The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 9, 1897, Page 2

o - —_— THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TH TRSDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1897 question will be considered in expectation I‘ of its discussion in the House. ! The Washington Post, which has notl‘ yet announced any positive convictions | editorially, but w seems inclined to | support the annexation movement, will | say to-morrow: “It is now practically conceded on all sides that there are not | sufficient affirmative votes in the Senate to ratify the Hawaiian annexation treaty.”’ Senator White of California, who is one of the most active opponents of an- nexation, wants a public discussion, and will be supported by all the anti-annex- ationists, who believe that open debate will help their cause, while many Repub- lican friends of Hawaii are equally anxious for public consideration, because they think that their arguments will prowe convincing. No programme for the fight has yet been made, but it will be arranged as soon as the friends of annexation force the issue. A careful poll of the Senate shows that fifty Senators will probably vote for annexation. This is ten less than two-thir. eleven more than a ma- jori Party lines will be closely drawn, all the Democrats, except Messrs. Mor- gan, Gorman and Pettus, the latter Mr. Morgan’s colieague, will vote against | annexation; while on the Republican side every Senator, except Mr. Morrill, Mr. Hoar and Mr. Wellington, will probably | vote for it. The Populists are against annexation. Mr. Kyle, as independent, is for it, and the Silver Republicans are | generally with the annexationists. The | standing of the Senate is as follows : For annexation — Aldrich, Allison, er, Burrows, Cannon, Carter, Chan- | Clark, Cullom, Dav Dzboe, Eikins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye, Gal- linger, Gorman, Hale, Hanna Hansbrough, Hawley, Jones of Nevada, Kyle, Lodge, McBride, MicMillan, Mant- | lem, Mason, Morgan, Penrose, Perkins, Pettus, Platt of New York, Platt of Con- necticut, Pritchard, Proctor, Quay, Sewell, She Spooner, Stewart, Teller, Thurs- ton, Turner, Warren, Wetmore, Witson, Wolcott. Total so. Against annsxation — Bate, Berry, Butler, Caffery, Chilton, Clay, Cockrell, Daniel, kner, Gray, Harris, Heitfeld, Hoar, Jones of Arkan- Kenny, Lindsay, McEnerv, Mc Laurin, Mallory, Martin, Mills, Mitchell, Money, Morrill, Murphy, Pasce, Petti- grew, Rawlins, Roach, Smith, Tillman, Turley, Turpie, Vest, Waltham, White. Total. 39. The Post is a conservative newspaper, and the poll above given was made by H. L. West, information is always | regarded as reliable, but the anti-anexa- tionists confidently believe that the votes | of five or six of the Senators mentioned } as annexationists will ultimately be found recorded in the negative. The announcement of the opposition of Speaker Reed and Represemative! Bailey (D.) of Texas to the annexation ect does much to clear the situation. y represent respectively the conserva- tive Republican and the silver Demn-[ cratic elements of the House. Mr. Bailey predicts that the Democratic vote in the | House, should the project come before | that body in the form of a joint resolution, | will be cast almost solidly against an- nexation. If that proves to be the case the task of securing thirty Republicans, or thereabouts, to oppose might not be difficult. The whole controversy, as the time for reaching the vote draws near, focuses about the sugar industry. The cane- growers of Louisiana and the beet-sugar Ppeo] of the Middle West and the Pa- cific Coastdo not want Hawiian competi- tion. They feel that they can never meet it. Louisiana is a little too cold for cane sugar to flourish, and its production is conducted much more wastefully than in Hawaii and Cuba. Then Asiatic coolies, who form the laboring population of Ha- waii, are altogether a cheaper class of workers than the Southern planters can obtain. Therefore, Louisiana interests are bitterly oppossed to annexation, and through sympathy with their industrial needs the other Southern Democrats are joining with them in opposition. To the beet-sugar people the prospect of unending competition with Hawaii is still more displeasing, for the cane of the tropics is much easier of growth than the sugar beet. While the Hawaiian product is small it is increasing rapidly, and could not fail to interfere with the price stand- ards which the Louisiana cane-growers and beet-sugar people would otherwise be able to maintain. Under the influence of the reciprocity treaty the Hawaiian crop increased from 25,000,000 pounds in 1877 to 560,000,000 pounds last season. With the removal of all fear that reciprocity might at any time be discontinued there is no knowing how great might be the increase of sugar growth there. This is a commercial argu- ment which is telling heavily against an- nexation. To its potency more votes can be ascribed than even to the objection which the introduction of so alien a peo- ple into our political tem involves. In the House Hawaii has become the topic ¢i firstinterest. Heretofore it has been genetally taken for granted that the Senate would