plum ‘Ouida,” addressed the fol- lowing letier 10 Secretary Olney relative to the immigration bili, the conference re- port on which will come before the Senate to-morrow: Sir: Will you pardon my addressing you coucerning the bill which I see is before Con- gress in intent to bar immigrants who cannot Tend? It you exclude Italians who cannot read you wiil lose the best and most lsborious part of the populativn aud you will admit the trash of cities. It is not & question which cannot properly be applied to Iaifans, or, in- deed, 10 any foreign peopie. Why should you suppose the power to spell out the crimes re- corded 1n corrupt newspapers is any gusrantee for either virtue or intelligence? In Iialy the peasantry are almost entirely iliiterate; vet ihey are the ouly class which can give immigrants oi any value. 1 bave d many men in my employ, and 1 have in- variably found those who could not read ten times more industrious, temperate, fntelligent and homest than those corrupted by the trumpery “education” of schools. 1have had for twenly years an old man (who has been what is called the 0dd man in Englana), snd he can be sent with fifty commissions to pur- chase objects detailed him only orally, and he will execute these commissions with no single error, either of oblivion or of payment. Such 2 man you would turn from your shores, whi.e you would receive the youth corrupted, emas- culated, aisessed tnjomgh cheap journalism, bad tobacco and the enforced physical idles ness of the schools. 1 beg you {0 allow me to remain, obediently yours, “QUIDA." ————— The B-ymuda Can Clear. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16.—The Treasury Department late this afternoon directed the Collector of Custors at Phila- delphia to issue clearance papers for the Bermuda 10 sall, provided the pro; al davit of intention of sailing destination is made This action is taken on the advice of District Attorney Beok of Philadelphia, who under insiructions from Washington, exgmined all the facts in the case, e Bill to Destroy Captured Opium, WASHINGTON, D, C., Feb. 16.—A bill passed by the Honse to-day, granting au- thority to seil opium seized by collectors on the Pacific Coast, has been amended by the Senate Committee on Finance and a provision substituted, which compels revenue officers to destroy the opium whenever captured. STILL LEXOWING THE SUGAR TRUST Secretary Searles Proves a Cool and Cautious Witness. Once, Howevsr, He Grows Angry and Spaps Back at His Tormentors. Makes S ms A‘’missions, but Fails to “Produce the Bocks and Leaves | the Stand Smi ing NEW YORK, N. Y. Feb. 16.—The | legislative commistee investigating the | trusts and monopolies in this Staie re- | sumed its inquiry this morning. Mr. | Searles was on hand ecarly and his ex- | amination was continued. Mr, said there was very little profit in the | business for five years befors the trust| was formed and denied that there was a ! sevenfold capitalization of the stock after | the consoiidation of the refineries. | Senator Lexow then put s number of | long questions as to whether the consumer | can get the banefit of the reduction in the | price of .the raw material so long as ag- gregations of capital designed to control | prices are permitted to exist. “Ican’t imagine such a thing existing. 1 aon’t believe the Legisiature can remedy | such a state of affairs if it existed. As I| said before, the law of supply and demand | will regulate all these things in time.” In reply to another question the witness | acknowled:ed that the consumer hud not | received the full benefit of the decrease in the price of raw tmaterial. Mr. Searles got hot at one of Senator | Lexow’s questions and ‘snapped bac “The American Sugar Refining Compa is not a monopoly or a quasi-monopoly in any sense of the word. The American Sugar Refining Company is in the interest | of the consamer, snd there is no reason | why the State should interfere with its | business in any particuiar.’’ Senator Lexow then went off on another tack. “Mr. Searles,” he said, “have youn since yesterday g:ven the production of books any consideration ?” “I have not,” said Mr. Searles, with a | smile. Lawyer Parsons of counsel for the sugar | company said the direciors would meet to-morrow and he would lay the matter before tiem. Mr. Parsons said (bat H, O. Havemeyer would be present on Thursday morning and ie ‘would carry tne answer | of the directors in regard to the produc- | tion of the books. This was satisiactory to the committee. In reply to another question Mr. Searles | said that_he believed there was as much | labor if not more employed now than be- | fore the consolidation. i Senator Lexow wanted the figures in | that respect, ana Mr. Parsons, speaking | for Mr. Searles, sald he would request Mr. | Havemeyer to produce the desired data. *‘Perhaps these figures are also de- | { stroyed,” remarked Chairman Lexow, and | | Mr. Searles smiled. | Witness said there was an increase of | fuily 10 per cent in wages after the forma- tion of the trust. “Did you say that the trust was formed | because of illegal combinations of labor?” | *I said that there were combinations of | labor which incited strikes and these | strikes were for incrensea wages.” | This closed the examivation of Mr. | Searles, who lelt the stand smiling. Lawyer Fuller was tuen recalicd as an expert and said that the sugar trust was formed to reduce expenses, and there was more machinery in use now tuan when it was formed, coneequently le-s men. Mr. | Fuller, aiter answering some further ques, There was applause from the spectators at this remark, which Chairman Lexow suppressed. “We will now take up the United States Rubber Company,” said Senator Lexow. The firet witness was Charles B, Flint, Mr. Flintdescribed the compauy, of which bhe was treasurer and a member of the board of directors, by =aying it was organ- 1zed in New Jersey in 1892, He seid there had been an understand.ng in the rubber business in regard (o0 prices for the past | twenty vears, and that the sbject of the | consolidation was to secure economy, by centralization. He explained that the con- | solidated companies controlled about 50 | per cent of the rubber business and com- petition was continued with the companies | doing the rest of the business. The witness was examined at great len:th concerning the stock issues, the purchases of competing properties and | other detaiis of the business up to the hour | of adjournment. RATTAN GOODS COMBINE. To Ba Formed in Bo-ton To-Day With a Capi‘al of $6,000,000. CHICAGO, ILr., Feb. 17.—The Tribune says: A trust which will set prices on rattan gaods the world over will be formed in Boston to-day. The concern will have a capital stock of §6,000,000. Negotiations to this end have been pending lor some time, the companies which will consoli- date being the Heywood Bros. & Co. and the Wakefield Rattan Company. The new concern will be known as the Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Com- pany. Of the $6,000.000 capital $4,000,000 will be preferred and the remainder com- mon stock. Both companies at prosent have lurge branch houses in Chicago. None of the local officials wi.l consent to talk concerning tue combination be- yond stating that there was little question that the new company has been formed. The stockholders of tne Heywood Com pany voted some time ago in favor of the consolidatios The stockholders of the Wakefield Company met to-day at Boston to take action. Heywood Brothers & Co. have their nome office and principal plant at Gar- diner, Mass., with séliing warehouses in Boston, New York, Baltimcre, Pniladel. phia, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Fran- cisco and Portland, Or. They have branches across the water in Liverpool and London. The Wakefield Rattan Com- pany is a Massachusetts corporation. The company bas plants in Wakefield, Mass., Chicago, Kankakee, {ll., and Ean Fran- cisco, PRSP S BRYAN'S POSITION SUSTAINED, Nebrask Supreme Court Deeides a Celebrated Imjunction Case. LINCOLN, Nesg., Feb. 16.—The .some- what celebrated gold bond injunction suit in which W. J. Brvan, as the plaintiff, sought to restrain the Mayor and City Council from delivering $534,500 refanding bonds with a gold clause atiached to City Treasurer Stepheason, was to-tay decided by the Supreme Court and Mr. Biyan's position was sustained. Nearly two years ago a proposition to voie bonds was submitted and. carried by a bare majority. Tue City Council con- tracted for their purchase with Stephen- son, who insisted on a go!d clause, which allowed. Mr. | is understood that Representative Mc- | Point, | D. Keeler, Waliawa. tions, said: | Washington: Original—Sandy Mont- ‘Now, I want to say that if you give us | gomery, Spokane. Special, February 8— | honest Senators we will have cheaper ;su- | Edwin Bryanr, Port Angeles; Adam gar. I am in favor of «lecting men to | Freudenstein, Parkiand. S Congress who will legislate in favor of the et pubiic.” CALLING FOK MOKE TROOPS. | ald's speci sale on the ground that the bonds were illegally carried, and further that the city charter prohibited discrimination between gold and currency bonds. District Judge Holmes decided in his favor and the City Council appealed. The Supreme Court affirms the decision of the lower court, laying stress on the fact that the onds were illegally declared carried, but re- maining silent on the gold clause feature. e i A RAISIN TRUST ORGANIZED. To Establish Headquarters and Build a Large Factory at Fresno, Which Will Absorb All O hers. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 17.—The World says: Another trust was born yes- terday—not a very big or vigorous one as yet, for it 1s only an infant, but it prom- ises to grow. This new combine is the raisin trust. The capital stock was sub- scribed yesterday in Wall street; only $500.000 as a starter, and the name has not even been selected, but the object is in plain sight. Itis simply to control the entire raisin industry of the country. Practically all the rative raisins come from the. grave region of California, and the town of Fresno is the center of the business. The new trust will make its headquarters there and build a large factory, which is expected to absorp all others. The process of eleansing and preparing raisins for the market isan old one, but tbe new company has control of a novel device for tuking the seeds out of grapes, and this is designed to give great ad- vantage over other concerns. Fred Nich- ols is to be president of the new trust. While declining to give any details of the organization be said yesterday: ‘We thick this is a most dpportune time to embark in the enterprise. The demand for raisins has grown to such pro- portions that it is impossible to respond to the requirements of the trade except by an investment of a large sum of money at a point where the fruit can be had at the least expense, The men forming the com- pacy are principally New Yorkers.” leanSbuibie INTERESTS THE COAST. Colonel 0'is a Candidate for Public Printer. Chances of the Mineral Lands Bill—Pensions. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16.—A re- port was circulated at tho Capitol to-day to the effect that Colonel Harrison Gray Otis, editor of the Los Angeles Times, wonld be a candidate for the office of Pub- lic Printer, to succeed T. E. Benedict of New York, The Republicans in Congress from Cahifornia, including Representative McLachlan, deciare that they have no definite knowledge as to his candida Representatives Maguire, Bowers and Barham of California and Representative McMillin of Tennessee to-day called on the Commissioner of the General Land Office to see what could be done regard- ing the mineral lunds biil. Mr. Lamoreaux was out of town, but will be back to-mor- row, when another visit will be made. It Millin, who last session opposed the bill, now advocates its passage. The law has worked 50 well in Montana and Idaho that it is understood the Land Office will recommend its passage 10 Congress. Rep- resentative Bowers atisfied that is Speaker Reed will recognize some mem- ber for its consideration in the House. The Secretary of War orders that First Lientenan: Edwin B. Babbitt of ordnance department, the proceed to Fort , for the purpose of inspecting a 10-inch disappearing carriage, under insiructions from the chief of orduance, and that upon the cowmpletion of this duty he return to his proper station. Representative Johigon to-day present- ed 10 the House a memorial of the Califor- nia Legisiature requesting a tariff on for- eign fruits, including fresh table fruits. Pensions have been eranted as follows: California: Original—Hoxie L. Hoffman, Los Angeies; Joshua D. Baker, Datura, Special,” February 8—John T. Hancock, Veierans’ Home. Increase—John Miller, Napa City. mon Newmark. San Fran- | eisco. Original widows, etc.—Ellen L | Bailhache, Martinez, Reissue—Margaret | Willis, Freshwater. Oregon: Renewals and increase—Ozias Fanatical Uprising in Argentina As- sumes Alarming Proportions. NEW YORK Y., Feb. 16.—~The Her- | cable from Buenos Ayres says: Rio de Jangiro advices state that Colonel Moreiria Casar, who was ordered to Bahia to suppress the rebellion of the fanatical bands under Consel Heiro, has sent word ibat be must bave more troops. He declares that the sirengtn of the fanat- ics is largely underestimated. Recruits in alarming numbers, Colonel Casar says, are daily joining the fanatics, The headquarters of the rebels have been removed from Canadaos to a more advan- tageous point in the aisturbed province. Itis feared that there will be a severe struggle before the revolt is overcome. The most serious allegations continue to be made as to the cause ot the revolt and CHANDLER S A SILVER APOSTLE Sees National Calamity in the Single Gold Standard. Warns the Republican Party That It Must Move for Bimerallism. Otherwise It Will Soon Change Places With Its “Sore, Bleeding and Prostrate Foes.” WASHINGTO:! D. C., Feb. 16.