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3 RELIGIOUS WAR AT ALASKA'S CAPITAL i THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1897. Davis, who won the battle of Mem phis; professional sprinter, who at one time No. 13, also st Portland, is called after held a world’s record. Collins says that since leaving Denver, whence he fled when wanted by the police, he went to San Francisco and then 1o Port Townsend and,shipped to Australia, where he worked in the gold fields. Ai- terward he became trainer for a bicycle club. He eventually returned to San Francisco and then came to Sacramento 1o act as trainer for the Capitol City Wheelmen and here he was captured. other boats under construction at Bristol 1 ; MEKINLEY MUV[S Gustavus V. Fox, Assistant Secretary of i the Navy during the war. The name of i George U. Morris, who commanded the | Cumberland, sunk in Hampton Roads, | (Nos. 14 and 15) were named in honor of 3 | Lientenant-Commander John G. Talbott i _ land Lieutenant- Commander William | Gwin. Talbott was drownea in 1870 in Hawaii, after having made a trip oi 1500 Appoints Three Monetary | Conference Commis- sioners. Senator Wolcott, General ‘Paine and Ex-Vice-President ttevenson. Interesting Political Personnel of the Trio—They Will Shortly Sail for Europe. rity conveyed by an act “To pro- representation of the United Commissioners at any interna- etary conference hereafter to McKinley to-night appointed ward O. Wolcott of Colorado, | eral Charles Paine of Massachusetts, and ex-Vice-Pre: nt Adlai E. Stevenson | of Iilinois, Commissioners and envoys for the promotion of an international agree- ment for bimetallism. { The Commissioners are all well-known | men. Wolcott has made his mark in the | Seuate as a forceful speaker and a stu- dent of monetary matters. General Paine der auth vide for thi is best known as a yachtsman. He is| wealthy and stands high in Bos-| ton fivancial and educational cir- cles. He is a director of the Massa-| chusetts {nstitute of Technology and is | connected with many other institutions. | Stevenson started to resume the practice | of lnw at Bloomington, lil, after his term | as Vice-President ended iast montb. He | was in Washington recently and saw the | President with reference 1o the appoint- ment of a commission. Wolcott 1s weil acquainted with both enson. Last summer, ien the Colorado Senator wentabroad to d the fore Governments about the ational monetary conference, Paine him, although this fact has Iy to a few of the personal Politically, the person- nel of the commission is interesting. Sen- ator Wolcott is a pronounced silverite, who supported McKinley in the cam- paign. Paine is a stanch Republican and a gold man. Stevenson cast his lot | h Bryan and stumped 1liinois for him. | he appointment of the commission 1s | made under a House amendment to the nate bill, which became a law on March | 3—one of the last measures approved by | Cleveland. As passed, the Senate act provided that whenever the President shouid determine that the United States should be represented at any international ference called with a view to securing by international agreement the fixity of a | relative value between gold and silver as | money by means of a common ratlo, with | free mintage at such ratio, he be author- | ized to appoint five or more commission- ers to the conference. The sum of $100,000 | was appropriated by the bill for the com- { pensation and expenses of the commission. | known Authorization was also given the Presi- | dent tocall an international monetary coulerence in the name of the United States. The House amendment which gave authority for the appointment of the | commission directs the President ‘4f in his judgment the purpose specified can | thus be better obtained” to appoint one more special commissioner. As much of | the approvristion as necessary for the ex- | penses of this preliminary commission | was appropriated by the amendment. The | President was given discretion to appoint as many special commissjoners us desired. | Wolcott, Paineand Stevenson will prob- ably not sail for Europe until after the new bassadors to France, Germany and England have reached their posts. It | islikely that they will leave about May 10. | It derstood that all three Embassa- orsare friendiy to international pimet- allism, PRESIDENT McKINLEY'S RETURN. s i After an Absence of Five Days He Is | fgaim Besieged by the Hordes of Office-Seekers. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 12.