dispose of the question and hence that members of the House need not concern themselves with it; but to- day it is recognized that annexation by joint resolutlon will almost certainly come before both chambers, and it will be in the House that the contest will be close. There is no reasonable doubt of a Hawaiian majority in the Senate, al- though Mr. White of California is not willing to concede even so much as that. But in the House the situation is critical, Mr. Bailey has spoken for most of the but Gear, Allen, Baker, sas, | | | | | whose annexation le ple | 2gainst annexation. | Congressman, Democrats. Mr. Shafroth, a leading Pop- ulist, said this afternoon that while no | canvass had been mude he thought the | Populists’ vote would be cast so:id]y‘ “For one,” he said, “I cannot see the sense of passing a bill | to exclude undesirable immigranis and | at the same momaat, by one fell swoop, take into the Union thousands of the most objectionable of a!l immigrants. We have for years been legislating against the Asiatics, and they constituie the greater part of the population of these islands.” The sentiment of the Repubiicans of the East is well expressed by a New York who, to the remark, “I suppose you are in favor of annexation,” saidin reply: *I don’t know about that. Annexation is something I bave got to think about s good while before I shall vote for it. Parhaps it is right, but I am very doubtfuL” This is essentially true of Mr. Hill of Connecticut, Messrs. Low and Alexander of New York anda half of the Massa- chusetts delegation, while Messrs. Wads- worth of New York, Powersof Vermont and Loud and Kilbourn of Catifornia are outspoken in their opposition. To be sure, there is on the Democratic side some corresponding disinclination to follow pariy leadership. Representative Tawney of Minnesota, who ed Hawaii in company with Uncle Joe Canaon, says it is the women among the natives who are opposing an- | nexation. “The reason is,’* he says, | ““they have aneye to future social prestige. | The native women are now recognzied | as the equals of the white women and are | classed in the same social set. There is a | disposition on the part of the white| women, however, o class the natives as negroes, and the natives beliove annexa- tion will increase the number of white women in the islands to such an extent | that eventually they will be relegated to | the negro class entirely. The native | women are doing evervthing in their vower against annexation.” i Tl JAPAN OPPOSED TO ANNEXATION. Hosh! Repeats at Omaha the Views Expressed In This City. OMAHA, Dec. loru Hoshi, Japan- ese Minister to the United States, passed through Omabna this evening, en route to Washington, accompanied by his private secretary. In an interview with a repre- entative of the A sociated Press, Mr. Hoshi admitted that the object of his | mis<ion to Japan was to ascertain the | views of his Government on the proposed | annexation of Hawaii, and to procure in- | structions from the Mikado relative to the | ccurse he was expected to pursue in case | the treaty shall be ratified by Congr | “The impression has g o the | American press,” saia Mr. Hoshi, “that | we propose to recall the protest enteret | by Japan against the acquisition of the | Sandwich islands by the United States Government, Tuis is misleading and un- | true. Javan has always maintained ami- | cabie relations with the United States, and | it is not our purpose new to take any | steps that wou!d lead to a breach of | mutual good will, but at the same time Japan will stand firmiv in the maintenance of its rights and privileges acquired u er the treaty with the Hawaiiun Gover ment. 1f ine United States decides to an nex Hawaii we bope o be able 10 enforce our demands for indemnity for the viola- tion of treaty rizhts in the expuision of Japanese immigrants from the island and their exclusion 1rom the rights acquired i under our treaty.'" Concerning the President’s message, | and particularly as referring to the rela. | tions of Japan and the United States in connection with the proposed annexation | of Hawaii, Mr. Hoshi declired to express | any views beyvond reiterating that he swated at the outset that there would be | no disposition on the part of Japan to re } sist the acquisition of Hawai by the | United States, but that he hoped to be ble through diplomatic negotistions to | ring about a peaceable solution ol the matters in eontrovers STORMY OPFOSITION AT LOS ANGELES, | The Chamber of Commerce De- | clares Itse!f Opposed 10 An- nexirg Hawail. 10S ANGELES, Dec. 8 —The Chamber | of Commerce has declared itself opposed to the annexation of the Hawai:an Islanas, | and to-day passed a resolution declarin: | that annexation would materially injure | the beet-sugar indusirv in this State. | Mr. TWO MURDERERS IDENTIFIED, Slayers of Andrews in a Baden Hotel Held to Answer for Their Crime. REDWOOD CITY, Dec. 8.