—The opening prayer in the Senate to-day was offered by Rev. W. J. B. Brown of Lon- don. well as the President, and 1t asked that those who desired permanent peace be- tween the two great Englis -speaking na- tions may have their desire accomplished. The House bill dividing the State of Arkansas into two juaicial districts— eastern and western—was passed; also the biil for the loan of tents for the use of the G. A. R. encampment at Buffalo this year. Bherman (R.) of Ohio gave notice that be would move to go into executive ses- sion tu-morrow on the arbitration treaty, and that he hoped then to get final action omit. The Judiciary Committee was discharged from the further consideration of the Sen- ate bill to amend the act repealing the timber-culture laws, and the bilt was laid before the Senate. This is the bill re- cently recalled from the President for the purpose of having it changed in a sub- stantial point. The House amendments to the bill, which covered the points in issue, were disagreed to and a conference ordered, Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire ad- dressed the Senate in support of 1.is reso- lution, offered February 2, declaring it to be the sense of the Senate that the United States should not permanently acquiesce in the single gold standard. He said that be favored the resoiution because he was an advocate of bimetallism and an oppo- nent of monometallism, whether gold or silver. Chandier pointsd to the fact that the world’s proiduction of gold and silver in 1896 was $215,000,000 of each metal, 4nd | his comment upon that fact was that it seemed as if Providence—as if nature—as if God bimseif— had interposed to refute the prediction of those who had demanded the demonetization of silver on the ground | of its enormous overproduction. Speaking of the Indianapolis conven- | tion Mr. Chandlersaid that the respectable | and respected candidate of that conven- | 4pout twenty | Among the beneficiaries at the rate of $50 | a month each were the widows of Brevet tion, bearing a standard with the motto, “Gold Monometallism snd Free Trade,’” had recs1ved 726,000 votes out of over 14,- 000,000 votes, but that, nevertheless, the assistance of those worthy and old-fash- ivned gentlemen in the election of McKin- jey bad been glaily welcomed. It wa time for the passing away of the Demo- cratic party and those gentlemen were en- titled to perform an honorable part in the obsequies. In the further course of his remarks Chandier referred to the position of Petti- grew (K.) of South Dakota, speaking of his at'ending the State Uonvention of South Dakota, accepting his own delegate to the St. Louis Republican National Convention, promising to abide by the decision of that convention ana then re. puaiating that convention. He charac terized the course of Pettigrew as having stamped him as *‘a hopeless silver mono- metallist.” Petticrew asked him whether it was his own statement, or was it a quotation. Chandler replied that tne statemen was derived from the newspapers. . brand that statement,”” Pettigrew ex- claimed, ‘as absolutely, unqualifiediy false in every particula: 1 made the same denial in the Senate before the St. Louis convention, and it, was published in the Record, so that the Senator has no excuse for repeating the statement in his speech to-day.’” “The Senator says the statement is ab- solutely false’” Chandler continued, “therefore I undersiand him to say he did not attend the South Dakota Repub- lican Convention; did not accept his election as a delegate to the St. Louis con- vention and did not declare that he would obey the instructions of the State conven- tion. “I say,” Pettigrew returned, *‘that your statement in the whole and the vrin- the means by which it is kept alive. Iu | certain Brazilian papers it is charged that President Moraes is himself responsible for the disorder in the dominant parties in the republic, this state of affairs being, it is said, a prominent factor in inducing the fanatics 1o rise this time. Duke Montpensier, it is sa funds from Paris to Consel Hei g LEiSE PROVISIONS. , has sent NOVEL The Le or Takes Mo (hances on Money Fluctuations. CHICAGO, Iri., ¥eb. 16. — A unique provision for the payment of rental is made in the lease between Albert E. Kent of 8an Rafael, Cal., and Naomi A., Reu- ben M. and Thomas E. Donueliey of this eit The Donnelleys bave leased the Iot in Plymouth place, 48 feet north of Polk street, for ninety-nine years from May 1 next, and are to ersct & business block thereon. The terms of the lease require the payment of 154,800 g=ains of gold per annum for the first ten years, and 167,700 grains yearly for the remainder of the term. The gold is to be of the standard fineness established by the United States. texin i et RACING 4G INAT DEATH. Remariable Lun of a Burlington Train Zrom Chicago to Denver. DENVER, Coro., Feb. 16.