—After an absence of five davs President Me- Kinley returned to the White House shortly after noon. Since leaving Wash- ingion the party has been aboard the Dolphin continuously, except a few hours yesterday when the President and Mrs. McKinley stopped off at Leonard:own, a historic old place in Virginia, where they intended attending divine services, but reached the church too late. No busi- ness of any kind was considered during | the irip. | On arrival home the President was driven hurriediy to the White House, where a big crowd of cffice-seekers was | waiting. The porch was serried as were the corridors. Tke President went imme- diately to his office, where he sent out word to the throng he would see no one. This caused general disappointment, as | many Senators and Representatives who | had ‘brought constituents with them con- | fidently expected to have & few mo- | ments with the President. When decre- | tary Porter announced that no one woul be Teceived there was a general rush for | the door. Nearly every ome who' went | away expressed the determination to again visit the White House to-morrow. Notices were sent around to thedifferent | Cabinet officers that the regular Cabinet meeting would be held to-morrow. Later in the afternoon Secretaries Sherman, Alger, tiage and Wilson saw tne President. | Boon afier getting seated at his desk, Seeretary Porier announced that on his way up the river he and the President had decided to put a new White House ruleinto effect. The strain of receiving office-seezers had become 100 great, and hereafter the President will deny himself to office-seekers after 1 o'clock. During the afternoon he will see only those who have special appointments, and thus en- deavor to get little time for the transac- tion of important public business. Ac- cording to the amended rules, the hours from 10 to 12 will hereafter, except .on Csbinet days, be devorted to receiving Sen- ators and Representatives, and general callers from 12to L. The usual reception 10 the general publicon Mondays, Wednes- days and Fridays will be continued. s 10KPEDOQ-BUAT CHEISTENING, Seerctary Long Homors the Names of Deceased Naval Heroes. WASEINGTON, D.C., April 12.—Seven torpedo-boats were given names by Secre- tary Long to-day. All of them were called afier deceased naval officers, after the rec- ords of a number of officers had been ob- tained from the Navy Department library. No. 5, at Baltimore, is named the Wins- low, aiter the commander of the Kear- rarge; No. 12, at Portland, Or., is named the Davis, in honor of Captain Charles | from wounds received while in command | ot McKee was given No. 18, at Baltimore, I"the other parties. { ment at the fall term. | 2he Prestdent | Dolphin | Canal Company, of which he is president, | tended &~ meeting of the executive com- | bian University. miles to get relief for the crew of the Saginaw, which had been wrecked on an ocean islang. Gwin died January 3, 1863, of the Benton at Yazoo River. The name | to honor the memory of Lieutenant Hugh | McKee, killed while leading an assault on | the Korean forts in 1871 2 st e SENATE COMMITTEE VACANCIES. Strong Combine to Defeat the Republican Plan of Reorgan.zation—Greed of the Popul.sts. WASHINGTON, D. C., Apri! 12—The situation in regard to filling vacancies in Senatorial committees has been iurther complicated by the efforts of the Silver Combination Democrats, Silver Republi- cans and Populists to bring about the de- | feat of the Republican plan of reorganiza- tion. There is one element of weakness in their scheme which may upset it—that is, the greed of the Populistic wing of the aegregation. As the price of their sup- | port they demand positions on almost every important committee greatly in excess of their numerical proportion to Allen of Nebraska will not be content unless put on the Appro- priations Committes. Another Populist thinks he could oniy be beppy on the Ju- diciary Committee, and Harris of Kansas has his eye on the Pacific Railroads Com- mittee. The Siiver Republicans, too, are not over-modest. Pettigrew wishes 10 re- 1ain the chairmanship of the Indian Committee, and Teller would like tc re- main at the head of the Clzims Commit- tee, together with a desirable place on the Appropriations Committee. The Demo- cratic steering committee, therefore, hus quite a task to harmonize the differences of opinion in the ailied camp. The Republican committee on commit- tees has received replies from nearly every Senator naming his preferences. These wili be presented at the meeting of the commitiee to-morrow. The members be- lieve they can reconcile any family differ- ences likely to arise and will oroceed witn their plan of reorganization as rapidly as possible. They are not disturbed over the plans of their opponents to take control of the committees. “If they are abie to do it,” said one Republican, “let them.” e SUPREME COUKT DECISIONS. The Minmesota Law Keguiring Trains to Stop at County Seats Upheld. