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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1897. portor that the remark of Lawrence was an attempt to bulldoze bim. The Senator favored the bill to have the Whittier girls transferred to Santa Clara, and had pre- sented a petition to the Legislature on which appeared the names of Father Riordan and Capitalist Bond, and the Ex- aminer opposed the bill “for reasons,” added the Senator. “No doubt the Ex- aminer got paid for it. I understcod from Andy Lawrence’s words and manner that he was irying to intimidate or defy me. But he can't do it. I voted to-day to have him sent to prison, and I would vote the same Way to-mOTToW. The release of Lawrence and his porter was on what is known as a Sher bond. Tne Sheriff, on the advice of Dis- trict Attorney Ryan, approved of the bonds signed by Hanlon and Larue, and discharged the prisoners, with the ap- proval of Judge Hughes. It is now claimed that this was an 1lle- gal action and that the Sheriff and Jndee Hughes are liable to impeachment, be- cause the prisoners had not taken an ap- peal from the judgment, but had merely applied for a writ of habeas corpus. Opinion is divided on the matter. Some say that the Sheriff has no right to turn loose a convicted prisoner, bond or no bond. That power lies with the court after the hearing on habeas corpus. Itis different in case of an appeal, but in this case no appeal was filed. 1f this opinion | be correct it is likely that impeachment proceedings will be instituted against Sheriff Johnson and Judge Hughes. IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY. Several Bills of Gr-at Inferest to the State Are Considered. SACRAMENTO, Car., Ma 9.—Senate | to-night passed the following bills: By Langford, relating to the dissolution of swamp land reclamation districts; by | ranck,amer section 681, Code of Tivil | Procedure, regarding executions; by Beard, relating to the power of boards of trustees in certain cities; by Simpson, pro- | hibiting the unauthorized wearing of | badges, buttons, etc., of societies. Senate bills relating to the better pro- ion of stockholders of corpora ing to th» husband's control and dis osition of community property and lim- ting the time for con cing actions for recovery of community property were withdrawn. | Very little business was done in the sembly this aiternoon. Most of the. semblymen w in attendance on tt Benate. Ennis' bill relating to duties of county Supervisors respecting roads was | made & case of urgency, ana read a second | and third time and pasted. Cutter’s resolution abrogating joint rules | 40, 48 and 49 on theground of unconstitu- | tionality was adopted. resolution re- | lates to the twelve-day file. In the Asiembly to-night Assembly bills regulating the expenditures of appro- priations made by the present Legislature, and relating to election of boards of free- holders or to vote on the proposed char- ters were passed. Assembly bills requiring written de- mands for retraction to be served upon newspapers before a-tion forlibel began and | sppropriating $75,000 to pay exisiiug debis of the district killed by hav stricken on COMPTEOLL i ECKLES T0 RETIRE Charles 6. Dawes of Eranston, Ill., His robable Successor. EW YORK, N. Y., March 9.—A Her- 1al from Washington James 3 s, Comptroller of the Currency, will probably retire from that cffice in a few days to accept the office of Special Commissioner, created by the moneiary conference act, which became alaw in the 1ast hours of President Cleveland’s ad- ministration. It is stated on good authority that the President has offered this place to Eckles and that be will accept i Charles G. Dawes of anston, Ill., will probably be appointed Comptroller of the Currency. The monetary act authorizes the Pres:- | dent to appoint ‘‘one or more speclal rs or envoys to such of the Surope as Le may designate, to seek by diplomatic negotiations an inter- national agreement for securing a fixity of relutive value between gold and siiver as money by means of a coumon ratio between these metals, with iree mintage at such ratio.”” This act appropriates $100,000 for the expense of this undertakine. While it is not known what salary the President will fix, it is said tbat Eckles will accept the place with the understanding that it will be $7500 a year. His salary as Comptroller i3 $10,000 and his term of five years will not expire until April, 189 It has been President McKinley’sinten- tion to permit Eckles to serve out his term as Comptroller, and he would have done so bad not this conference act cre- ated a position which the Comptroller is especially qualified to fill. Itisnot known whether more than one commissioner will be named. U LUCIEN LUESER DEAD, Was for Many Yoars in the Government Military Service. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 9.