The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 12, 1897, Page 2

B 3 1} o THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 12 1897, formed the court that he thought the Sen- a'e should bave 2n official notification of the matter, and that a lik courtesy should be extended to the Attorney-Gen- eral. He suggested that the Sheriff should v the Sena rney, addressing his honor, Te- marked that the Senate in its wisdom bad ordered these men into the custody of the Sheriff of Sacramento County. He stated that the writ as issued by the court was directed to both the Sheriff and the Ser- geant-at-arms, but thet the latter had pre- viously delivered the prisoners to the Sheriff. Kor this reason, he deciared, it was not the duty of the petitioners to notiry the Senate or the Attorney-General of these proceedings. He added thaton Tuesday Senator Morehouse gave evidence on the floor of the Senate that he had knowledge of the writ baving been issued. He then continued as follows: “If your Honor thinks proper we should give more notice than this, we are here to obey the directions of our Honor concerning the matter.” To this Judge Hughesreplied as follows: 1 think both sides should be represented. While it is not tbe practice of courts to serve notice in cases of this kind, this is an important matter aud some notice should be served on the other side. The court will direct tue clerk to place in the bhands of the Sheriff a notice to be served on the presivent of the Senate, and 0 10 the Senute through the president, that A. M. Lawrence and L. L. Levines bave been brought before this court on habeas corpus on the allegation that they are illegally restrained of their liberty, the matter will be taken up at 3:3 and L cEaerney jumped at the opportunity or securing further delay and freedom for his clients. He sugzested thai this was rather short notice. District Attorney Ryan interposed with a timel, esiion by stating that this noiice that 1f the time was considered too short the cther de could so state when they appeared later. McEnerney at this point endeavored to e capital for the fukers and at the same su should be served and s preliminary matter and in J te himself and his associates and the t he wisued to call attention to the that con iderable exception had been n to the admission of the prisoners to Judge Hunt remarked tbat that was someihing that the court would take up later. McEnerney informed was & wilness preseni, in the person of | ty Clerk McCraney of the Supreme Count, who would testify that this was tne pr the Supreme Court. On the suggestion oi McEnerney the witness was ordered to appear when the court con- vened later. Ciunle asked that the time be made 4 The court conseated, and ad- was taken to that hour. t 4 o’cock Judge Hughes L by a king if both sides were 10 proceed. Assisiant Attorney- tice of General W. H. Anderson aroseand ad- dressed tne court as follows: *If the court please, in this maiter the Senate passed a resolution this afternoon request- ing the Attorney-General to appear on its bebalf and represent them in this matter. The Attorney-General 1s absent and knows nothing of this resolution. I atiempt d, my part, to communicate with him, and was informed that he had left his office 1n San Francisco and gone home un- weil. ‘Out of regard to the Senate I have concluded to appear here with Judge Post, one of the deputies, to represent the Senate in this matter. But we only re- ceived this notice a balf bour ago and of course are not prepared to argue the mat- ter just at present. the att for the petitioners and they have agreed 1o let the matter go overuntil 10 o’clock to-morrow morning. The At- torney-General, it has been repeatedly held by the Supreme Court, has nothing to do with babeas corpus maiters; they are said to be Jocal affairsand that it is the duty of the Distric: Attorney to con- duct them. We will appear, however, in accordance with the resolution of the Senae.’’ To th court w med that shortly aiter the issuance of the writ in this matter the In- vestigating Comm ttee ot the Senate, the s in mem be other members of the Senate were notified of t ssuance of the writ, and also that some one connected with the Attorney- General’s office had been notified. This was deemed satlicient, but the Sheriff was al-o instructed to serve thenotice; the law requires a speedy hearing of the matter, but as the time was short since serving of the notice, I think the request for a con- tinuance is reasonable.”’ Witness was notified to appear in court at10 o'clock to-morrow morning without any further subpena, and adjournment until that bour was taken. -— EXPLAIN THEIR ACTS. George W. Baker and W. F. Herrin Testify Before the Assembly In- vestigating Committee. SACRAMENTO, Car., March 1L—The Assembly invesiigating committee re- ceived corroborative evidence this after- noon of the fact that the Examiner’s libelous c. arge of legisiative bribery was founded upon rumor. George W. Baker and W. F. Herrin, the men for whom the Examiner bad shouted the most loudly, were there, having come atonce to Sacramento as soon as they learned that the committee wished to take their testimony. They told what they knew of Camineiti’'s bill, and their evidence was in line with that which was produced hetetofore. It was simply o the effect that Mr. Baker wzs the attor- ney for the Liquo:-dealers’ Assoclation; that the association wanted the bill passed in order to protect them from the bias of prohibition Judges in prohibition districts: be caused the bill to be intro- duced; that he went to Alvinza Hayward, knowing that Mr. Hayward was a client of Mr. Herrin, and requested Mr. Hayward to use bis influence with Mr. Herrin to in turn use his influence with Senator Morehouse, who was a schoolmate of that gentleman. Mr. Herrin's testimony was to the effect that he was not at all interested in the bill and did not wish to be, but that in order to oblige his client, Mr. Hayward, he wired Senator Moreliouse to cease his opposition to the bul until he had an opportunity of seeirg him and explaining the matter. Mr. Baker said that the president of the Liquor dealers’ Asso- ciation instructed him to introduce the bill. Mr. Baker said that he did not come to the Capitol with a circus wagon, an elephant and a brass band, to advertise the fact that the I'quor men had a bill before the Legislature, because ne had a fair and just bill before the Legislature and it was beaten for the reason that it was a liquor measure. Men indorsed for office by that association were supposed to be.opposed to any measure unfriendly to the liguor interest. It would be im- Dossible for him to get any bill through rry favor with the Judze, by stating | tbe court there | I have consulted with | Judze Hughes remarked: “The | of the Judiciary Commiitee and | the Legis ature if it was known that the 1'quor-dealers were behind it, and for that reason he had not spoken to a member of the lobby, nor to any one whom the association had indorsed, for fear that if they came forward the biil would be defeated by that ‘act. Clunie, kicking his way out of the snow- slide, came smilingly into the cross-exam- ination. He thought that a pleasant place in which to cast bLis fishing lines was the office of the Liguor-dealers’ Asso- ciation, and he wanted 1o know if the liquor-dealers would not send their books up to Sacramento for his inspection. Mr. Baker quietly responded that he denied the right of Clunie toinquire into the private affairs of his clients. Mr. Valeutine said that absolutely nothing had been presented to the com- mittee to show that there was any found- ation for the Examiner's charges. “Mr. | Clunie has sat here for nearly two hours in the hope that he wou!d get on to some- thing,” added Valentine, "‘but he has ab- solutely failed to bring a single iota of | evidence that would throw any light on | this charge made by tne Examiner. This/{ latter proposition is ridiculous and ab- | surd and we have no time to fritter away | onit. If the gentleman is sincere in his | desire to assist this committee 1n ascer- | taining whether or not there are members | of this Legislature who have been bribed | be shouid direct his inquiries to that | point.” i Clunte smiled an Examiner smile, which | the same is an unutterable thing founded | on rumor. Chairman Belshaw remarked | that it did not make any difference who | presented or prepared the bill. That had | nothing to do with the case. The proposi- tion was, Had anv member of the As- sembly veen bribed? Mr. Baker went on to say that he had | spoken about the biil to C. D. Lane, Alvinza Hayward, Assemblyman Cami- netti and Senators Langford and Voorheis. He might have talked with Assemblyman Dibble, but he was not positive as to that. He had asked Mr. Dargie to see Assembly- man Leavitt about the biil. He had also sent a telegram to Mr. Hen in relation | to the matter. ’ “Will you consent to the production of | that telegram ?" asked Clunie. | | | { Mr. Baker was quick with his response. 1 will, if the Examiner wi'l consent to the production of its telegrams relating to thi= bill. Mr. Baker smiled, as Le thought of the | | valuable mine of information that would | be ceveloped if the Examiner’s telegrams | | showing how the libel was cooked up | couli be produced. Mr. Clunie smiled also, but did not consent. Mr. ker went on to say that Senator Morehouse had made a verv virulent at- | | on the bill, evi ently under a mis- | | conception as to its object, and he had | asked Mr. Hayward snd Mr. Cross(not | the Assembiyman by that name) by tele- | graph to see Mr. Herrin and request him touse his influence with Senator More- | | bouse to cease his opposition. After the | biil had passed Mr. Baker told Senator | | Morehouse that he had been altogeiner | mistaken in the view he had taken of the bill. W. F. Herrin was sworn and made his | statement in a straightforward munner. He id that he had no correspondence what- | ever with any member of the Assembly, but he bad sent to Senator Morehouse the | telegram which had been published in THE CALL. Alvinza Hayward wasa client of his, und Mr. Hayward and Mr. Baker bad asked him to heip the bill. In dis- cussing the bill with the two gentlemen named Mr. Herr.n had understood its pro- visious to be that a person could get a cbange of venue merely on making an | affidavit that the