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11 —The validity of the Minnesota State law re- quiring passenger trains to stop at county | seats and take on and discharge passen- gers was sustained by the Supreme Court to-day. The law makes special exceptions | for through trains from other States or | transcontinental trains run by the North- | ern Pacific and Great Northern. The reg- | ulation, Justice Gray said, came within a | reasonable exercise of the police power of the State. In deciding the case of the American Publishing Company ve. Fisher, appealed from the Supreme Court of Utah, Justice Brewer said tie law of Utah which pro- vides for verdicts by nine members of the | jury was void. | Texas cases involving the validity of | the State and trust law were set for argu- i PAYS HIS OWN +XPENSES. | Wiil Not Junket om Gorernment. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 12.—Presi- | dent McKinley paid all the expenses of the Dolphin trip incurred by himself and | party, drawing a strict line between the | crew disbursements, which the Govern | ment paid, and the expenses due to the | residential party. The vessel when at | the navy-yard always keeps her fires up, | 30 the Government incurred no extra coal | expenses. The crew’s salaries and living | expenses are also paid whether the | 1 cruising or not. The esti- | mated expense of the trip is about $4). It | was the especial desire of the President | that he should not be accused of taking a | pleasure journey at the Government's | expense. the —_— ANXIVOUS 10 BUILD THE CANAL. What Warner Miller Saus of the Nicar- agua Projec’. WABHINGTON, D. C., April 12. —Bx- | Senator Warner M:ller of New York is at the Arlington. When asked by THE CaLL correspondent to-day regarding the course | that would be pursuea by the Nicaragua | in further operations for the construction | of tnat great waterway, Mr. Miller re- | plied: “Secretary Sherman has shown a pref- | erence for opening that matter for treaty negotations, and if that course is decided we have no objection to it. Qur only con- cern is to build the canal.”’ o e Sprelal Land Anents Laid Of. WASHINGTCON, D. C, April 12.— Twenty-one special agents of the General Land Office were to-day dismissed tem- porarily, owing to lack of sufficient Goy- ernment money approvriated to compen- | sate tliem for their services. The appro- | pritions which will be made available in | July will enable the department to re-em- ploy ail the dismissed officials, but there is some question whether the men to-day 1aid off will ve reappointed. Many of them are said to be Democrats, and it is intimated that Republicans will be put in their places. ———— Bryan Arrives at Washington. WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 12.—Will- iam J. Bryan arrived from Florida to-day and will remaia until after the banquet g gea would be . perfectly smooth and o-morrow night in honor of the one hun- | dred and_fifiy-fourth anniversary of the | birth ot Jefferson. This atiernoon he at- mitiee of the National Associaiion Demo- cratic Clubs and this evening delivered a lecture before the students of the Colum- P Undoing (lereland’s Bad Work. WASHINGTON, D.C.. April 12—The Senate Committee on Public Lands to-day reported favorably Senator Clark's amendment to the sundry civil bill restor- ing tothe public domain all lands in Wyoming, Utan, Colorado, Montana, ‘Washington, Idano and South Dakota set apart as a forest reservauion by Cleve- land’s proclamation of February 22. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aprii 12—Three more veterans of the war were restored to- | day to the positions they held in the | treasury under the last administration. E. K. Harris, appointed assistant te| by Carlisle, was reduced to a clerk: and D. W. Herbert appointed in his pi Hervert, formerly assistant telles dismissed in order to position. ce. g was ®ive Harris the Bt o Stockton’s ) umicipal Campaign. STOCKTON, CAL, April 12—The Re- publicans and Democrats of this city held ward meetings to-night, preparatory 1o the primary elections. The city commit- tees of both parties ha i tusion, with the view of defeating the non-partisan American Protective Asso- gi 7 d:m