—H. J. May- ham, who took a special Burlington train from Chicago yesterday, hoping to reach the bedside of his dying son, arrived thi morning two hours ‘ate. The run of the special train was the most remarkable on record. The distance, 1028 miles, was made in 18 hours 52 minute:. Tne last 300 miles, with a pull of nearly a mi elevation, was made at the rate of 57 miles an hour. LSy Cadets and the Inauguration. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16.—The resolution to permit the United Siates cadets at the West Point snd Annapolis academies to participate in the ceremo- nies attending the inauguration of Presi- dent McKinley was called up in the House Military Committee this morning by the chairman, Hull of Tows. After a brief discussion a motion to refer the resolution to the secretaries of Warand Navy was agreed to without divi- sion. It issaid the report of both secre- taries will be in tne hands of the chair- mun, to be laid before the members. at Bryan enjoined the | next Friday's meeting. s A ciples you intended to convey are abso- lately faise.”” Chanaler attempted to pin down the Senator from South Dakota to hard facts, which so nettled the Senutor that he sat down with an air of great anpoyance. Bubsequently Pettigrew ~ said: “The South Dakots convention did not declare for ‘sound money.” If it had it wouid not bave declared jor gold. It ply de- clared t:at it would refer the question of bimetallism to the St. Louis couvention. But it made no declaration in favor of what is wrongfully called *sound money.’ Passing away from these personal refer- ences, Chandler spoke of the declarations of French, German and English public men in fayor of bimetallism, and asked whether, in view of these declarations, the movement for international bimetal: lism bad not a large chance of success, He quoted from » speech of Senator Sherman, made in 1876, to0 the effect that nothing but an act o, God could aestroy the use of both gold and silver among the nations of mankind, and from a speech of Becretary Carlisie, made in 1878, speak- ing of the demonetization of siiver us the most giganue crime of this or any other age; and he added sarcastically that Sher- n in his new position as Secretary of State wou'd be an bhonored leader in the new movement to save the country and the world from the evils of mone- metallism. In conciusion, Chandlersaid: “I declare my b:lief that President McKinley and the other leaders of the party in their ad- vent to power may by wise decisions ana virtuous deeds infinitely prolong the ascendency of the Republican party in this country. This will surely he done by making it the pariy of the people, to the finel confusion and” discomfiture of those It embraced tie President-elect as | | T9—the necessary two-thirds not voting in | The defendant represented the land in | the Committee on Appropriations pretenders—the blind leaders of the blind—who were so summarily on the 31 of November last, ail thrown into a ditch together. : +If, on the contrary, this is not done, and if the Republican party shall content itself with seizing and enjoying the spoils of office, surrendering unreservediy to the money power, acquiescing permanently in the existing golu standard and treating bimetallism as a ‘juggling humbug’ and the promise to promote it according to the advice of tne New York Sua, asa pledge never intended 1o e fu'filled, Republicans will speedily find the tide of political.battle turned against them and they will soon regain the places which their now sore, bleeding and prostrate | foes occupy. “In the toming triumphant President, hopeful and over contident, ‘rejoicing as & strong man to run s race’ and to his chosen advisers soon to challenge all the adverse currents of the future, I cannot belp warningly seying concerning the pending worldwide controversy over the burning question of money: ‘Unsettled questions pay no heed to the repose of nations. Be wise to-day: ’tis madness to defer.””” No action was taken or:_the resolution, which went back to the Vice-President’s table. The sundry civil appropriation bill was received from the House and referred 10 The Indian appropriation bill was taken