Judge was biased with- | out further showing. “1 thought ihat was wrong,” said Mr. | Herrin, “und I stated my objections to Mr. Hayward, who had taken Mr. Baker’s | | side ot the argument, and Mr. Hayward | said th:at 1if such a law existed when the | Hale & Norcross case was tried he could | | have secured a fair judgment. I told him | that no case would jusiify the passuge of | a pad law."”” Mr. Herrin went on to tell how Mr. Baker had named several States in which asimilar law was in force. He himself | | bad sent no telegrams with reierence to that biil to any member of the Assemb! and with the exception of Alvinza Hay- | ward be had noclient interested in the | bill. Mr. Hayward’s language was that Mr. Baker had come to his cffice and in. formed him that Senator Morehouse was | opposing the bill, and Buker was very | anxious to have Mr. Herrin ask the Sena- | tor to cease his opposition. | Mr. Herrin replied to Mr, Hayward: ‘I | don’t like to interfere in this matter or | have anything to do with it. Ivisa mat- l ter of no interest to me, and I would rather not have anything to do with it.’ Then Mr. Hayward sad, ‘I wish you would,’ and he was so emphatic in that re- quest that I sad, ‘Very well; I will do what Ican,’ and I sent the dispatch. “It is a common saying without zny | truth whatever that the Southern Pacific | Company is behind this bill or that—at | least the Examiner says so—and 1t is for | that reason that [ dida’t want to interfere | in the matter; but Mr. Hayward asked it | as a personal favor, and that is why I did | what I have tesufied to. Iattached no importance to the Haie & Norcross suit. | The probability is that after the Supreme | Court has got through with it there will not be very much leit in the way of a new irial. I have known Senator Morehouse | for fifteen years before I became connected with the railroad company. We had been young men together, and therefore I felt that 1 could a:k him to do me a javo The committee adjournea until 9 o’clock to-morrow. — SENATE AND ASSEMBLY. Passage of the Bill 1o Py 'the Claim of Dennis Jordun. SACRAMENTO, CaL, March 1L—An effort was made this morning in the Sen- | ate to reconsider the vote whereby the bill giving the Board of Health the power to subpena witnesses, and to compel their attendance, was defeated yesterday. The effort failed. The remainder of the morning session was given up to the reading of bills on the second reading file. The Senate this afternoon passed the following Assembly bills as amended: By Strain, fixing fish and game regulations; by Emmons, permiting grand juries to hold ior more than one year, at the dis- cretion of the Superior Jud e; by Dibble, prohibiting the use o’ the United Siates flag for advertising purposes, was passed finally and sent to the Guvernor. Austin’s bill, specilying property liable to taxation for the purposes of revenue, was withdrawn, The Senate to-night passed Assembly bills as follows: Appropriating $4800 to pay the Examiner for publishing consti- tutional amendments; same Bulletin $2478. Aporopriating $877 to pay the claim of Luke Kavanaugh for reporting and transcriving testimony for the Board of Health; providing for the appointment of a mining inspector in each Congres- sional district; appropriating $5000 for their compensation; approprnating $63,530 to pay the claim of Dennis Joraan ‘Ior balance due for work dome on the IN | the act for the protection of children. | sembly | orde | episode took p | ments to Senate bill | States Senate they balieved and knew him | kins belore the caucus as a lie pure and | an amendment by Sha | Appointed Pilot Folsom penitentiary; permitting the Cal fornia Home for Feeble Minded Chiidren to admit idiots, epileptics and mentaliy enfeebled paraiytics into the institution; al-o Senate bilis providing for the protec- tion and preservation of public hizhways; amending section 671 of the Code of l(‘i'.'il Procedure relating to judgment 1ens. Bridgford’s Assembly bill amending the section of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to changes ot venue, which was a substitute for the famous bill concerning which charges of bribery were made by the Examiner, was lost. When the Jordan claim came up Bulla offered an amendment reducing the ap- propriation to $20,000, but his motion to commit to a select committee jor amend- ment was defeated, and npon rollcall the bili passed a vote of 29 aves to 6 noes, Bulla, Gillette, Halloway, Langford, Voor- heis and Withington voting no. In the Assembly th:s morning a com- mittee of three wus «ppointed to amend the Shanahan income tax law. The vote was strictly partisan, as was also the de- bate on the subject. The Assembly passed the bill amending The coyote scalp biil, carrving an appro- priation of $287,000, was passed —44 to 2L Notice of reconsideration was given. The Assembly tius afternoon sed the Assembly bill' re.ulating pubiic ware- houses other than for storage of grain or wool; al-0 Assembly bill regu aing the profession of public accountanis and pro- viding for revistration of accountants; ap- propriating $60,000 for erection of a ward building tor the Southern Ca. roia In- sane Asyium. Belshaw's Assembly