ticket, which is to be placed in the el the stranded boa: -— -. Kol The Pacific Coast Steamship Company’s Yaquina as It Appeared Stranded Alongside the Wharf at Steamer Coos Bay Got In Shortly Afterward and at Once Hueneme Yesterday. The Went to the Assistance of the Damaged Vessel STRANDED YEQUINA CANNOT BE SAVED With the First Moderate Sea the Vessel Will Go to Pieces. Lies in Dangerous Proximity to the Long Wharf at Hueneme. Nearly All of the *'Tween-Decks Cargo Removed by the Steamship Coos Bay. HUENEME, Car, April 12, — The freight steamer Yaquina, which went ashore here yesterday, will probably be a total loss. The sea here has been calm and there has been no wind or the vessel would bave been in pieces before this, as it is old and rotten. Wnen the Yaquina struck a seam was opened in its side, ana the hold nearly full of water. The vessel now lies in ten feet of water at low tide and within twenty-five feet of the wharf. Its prox- imity 1o the wharf adds to the steam- ship's danger, and the first moderate sea or westerly wind will drive it onto that structure. The fear of a possible explosion of dy- namite on board bas subsided. The steamer Coos Bay arrived this morning | and Captain Hall, with Agent Greenwell, has with boats and an engine and der- rick on the wharf removed about all of the between-decks freignt, much of which is valuable. tain C. Miner Goodall on board, is due from San Francisco to-morrow morning. Itis fitted with powerful pumps and will draw the water from the lower hold to permit the removal of the balance of the freight. Nothing can save the hull. The sandbar which caused the disaster to the Yaquina must bave been formed suddenly, as none was known to exist near the whari pre- ious to yesterday. The Yaquina left Ban Francisco last Saturday evening for Los Angeles, ana putinto Hueneme to land a portion of its cargo. Captain Hinkle, the former chief officer of the Santa Kosa, was in com- mand, and he at once made for the land- ing. During the night a sandbar had formed near the wharf, and on this the steamer struck heavily, damaging its shoe and warping the hull alt so that it was impossible- to work the screw. The Yaquina being thus disabled, the water soon made its way into the engine-room and put out the fires. A half-hour later the water was ap to the main deck and all hope of saving the vessel for the time be- ing was given up. In the Yaquina’s hold were ten tons of dynamite, besides a lot of general mer- chanaise. The most valuable portion of the consignments have been raved, and Edwin Goodall is of the opinion that the vessel will also be patched up and brought ack to San Francisco for repairs. Yes- terday Captain C. Miner Goodall went to the scene of the wreck on the tug Vig- ilant. Wrecking appliances and divers went down with the Viilant, and every- thing posaible will be done to save the ill- fatea steamer. “Moss Landing and Hueneme are two of the most treacherous places on the coast,” said Captain Goodall yesterday. ““With one tide the harbor will siltup in adangerous way, and in the next tide the current will change around and wash out a channel twenty feet deep in a few hours. no indication of danger would be visible until probably the underpinning of the wharf would give way. It must have been something like this that happened in the case of the Yaguina. When it struck, Captain Hinkle called to the wharfinger to learn of there was more water on the other side if the wharf and was told there was. He tuen aitempted to move to the other side, but struck again more heavily than at first.” The Yaquina was built at Portland, Or., in 1882, and at one time was used as a missionary steamer to Alaska. After its purchase by Goodall, Perkins & Co. it was pntin the coast trade and remained in it up to a year ago. It was then turned into a corlboat and held supplies for the southern boats. Latterly the trade ha increased to such an extent that a boat to carry combustiblesonly was found neces- sary. The Alex Duncan was accordingly taken out of Oakland Creek and put into the Yaquina's place, while the latter was put into conimission and started on its firstrun last bulurday. The steamer Coos Bay put into Hueneme soon after the Yaquina struck and Cap- tain Hall at once went to the assistance of An engine and der- aick were rigged on the wharf and soon all the freight on the’tween decks had been landed. Docked at Port Orchard. SEATTLE, Wasn, Aprii 12.