up and partly read. terrunted by a motlon to proceed to the consideration of executive business, which was agreed to, and at 8:45 o’ciock the gal- leries were cleared and tho doors closed. The doors were reopened at 4:15 o'clock and legisiative business resumed, when the Senate bill for promotine Captain William Tyndall, U. 8. N., retired list, to the rank of major was passed. The bankrupicy bill was taken up, and Hoar (R.) of Massachusetts, in charge of it, expiained and advocated it. He esti- ed the number of bankrupts in the United States ar 500,000. He thought it | would be a great pity if that 500,000 of bankrupts should have to go on in sorrow and despair for the rest of their }ives be- cau-e Congress had not skill enouzh to frame & measurs whicn would accomplish aresult desired in every humane man. | In the course of his explanation of the substitute reported from the Judiciaty Committee Hoar said that the “‘volun- tary”’ provisions of the bill could be re- sorted to by farmers, wage-earners and such persons, while the ‘“involuntary’ proceedings would apply to merchants, traders and manufacturers. ‘Without action on the bill the Senate, at 5:20 . M., ad journed until to-morrow. e SESSION OF THE HOUSE. Failure to Pass a Pension Bill Over the President’s Veto, WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16.—It was a miscellaneous lot of business that en- gaged the attention of the House to-day. ‘The House refused to pass a bill granting | a pension at tne rate of $30 a month to Nancy Allabach, widow of Peter H. Alla- bach, in the later years of his life captain | of the Capitol police, which President Cleveland vetoed. The vote stood 115 to The reading was in- | the affirmative to pass the bill over the veto. A number of House bills granting pen- | sions, which had been amended in the | Senate, were laid before the House ond the Senate amendments agreed lo. The bill was passed on recommendation oi the Committee on Patents making uni- | form the jurisdiction of the Circuit Courts of the United States in case of the in- fringement of letters patent. The rest of the day was spent in the consideration of private pension bills, tive of them being passed. Major- General 8. A. Duncan, Colonel Reneade Russy, Brizadier-General Charles A. Heickman and Brigadier-General Wil- | liam Van Diver. The order fora session at night was vacated, and at 4:45 the House adjourned | until to-morrow e SAN JOSEANS ALLEGE FRAUD. Traded Jaluable Properiy for Land Which They Dzclare Cannot Be Culti- vated. SAN JOSE, Cav, Feb. 16.—George W. | Wilson and wife to-day began suit in the | Superior Court against C. H. Trim and D. | H. Bryant to have a conveyance of prop- | erty declared void on account of fraud and | for $10,000 damages resulting therefrom. | On December 22, 1896, the Wilsons traded 21 acres of land on the Alum Rock road, six miles east of this eity, to C. H. Trim for 640 ncres near Paskenta, in Tehama County. - Trim agreed to assume » $2400 mortgage on the Wilson property. Tehama Counnty to be well watered and that over one-half of it could be culti- vated, and he said it was of equal value to the plaintiff’s property. It was also rep- resented to be near a school and desirable for a home. Wilson and his wife declare all these representations to have been false, and claim the land to be almost worthless. They allege that it is mountainous and full of deep, rocky gulches, and not over twentv acres is fit for cultivation, C. H. Trim to-day transferred the pron- erty obtained from the Wilsons to e Bryant, and for this reason the latter is made a defendant to the suit. ———— HIRED 10 MURDER. Chinese Highbinder Arraigned for an At- tenpt to Take Life. SAN JOSE, Can, Feb. 16. — Weung Weung, a Chinese highbinder, was ar- raigned before Justice Dwyer to-day on a charge of attempting to murder Charley Quong, a merchant in Sixth street, China- town, on December 23. His examination was set for February 19. Bail was fixed at $3000. Alter the assault Weung went to San Francisco, and returned here only last evening, when he was arrested by Deouty Sheriffs Black and Sturcke. Quong had some trouble with one of the Clul.';ese sdafie‘lies fome time before the as- sault, an s said Weung was i from San Francisco to kmgm‘:n. oo PR il Acouses @ Neighbor of Burglary. SAN JOSE, CAL., Feb. 16.—Jose Berry- essa to-day swore to a complaint before Justice Gass charging A. Barbaria with in. tent to commit burglary. They are neigh- bors in the southern part of the city. Ber. ryessa allezes that on February 10 defend- ant effected an entrance to his house, and was about to get away with some clothes and & gun when discovered, e Fined for His Foolihmess, SAN JOSE, Car., Feb, 16.