amendment relative to taxation was adopied. Toe Assembly to-night passed the Sen- ate bill providing for the purcbase of the portrait of ex-Governor H. H. Markham, appropriating $300 theretor; nlso As- bills apyronri $10,000 to pay the claim of A. J. Bourne against tie State; appropriatng $8100 to pay the m' of Major Juse Ramon Pico, organizng ~a company dur rebeilion; $1348 to pay Britlon & Rey for furnishing the Commissioner of Public s; $1078 to Britton & Rey for furnished State Mining Bureau; $1233 10 pay the ciaim of Clement Benneti for reporting the case of the Southern Pa- cific against the Board of Railroad Com- missioners. Gy introduced a concurrent resolution to permit the Governor to absent himseif from the State for six monihs, which went over, no quorum being present in the House. constitutional revenue and for the claim o1 maps for Wo! B TGl LEAVITT HU iHE LIE. Takes Fwxeeption to What the Assembly- man From Amador Says. SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 11.—A semblyman Leavitt constru tively called Assemblyman Caminetti a liar in the As- sembly chamber this afternoon and virtu- ally challenged him to fight with or with- out deadly weapons. Leavitt was not rebuked. A Iittle thing like that does not rufile a feather on the ecorous breast of the Assembly, which as become a pathering almost as dis- ly asa ward caucus in Sacramentd when the airis darkened with clencbed fists and flving cuspidors. The disgraceful znd not very common e in the vrogress of a provosed amend- 0. 507, authorizing rbor Commissioners e City front for a public m had offered an amendment designating as to locality for the free market a portion of the water | front “not,now producing revenue to the State.”’ Shanalan made a heated speech, in | which he cherged that United States | Senator Perkins was attempting to mo-| nopohize the water front of San Francisco. | | | | | discussion on certain the State Board of F to set aside North of Alameda contended that the Southern Pacific Company was tryiog to grab eigit or ten acres of the City front. Shananan denied that ic was a rhilroad bill. It was for the benefit of the jarmers and froit-growers of Juliforuis. Leavitt said that he was glad to see the gentieman from Shasta rise in bis seat with righteousness of sp rit, “but,” added Leavitt, “when he stops to consider that the majority of this House voted (o send the Hon. George C. Perkins to the United | tobe an honorable man, and I say that it | is & most outrageous,uncalled-for and con- temptible attack upon an honorable gentleman.” { “Ideny theattack,” shouted Shanahan. | Then Caminetti mixed up in the ruc- | tion. He steppe! outinto the aisle and shaking his finger at Leavitt shouted “You were agains: Mr. Perkins before the caucus and your own papers said that you were."’ Leavitt, white with passion, brought his clenched fist down upon :he tabie and exciaimed: *“Idesire to brand the state- ment that I was against George C. Per- | simple, and any man who says so is a liar. I ask that my words be taken down.”" Then he added someihing about being wiliing to meet any gentleman who might take excepilon to his brand, in any manner, at any time and at any place. Instead of being celled to order, Mr. Leavitt was applauded. Price of Sonoma informed the Assembly that the farmers’ institute of that county had signitied to him its aesire that an amendment should ve made authorizing the Harbor Commissioners to also set aside a free space for commission men. This amendment was denounced by the agricaltural membrrs as designed to give commission men cfli.es iree of rent and would be equal to ihe destruction of the free market. The amendment was voted down an! han was adopted ommission mer- changing the words chants’ to agents. e GEORGE 7. BUHEN CHOSEN. Commissioner to Suc- ceed John Hackett. . ACRAMENTO, ©ar.,, March 11.—The Governor to-day sutmitted to the Senate the appointment of George T. Bohen of San Francisco to be Pilot Commissioner, vice John Hackett. Bohen is now Presi- dent of the Board of Fire Commissioners of San Franclsco. George T. Bohen is a prominent man in fire insurance and political circles. He has been in California since early davs and has held nearly everv office within the gift of the Exempt Fire Company. He is now president of it. He wus a close iriend of the late Chief Scannell, his nume being connected with nearly everything the old Chief did. Mr. Bohen 1is president of the Fire Com- mission. The new appointee is a broker for the Alliance As-urance Company. He has been connected with the company for several years. He was superintendent of Streets for four years years ago. —_— Approved by the Gorernor. SACRAMENTO, Car, March 11.