—The United States battie-ship Oregon was docxked on a favorable tide at the Fort The tug Vigilant, with Cap- | Orchard Naval Station drydock this morn ing at 1 o’clock. It appears that the feat was successfully accomplished, al- though a report was in circulation nere to-night to the effect that the Oregon was slightly damaged by scraping on the sill in going into the dock. This report is characterized as wholly untrue by Pay- | master Sullivan of the naval station. It is reported here that the Oregon will re- v to San Francisco in time to par- ticipate in the Decoration day exercises. - HELD FOR A LINDEN CRIME. Cell Doors C.ose Upon a Man Who Attempted to Murder His Former Wife. STOCKTON, CAL., April 12.—The pre- liminary examination of J. J. Douglass on the charge of assaulting his ex-wife with intent to kill her, was held at Linden this forenoon, and the accused was brought back to jail this afternoon for trial, having been beld to answer. Douglass and his wife were divorced last May, the woman obtaining a legal separa- tion on account of ber husband’s laziness and inability or indisposition to earn a living for herself and two children. Since then Mrs. Douglass and her little ones have been living at a house in Linden, which is only a few hundred feet distant from the residence of her ex-husband’s mother. Occupying the same house with the divorcee are Mr. and Mrs. Luce. On tbe 1st inst., while Mrs. Douglass and Mrs. Luce were cooking breakfast, ac- cording to the story as it was brought out at the proceedings to-day, they saw Doug- lass_coming from the direction of his mother’s house. He entered and, briefly accosting Mrs. Luce with a ‘‘good morn- ing,” turned savagely on his former wife, | accusing her of unwomanly conduct. Mrs. Douglass ordered him out of the house. | He tefused to go. She requested Mrs, Luce to seek for belp in order to eject him. Douglass ordered Mrs. Luce not to stir and then seized his ex-wife by the wrists. They struggled and the woman succeeded in freeing ber hands. She seized Doug- lass by the coat and endeavored to force bim backward through the door. He cried out: “If we cannotlive together we will die together,” gnd discharged a Tevolver at her heart. The bullet inflicted a seri- ous wound. RS IR T D ECIDED AGAINST SPOKANE. Northern Pacific Company Wins & Fa- mous Freight-Rate Case. SEATTLE, Wasn, Aprd 12. —A de- cision against the city of Spokane was to- | day rendered in the United States District Court in the shape of the report of Special Master Lorenzo B. Sawyer of San Fran- cisco, who was on November 30, 1894, ap- pointed by Federal Judge Hantord to take testimony and hear arguments in what is generally known as the “‘Spokane Rate Case.” This was an action begun by Holly, Mason, Marks & Co. of Spokane ainst the Northern Pacific Railroad to comply with an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission providing better freight rates for Spokane. | In practicaliy every point involved find- ings are made in favor of the railroad, and Master Sawyer substantially holds that if the prayer of the petitioners was granted, under a strict application of such rales of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Northern Pacific would soon be wrecked financially. e AKRAIGNED A! REDDING. Three Prisoners Heid for the Killing of Witliam Voss. REDDING, Can, April 12—David F. Smith and J. A. Weingartner of French Gulch were placed in jail here as accom- plicesin the murder of Willlam Vosz at | Harrison Gulch last week. Weingartner, | & bright-faced boy of 15 years, is the son of J. A. Weingartner, who did the shoot- ing. The lad was in the cabin at the time the shot was fired, but he claims to have heard nothing. He borrowed the gun that his jather used. Smith claims to have once been a lawyer. It is alleged that he advised Weingartner senior that he would be justified in killing Vosz, and loaded the gun with which it is alleged the shooting was done. The three prisoners were arraigned this morning before Judge Gartner and their vreliminary examination set for next Fri- day. —_—— ARRESTED AT SAUSALITO. Sabbath Roisterers From Sam Framoisco Get Into Jail, SAUSALITO, Cawn, April 12—Three young “bloods” lett Sausalito for their homes in San Francisco this mornin after spending the night in the town's lock-up. They visited Sausalito yester- day, and were busily engaged in creating a disturbance while drunk, when Marshal Creed gathered them in. They were D. Bernardi, George Minor and Frank Lima, and their coming heralded the advance of the picnic season. Yesterday proved to be & beautiful da; and the picnickers were everywhere idence. Marsual Creed intends (o see that the peace of Sausalito