—The county | jail at this place now contains three per- | sons charged with murder, Tnomas Flan- | neily, accused of having k lled his father, Patrick F.annelly, on the 26th of October; | and Harry Winters and €. H. Ravmond, | charged with the murder of C. A. Andrews at Baden. Winters was taken to Baden yesterday, where his preliminary examination was | held. He was posiuvely identified by a | number of witnesses as one of the rovbers of the Grand Hotel on the night when Andrews sho'. Raymond, alas | Moore, had his examination at the same place this morning. He was also i .exs- tified as one of the robvers and as the man | who fired the shots that killed Andrews. | Both were held to answer before the Superior Court on charges of murder. The District Attorney will file infor- mations against them immediately, and they will be given a speedy trial. The cases will protably be set for the early part of January, immediately after the trial of Flanneliy. which will begin on the 27th of this mon:h e Tt el UNIVERSITY GROWS IN INTEREST. Assets Aggregating $1,000,000 Kow Cwned by the Institu- tion. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—At the semi- annual meeting of the Trustees of the American University held to-day the Rev. Dr. Charles H. Payne of New York, secretary of the Board of Education, pre- s1ded. The revorts of the Cbancellor, | Bishop John F. Hurst, and Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Samuel Beiler, indicate a growing public interest in the progress of the uni- versity, which has now asser aggregat- ing on a conservative basis $1,000,000. The College of History wiil be com- pleted in about ten days. Among-the first articles of furniture to be placed in the new structure will be a table and set of chair:, once the property of Charles Sumper; a wardrobe that belonged to George Bancroft and the war desk of Ed- | win M. Stanton, all of which have been recently acquired by the university. - — Death Due to Paralysis. STOCKTON, . Dec. 8—Mrs. W. H, Weaver, wife of ex-County Clerk Weaver, died this morning from the effects of a stroke of paralysis she sustained Monday morning. She was widely known in the county. Mrs. Weaver was the mother of Mrs. Charies Littlehale, Mrs. John Gall and Eckert and Daniel Weaver, all of whom, with her husband, survive her. | ter frem R. C. Leiima | versity crew, upon the proposed | the rowing colleges of | National Association | day i HILLER AHEAD OF THE RECORD Continues His Remark- able Run in the Six-Day Race. Seemingly in as Good Condi- tion as He Was on Tuesday. Eighteen Indomitable Wheelmen Still Sp2eding Wearily Around the Track. Epectal Dispatch & W YORK, Dec. At midnight the indomitable e ghteen wheelmen were still speeding their , lap after lap, around the high banked floor of Madisoa-square THE CALL. Garden. From midnight to midnight Miller bad put more th m:les be- hind him. This mervelous record on the third day of the great race carried him along to a total of more than 1200 miles 10 seventy-one hours—139 miles ahead of the former record. During this weary journey Miller has left the track but for a few bhoun With the exception, perhaps, of Stephane, the Frenchman, Milier had up to late I the afterncon less sleep thanany other man on the track. And not- withstanding this Miller 18 seemingly in as good condition as he wasy when experts ciaimed that he the Wilkesbarre coal miner, were in the best shape of all the riders. The next man to Miller at the t time is Rice and lhe is something more than fifty miles behin '. But he is strong, and seems to hive the sime determina- tion that carried him almost to the front in the bigrace of last year. Last year's champion, Teday Hale, pres whose great ride then promised to be far outdone this year, is now making up ground. Hei. aimost 175 miles vehind the leader. but n heless he has ci up from*tenth place, which he beld night, to eighth place, and is certain to g much higher before the end is reacued. I'ne score at 12:15 A. ™ Miiler 1219, Rice 11512, Rivierre 1124.7, Schin. neer 1 4 Moore 10562 Wal.er 1077 5, Pierce 1057.7, Hale 1U51.8, Stephane 1024 2 Iilkes 1000.1, Golden 1003.6 Eaterman 942 8, 1, Gannon 914 8, Jultus 871, Beacon 3 1, Johnson 671.2 Miller was 141 miles ahead of the record for seventy-two hours. At 5A. M. the score was as follows: Milier, 1235 6; Rice, 1180; Rivierre, 1145.1; Schinneer, 1161 2; Waller, 1114.8; Pi 1026 Gaunnen, 834.2; Juiiu- ), 7185; Gray, 733; Johnson, t Milier was 172 miles ahead of tbe record for 74 hours. - — LACK OF INTER BOATING. One Obstacle in the Wuy of th “ american Heniey. CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. S —The Har- d Crimson wiil pri Proposed t to-morrow a let- ), coach of the uni- Amen- can Henley.” He says: “The nearest analozy to our Henley would be brought about if, for instance, America were to enter crews at the annual regatta of the of Amateur Oa men of America. I do not express au opinion as to the desirability of establish- ing either an American Henley or u gen- eral inter-collegiate regatta. There are obvious difticulties in the way, and not the least of these is the lack of any general desire among American university men for the establishing of such a regatta.” WANTS 10 i1 HAWIKINS: Joo Gans' Backer Potts a Forfeit to Bind a Match, BALTIMORE, Dec. -Al Hereford, the pugilistic promotor and manzger of the Eureka Athletic Club, has deposited ) with the sporting editor of the Balti- more Herald, challenging the world on bebalf of his lightweight boxer, Joe Gans. He is anxious to have hi< man :0 against “Spike’’ Sullivan, Frank e of Buffalo, Jack Dowmey of Brooklyn or Dal Hawkins of n Francisco. The chal- lenge is especially aimed at the San Fran- cisco boxer. He is willing to meet Hawkins before any club in the country, both men to weigh'in at 130 pounds, give or take two, at 3 o’clock. —_— Four Wheelmen Suspended. MILWAUKEE, Dec. 8.