The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 31, 1897, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1897 JUITE THE o REVERSE (F J \ ’ ANY DEAL Government Side of the Union Pacific Sale Explained. DUE EQUITY ALWAYS OBSERVED. Attorney - General McKenna Tells of the Methods of Litigation. UNCLE SAM’S LIENS WELL PROTECTED. ALL to Increase I's Guarantee at Least $18,000,000. i'or:an zatlon Comm ttee Forced Epecial Dispatch to THE CALL NEW YORK, Oc:. 30.—A special to the Worl. om Washington says: Attorney- General McKenra made to m»s to-day a complete explanation of the Government’s side of the Union Pacific question. It has been repeatedly charged,” seid the Attorney-Gener that the Govern- ment has aisplayed too much reticence in the matter of the Union Pacific. It could not do otherwise than preserve rhe secrecy which applies to mo: w business. The subject has been one which has concerned most exclusively the law department of | { The Opening of the Racing e administration. *There was no deal with the reorzaniza- tion committee. The Government and committee from the very beginning have Sucut was the case under Mr. Cleveiand’s administration and the same applies to this administration. been legal adversaries. “The committes had a first lien on the | and, as the holders of the k of the company, owned the road. It held also a first lien on the Kansas Pa- cific, and other liens subordinate to that Government. The was to obtain title to the roads zh foreclosure, clear of the Govern- d only be done by the Govern- becoming a party to the proceed- vernment could not be made out its co L, or, at least, as disputable if 1ld be. Fore- sure without the ec Government being a p would the leave the roads sub- ject 10 an equity lemption in the iovernment. The Government there- e was desired as a party, but it would become =0 and risk the sale of prop- er'y with no biaders but the reorganiza- committee and itself. There were asons sgainst th: Government der. overcome o committee guaranteed a bid for tbe roads of $45,700,000 in round num- In consideration of this the Gov- tion ernment appeared in the suits brought by the firs morigagees and com-| menc:d independent sunits to fore- close its own mortgages. In these suits the testimony was taken and contentions were made and &s Keemy madeas iitizants make contentions in any suit, Some of these contentions were de- cided for the Government, some against i, and decree ere entered. From these decree Government concluded 10 appeal zalion committee then offered to increase its guarantee bid to $50,000,000, an increase of $4.300,000, if the Government would not appeal. This ncrease covered the money objections to es and it was accepted. he committee then proceeded to exe- he decrees, and advertised the prop- e. The notice given was four Government hoped that prcve suflicient. It rea- anticipated that intending atientive to the suits and their progre The decrees besides were entered in the latter part of July, and wide publicity was given. 1 repeat, we reasonably hoped that jour weeks notice would be suflicient. *‘But the Government took no chances, and when it became convinced there was a prospect of better bid< by delay it re- solved to ask for a postponement of the res, and it notitied ihe reorganization ymmittee and directed i‘s special counsel 10 make an appeal to Judge Sanborn. It is ssary to say that this move- not in the interest of the reor- this would sonably bidders had bee ganization committee, but against it. The committee sought to prevent it, but without snccess; and to make it unneces- sary offered to bid the whole of the Government's claim on the Union Pa- cific—or rather to bid such sum at the sale as would pay the first mortgage and net the Goverament the whole of its claim—in other words, an increase of its bid of $8,000,000. Does this look like a deal? It is absurd and farcical to sav so. The am of the increase procured for the Gov- nment by this administiation is nearly $13 000,000-—in effect more than that— $18,000,000, considering the Kansas Pacific ause the guarantee on the K ed Does this road. look like a deal with the reorganization committee?”’ ———— he decrees on that by RUMORS OF INJUNCTION. Excitemant in Caused by a Report That the Sale Was to Bs Delayed. OMAHA, Ngpr., Oct. 30.