is not dis- «surbed on the SBabbath, and his first work toward that end was the arrest of the three roisterers yesterd: e X San Francisco’s Fostoffice Building. ‘WASHINGTON, D. €, April 12—Tue CALL correspondent asked the supervising architect of the Treasury to-day how the work on the San Francisco Postoffice building was pro:ressing, and the same old stereoty reply was returned: “We can do nothing until the engineers have completed their investi the foundation. —_— Fire at Santa Enes. LO8 OLIVOS, CaL, April 12—The gen- eral merchandise store of Joseph Ruff at Santa Ynez was destroyed by fire last night. Rev. Joseph Hemphill adjourned bis services to fight the fire, The loss is about $3000, fully insured. A P o il Fatal Fall at San Luis, == SAN LUIS OBISPO, CaL., April 12— E. N. Williams, while painting the roof of a building this afternoon, fell from a scal- fold. His back was broken and, although he is still alive, he cannot recover. INSANITY SAVES McCARTHY'S LIFE Reprieve Granted to the Condemned Slayer of George Fox. Physicians Report to Governor Budd Thgt the Convict Is a Maniac. Was to Hava Been Exocuted on Fri- day for a Crime Committed Two Years Ago. SACRAMENTO, CAL, April 12.—Dennis McCarthy, convicted of murder in Sonoma County and sentenced to be hanged on April 16, was to-day granted a reprieve of six months by Governor Budd, because a petition was presented representing that McCartby was of unsound mind when he committed the offense. 8AN QUENTIN, Car., April 12—1It is not likely that Deanis McCarthy, the mur- derer sentenced to be hanged at S8an Quen- tin next Friday, will ever swing from the gallows. Warden W. E. Hale this after- noon recetved a reprieve for the assassin from Governor Budd. While McCarthy is enilty of an atro- cious murcer, he has exhibited since he has been in San Quentin indisputable sigus of insanity. “*His principal hobby is religion,’” said Warden Hale, “and while he is not vio- lent he is weak or simple-minded, and he is led to do things for which he is not ac- countable. Dr. Lawlor, our resident bysician, has examined the man and ound that he is insane.” Governor Budd some time ago had_the | doctors from the insane asylums at Napa, Stockton and Agnews examine the mur. derer's condition. Their report, which has been sent to the Governor, bears out the statement of Warden Hale and Dr. Lawlor to the effect that McCarthy is in- eane. The doctors found upon examination that McCarthy’s idiotic condition was the result of a growth of the skull pressing upon the brain. The crime for which McCarthy had been sentenced to die on Friaay was committed about two years ago. He cruelly mur- dered George ¥ox, a ranchhand employed on a farm near Santa Rosa. McCarthy was tried and found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. The case went to the Su- preme Court, which in January of last year remanded the prisoner to be resen- tenced. B NEW CODE COMMISSIONERS. Caminetti of Amador and Shanahan of Shasta Will Receive Appointments To-Day. SACRAMENTO, Carn., April 12.—Gov- ernor Budd bas announced that to-mor- row morning he would appoint as mem- bersof the Code Commission Assembly- men A. Caminetti of Amador and T. W. H. Shanahan of Shasta as the Democratic members and either R. N. Bulla of Los Angeles or ex-Superior Judge A. P. Catlin of Sacramento as the non-partisan mem- ber. Which of the latter will be the for- tunate be is unable to state until to-mor- row, when he ‘will announce tne full list of appointments. The life of the present Board of the Bureau of Highways expired by limita- tion of law at noon to-day; and as under the new law no non-partisan member is necessary, it is ciaimed that while the two Democratic members, Marsden Manson and R. C. Irvine, will be returned, the other member will be replaced. The latter is Maude of Los Angeles. gt o S CHARGED WITH STE.{LING GEMS, Sprinter “Cuckoo” Colline Arrested for a Denver Diamond Theft. SACRAMENTO, CAL., April 12.—James, ali *‘Cuckoo”’ Collins, who has long been wanted on suspicion of having robbed the jewelry store of P. Gottesle- ben in Denver, Colo., of $10,000 worth of diamonds, was arrested in this city yes- terday afternoon by Sheriff Johnson. While admitting his identity he claims that he is innocent of the crime and says it is a job gnt up by “‘soreheads’” who lost money on bim in a foot race. Collins is a e otk Nevada Roxcar Kobbers Caught. SACRAMENTO, CaL., April 12—W. Ahern, the railroad detective, who for the past two weeks has been in Nevada inves- tigating a series of boxcar robberies, re- turned to this city to-day, having suc- ceeded in not only capturing his men, but also in recovering a large quantity of the stolen goods. The capture was made near Elko, Nev., where most of the robberies bad been committed. Ahern trailed his men to a cabin and in company with the local constabie succeeded in capturing three of them. He found the cabin stocked with stolen property. et Suspect Trur's Case Conténwued. SACRAMENTO, Car, April 12.