—Four of Mil- waukee’s fasiest cyclers were to-day, upon order of the national racing board of the League of American Wheeimen, sus- pended fora period of three years. They are Herbert H. Mason, Morgan Bobrien, Phil Nickel and Jobn McDonald Jr. The su-p:nded riders are charged witn parti- civating in unsanctioned races at Elkhorn under assumed names. 1f the statement of intention in the announcement of to- is carried out it will result in a revolt of Miiwaukee rac ng men against the League of Am~rcan Wheelmen and the introauction of Sunday racasin Milwaukee next season. . —_—— Winnerse at New Orleans, NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 8.—Weather cloudy; track heavy. Six furlongs—Forbearance won, Holmes second, Mr. Hunt third. Time. 1 Seven and a balf furlongs, selling—Bom- bardon won. Kingstone second, Alva third. Time, 1:4515 Five aud a half furlongs—imp. Wolsey won, Trndition second, Virgie Dixon third. Time, 1:3134, Six ‘furlongs—Eton Jacket won, Balk Line second, Glenmoyne third. Time, 1:2514 Six aud & halt furlongs, seiling—Plug won, };.g;l’m-ssn second, Wells Street third. Time, 81 Eleanor - Thorne Lrings a Low Price, CHICAGO, Dec. 8. —This was the second Gay of the winter speed sale of Splan & Newgass. The star of the sale was the bay ftilly Thorne, foaled in 1894, record 2:241¢, winner of the $15,000 Kentucky Futurity, for $3100. She was bought by H. W. Brown, Salt Lake City. Dan Q, 2:081;, pacer, 4 years old, $3400; Don- nougn, bay stallion pacer, 2:143 $1150; Bessic Bonehill, world's c.ampior pacing mare, record 2:053;, $1400. The price for Thorne,after her great win of the Kentucky Futurity, was rather a disappointment. g Horseman Kneebes kieinstated. CHICAGO, Dec. 8.—An executiva ses- sion of the board of appeals of the Amer- ican Trotting Association was held to- day, the most important case considered being the application for reinstatement of R. T. Knecbes, who was imprisoned in Germany in 1395 for starting a ‘ringer.’”’ Kneebes made a pathetic appeal for re- | instatement and after some discussion it was granted as an act of clemency. s College Boatwng Men Confer. ALBANY, D c. 8 —Captain D. Maryin Goodrich of Harvard, Captain Frederick D. Colson of Cornell and Captain Payne Whitney of Yale, representing the boate ing interests oi those colleges, arrived here to-day and went into confereneca at the Hotel K nmere. The greatest secrecy was observed and it was announced that the result of tueir deliberations weula 25. | found homes for. not be made public until the conference had reyorted back to their colleges. DEATH OF LK. MORFIT. The Koted American Chemist Passes Away After a Life of Use- fulness. LONDON, Dee. 8.—Dr. Campbell Morfit, the distinguished Amsrican chemist, died here to-day it Novem- ber 19, 1820. He early applied himseli to the study of chemistry and was associated with several colleg: In 1861 he went to Londou, England. His work included re- searches in guanos, salts, sugars, the analyses of coals, gum mastic and giyce- rine, accounts of which he published in the scientific journals of the time. Since his residence abrozd he had de- voted more attention to the improvement of technical proc sses, notably in the preparation of condensed foo: rations, the ctare of paper, the refining of oil er similar work. He was a_member of variou: scientific societies and a fellow of the Chemicar So- ciety of London and of the Institute of Chemistr; Bes.des writinz numerous scentific pajers he was joint author with James C. Booth of a repurt to tne United States orduance depariment of gun metal in 1853 from Investigations by h'm at a lab, that he estahiished on his plan at Pikesville arse: 1a PROBABLY AFTER Revenue Cutter Corwin Returns From a Mysterious Mission to Mexi- can Waters. SAN DIEGO, Dec. 8.—The revenus cut- ter Corwin returned to port this morning alter a trip supposed to have been taken for the purpose of capiuring some vessel or vessels engaged in smuggling Chinese into the State, After leaving here early Saturday morn- ing the Corwin went north, stopping a few hours off San Pedro, and then left for a cruise around San Clemente Island. Larly Monday morning she steamed south for eight miles below senada, and on her return made a briet stop at that port. | Capiain Herring and _otner officers of the Corwin puid an official visit 10 the Gov ernor at KEuasenada, and in return the Governor and uis staff paid an official call on the vessel, bringing with them their band of twenty-five pieces. Corwin sailed from Ensenada yesteraay afternoon, reaching this harbor at 6 o'clock this morning. 