—Lucien Loeser, who was for many years in the Government service, died at his hore in Brooklyn Saturday morning, aged 79. Loeser was graduated from West Point Miiitary Acsdemy in 1842. Many distin- guished men were Lis classmates, includ- iug General Simon B. Buckuer, General Longstreet, General Hill and General Dana. Loeser’s service was with the artillery. He was detailed to California in the days when Colonel Mason was Military Gover- nor of the State. He was sent to Wash- ington with specimens of gold to inform | the Government of the discoveries that led to the great influx of gold:seekers into that State and was the official bearer of the news. He served in the West until 1857, when he resigned. ' He served during a portion of the war-with the Pennsylvania volunteers, He continued in the Government ser- vice, serving in tne quartermaster’s office, until 1873, when he was made chiei of the tecord department iu the House, and con- tinued in this position until his death, — H roor K ISSUES. Understanding Reached as to Endoavor- ers’ Transportatiol CHICAGO, IrL., March 9.—After debat- ing for several days the Western pas- senger officials have reached a settlement of their troubles over the Christian En- deavor business for San Francisco next July. The contracts already made will go into a general pool the same as any other vart of the business. Chairmar Caldwel| is to have sole direction of the routing of the parties as fer as practicable; there is to be no payment of commissions to sgents and no free transportation to officers and leaders to influence business, The single-fare rate remains. It has been made for colonization purposes more than for any other. 2 e Wife Murder and Suicide, CHICAGO, Iii. March 9.—_James Powers, living at 202 Aberdeen street, shot his wife Mary at midnizht, killing herinstantly, and then turned the weapon upon himself and sent a bullet into his own brain. It is said he cannot survive. Jealousy is assigned as the cause for the decd. Several months ago the couple separated, but recently have lived to- gether. There are two children, eight and four years of age respectively. - To Muzzle Hearst’s Paper. BUFFALO, N. Y., March 9.—The En- quirer says: Senator Lamy and Assem. | cul de sac t! blyman Braun will introduce in the Leg. islature at an early aate a bill to provide for the proper supervi- sion of newspapers published in the State of New York and for the apointment of a censor for each news- paper published in counties having a population of 10,000 or more. brtigods SENSATIONAL SUICIDE. When Detectives Try io Break Into His Room a Swedish Embezzler Shoots H.mself. W YORK, N. Y., March 9.—A man registering as **G. Anderson, Sweden,” but who is believed to be Gustay Rimblad, committed suicide in his room at the Astor House this afternoon by shooting himself through the head. He reached New York yesterday and immediately went to the Astor House, where he was assigned a toom on the top floor. This was the last time he was seen alive. Shortly after neon to: two United States Marshals and the hotel detective went to bis room and knocked. Rimblad asked what was wanted. He was informed that a friend nted to see him. He replied that he could not come in. The officers then de- manded that he open tha door in the name of the Law, and Kimblad persisted in his refusal, and they proceeded to force tho door. Just then a shot was heard and when the door was finally forced Rimblad was found lying on the bed with a gaping wound in his head. On the floor lay the revolver. It was evident that the deed was pre- meditated. Upon a table in the room oc- cupied by the suicide there was found a bundle of letters inclosed in a note signed “Gustay Rimblad,”” and requesting that the letters be sent to his home in Halm- stead, Sweden. When the St Louis was coming up the bay yesterday two deputy Marshals met her with a revenue cutter. They boarded the big liner and searched for some prisoner, presnmbly to-day’s sui- cide. In some manner Rimblad escaped detection. Rimblad, who is describe “‘intendante” of the Holland battalion and manager of the provisional hospital at Halmstead, was accused of baving em- bezzled public funds to the amount of 15,000 crowns. He said to have ab- sconded February t. BEITER ¥ 7THE DUTY. HAD r Dingley Prepares a Club for the Free- Wool Importers. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 9.—A spe- cial to the Herald from Washington says: Chairman Dingley of the Ways and Means Committee has a large-sized club ready for importers who are atiempting to bring in large stocks of goods under the present taniff laws, so as to avoid the paying of increased duties under the new Members of the committee will net say in exactly what manuer 1t is hoped to resch these firms, but they talk confi- dently of their ability to so frame the bill as to make the efforts of the importers to evade the higher taxes very unprofitable. Speaking of the report that many cargoes of wool are now in transit to this country, and that the owners expected to bring them in free of duty, one of the Repubii- can members of the committee said yes- terday: “These gentlemen don’t know what u hey are running into. They wiil find that there is enough ability in the Ways and Means Committee to cir- cumvent them in their attempt to defraud the treasury. 