—The case of James True, charged with robbing the United States mall, which was set for hearing to-day before Judge G. G. Davis, acting as United States Commissioner, was continued uatil April 15 by the re- quest of the delendant’s counsel. e Wanted for a Missouri Crime. SACRAMENTO, CAL., April 12.—Gover- nor Budd to-day issued requisition papers on a warrant from the Governor of Mis- souri for Thomas H. Dimmitt, who is wanted on a charge of embezzlement of several thousand dollars and 1s held by the authorities of Orange County. EXCURSIONISTS VISIT STOCKTON. Heads of Departments Throughout the Entire Southern Pacific System Touring California. STOCKTON, Car., April 12.—A special train of palace cars arrived here quite un- expectedly at 9:30 o'clock this morning and halted on Weber avenue, in front of the courthouse. It contained nearly a half hundred of the heads of the traffic department of the Southern Pacific Rail- road from all over the United States. The following is the list of the visitors: J. C. Stubbs, third vice-president of the road; E. Hawley, assistant general traffic munager. Eastern territory—L. H. Nutting, Eastern passenger sgent, New York; L. J. Spence, Eastern freight agent, New York; E. E. Cur- rier, New Eugland ngent, Boston ; K. J. Smith, agent, Philade:phia; R. Falck, general Eu- rupean agent, Hamburg; W. G. Neimyer. gen- eral Western agent, Chicag G. Herring, commercial agent, Pittsbury ._H. Connor, commercial agent, Cincinnati; V. B. Primm, commercial agent, St. Louis; R.D. Willinms, passenger depertment, Chicago; J. H. Har- mon, contracting agent, Chicago; H. W. Nathan, commercial agent, Atlanta; W. R. Fagan, traveling passenger agent, Atiania, Ga; R O. Bean, traveling passenger agent, Nashviile, Te; L. E.Townsley, traveling treight agent, Nashville, Tenn.; A!F. Wodel: traveling freight agent, Danviile, Va. Atiantic system—0. F. McCarty, assistant zeneral passenger agent, New Orl Texas lines—L. J. Purks, a:s: assenger agent, Houston, Tex. ins, general paseeuger sgent g Railway, Houstou, Tex.; W. J. Craig, general freight agent N. Y., T. and M. Railway, Vic- toris, Tex.; C. ¥ahey, commercial agen Antonio; H. C. Reece, commercial agent, Houston, Tex,; J. R. Christian, commercial agent, Galvesion, Tex. ; R. D. Berrey, assistamt general frefght agent, Dalias, Tex.; P. A ler, commercial agent, Fort Worth, Tex.; J. Meyerthoefer, commercial agent, Waco, Tex. ; T. E. Hunt, commercial agent, EI Paso, Tex. 8. A and'A. P.R. R—E. J. freight and passenger agent, San Antouio; J. Atkeisson, commercial . Galveston, Tex.; A. Irvin, commercial agent, San Anto’ nio; J. B. Brooks, traveling ireight and pa: senger agent, Sen Antonio; A. V. Martin, com. mercial agent, M. L R. R—C. K.Dunlap, generat freight and passenger agent, C. P. Diaz, Mexico. Pacific system—C. F. Smurr, general ireight agent, San Francisco; T. H. Goodman. general passenger agenti, Sun Francisco; A. D. Shep- ard, assistani general freight and pussenger agent, Los Augeles; William Sproule, assistant general freight agent, San Francisco; G. Luce, assistant general freight agent, San Francisco; R. A. Donaldson, assistant general Dassenger agent, San Francico; James Hors- burgh Jr., a-sistant general passenger agen San Francisco; H. R. Judab, assistant general passeniger agent, San Fraucisco; E: P. Rodgers, assistant general freight and passenger agent. W. l"lglchcl’. general agent, San_Franeis K. MeAllister, generai agent, Denver, Colo.; D. R. Gray, general ag traveling . A ireight agent, Helena, Mont.; T. A, Graham, deputy passenger and ireight agent, Tacoma, Wash; G. H. McMilian, commercial agent, San Diego, Cai; C. H.Markham, deputy freight and passenger agent, Fresno, Cal. ; E. H. Pren- tice, deputy freight ‘agent, San Francisco; C. tecpie, deputy freight ag=ut, San Jose, Cal Booth, commercial agent, Santa Barbara, me Cal “These are the gentlemen who have been looking out for the traffic interests of the Southern Pacific,” remarked Gen- eral Freight Agent Smurr to a reporter who met him aboard the train. “That means that they have been seeking mar- kets for California’s products, and