8 The oflicers of the cutter and Collector SHUGGLERS. refused to say what vessel they were seek- ing to gapture. — e VICTIM OF A MURDERER. Corpse Bound Hand and Foot Found in a Lonely Soot Near Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Dec. S —Evidence of a mysterious murder was unecarthed here | to-day, when the body of a man was found Iving in the river bottom about e miles below the city. Thae feet ana hands were tied securel the hanas behind the back. Two bullet-holes in the face and a badly crushed skull told on!y too plainiy how the man ne to his death, _The corpse is that of & man of large size and about 35 vears of age. So far it have viewed it. The corpse when found, and, as the lay bore no signs of a strugule, it is be- lieved that the man was murdered some- whers else and ihe body taken to the lonely river bottom and left there. - CLOVELD LS EPSY FESTIVAL. Unigue Entertainment Provided by Epiccopal Chureh Ladies. CLOVERDALE, Dec. 8.—The holiday bazasr and gypsy festival given by the ladies of tne F continue for three nights, opened last night with a fair attendance, the inclera- ent weather keeping many away. The Citrus Pav.lion is a great area of tastily arranged evergreens, red berries and tlowers, arranged into six uniquely deco- rated booths, presided over by about forty of Cloverdale’s society women, who are preitily garbed in gypsy costumes. The programme each night consists o gvpsy and other choruses of thirty voices, salec- tions by the Cloverdale band, fancy dances and tableaus. Sweet- warbl canaries and wande:ing gypsy in the various booths make each evening one continuous melody. The following ladies are taking active charge in the managoment: Mesdames J. T. Shurtleff, W. T. Brush, F. D. Layton, J. Dunbar, Fred W. Brush, W. C. B H. W. Chase, L. A. Dorning, W. B. lor, C. A. Thilo, John Field, J. B. Arm- trong, K. H. Elaridge, G. Camero: Caldwell, H. A. Lirrabbee, T. B. W George B. Baer and H. C. Carri Lena Brush, Maud §. Green, Anna Smith, Mollie Smith, Jennie Smith, Cora L-roux., Pearl Howard, Belle M. Hall, Alice ana Ethel Caldwel', Lotta and Bessie Leane, Liilian Bush, Belle and Mand Wood, Julia Hemseth, Helen Leroux, El zabeth Mar- ketl, Della rn:ll, Mamie and Maggie Meni- han, Caroline Reger and Miss Monroe. s gene e FINDS HOMES FOR WAIFS., California Organization Which Is Doing a Great Good. S8AN JOSE, Dec. 8. Children’s Home-Finding Society of California held its second annual meeting in this city this afternoon, Hon. H. V. Morehouse presiding. The reports of the officers showed Lhe organization in good condi- tion and great interest is being taken in its work. The secretary’s reportshowed that 124 childr'n had been received and 76 fhs sum of $2952 bad been reseived and expended. The tollowing officers were elected for the ensuing year. President, H. V. More- house; first vice-president, Rev. L. Delos Mansfield; second vice-presidenr, S. B. Hunking; recording secretary, Hambly; financial secretary Brayton; treasurer, 8. B. Hunkins; legn cousnsellor, F. J. Hambly; directors—C. R. Lamar, DD., Mrs. B. R, Cochrane, Mrs. Jennie E. Loomis, F. R. Shafter. Otficers are Rev. 1. W. Brayton of San Jose, State superintendent; Rev. J. W. Daniels of Sacramento, assistant superintenden:; Mrs. A. A. Loring of Oakland, special field agent. usse, —— e Pioneer Fiveman P Away. a pioneer fireman und salovn-keeper of this city, died this afiernoon. He was 50 years of nge and a native of New Jersey. He came to California in 1866 and settled in San Jose. He organized the Empire Fire Company :n 1870 and the Washoe Hose Company in 1871. He was elected Chief of the San Jose Fire Department in 1889, and held the office for tour years. A Widow survives him. e A Death Strikes in Tulare, TULARE, Dec. 8.—T. D. Heiskell pioneer Californian, died this morning the advanced age of 74. He came to Cali- fornia from Virginia in 1849, mining in El Dorado, farming in Sranislaus and coming to Tulare in 18589. He was & dele- gate to the constitional convention of 1879, The body was sent to Oakaale to-night for interment. —_————— Death of a Tracy Farmer. BTOCKTON, Dec. 8.—James C. Shields, a prominent young farmerof Tracy, aied on Monday and was buried this aflernoon under the auspices of the Odd Fellows and the Native Sons. of which orders he was a member. He was prominent in yolitical circles, and ran for the Legisla- turs in 1894, The | er, who was aboard during the trip, | scopal Church, and to | SAN JOSE, Dec. 8.—Rudolph E. Hoelbe, | i | [ [ | hasnot been identified, although hundreds | s still warm | ound where it | HAS INCORRED REAY ENHITY A Sunol Schoolteacher Persecuted by the liBoss.!) Scheme Devised to Deprive H. G. Squier of His Po- sition. Hls Offense a Refusal to Approve Claims for Articles Never Purchased. Spectal Dispatch to THE CALL. SAN JOS Dec. 7.