1can’t tell you just how we are going to reach them, butl can say they had better sell their wool as soon ss it is landed and save the money to hire lawyers. The lawyers wili zet as much out'of them as they wou!d pay under tne increased duties, or they will have law- suits on band that will last the rest of their lLives.”” — OELAHOMA'S INVALID DIVPORCES. Another D:eree Canceled by a New York Supreme Justice, NEW YORK, N. Y., March 9.—Justice Lawrence in the Supreme Court to-day declared another Oklahoma divorce 1in- valid. In 1896 John F. Driscoll told his wife that he was going to Iowa to geta position, but instead he went to Oklahoma and got a decree of divorce against his wife on the charge of crueity and aban- donment. When he returned to this city his wife had him arrested in a suit which she institu:ed for absolute divorce. The court holds that the divorce decree had no valdity whatever, as the Driscolls were not residents of Oklahoma and the courts there had no juritdiction in the matter. —- DANINH STEAMEK ICEBOUND, Her Coal Supply Exhausted, She Uses Woodwork for Fuel. ST. JOHN, NEWFoUNDLAND, March 9.— A large ocean steamer was sighted off Trepas-ey, on the south coast of the island, thirty miles west of Cape Race, this evening, headed for the harbor. She being unable to mnove owing to the ice blockade, several men ventured out and found ber 1o be the Danish steamer I<and, fifteen days from Copenhagen, for New York, with a general cargo and 120 passengers. She experienced stormy weather on the passage and exhausted her entire coal supply. She was compelled to burn her woodwork to enable her to reach land to communicate her condition. e NAVAL CREDI1S C. S AVERTED. Yon Hohewlohs Impri Committee of the BERLIN, GErMaNY, March 9.—Prince Hohenlohe, the Imperial Charcellor, ad- dressed ihe Budget Committee of the Reichstag to-day upon the Government's demands for extra credit for increasing the navy. He said Germany certainly re- quired an increase of her fleet, but the {ime in which such navy could be created depended upon the financial position of the admiraity and the will of the Reicn- siag. The statement made by the Chan- cellor was received with manifestations of approval, and the threatened crisis over naval credits has clearly been averted. bRt Tardy C:lebration in Paris. PARIS, Fraxce, March 9.—The French Union of American Universities by a spe- cial gatherng to-night belatedly cele- brated Washington’s birthday. There was a large -attendance. Among those present were: Henry Vignaud, Secretary of the American Embas-y; Newton B, Eustis, Second Secretary; the Duc de Noailles, President of Levasseur; Comte de Rochambeau and other prominent men. M. Coubertin, who presided, dis- coursed upon the National igeal of the United States. { SEge e Signaled That She Had Been on Fire. LONDON ExG., March 9.—The German steamer Mele: Captain Menz, from Bremen for New York, was sighted to- day off the Lizard. She signaled that she had been on fire but that the flames were extinguished. —— Staughtered by Fanatics, PARIS, FrANcE, March 9.—A dispatch from Rio Janeiro says that an outbreak occurred in Bahia, where 200 soldiers ana three civil officials had been killed by a band of tanatics. the Budget eichstag. —_— For the German and Italian Missions. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 9.— Among the appointment rumors in cir- calation is one which sends Senator Cam- eron of Pennsylvania to succeed Mr. Uhl as Embassador to Germany. The Massa- chusetts delegation asked this place for Representative Draper, but Senators Quay and Penrose urged Senator Cameron’s ap- vointment, and 1t is staied that General Draper will succeed Minister MacVeagh at Rome. HAWKING aud spitting Is a sure indictionot a Throat disease. If taken in time it can always be cured with Dr. D. Juyne's Expectorant. ¥or Headache take Jayne's Painless Sanative Pills i THE PRESIDENT IN SHAPE FOR WORK Holds a Cabinet Meeting and Reccives Many Visitors. Some D.op In to Pay Respects, Others to Present Ciaims for O fice. Several Sera‘ors S cure Uninter- ruptel Iaterv.ews cn the Sub- ject of Patrcnage. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 9.