—For a time to-cay there was great excitement in rail- road circles in this city over the report that an injunction had been asked pre- venting the saie of the Union Pacific road under foréclosure next Monday. The report first came through a di-- patch from Dow, Jones & Co. of New York, but in a short time the story came in frotn other points and the officials of the Union Pacinc and other interested parties began 1o believe that where there was so much smoke there must be some fire. It was impossible to substantiate the , lowever, and it is not thought here at there is anythinz in it udee Munger ot ine United States Dis- tr.ci Court was the only Federal Judge in the city to-day and he was here for a short time only, leaving in tae afiernoon for his bome at Fremont, Nebr. He said that be had not heard of any move fo obtain an injunction, and de- clared that if =uch an atiempt were made before him the chances were that he would refuse to have anything to do with the matter. “The entire matter,” he said, “has been bdfore Judge Sanborn of St. Paul committee’s | Railroad Circies | = | Joe Rose &Cq its objections the reor- | Ace 109, {leru 114, Cisudiana 104, Altamax 114, (36) and it would not be proper for me to in- | terfere with the case in any way."' obscne D Foreclosure on Branches. ST. PAUL, Mi~x., Oct. 30.—The United States Circuit Court to-day heard three motions for foreclosure decrees in suits to foreciose mortgages in the Central branch of the Union Pacific,the Atchison, Colorado and (Pacific ana the Atchison, Jewel County and Western roads, three branches of the Union Pacific. Judze Sanborn beard the arguments and referred the case to W. D. Cornish, master in chan- cery, to report the facts and the form of decree by December 6 It should be understood that these cases have no reference to the sale of the main line of the Union Pacific. ERECTIAG A PALATIAL VILLA. Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs Will Mate- rially Improve the ¢/d Kome of Historian George Bancroft. NEWPORT, Oct. 30.—Miss Virginia Fair, si-ter of Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs, who has just returned from San Francisco, came to Newport (o-night to visit Mrs Arthur T. Kempt. M-:s. Oelrichs, who is the owner of a summer residence here owned by the late George Bancroft, the historian, bas arrangea to materially im- prove the property. She purposes tearing the old house down and 1o erect s pala- tial villa upou the site, Her plans have been drawn and accepted - FOR ALSON. IN PRINOMN Sacramento Elicksmith Accused of Hav- iny Started Many Fives. SACRAMENTO, Oct. 30.— James Woods, 8 blacksmith by trade and a member of the Sacramento Fire Department, is in the City Prison, charged with arson. He is accused of having set fire to ten or twelve buildings recently. It has been ascer- tained that in several instances he turned in tbe ala'ms himself and was then the first man at the scene o1 the fire to battle the lames. Some of his friends are of the opinion that Woods has become some- what demented and that he merely started the fires to *'give the boys a run.” HORSENEN ARE 1N READINESS Season at Ingleside Track. Joseph A, Murphy Arrives and [ Will Preside in the Stand. A Large List of Entries to Pick From. Plenty of Bookmaking Talent on Hand. Eversthing points to a most auspicious opening of the racing season to-morrow at Ingleside track. There will be no dearth of pencilers and the long card of six events shows no paucity of racing mate- rial. It is expected eighteen or twenty bookmaking firms will cut in at the first drawing, among which can bs mentioned: Hugh Jones, Stnyvesant Club, Cwsar Young, John Humphrey. Willis & Co., Barney Schreiber, Howell & Co. and Phil Archibald. Josepis A. Murphy, who will preside in the stand at Ingleside, arrived from St. Louis yesterday. Like all of the other Easterners Mr. Murpny predicts a great season of sport, and says many turfmen from the other side of the mountains wi.1 be dropping in bere during the next fort- night. Judge Murphy’s associate in the stand will be J. W. Wiison of Sacramento, whose ability and integrity is a matter of history. Starter James Caldwell was due to get in from New York last evening. The veteran flag-wielder’s admirers say he has thorougnly mastered the intricacies of the Australian cate, anart he was deficient in when last here, ¥. here, but will size the game up before hanging out his shingle. Willie Martin, with his little serapbook full of press notices, will probably reach here to-day. Pat Dunne, to which turi- man Martin is under contract, will not get out this way for a month or so yet, The Baldwin string of twelve arrived at Ingleside from Los Angeles yesterday. El Salado, Celoso, Los Cerrillos, Algorta and Argentina are about the vest of the lot. They raced at Los Angeles and were a source of fruitful income for the buok- makers. W. R. Vreeland, an Eastern turf scribe, is one of the late arrivals. He says many of the far Eastern bookies and owners are looking this way, not caring to chance the yellow fever at New Orleans. John Me- afferty and Biliy Porier, owner of the usefu! plater J. A. Grey, were looking up railroad raies the day Vreeland left New York. No alarm is caused among jockeys or owners by the Turf Congress rule which outlaws them for racing or riding at Aque- dact track. A dispensation to suit the occasion will