—The following bilis were approved by Governor Badd to-day: As-embiy bill 843, to pro- tect the rights of the ownersin the Mc- Near whari franchise at Port Costa; As- sembly bill 198, enabling cities and towns to lease pruperties 1o associations of ex-Union sold.ers and sailors; the act 1o amend section 2003 of the Political Code and Assembly bil 622, ceding ihe jans- giclinn of the Yountville home to the tate, Punishment at Two Cents a Year, WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., March 11— For rovbing a man of forty cents William Jeffery was taken 10 Sing Sing prison yes- terday to s=rvea sentence of twenty years’ imprisonment imposed upon him by County Judge Lent for this crime. Jeffrey was in Peekskill a month a:o, and while in s restaurant owned by John H.Gariison he assauited Garrison for the purpose of robbery. Jefirey, who is a powerful man, knocked his victim down ‘-nd robbed him of forty cents. LODKS LIKE A SIEGE OF HEVANA Insurgents Are Raiding Towns Close to the Capital. They Set Co:flagrations and Take $10,000 From the City ot Guines. Spanish Authorities R=cklessly S:arch the Hous2 of an Eng ish Pro- Consu . HAVANA, Cusa, March 11 (via Key West, Fla.), March 11.—Monday night a band of well-known Cuban patriots en- tered the strongly fortified town of Be- jueal, in Havana Province, sacking all the stores of the place and burning fifteen houses. Details are lacking. 1t 15 also reported that another party of rebels, commanded by Castillo, captured the town of Quivican, and burned several houses of the place. The Dr, Ruiz incident is still occupy- ing the attention of Consul-General Lee. Spain has ordered a fresh invest:gation of the facts of Ruiz’ death, but General Lee is queted as saying that he doesnot clearly see how the investigation can be properly carried out. No witnesses will testify against Major Fondeviela or the warden of t e jail, for they could only do so on tear of their lives. Personal friends of General Lee affirm that as soon as he shall have settled ail the pending matters he has on hand and got them in proper shape hs will resign his post and return to the United States. A letter received from Santiago de Cuba, dated the inst., refers to an in- cident which shows the utter lack of con- sideration which the Spanish authorities bave with the representatives of foreign powers. By order oi the Chief of Poiice the house of Robert Mason, England’s Pro-Consul and acting Chinese Consul, was thoroughly searcued,’ but nothing was found of a compromising natare. Mr. Mason was not present during the search, and as soon as he heard of the outrage he atonce reported the fact to the British Consul-General, Fred Ramsdea, who called on the civil Government and ample apologies were given on the srot. The Judge of the court at Guanabacoa has ratificd the actioa of the Spanish au- thorities in imprisoning Charles Scott, the American citizen, who was arrested on February 9 lest on the charge of having Cuban postage stamps in his possession. This means that the case will continue under the ordinary procedure uniil it1s finally disposed of. The Matanzas District Court has sus- pended preceedings against Francisco Larrien, an American citizen, who was arresied at Cardenas on May 15, 1896, and he will soon be released. The presence in Santa Clara of Weyler's brigade indicates an important movement of the rebels in that direction. the town of Marianano, on the ou'tskirts of Havana, was fired upon, creating great alarm. NEW YORK, N. Y,, March 11.—A dis- patch to the Sun from Havana says: The insurgents have attacked the important town of Guines in the province of Havana, burning twenty-five houses, ransacking all the stores and taking $10,000 from the municipal safe, The Spanish garrison resisted for two hours, but after losing all bopas of re-en- forcements fortified itself in the church, | leaving the town defenseless. Tie Span- ish losses are reported to be very heavy. Two irains have been blown up with dynamite by the insurgents at Facotaco on the Santa Clara line. In both cases many Spanish soldiers were killed. i CRUELTY IN MEXICO. Buying Harses Narrowly Escaprd Being Mobbed. NEW YORK, N. Y., Marech 11,—A sen- sational story reached this city to-day, on the Ward line steamship Yucatan, of an uprising on the part of the people in the Mexican city of Vera Crus against five Spanish officers, who are there buying mules for the use of the Spanish army in Cuba. The details are vouched for by an American citizen who arrived on the steamship, and who was in Vera Cruz on the night of the occurrence. This is the stor: In all the Spanish cities on the Mexican coast there are colonies of Cuban refugees. The tales of these unfortunates about Spanish cruelties in Cuba have aroused the laggard Mexicans to a great state of indignation against the Spanards. Just before the Yucatan left Vera Cruz five Spanish officers from Havana reached there. They were well supplied with money, and came to purchase horse: and mules for the Spanish troops in Cuba. While in the public market one afternoon several littie Mexican boys surrounded them, and with yells of derision greeied the strutting Spanish officers. One of the latter, a man nearly six feet tall, lost con- trol of his temper and brutally kicked one of the boys in the stomach. The little fellow groaned and fell to the ground. Immediately the market-place was in an_uproar. Blankets were thrown from the shouiders of the sleepy Mexicans and machetes were unsheatned. The Mexi- cans were furious at the Spaniard’s as. sault on the boy,and with blazing eyes started in to avenge it. The Spaniards fled for their lives to po- lice headquarters. In