—Presi- dent McKinley started work this morning with a clean desk. He and his clerical as- sistants were up with the mail. While at Canton Major McKinley took time by the torelock. Every letter relating to an offi- cial subject was answered there, with the result that when he entered the White House he did not have a mountain of cor- respondence to clear away. The first regular CabinetYmeeting of the new administration was held this morn- ing at 110'clock. President McKinley in- tends to keep up the practice of holding conferences with his official advisers twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at the hour named. Whether rainy weather was or was not the cause of it, there wasa great talling off in the forces of office-seekers that came to the mansion this morning. By 11 o’ciock, when the Cabinet met, they had all gone. Senators Allison, Hawley, Elkins and Cullom were among the early callers. Major Wood, the newly appointed Sena- tor from Kentucky, who has not been ad- mitted to bis seat, alsa dropped in. Ciark E. Garr of Galena, 111, who has held office with a brief intermission ever since the day of Lincoln, and who wants to return to Denmark as Minister, and J. D. Eiliott, candidate for District Attorney of Bouth Dakota, saw the President. The Missouri Congressional delegation came in a body to pay its respects. Con- gressmen Hitt of Illinois and Grosvenor cf Ohio had little chats with the Presi- dent. General Powell Clayton of Arkan- sas, who will probably be Minister to Mexico, bad the President’s ear forawhile, Ex-Congressman Grove L. Johnsen of California, who made some sensational scenes in the House of Representatives during the debate on the Pacific funding biil, made a brief call. Three gentlemen of prominence, who knew they could expect no further favors from the Republican party, wandered in merely to pay their respects. ‘They were Senators Teller of Coloradu, Pettigrew of South Dakota and Cannon of Utah, who bolted the St. Louis convention aiter the adoption of the monetary piank of the platform. President McKinley has signified his intention of receiving Liliuokalani, the former Queen of Hawaii, 1n response to her request for an audience, just as soon as the rush of visitors is over. Xer recep- tion by ihe Fresident will be purely in- formal. Murat Halstead was one of the hun- dred applicants for a diplomatic position who saw the President this morning. Congressman Daizell of Pennsylvania, a member of the Ways and Means Comm tee, had an interview witn Mr. McKinle7 after the Cabinet meeting, which lasted about an hour. Senator Mark A. Hanna was the lead- ing visitor to the White House after luncheon recess. He saw the President for half an hour. Senator Foraker also had the President’s ear for a few minates. Senator Cullom presented the names of ex-Congressman Murphy, who wonld like to be an Assistant Postmaster-General, and Thomas Needles, an applicant for tbe position o1 Internal Revenue Collector for the southern district of Iiliuois. One of to-day's callers was Daniel Hogan of Cairo, who is also after the place Mr. Needles wants. Congressmen Dalzell and Huff of Penn- sylvania introduced Dr. Hugh Pitcairn of Harrisburg. He is indorsed by Senators Quay and Penrose for the Berlin Consulate generalcy and is said (o be the most prom- ising candidate. )!n}'{nr C. W.F. Dick of Ohio, who ran the Republican burean at Cleveland in the campaign, came late in the afternoon. Mr. Hannais very friendly to him and it is reported that Major Dick will be the next Fourth Assistant Postmasier-Gen- eral—the ‘‘headsman” of the administra- tion. Other callers of prominence were Sen tor Hansbrough of North Dakota with a Yarly of friends, Congressman Cannon of ilinois and ex-Congressman Farquhar of New York. The name of C. J. A. Erickson, ex-State Senator of Boone, Iowa, was presented to the President by Messrs. Dolliver, Allison and Gear of the Iowa delagation in Con- gress for the mission to Norway and Sweden. They also lelt with the Presi- dent the petitions of a number of Swedish socleties in the West urging Mr. Erick- son’s appointment. Nearly a thousand persons shook hands with the President at a public reception this afternoon. To-night several Senators had uninterrupted conversations with President McKinley on the subjsct of patronage. LEXOW COMMITIEE T0 REPORT. Dangers Arising Fram Monster Combi- nations Pointed Out, ALBANY, N. Y., March 9.—The report of the Lexow investigating commiitee will be presented to-morrow. It contalns about 10,000 words. The testimony taken before the com- mittee is reviewed at length, and while no special drive is made against any indi- vidual trust, the committee treats all of the combines investigated alike. The report dwells at !ength upon the great danger that is likely to arise from the continuance of the operations of ag- gregations of capitalists and protests that atlirmative legislation should be enactea with a view to restraining, if not entirely prohibiting, the operation of such mon- ster combinations. g PROMOTIONS IN THE NAVY. Secretary Long Already Gives the Subject Consideration. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 9.