—Jim Rea, boss and terror of Santa Clara County, doesn’t like H. G ier, principal of the Sunol school in the Hester school district. Squier once failed to approve an illegal claim of one of Rea's pets, and siuce than has been im- placably pursued by the gang, At the present time the toss is preparing a new coup, by which he expects to undo this gentleman, wbo had the manhood and bardihood to refuse to becomea party to a fraud on the taxpayers. Many interesting sidelizhts are thrown on the methods of the gang in the bistory of the relentiess warfare that has been waged on Mr. Squier. The story begins about two and a half yearsago. Squier was then vprincipal of the Longfellow Grammar School in thiscity. W. J. Kirk- patrick, now a Justice of the Peace, had the contract to furnish supplies to the ety schoois. He was then in the stationery usiness, At theend of each school term it was ! Kirkpatrick’s custom to present bills to each of the principals for their approval. | Just before the close of the term in the summer of Kirkpatrick presented his bill to Principal Squier for the latter's ap- proval. Squier refused to give the ac- count as presented in bis indorsement, on ue ground that many things were charged | therein that had never veen ordered or re- ceived the school. This action of Squier’s cost him his position, and until the present school term he was compelled to find employment outside of Santa Clara County. At the last election for School Trustees in the Hester school! district, which lies just tothe west of the western limits of ihe city of Ban Jose, a new member, L. Green, was elected, making the Trustees As now consiituted e L. Baiiey, James Rhodes and I Green. In the district are two schools, the Hester and the Sunol. When it came 10 the election of teachers by the new Trustees, Squier was their choice for princijal. He was elected to succeed frank Montgomery, a petof the ea machine workers. Montgomery has the unprecedented record of having, dur- ing his last term of office, failed to eraduate a single pupil, though there were thirteen in the eichth grade class which tried for entrance to the High School. A bitter fight was made against Squier by the gang. Whea they realized that the candidacy of Montgomery was hopeless they vut forward E. E. Brownel', a mem- ! er of the County Board of Education, but Squier carried theday. At the time Squier ook hotd of the Sunol school it wus ad- mittedly one of the most poorly managed institutions m the State. The Trustees are now proud to assert thatit is the equal of the Hester, aud the Hester ranks with the best. Rea is now planning to deprive Squier of his positien by a bold scheme of ge-rry- mandering. Under his direction a pei:- tion was placed in circulation for the di- vision of the Hester school districi, the object beink to place the Sunol school un- der the control of a new set of Trustees to be Appointed by the Board of Supervisors, whom Rea is credited with carrving in his pocket. Itisalso the hope of the gang that they will be able to control the fu- ture elections of Trustees in the proposed new district. The petition is addressed to the County Superintendent of Schools, L. J. Chip- man, who makes whatever recominenda- tion to the Board of Supervisors Le deems proper. It is understood that he wiil dis- approve of the proposed division. No reasons are set forth in the petition way the district should be cut in two. The district as it now exists is bounded on the north by the town of Santa Clara, on the south by the Gardner School district, on the east by the city of San Jose, on the west by the Hamilton and Meridian School districts. ThLe proposed new district is bounded and described as follows: Commencing at a point where the center line of the Alameda road joins the western city limitsof the city of San Jose, and run- aing thence weslerly and siong the center line of the Alameda roal to the pontof in- tersection of the csnter line of Race street with ®he Alameda, thence southeriy and along the ceuter lie of said Race street to the center line of Sonth street or Park avenue, hence westeriy along the ceuter line of said named stzéet Lo the canter line of Union avenue, thence northwesterly along the cen- ter line of said Union le to where the center line of Nagle avenue intersects the same, thence southwesterly on the line of | 1ands of J.J. McDaniel and F. Smith on the west and Mrs. Rosenda Campuell on the southeast to the interseetion of the center line of the San Jose and Los Gatos road, thence southerly along the center line of said road, thence foliowing the northerly and east- erly lines of the Hamiiton scheol district to the ceuter line of the Meridian road, thence south and along the center line of said Meri- dian road to the nortn line of the Willow Glen School district, thence easterly and aiong the nortn side of said Wiliow Glen School district 10 the center line of Lo Gatos Creek, thence noriherly along the center line of said creek 1o the center llie of Park avanue, thence northeasterly and along the center lineof said park avenué (o the westorn limits of the city of San Jose, thence northerly and along the westerly line of the city of San Jose 0 the pluce of begluning. The petition asks that the proposed new district be known as Sunol Scheol Dis- trict. The signarures to this petition number about 130. Ii isnow in the hands oi the County Superintendent of Schools. To offset the effectsof this document the anti-gang people of the district are now circulating a counter petition, reading as follow: The undersigned heads of families and property-owners in the Hester School District would Tespectfully protest against the divi- siou of said school district as petitioned for. This has already received more than 300 signatures, and it is expected to have 450 names attached to it before it is presented to the Superintendent of Schools on Fri- day, December 17. How thoroughly the people believe in the gang's influence over the Board of Supervisor:, who have the power to make the obj:ctionable division, 1s indicated by the remark of a property-owner who was asked 10 sign the protest, *No matter how many signatures you get,” be said, “the division will b2 made. So ;v,sml’s the good of signing the pro- test Few affairs have <o agi‘ated this section as this issue of the division of the school distriet. —_— PURCHASE 4 V IRELE QUARRY, Beported Venture o, 'rince Poniatowski at Jamestown. JAMESTOWN. Dac. 8.