shortly be in order. The entries for t0-morrow’s races are as fodows: First race, six Iurlongs—Satsuma 110, (51) Polish 105, Easei 107, Beliicoso 110, Spun i 86, Zamar 11 102, "Apto 102. Sorrow 86, 17 Suminernme 107 (61) Yule 96, Aima 1¢ Lord Marmion 89, On Gua Nita 86, Ma quet 102, Fonsavannah 89, Moutgomer. Second’ race, one aud a sixteenth miles—¢ Marquise 103, Fashion Piate 94. Doyle 103, 62 Lorena 11 103, Osric 11 103, Peter 11 108, Judge Denny 106. Third race, three-fourths of a mile- vata 102. Miss Rewmsen 109, 60 Los Prietos 113, 32 Estro 116, Madrica 109, Cima Ca- tawba 99, 32 Tiny P 109, 5t. Cuthbert 99, The Truth 99, Brambelia 9 , Master Mariner 99, Fourth race, University stakes one mile— FleurdeLis 111, Aquinas 111, Flamelia 104, Horatio 114, 60 Los Cerillos 104, Hohenzol: Etta H 111, News Gatherer 111, Mangrum 104 Fifth, seven furlongs—34 Tim Murphy 104, 27 Terra Archer 104, Graiify 104, 36 Thelma 104, Uno Colorado 107, (66) Daylight 107, Don Fulano 110, Joe Terry 107, 62 Elmer F 107, O’Flee'a 104, Outgo 104, 66 Kamsin 104, Re- mus 107, 33 Palomacita 104, Lucky Dog 107, rtf_rmun“l 104, (34) Frec Will 107, Outaway Sixth race. one mile—34 Coda 104, 33 Instal- Iator 107. 49 Ostler Joe 112, Aquinas 95, Mc- ———— Dewing Must Pay His Fine. Judge Carroll Cook yesterday denied the ap- plication for arehearing in the case of Dew- ing, a piano agent, who was convicted of as- sault and batiery on a lady from whom he was atlempliug 10 Tecover a piano that had been sold to her on the instaliment plan. Dewing will therefore be compeiled to pay his fine of §250. His companion, Shepherd, will share tue same late. New Divores suits, Suits for divorce have been filed in the office of the County Clerk as follows: Adeline Nicoll against Louis Nicoll for ex- treme cruelty. Eugene McManus against Mary H. McManus for iutemperan: ——————— ADVANCES made on furniture ana planos, with or without removal J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission W. Ware, a Western layer of odds, is | Canonicus | Light 107, Parthamax 98. 1 BLOOD SHED N A COURT UF JUSTICE Modoc County’s District Attorney Seriously Wounded. FIGHT BETWEEN TWO LAWYERS. Ex-Judge Harris Stabs John E. Raker With a Pocket- Knife. INFLICTS FIVE WOUNDS UPON HIS FOE. Bloody Affray Interrup's a Trlal Before a Judge of the Supsrior Court. Special Dispatch 10 THE CALL. REDDING, Oc .—A sensational stab- bing affray took place within the bar of the Modoc County courtroom at Alturas on Wednesday. District Attorney Raker was stabbed with a vocker-knife by ex- Judge Harris five times before Sheriff Cummings could separate them. During the progress of a trial in the Su perior Court, District Attorney Raker, | who was examining a witness, was inter- rupted by an objection from Attorney Stewart, which was sustained by the court. The District Attorney then launched into a tirade of abuse against ex-Judge Harris, who was connected with the case, accusing him of trying to tam- per with a witness. Attorney Stewart | again objected, declaring that Harris was | not on uiial, and that he did not propose | to have his client’s interests jeopardized. | He begged the Judge to confine the Dis- | trict Attorney to the issues of the case. The court ordered Raker to cease his abusive harangue. court, District Attorney Raker, inflamed piteh, continued his torrant of invective, concluding with the declaration that ex- | Judge Harris had ‘caught hold of a | woman on the street, and he could prove it,” and intimating that the Juage was {impelled by an immoral and unlawful motive. Ex-Judee Harris sprang to his feet and | po.nting his tinger at Raker shouted: | But I never seized hold of an innocent girl in my house——" In the midst of the great disorder which prevailed In the courtroom District Attor- ney Raker made a rush for Harris. Sheriff Cummings jumped over the ra beiore he could reach them the infuriated men closed upon each other. Raker | struck out viciously at Hharris, but the blow glanced off his head, staggering the ex-Judge, thoush not inflicting any in- | jury. Harris made a lunge at Raker with an open pocket-knife. He struck Raker five { times, inflicting a wound at each thrust. | One blow sent the biade into the corner of | Rake | ecross the cheek and neck, laying the fle<n open to the bone, Another thrust landed on top of the District Attorney’s head, in- flicting a bad scalp wound. Besides these and an ugly wound in the hand, Raker received two slashes in the chest. Had it not been for the heavy ciloithirg worn by the District Attorney the latter two wounds wou'd have proved fatal. This was all done in an instant, before | the Sheriff could reach and separate the men. Sheriff Cimmings jumped between | them, and with the assistance ol specta- tors forced them apart. Blood was stream- ing from the District Attorney’s face, and