—A Her- el special from Washington says: Secre- tary Long bas already given consideration to several changes in station of naval officers in high rank. The Chief of the Bureau of Navigation of the Navy Dapart- ment is Rear-Admiral F. M. Ramsay, but as that ofticer must retire on account of age on April 6, his successor must be de- cided upon within the next fow weeks. ‘Tnree officers—Captain Albert Kautz, Captain R. D. Evans and Captain H. C. Taylor—have been suggested or the place. As Commodore J. N. Miller and the new Secretary are personal friends, the belief prevails that Long may ask him to be Admiral Ramsay’s successor. Commo- dore Miller wilt be promoted upon Rear- Admiral Walker's retirement on the 20th inst. His special ambition. however, it is said, is to become flag officer of the North Atlantic squadron when Admiral Bunce’s term of duty ends in June, and it is gen- erally believed that if he asks Secrem? Lon‘z to give him this assignment he will getit, Admiral Walker's retirement on the 20th inst. will create a vacancy in the office of the chairman of the lightuouse board. On account of the high rank of army officers who are members of the board, it has been customary to assien a paval officer of the highest rank to fill the position. The only rear-admiral available for the position is Admiral Beardslee, commanding the Pacific station, whose tour of sea duty has long since expired. His detachment will leave a vacancy which will probably be filled by Commo- dore George Dewey. ¥ Secretary Long will also make changes in several ship commands -hortly and also make assignments of officers to com- mand the gunboats and torped<-boats that will soon be ready for Government ac- ceptance. e IN QUEST uF FILIBUSTERS. on the Wy MOBILE, Ara., March 9.—A special to the Register from Pensacola, Fla., says: The filibuster excitement was revived here this morning when the cruiser Marblehead suddenly steamed into the harbor and came to anchor near the Mont- gomery. One of the officers came ashore, and it was learned thatshe had come from the vicinity of Appalachicola to have her bunkers filled with coal. It was learned that she had left an armed launch and crew at Applachicola to keep watch until her return. It is an open secret that the cars of arms and boats that left Jacksonvilie on Thursday arrived here. The cars were open and the contents could be easily seen. The body of Cubans went to Appalachicola and it is known that a customs officer has gone from here to that port. The fact that the arms and surf-boats were shipped here in open cars and that thie Cubans went i broad daylight to Appalachicola leaas the public toconlude that the whole movement was only a “'grandstand play”’ to avert the attention of the officers from some part of the coast where operations are being carried on. In addition to the war vessels, several men supposed to be Pinkerton detectives are here and every person who is suspected of being in any way connected with the movement is being constantly shadowed, Nothing has been heard from the tug Monarch since she left the harbor on Fri day for Sabine Pass. The cruiser Ment- gomery has had steam up all day but has not yet taken on coal. No shore leaves were granted to officers or men and it is impossible to learn anything of her future movements. Itis rumored to-night that the battle-ships Texas and Maine will join the Marblehead in the Gulf and that the cruiser Raleigh is to come here to re- lieve the Montzomery. George Gould Sells the Fizilant. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 9.—The famous sloop Vigilant, the conqueror of Valkyrie 1I, and trial yacht for the De- fender, nas passed out of the hands of George Gould into the possession of Percy Chubb, who will use her as a pleas- ure boat only. The Vigilant represents an investment, counting the construction account of the 1se'in syndicate, which built her to de- fend the America cup, and of Gould, who made very careful and expensive altera- tions in her in order to provide against the Defender’s turning out a failure, of about §150,000. Stanford-Oakland Field Day. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL, March 9.—Manager Brown has arranged a field day jor the freshman team with the Oakiana High School. The aate was set for next Saturday. Later on the San Francisco Hizh Sciool will meet the ireshmen, and an interesting tryout is an- ticipated. F. Birtch, Chester Mur- phy, P. McDowell, A. J. Edwards, J. T, Nourse, B. Kerrigan, B. Burnett, E. E. Morgan, H. T, Boyd, George Backett and C. Wilson will compose the iresbman team. The date of the annual freshman- sophomore field-day has not as yet been set. St Qe s National Kepubtican Mecting. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 9.