—A rumor which is generally credited was circulated here to-day that Prince Poniatowski and T. 8. Bullock, the principal owners of the Sierra Railway, nad leased the Columbia Marb'e Works and would soon put a large frce of men at work taking out stone. Four San Francisco capitalists are sup- posed to have an interest in the proposi- tion, and while no announcement b:en made that the new road will be ex tended to the quarry it woula be imvossi ble for the lesses o work it at a profit without a railroad to transport the stone to the main line of tbe Southern Pacific. Grant Bros. of San Francisco, who huv been having soma trouble over the bid they had in f r furnisbing the marble for the new postoffice building in that city, own the property, which 1s credited wit! containing an almost inexhaustible sup- ply. e TO CREATE GREAT Proposed Bill to Cause Authors to Contribute Copies of Copy- righted Works. STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Dee. 8.— H. C. Nash, librarian of Stanford Univer- and J. C. Row librarian of the iversity of Californis, are at work on a scheme which, if carried out, will ma- teriaily change the copyright laws of the country and at the same time build up large national libraries in anumbrr of the big cities of the United States. The plan is to require authors obtaining the pro- tection of a copyright to supply copies of their work 1o several depositories located in cities inwdifferent sections of the coun- try. The sdoption of this plan would make these books accessible to people living throughout the coun By tue present law the author is reqaired to deposit with the Librarian of Congress two copies of his work. These books remain at Wash- ington, and are practically inaccessible to LIBRARIES, nas people living at a distance from the na- | tional capital. Another point in favor of theadditional devcsitories is that ti:e danger of a com- plete annihilation of the National Library by fire is removed. Senator Perkins will introduce the bill in the United States Senate. It will di- rect the estabiishment of additional de- positories in tue citics of Chicago, Denver, San Francisco and New Orleans. Libra- rian Nash is now ousily engaged in send- mng out letters which urge the co-opera- tion of Senators and R 'presentatives in Congress ier the furtherance of this scheme. — THE BANKS WILL FIGHT. A Heavy Increase in Taxation in Cleveland HKay Cause Troubls. CLEVELAND, Dee. 8.—Under an or- der from the State Board of Lqualiza- tion the basis on which the banks of this city are taxed has been heavily increased The ‘taxable valuation cf the twelve national tanks has been increased §1,154 000, and that of the 1iwenty-six State banks $273,000. This action is taken because the present valuation of the banks on the tax dupii- cates is much lower than thatshown by the reports made by (he national banks to the Comptroiler of the Treasury. The banks clsim that they are legaliy entitled to the offsets which nhave been allowed heretofore and they will fight the matter in the courts. S A Cozine Will Be Iried for Arson. SANTA ROSA, Dec. 8.—The jury in the case of George Cozine, who was charged with having broken into Shrocken’s wine cellar at Sonoma and carried off a large amount of valuable property, this after- noon brought in a verdict of not guilty, the instructions of Jud:e Mannon being that the evidence was not sutlicient to justify a verdict of euilty. A charge of | arson hangs over Cczine, and he wiil be tried upon that at once. Cozine is sus- pected of having caused the many in- cendiary fires that did so much damage in the neighborhood of Sonoma last Summer. e Fandall’s Preliminary Hearing. EUREKA, Dec. 8.—December 14 wzs fixed by Judge Hunter yesterday as the time for the arraignment of A. W. Ran- dall on two charges of embezzlement in | connection with the Randall failure. J. 8. Murray demanded a separate trial on a joint indictment againsi Randall and himself, and, he having heretofore pleaded not guilty to the char es, the court con- tinued the case until December 9, at which time the date for the trial will be fixed. R Sister Anthony I+ Dead. CINCINNATI, Dec. 8.—Sister Anthony, for meny years mother superior at the Gocd Samaritan Hospitalof this city, died at St. Joseph’s Asylum, in Norwood, to- day, aced 82. Her name was Anthonv O’Connell, her birthplace Limerick, Ire- land. When acnild she came with her parents to the State of Maine. In 1835, at the age of 20. she entered the Roman Catholic order of Sisters of Charity at Emmetsburg, Md, —— Board Comes High. SANTA ROSA, D>c.8.