the ex-Judge was bespattered as well. | Judee Harris was immediately placed under arrest, but was released later on, with bail in the sum of $500. It was feared that the District Attorney haa been fatally wounded, but after a | hasty examination by vhysicians it was ascertained that his wounds were not dan- gerous unless blood poisoning should set in. He was conveyed to his home, and at last accounts was resting easily. John E. Raker, the wounded man, is a son-in-law of Judge Spencer ot Lassen County. and has beer District Attorney of Modoc County for several consecutive terms. He has stood high in pubiic esteem, but since the discovery of the de- falcation of Jonn Madden, Modoe Coun- ty's Treasurer, who recently absconded with $30,000, he has come in for a great deal ot adverse comment. G. F. Harris was formerly Judge of the | Superior Court of Modoc County, having | be'd the office for a number of terms. Harris was the instigator of the trouble | which led to the killing of Saloon-keeper | Franck, a noted character of Modoc | County, a number of year« azo. Franck was shot dead by J. W. Harrington, the present Superior Judge of Modoe County, while in the act of drawing a knife wiih which toattack Harrington. Harris was then occupying the Superior bench, but was retired in disgrace at the succeeding election. Judge Harrington, on the otner hand, isin high favor with the people of Modoc county, and has made an aamir- abie record as Judge of the Superior Court. The dramatic exclamation of ex-Judge Harris, “But I never seized hold of an innocent girl in my own house,” was prompted by the fact that District Attor- ney Raker was recently accus:d of a se- rious charge preferred by a young girl, He was, bowever, acquitted. —_— | Chinese Victim of A sas nation, MARYSVILLE, Oct. 30.—A Chinese miner who was mysteriausly shot while at work on his claim near Oregon Hill this county, ou September 8, died at Chal. lenge Mills Iast nignt from 'the effects of the wounds he received. The District Attornev has accompanied the Coroner to the scene to investigate. SRR S i g Madden Given His Freedom. MARYSVILLE, Oct. 30.—John Phillips Madden, who from Aprit 8 last was a prisoner in the Sutter County jail charged with the murder of John J. Bruce at Pennington, and who twice stood trial for the alleged crime, the jury disagreeing in each instance, was this morning, on Paying no attention to the order of the | with anger and wrought np to the highest | ngs, but | s mouth and 1t passed diagonally | | motion of his attorneys, released from custody and the charge against him dis- missed. Judee Davis made the order, District Attorney McLaugnlin offering no oppositivn to the motion. el T IEELL Nonetary Com LIVERPOOL, Oct. oners Sail. 30.—The Cunard liner Campania, which sailed from this| port for New York to-day, had on her (\ussen Wolcott of Colorado, chairman of tue United States monetary commission, and | Mrs. Wolcott,and General Charles Jackson Payne of Massachusetts, also of the monetary commis nd Mrs, Payne. DIED FOR LOVE, Unreciprocated Desire for a White Woman Causas a Japanese to Kill Himself. A Japanese barber, labeled through life with the unpronounceable name Goich Ththwo, sent himself into oblivion with a pistol ball through the heart early yes- terday morning in his room at 711 Stock- ton street. He was 27 years old and had the commendable weakn2ss of his race— he dressed far above his station. He loved a white woman nsmed Carrie Hunda, who resided on an upper floor of the same building. Although she kept company with him occasionally she de- clined 1o marry him, and probably with the intention of softening her heart toward him he shot himself with a pistol bullet in the back of the neck sume months ago. The wound was not fatal and the woman whom he loved nursed him, a kindness | which the poor Jap felt more than com- | pensated for his pain. Alfter his recovery he threatened to kili himself if Carrie refused to reciprocate his love, and his friends, fearing that he might carry his threat into effect, detailed one of theirr number, T. Furnkawa, a stu- dent attending the Belmont School in San Mateo County, to occupy the roowm with the lovesick Oriental and look after him a little. At 6 o’clock yesterday morning Furn- kawa left the room to get his breakfast and to go to school Goich was then asleep. Shortly Hunda came downstairs. As was custom she looked into Goich’s room and saw him lyin pool of coagulated blood under his body, and s revolver lying near bis right hand. After giving the alarm, the woman went away, but it is expected that she wiil be on hand as a witne-s at the inquest. She lived formerly with a Japanese barber named Hunda, now dead. e e e DEATH OF AN EDITOR. Charles W. Moore of the Pacific Record Succumbs. Dr. Charles W. 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