afew minutes the whole town had heard of the outrage, and a crowd of saveral hundred indignant citi- zens besiegea the station. The police force of the towu, fearing that the popu- lace wouid overpower them and get pos- ses:ion of the Spaniards, called out the militia, and it took the whole garrison of the Vera Cruz station to keep the angry eitizens 1 check. All night long the Mexicans hung around the prison, and the next morning tiie Spaniards conducted their business with the horse dealers surrounded by a company of Mexican soldiers. When they left the next day for Havana they were also under police protection. The Yucatan also brings news from Pro- zresso, Tampico and other coast towns in Mexico of the great jubilation among the Cubans and Mexicans there at the an- nouncement of Consul-General Lee’s re- quest for warships in Havana harbor. The Mexicans are becoming more in sym- pathy with the Cubans every day, and General Lee’s request of the State Depart- ment is construed as the fcrerunner of in- teresting international complications. The SPANISY Officers | one, general counsel for Last night | Cuban colonies in al! these cities bedecked their headquarters with the flags of Cuba, Mexico and the United States on there- ceipt of the news, SHOT BY HMHISTAKE. A Cleveland Merchant Walked at Midnight in Range of Builets and Fell Morialy Wounded. CHICAGO, TrL, March 11L.—Bnllets fired by police officers and Pinkerton watchmen in pursu.t of a burglar struck Albert Zeimer of Cleveland, Ohio, mer- chant, and he is at the County Hospital in a dying condition. The shooting took place shortly after midnight thi- morning in Flymouth place, opposite the Great Northern Hotel, where Z:mer was a guest. - He léft the botel at 12 o’clock for a short stroil before retiring. He walked about 300 feet south in Plymouth piace, and was returning to the hotel when & thief, pursued by several policemen and Pinkerton watchmen, dashed past him. Five or six shots were fired at the fleeing burglar by the officers in pursuit and Zeimer was in range of the builets. Two of the leaden missiles struck Zeimer and he fell to the ground mortally wonnded. An hour aft r thisexcitinz incident in Plymouth place a policeman found the body of a_man propped up against the Marshall Field wholesale house, Madison and Murket streets. A bullet had drilled a hole in bis atdomen. In his pocket was found a letter eddre:sed to “G. Siack, 109 Franklin street.” It is supposed that the dead man was one of the burglars shot at by the police and wounded by an officer’s butlet. The burglar who dashed past Zeimer was caugnt and gave the name of Outo Rei- mann. : —_——— SOMETHING DRASTIC. Trouble Threatens Between Passenger As- scciations and the Southern Pac.fic on Immigrant Commissions. CHICAGO, TrL, March 11.— The old question of payment of commissions on immigrant transcontinental business, | which seemed to be in a fair way to be settled by the recent action of the South- ern Pacific, has assumed its original troublesome phase, The Southern Pacific and its connecting lines have been paying, for a long time, a lar.er commission on immigrant business from the Atiantic seaboard than is allowed by the Western Immigrant Clearing- house. The Souihern Pacitic bas been repeated y press:d to reduce commi-sions to an equality with its competitors. Re- cently it agreed to equaiize such commis- sions if its connections would agree, and the trouble which threatened the stability of transcontinental passenger raics was | regarded as practically setticd. Now the Southern Pucific has notified the nssaciation thatits Eastern connections have reiused to join in the equalizing proposition. In consequence Chairman Caldwell has cailed a meeting of compa- nies representing the Wi stern and Cone tinental Pussenger Assoc.ations, when drastic measures are expecied to be taken. SRR THAT TELEGK PH DiCISION. It Will Compel the Union Pacific to Obey Its Franchise. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 11.—Speak- ing of the order to he filed requiring the Union Pucific Railway to operate its own telegraph lines in place of the Western Union Telegraph Company, W. W. Fear- the Western Union, said to-day: “The intention of the decision is to compel the Union Pacific to observe that part of its franchise which provides for its operating a telegraph line. Thereis no intention to discriminate : gainst the tele- | graph corporation. It is fair to presume | that the court order will make reference 10 equity. We own most of the wires and ragticaliy all of the instruments on the {'nlon Pacific line. It 1s scarcely vrobable the court wiil compei the Union Pucific to build an entirely independent system. 1t is more likely the Union Pacific will oper- ate the lines, but wiil handle messages delivered to it either by individuals or other telegraph companies.” e - THE COFFEE WAK 1S ON, The Sugar Trust ond the Hegin to Cut Price CHICAGO, ILL, March 11.