—The executive committee of the National Re- publican Committee held a secret meeting this afterncon. A full membership was not greuem and another meeting will be held in a few days. The report of the secretary showing the work done during the summer was read. It was decided to maintain the permanent headquarters in Washington. —_— Mishap to Cardinal Gibbons. WHEELING, W. Va., March 9.—Cardi- nal Gibbons is the guest of Right. Rev. Bishop Donahue and the local clergy. On the way to Wheeling over the Baltimore and Ohio the Cardinal was slightty injured by the breaking of a window in the car in which he rode. The Cardinal is to deliver a lecture here to-morrow evening. Redes diddy Chicano Populists Nominate City Officers. CHICAGO, Irr., March 9.—L. D. Rey- nolds was nominated asa candidate for Mayor of Chicugo at the city convention of the middlie-of-the-rond Populists here to-night. Nominations for all officers were chosen from the party. Resolutions denouncing fusion were adopted. Miswouri Pacific Directors Re-elected, NEW YORK, N. Y., March 9.—At the annual meeting of the Missour1 Pacific road, held to-day, the board of directors was re-elected. The arrangement for the extension of the [ron Mouniain bonds was affirmed. frshg LY Receiver Appointed. CINCINNATI, Outo, March 9.—Judge Hunt to-day appointed & receiver for the Consolidated Building and Savings Com- pany. The share-hoiders are mostly em- ployes of the Cincinnati Street Railway Company. The liabilities are placed at $230,000 and assets $175,000. oy War on Sunday Bascball. CLEVELAND, Onro, March 9.—War was declared on Sunday baseball here to- day by the Cleveland Ministers’ Union. The National League clubs arranging for Sunday games were severely condemned. Al Cincinnati’s Lots by the Flood. «CINCINNATI, Onro, March 9.—Presi- dent Hermann of the City Board of Ad- ministration, after careful investigation, K!-u- the loss in this city from the recent igh water at $500,000. e ZLarge Dry Gouds Firm Fails, CHARLESTOWN, W. Va., March 9.— Jelenke Brothers & Loeb, the Iargest department store in the city, failed this morning, The assets and liabilities are expected to reach $100,0C0. g e Suicide of a Young Lady, READING, Pa.,March 9.—Miss Isabella Fulton of Decatur, Ill., who came here a week ago on a visit to her sisier of the faculty of the Girls’ High School, com- mitted suicide to-day. L Kansas City Domestic Tragedy. KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 9.—Gus Morling, employed on the Times, shot and fatally wounded his wife, Ettie, ana killed himself at 607 May street to-day. Taey had quarre IO s Bliss Goes to New York. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 9.—Sec- retary of the Interior Bliss left for New York this afternoon on private business. He wili_ remain until Friday. First As- sistant Sims will act during his absence. CAPITALIST NOVES CAUGHT NAPPING The Oakland Mining Man Given a Surprise at Chicago. Served With Legal Papers in a Suit Involving Millions of Dollars. After Waiting Four Years the Oppor- tunity Comes to an Sysdicate. CHICAGO, IvLr., March 9:—After wait- ing more than four yearsa Chicago and Indiana syndicate which claims the own- ership-of 1,500,000 acres of land in Texas, rich in silver and said to be worth over $5,000.000, obtained legal services to-day on a high official of the Ciboio Creek Mill- ing and Mining Company, William Noyes of Oakland, Oal., a capitalist and general manager of the defendant company. Frederick P. Olcott, the New York repre- sentative, ana the Houston and Texas Central Rsiiroad are also made defend- ants. They are in possession of the dis- puted land and silver mines. Service was obtained on Mr. Noyes un- der pecutiar circumstances. He and his wife arrived here from California last Sat- urday and were guests of the Auditorium Hotel. Ernest ©. Hoiman and Seth F. Crews, Chicago lawyers, who are president and secretary respectively of the syndicate, and have represented it in the legal fight, were anxious to obtain service in the Northern Federal District of Iilinois and bring suit away from Texas. A similar suitis now pending in Presidio County, Tex., where the greater part of the prop- erty is located. Just before the late Judge Gresham was appointed Secretary of State by ex-Presi- dent Cleveland a suit in ejectment was brought by the syndicate in this ¥ederal district, but Judge Gresham refusea to allow the case to be tried, because service was not had on any officer of the company in Illinois. The syndicate’s cpportunity came last night. Lawyer Owen went to the opera at the Auditorium. While surveying the audience between acts his heart almost {xlnmped in his mouth at sight of General Manager Noyes and Mra. Noyes. Owen quickly chang-d seats for a more seciuded spot where Mr. Noyes could not see him, and after the opera the lawyer shadowed the California capitalist to the Annex, via the tunnel route across the street. As soon as possible th's morninga suitin eJectment, claiming $500,000dameges, was filed in the United Btates Circuit Court and