—R, Helwig, ex-superiniendent of the city fire alarm sysiem, was to-day found gui in Justice Gass' court of tlfr‘:ll:\'. ll’x‘:’ Fh faise alarm of fire on February 2. H $.0, which he paid. S s S NS Suffering ¥From a Tumor, SAN JOSE, CaL., Feb. 16.—For several days past there have been rumors that a caseof leprosy existed in Heinlenville and that the Chinese had been endeavoring to Under eminent scientific control, "APENTA" The Best Natural Laxative Water. The most certain and comfortable cathartic i cases of constipation and sluggish liver oy Dpiles. NEW TO-DAY. A A A A suppress thefact. Healtn Officer Cu that the Chinaman is suffering from a flesh and bone tumr. commencing on the right shoulder and eftending down to the waist. The tamor is ofenormons size and grows very rapidly, pparently weig ing 100 pounds. The uliortunaie Mongolian wi be removed to the hospital in a few daya. An operation will be performed, the yo- sult of which 1s\eagerly awaited by the medical fraternits. —_——— Anti-Foolryom Opdinanee, SAN JOSE, Can, ¥eb. 16.—An ordi- nance has been plesented in the City Council by Councilnan Fay prohibiting the buying and selfing of pools on horses races in the city. The penaity for a yio. lation of .the act is Exed at $100 fine, or thirty days’ imprisonment, % AEA STOCKTON'S QUEER DIVORCE casE. Mrs. Coggeswell a Party Defendant in a Suit Brought by Her Daughier- in-Law, STOCKTON, CAL., Feb. 16-.The first inning in the Van Peit divorce suit was contested in Judge Budd’s court yester- day. T.e caseis an Interestiig one from a legal aspect, because Mrs. Van Peit has not only sued Edwin S. Van Pelt, ber hus- | Band, for a divorce, but has also sued her | mother-in-law as a party defendant, al- leging that Mr. Van Pelt transierred his property to her just previops to ihe com- mencement of the suit to prevent Lis w from obiaining ay portion of it. Tue demurrer of Mrs. 8. J. Coggeswe the mother-in-law, came up for hearing Besides alleging the formal ground thy the complaint did not state facts sufii- cient to constitute a cause of action, it was claimed that_there was a misjoinder of the parties defendant, inasmuch as M Coggeswell Was NOL & NECESSAry of proper defendant in an action for divorce. I was declared that several causes of action had been 1mproperiy joined. Judge Budd overruied the demurrer, thereby sustsining the complaint. buux) a suit as the present is very unusual, there being but a smgle similar one in the Oali- fornia Reports. L R MARIN'S ELECTION CONTEST. Certain of the Charges Against Sylva Withdrawn in Court. SAN RAFAEL, Cav., Feb. 16.—The Su- pervisorial contest in the Third Districy, Sylva vs. Ring, came up for further hear- ing before the Superior Court to-day. At the last heuring Judge Angelotti directed the District Attorney to investigate the conduct of contestant Sylva in Bolinas precinct to ascertain if he had made him- selt liable under the purity of elections law. When proceedings opened to-day Mr. Cochrane, attorney for Sylva, stated that the parties on both sides had agreed to dism1ss the contest as to the ailegations under the purity law and continue 1t only upon the point of the legality of the elec- tion in Mill Valley and Bolinas precincts. The motion to dismiss was granted and the argument on the remaining point was set for February 25. L Somoma’s Episcopal Mission, SONOMA, CaL., Feb. 16.—A movement is | on foot to reorganize the Episcopal Mission, formerly carried on in this city by Rev. Jumes Hulme, but given up at the time that gentleman was called to the rectorship of St Audrew’s Church, in East Oakland. The Rigut Rev. Anson Graves, Bishop of the Platte, Nebraska, who has been ap- pointed to sct for Bishop Wingfiela of the northern jurisdiction of the diocese of California, during the latier's illness, will hold a service here on the afternoon of Thursday, February 25, to administer the rites of baptism and confirmation to pos- sibie candidutes. The service will be fol- lowed by a meeting of the workers of the mission to elect officers_and form a guild. Rev. Juhn Partridge of Petaluma has been placed in charge of the mission, and wiil probably hold a service every Sunday aft- ernoon. e st o Sunk at Port Townsend. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasa., Feb. 16.— The steamer Mackinaw, which recently grounded on Point Marrowstone, subse- quently coming to this port for repairs, was to have sailed for San Francisco this morning. 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