—A Tribune special from New York says: The sugar trust opened its attack yestérday on the practical monoyolists of coffee—the | Arbuckle Brothers. The sugar trust, which | controls the Woolson Spice Company, dropped the price one-half cent per pound, and no sooner was the cut announced than the Arbuckles announced a similar cut. The Havemeyer interests also announced | an increase of an eighth of acent per | pound on all grades of suar. The cut| and the raise are not exact compensations, | for the Woolson wills will lose by its cut less than the sugar trust will gain oy its advance of one-e1ghth cent per pound. ftant gl Mr. Towne on Bimetailiem. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 11.—At an informal recepiion bLeld last night at the Bartholdi Hotel the Hon. Charles A. Towne of Minnesota spoke as follows with relerence to the prospect of international bimetallism: “If the accomptishment of international bimetallism is expected to occur with the co-operation of Great Britain all hope of 1t may as well be aban- doned. If those who call themselves bi- metallists within the Rvpublican party are not ready to atlempt the solution of the problem” in conn ction with Russia, Germany and France, or with some of the leading commercial nations exc.usive of England, then they may as well stop right where they are.” A Deal in Cold Steel. HARRISBURG, Pa, March 1L—Ap- parently an authentic report is in circu- lation that Carnegie has arranged with the Pennsylvania Steel Company whereby Carnegie ftrnishes it with soft steel billets adollar a ton less than it costs to make them at Steeiton. In consideration for thisall the Carnegie rails for water ship- ment are to be rolied by the Pennsylvania Steel Company plant at Sparrows Point, Maryland. Arbuckles i BTt Draper for Italian Embassador. CHICAGO, [iL, March 1L—A Tri- bune special from Boston say: It can be said on the highest possible authority that General Draper, representing the Eleventh Massachusetts Conczressional District, wiil probably be apvointed Em- bassador to Ifaly soon after the reas em- biing of the Senate. He isa personal friend of President McKinley and the appoint- ment has been iong promised. AL S i Must Tell Her Destination. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 11,—A dispatch was received af the Treasury De- partment from the Colledtor of Customs ut Fernandia, Fia., stating that the steamer Bermuda hag applied 1or clearunce ppers irom that port. Th> destination of the vessel was not given and until this is stated the papers will not be 1ssued. o ety Senatorial Stecring Committee. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 1L—The Republican Senatorial steering com- mittee consumed two hours this after- noon disqussing the organization of the Senate. It was demonstrated there would be no_effectual combination against the Republicans who would control the com- mittees at the coming session. P s Last Tribute to Mye. Beccher, BROOKLYN, N. Y., March 1L—The funeral of Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher took place this alternoon from the Plymouth Church, THS PREACHER [OR GOVERNOR Rev. Hall Young Will Be Chief Ex cutive of Alaska. SN McKin'ey Insists on Delegations Weedinz Out Candi¢ates for O fice. Secretary Gage Will Go Slow and Is Accuied of B:ing Unfaith- ful to His Party. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 11.—It is believed among the Californians in Wash- ington that President McKinley has de- cided to appoint Irving W. Dudley of San Diego Minister to Hawaii. If this be true, Mr. de Young will fail in his am- bition to be Minister to Italy. Rev. 8. Hall Young, pastor of the West. minster Church of Wooster, Ohio, and professor of Bibiical instruction in Woos- ter University, has received assurance that he will be appointed Governcr of Alaska. Mr. Young was a missionary in Alaska from 1878 to 1888, During the first six years of his resi- dence there there was no civicgovernment and he devoted his time to driving out slavery and witchcraft among the Indians. He spent much time in exploring Souths eastern Alaska and traveled while en- gaged in this work over 15,000 miles. He establishea about ail the schools and missionaries 1 the Territory, and built the first church, besides setting up the first printing press. Rev. Hall Young was the secretary of the first Terr:torial convention, and has always taken a deep, interest in the affairs of Alaska. He mar- ried Miss Fannie Ketlogg, a teacher, in Sitka. The position of President McKinley as | to recommendations of applicants is caus- ing a number of the State Coneressional delegations to meet to recommend candi- dates. The President’s position is said to be that he will not undertake to decide be- tween forty or fifty recommendations made by individual members of Congress or by delegations of States. He says that the delegations have as much right to as- sume responsibility for weeding out the nunerous candidates as himseif. Since the 4th of March Senators have called upon bhim with indors2ments ior balf a cozen men for the same place, say- ing that they coald not afford (o pick b tween them. That 18 why tke Presiden informed them of the responsibility which he ttought to be theirs. A weil-known Republican representa- tive was among the callers on Secretary Gage at the Treasury Department to-day. He called in pehalf of a friend. Mr. Gave informed the representative that he in- tended o go very slow in appoin ments in his department, and left the impression that he was not'to be moved by anything that mignt be said as to his conduct of the office. Among many Republicans who came to | the City there was an impiession that numerous juicy plums were lying aronad the Treasury Dapartment to be easily se- cared by simply shaking the tree. Con- trary information having reacned them, Mr. Gave 1s now being sharply criticized, all kinds of charges lessness to the party i G DISTINGU1SH ¢ D VISITORS. Rules and Weather Decrense Callers at the White House. WASHINGTON, D. C.,March 11.