suppressed for service, and in the State court two suits for trespass, cinim- ing $2,000,000 damages, were fiied. After walting at the hotel for hours Deputy United States Marshal Allen was rewarded by secing the papers on Mr. Noyes served. The land was granted in 1834 by the Mexican Government 1o Jose Ignace Vig- neccnquillo for service in the army, bat he never settled on it. His heirs claimed the land without question, and after the annexation of Texas by the United States part of the land passed into the posses<ion of the Houston and Texas Central Rail- road. Another part was bought with scrip and is now claimed by Mr. Olcott, who leased it to the Cibolo Company. The railroad’s part was bought by the same company. Five years ago the Vignecon- quillo grant was bought from his heirs by the synaicate com prising forty prominent men, Atiorney Owen said they had been offered millions of dollars for their claim alone. Two silver mines, the Presidioana Cibolo, which have yielded as high as $2,000,000 of silver a year, are located on the property. Ciril Sercive Discussed. WASHINGTION, D. €., March 9.— Messrs Proctor, Harlow and Rice of the Civil Service Commission to-day called on Postmaster-General Gary to pay their re- spects and talk .over civil service rules whicn were extended by President Cleve- Jand so as to embrace a large number of important positions in the department. —_—— Arbitration Treaty Referred Back. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 9.— During an executive session of the Senate this afternoon Senator Davis moved to refer the general treaty of arbitration between the United States and Great Britain back to the Committee on Foreign Relations. This action was taken without opposition. A For Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 9.—The Times says: it is stated as certain, though as yet unofficial, that Colonel J. H. Brig- ham ot Ohio, master of the ional Grange, will be Assistant Sacretary of Agriculture, to succeed Charles W. Dabrey of Tennessee. —_—— Eepublican Senatorial Steerers. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 9,—Sena- tor Allison, chairman of the Republican caucus, to-day apocinted the following steering committee: Allison, Hale, Al- drich, Cullom, Davis, Sewell and Carter. Allison was made chairman. Py Carnegie Improving. GREENWICH, Coxw., March 9.—An- drew Carnegieis improving slowly. —— Santa Fe Assassins Will Hang. SANTA FE, N. Mex., March 9.—Gov- ernor Thornton reiurned to-day from Washington. He has no fears, in view of Cleveland’s finding that the President has no jurisdiction in the Borrego affair, that President McKinley will reopen the case. The four assassins now stand sentenced to zo to the scaffold on the 23d. It is pos:ible that, in the meantime, a Gover- nor raay be appointed who could be in- duced by friends of the condemned men to interfere and commute the sentence, but this Governor Thornton does not deem at all probable, as almost any man whom McKinley is likely to name will be glad to have this notorious case forever | closed before assuming the Governor's chair. —_— Forluna Man Badly Burned, EUREKA, Can, March 9.—Lee Arm- strong was seriously, if not fatally, burned at Fortuna on Friday. He was using gas- oline in re-enameling a bicycle. The fluid exploded, communicating the flames to his clothes. Before they could be extin- guished the young man was badly burned :‘l;% at present he is.in a precarious condi- ——rg iSudden Death at Eureka. FEU!}EKA, CAL., March 9.—Richard M. ernald, one of the best known citize: f Humboldt County, dropped dead :h'i‘l’e at work in this city yesterday. He was superintendent and chief owner of the Eureka street railroad. While suvervis- ing work on the railroad track near the business portion of the town b - tacked by heart disease. it TA it i Wardner Kioters Arvrested. SPOKANE, Wass., March 9.—A Wal lace (Idaho) special to-day says: Sheriff Haney and_posse succeeded in arresting ten of the ringleaders of the Caeur d’Alene rioters who ran Editor Burris out of Wardner last Sunday because he attacked the A. A. Among the prisonersis Eugene Norton, captain of the local mili- tary company. The trial of the men on a charge of riot was commenced before Mag- sirate Finn here this afternoon. Sl Orposes Oregon’s Acw Senator. PORTLAND, Or., March 8.—The Bi- metallic League has adopted the fol- lowing resolution in regard to Governor Lord’s appointment of a successor to Jonn H. Mitchell, and wired it to Senator Teller and other bimetallists in Congress: In our opinion the appointment of Hon. H. W. Corbett as United States Senator is illegal, and we urge you fo strenuously oppose bis being seated. e == Snow in Humboldt County. EUREKA, CaL., March 9.