—A letter was re- ceived here to-day from E. S, Holden, dated “Dawson City, October 14,” which confirms the stories of lack of food at that place. Holden says heis paying $300 a month for board, with a private famlly. Holcen left here a few montns ago, and has a balf interest in two of the richest claims on Bonanza Creek. He and his partner employ twenty-five miners. R Salvation Army Camp Looted. SALINAS, Dec. 8-—The Salvation Army camp at Buena Vista was last night robbed of almost everytbing the men possessed. There are about ten Salvation- ists employed in cutting wood upon the Segelkin place,on the Buena Vista rancho. Late at night the burglars entered their tent and 100k their axes, and in fact every tool they possessed, besides most of their clothes. . Date for Eaton’s Irial Set. NAPA, Dec. 8.—Georze R. Eaton was arrdigned in the Superior Court to-day on the charge of embezziement preforred by Mrs. Teresa Bell. He pleaded not guilly and his case was set for trial on Decem- ber 21. The case gives promise of being a hard fought one. Eaton, it is said, will bring twenty witnesses from San Fran- cisco. N Schooner F. C. Wand Wrecked. VANCOUVER, Dec. 8.—The schooner E. C. Wand was wrecked yesterday on a sandbar at the mouth of the Fraser River while carrying stone from Whatcom to New Westminster. The captain and crew barely escaped with their lives. ——————————————————————— NEW TO-DAY. “EUREKA, we have found it An absolute, pmznent and kindly vegetable cure for the tobacco habit. DON'T STOP TOBACGO suddenly and rack the nerves—take BACO-CURO—it gently weans? You den't stop tol Baco-Caro stops you ! 80c. or $1 boxes, 3 boxes (guaranteed cure) $2.50. 1f your druzgist does not sell it we wi Eureka Chem.& Mfg.Co.,La Crosse,Wis. i | i | | | | | the made-zround on which the track DANAGE GAUSED BY THE STORN Railroad Buttress at) Pacific Grove Car- ried Away. Wreckage From the lll-Fated St. Paul Thrown Upon the Beach. Waves Now Running Higher Than Ever Before in Monterey Bay. Special Dispatch to THE CALL. PACIFIC GROVE, Dec. 8. —The surf all aloug this coast at high tide t morni was torrifie, having increased in severity esterday’s high tide. The Southern ic Railroad track was badly washed nearly the whole distancé where it runs along the cliff above the bay, between herean ! New Monterey, and in one plice the heavy rocks which iorm a buttress for is laid, were torn away for a dist about ten square feet. That port the track is uasafe for travel ig its prese. condition, and section-hands have beer working since daylight to repair it ior tly daily trains. All light structures for a distance ot fifteen feet from high-water line have been washed away, and along the seventeen- mile drive between Moss Beach and Seal Rocks the driftwood and wreckage of the steamer Si. Paul has been thrown entirely across the roadway and iuily tweniy-five feet from its originai position near the water’s edge. The waves are iarger than | ever befcre known in this locality, having increased to almost double the size of those of yesterday. MONTEREY. Dee. 8.—The storm of yesterday and !ast night has caused an aftermath of phenomenally heavy surf in Monterey Bay, although there was little damage here compared to that a! Pacific Grove and elsewhere in this vicinity. At Chinatown Point fishing boats and light | structures were carried oif, and some in- securely moored boats here broke loose and were dashed against the wharf-piles and against rocks, caus their demoli- tion. The seas continued very heavy to- day, even at low tide. NAPA, Dec. 8 —Yesterday’s rain was a godsend to the farmers of this county. As a result grass is growing nicely aud farmers throuchout the county are nearly through plowing, and are at work on the previous dry pasture lands. More acreage is being sown to wheat in thiscounty than ever before. The farmers are stimulated by the biz price wheat commanded last season. NEWPORT, O.r, Dec. 8.—The south- west siorm yesterday and to-dav was the worst ever experienced here. The high tide washed out iarge section- of the water front bulkhead, and damaged Man street to tl.e exient of several hunired dollars. Heavy seas carriea away por- tions of the Government jettv. At Ya- quina City the high ride did considerable aamage to the cribving of the Oregon Cen- tral and Eastern Railroad wharf, and car- ried away the bulkhead in front of sey- eral residences near the beach. FORMING A SYNDICATE. Capitalists to Tid for the Sanm Pedro Harbor Work. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8.—Leading capi- talists and business men of the city are endeavoring to form a syndicate with $400,000 capital, one-quarter to be paid in advance, to bid for tne work on the San Pedro harbor, which the Government is about to commence. The Chamber of Cemmerce and many of the wealthier men of the city are taking part in the work, the fact that the money spent by the Government would be kept entirely in Southern California being the incentive. —_———— Was One of the Vigilantes. SAN JOSE, Dec. 8.—C. D. 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