—There was a noticeable diminution this morning in the office-seeking forces that have marched oa the White House since the new President entered it. Bright sunshine and balmy air made it a day to be spent outdoors, rather thanin, and this may have had some effect upon the people who want to serve their country. Many gentlemen were wiliing, bowever, to sit for hours in the closely filled corri- dor t at leads to the President’s room, in the hope of geiting his ear. But the real reasons lor the slump in attendance undoubtedly are the new rules for the recetition of visitors, and the hints that the President has given out that he will not give much consideration to the smaller offices until the tar ff bill is in a fair way toward final disposi: ion. Then. again, he has bad little time to Wr te the message to be sent to Congress next Monday, and it is a mat er which cannot wait, while office-seekers can. Several men of prominence, who had nothing to askand nothing to expect from the administraiion, dropped in to pay their respects this morning. Among them were Senator Stewart of Nevada and Represensativ: Catchings of Mississippi, one of the Democratic leaders in the House. Dr. de Witt Talmage came with hi: daughter, snd was followed by Archbishon Chappelle of Santa Fe, escorted by Delegate Catron of New Mexico. The venerable Senator Morrill of Ver- mont was among the early visitors. Others who came were Senators Cullum and Mason of fllinois, Spooner of Wis- consin and Platt of Connecticut. Tne two Michigan Senators, McMiilan and Burrows, came to ask the President to reappoint General Spaualding of Michi- gun 1o the position of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, formerly held by him. Senator Mason presented the names or four of his constitu nts for Federal posi- tions. Huntington Wiison of Chicago wants to be becretary of Legation at Paris; the well-known Thomas B. Needles is aiter the Indian commissionership; Professor Lowry would like 1o go abroad in a diplomatic or consulas-capacity, and Mr. Elliott of Chicago is an appiicant for the position of Assistant Attorney-General, Representatives Lucey i Hopkins of Ilinois swelled the rather thin contingent from the lower house, while of Senators there was a host, in- cluding Wolcptt, Penrose, Elkins, Chand- ler and Forak®r, Senator White of California, (Chairman of the D-mocratic National Commitiee) dropped in to p y his respects. Ex-Sena- tor Dwver of Wisconsin, accompanied Mr. Guenther, a former representaiive of that Sta e, who has been at the Whte House times in the inter st oi bis candi- dacy for the Mexican consul-generalship. Others who caied were Senstor Haw- ley, ex-Comgressman Mondell of Wva ing, Delegate Fiyun of Ok ahoma, who d sires 10 be appoint-a Governor ot his Ter- ritory; and ex-R:presentative Crowther of Missouri. A di-tinguished trio came to see the President during the afternoon. It con- sisted of John Hay, the coming Embas, dor to the Court of St James; John W. Fo'wer, ormeriy Secretary uf State, and Senator Frye of Maine, senior member of the Committee on Foregn R:lations. Their business was presumably in connection with the appointment of Mr. Hay. S Senator Hanna came again this after- noon and had a taik with the President. Other cullers were J. E. Miiholland of New York, ex-Muyor W. R. Grace of New York and Henry W. Blair, ex-Senator -;nd ex-Representative from New Hamjy- shire. The President went out walking this being made of faith- | of Towa and | afternoon, and responded to frequent saiy. tations ;rom people along the wa., He was_accompanied by John Addison Portar, his Secretary. ani their rouse lyy through the fashionable res ce section of the town 4 Dearh, BOWMANVILLE . March | Three children of Frederick Luxo jce merchant, while vlayine on ti e riyer shipred into a hole from which the had recentiy been drowned lasi night. e Another Dusky Quesn Exilea, PORT LOUIS, Mavrrrivs, March 11— A disjach from Tumatve savs that Ranavalona III, Queen of Medagascar, the nominal ruler of the island, since it was made a French colony Inst June, has been exiled to the island of Reunion. s Fiahterp K-1lrd at Fez. TANGIER, Morocco, March 11. — By the falling of a section of an old wall in the old town of Fez eighteen workmen were killed. ; ic cut and were all Here is a gentleman who entered a cheap corner drugstore and in- quired for a bottle of the best Sar- saparilla, Joy’s Vegetable Sar parilla. The clerk talked to him and talked to him, endeavoring to | get the good man to buy a substi- tute for Joy’s. 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