—The present storm has been so severe in Humboldt that telegraph wires have been down for several davs and overland mails have been delayed. There is considerable snow on the mountains and the incications are that the storm is not over by any means. The cold weather has been more prolonged and severe than for a number of years past. i S O Stanislaus Irrigation Muddle. MODESTO, Cav., March 9.—Injunctions have been asked for and granted by the Superior Court of this county restraining the collectors of the Modesto and Turlock irrigation districts frons selling for delin- quent taxesthe property of the petitioners 1n the districts. In Modesto distriet the injunction is for the year 1896 only, whiie in'the other district it is for the years 1895 and 1896. N — Mason Valley Murderer Indicted. CARSON, Nev., March 9.—Loean, the man who killed Indian Jim Kintz in Mason Valley about two weeks ago, was yesterday indicted for murder by the Lyon County Grand Jury. This was the murder over which the Indians were so much enraged a short timeago, when they threatened to massacre all the whites in the valley. They are satisfied now thatthe authorities have acted. THE ARMY TELEGRAPH. The Same Wire Can Be Used for Tele- phoning or Telegraphing. The imperative need of the army of the United States of electrical communication has been strikingly demonstrated in the great value which the present system has proved itself to be within the last year, says the New York Herald. There are to-day 780 miles of permanent military telegraph lines in this country, all oper- ated by the Government Signal,Corps. There has been & notable advancein the deveiopment of the combined telegraph and telephone apparatus in use. In fact, it is now possible for an operator to carry in his hand a telegraph and telephone office combined. While one soldier is tele- graphing a message in Morse character, another soldier muy talk over the same wire telephonically with another station, and each of the receiving operators will hear only his own message. A curious fact in connection with the Government telegraph lines is that it has been found necessary to make the testing- boxes, which are located about ten miles apart, castiron and bullet-proof. This is because of the fondness of the cowpuncher for shooting off the insulators and various portions of the testboxes. Although such incidents occur at very frequent intervals, so carefully are the Government systems in the West watched that interruptions are_quickly repaired, so quickly that loss of time practically amounts to nothing. Here 1s a field also in which the bicycle plays an important part, for it is by aid of the wheel that the breaks are so quickly located and such good time made from the stations to them, far less than would be the result even if the lineman rode a horse. . While the permanent telegraph lines under the control of the chief signal officer of the army were originally constructed purely for military services they subserve large commercial inierests. fhe tariff charge for messages averages about fifteen cents for ten words. The number of mes- sages transmitted over the Government wires, consisting of Government, state and other business, aggregatea 57,949, and these figures only indicate the business transacted on lines handling paid com- mercial messages. The number of messages affords but a slight idea of the amount of business transacted, for the reason that a message muy contain only two words, or, on the other hand, it msy contain several han- dred. From a local and a military point of view the importance of military lines is very great. Notonly do tney increase and stbserve the economical interests of the Government, but they are of inestima- ble value to commercial interests. The most notable advance made during the vear in military telegraphy is the combined telegraph and telephone appa- ratus referred to. The whole outfit weighs sixteen pounds, ircluding battery enough to work over any field line which the corps might be called on to operate. The im- vortance of this means of communication was practically demonstrated on the mili- tary cable between Angel Island and Tiburon, Cal., when a complete intesrup- tion of communication by the grounding of each of the three conductors of the cable was reported. This grounding was so complete that a telegraph instrument w ith a battery was worked between any XEW TO-DAY. "N a young girl’s life there comes a time when the careless innocence of child- hood changes to tite modest, blushing maidenly self- con- sciousness of ap- roaching maturity. e eye is brighter ; the form is rounder; s u:( shy coquetry in the glance :—the girl has | become a woman. {i She has entered that ¥ critical period so full Wil of happy possibil- fl ities, yet so hedged about with the phy- [} sical sufferings and her womanhood that any disturbance of this sensitive organism throws the whole system out of harmony. ‘'‘Female weakness’ causes nine-tenths of all the wretchedness which wotnen endure. 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