we thought it would be a good idea to bring them out here to our State and let them see something of the country for them- selves. With the exception of a few, they hail from the Eastern, Southwestern and Northwestern States. The excursionists include the heads of the traffic depari ments in the territory which they repre- sent, and many of them are now taking their first trip here—a irip which they have been very desirous of making and are enjoying very much. We want to show them the producing regions of the State and give them a general idea of the lay of the land.” As the visit was entirely unexpected, no preparation had been made by the Commercial Association or any other body of citizens to take the visitors to tue manufacturing and other industries of Stockton, but Mr. Smurr smd he ex- pected they would stop at the wheel works, as it wason the lins of the road, and take a look through it. He pointed out the flour-mills and informed the ex- cursionists that Stockton w.s the great flour-producing city of the coast The last stopping-place was Fresno, from which town the excursionists ar- rived at_half-past 9 o’clock. They started for San Jose before 12 o’clock, and will ar- rive at Monterey some time to-ni At 9 o’clock to-morrow morning the visitors will hold a convention at the Del Monte, which will probably last two days. At that gatbering traffic matters will be dis- cussed. The convention over, they will %o to Ban Francisco. Mountain Hou COLUSA, CaL., April 12.—J. Buchanan and Bert Ansen, who robbed the Mountain House on the night of March 3 and who pleaded guilty to the charge of robbery, were to-day sentenced by Judge Alvery to serve ten years each at San Quentin. NEW TO-DATY. TUESDAY, APRIL 13th, ONE DAY ONLY, 50c a Bottle HOOD’S * SARSAPARILLA. Presents Free With All Purchases. WALLER BROS CUT-RATE o9 DRUGGISTS, 33 Grant Avenue, Corner Geary. Presbyterians Clash With Members of the Russian Orthodox Church. Petitions Sent From S:tka to President McKinley and Czar Nicholas. Ask for the Appointment of a Consul to Lock After the Russian Efe- ment’s Interests. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., April 12— Sitka, the capital of Alaska and the fountain head of numerous sensational stories in the past concerning imaginary Indian outbreaks, now comes to the fore with a novelty in the line of a clash of border factions. The new sensation, which promises to terminate in a clash between the Christian adherents of the Presbyterian missions «nd the pioneer Russian orthodox, has developed into a petition from the Russian element 1o the “‘great white chief” at Washington, as well as to his Imperial Majesty Nicholas 11, Emperor of all the Russians, to bring about the appointment of u Russiun rep- resentative for service at Sitka. Recently, according to the petition, which is printed in full in the Alaskan, a party of Presbyterians, including Gov- ernor Sheakley and United States Marshal L. L. Williams, interfered with the burial of the wife of Tyee, an Indian, insisting that the boay, before being consigned to earth, be encased in two coffins instead of one, as is required by the orthodox re- ligions. In ureing upon the Czar and President McKinley the needs of an officia! at Sitka the petitioners alloged that they were led to believe that the country was soon to be given over entirely into the hands of Pres- byterian missionaries, in the persons of Judge Brady as Governor and William 4. | Keily as United States Marsbal, and that the previops performances of these men had given coior to the belief that any in- terference in the future would precipitate a war between the church factions that could not but result disastrously. A census of the city of Sitka, recently completed for the Alaskan, shows a total f 1339 persons residing there. Of these are Americans, 174 Russians, while the other whites are enumerated as ‘‘marines’’ 44, and the Pinta force 47. There are 28 Chinese and Japanese and 771 Indians. The slatross at Santa Crus. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., April 12, —The Unitedy States cutter Albatross arrived to- day from San Diego, and has been en- gaged all day collecting specimens under direction of the United States Fish Com- mission and making deep-sea soundings. A number of Santa Cruz people went aboard this afternoon and were hospitably received. NEW TO-DAY. OUR Stronghold is QUALITY in Teas, Coffees, Spices Operating 100 stores that’s why QUALITY is our stronghold. Gireat American [mporting Tea Ca. 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