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3 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1897. SESSIONS UF MENATE AND HOUSE Lodge Tries to Get an Immediate Voteon Immigration. BUTIT IS POSTPONED UNTIL JANUARY. Rearrangement of Committee Assignments of Demo- cratic Members. EUTLER URGES A POSTAL SAVINGS SYSTEM. ch Banks, He Ciaims, Would Greatly Benefit the Plaln Pao- ple of the Country. pecial Dispateh to THE CALL CaLr Orrice, R16es Ho | W ASHINGTON, Dec. 13.§ Lodge of Massachuseiis made an effort in the Senate to-day to secure an imme- diate vote upon hisimmizration bill, which is substantialiy the same that was passed by the Filty-fourth Congress and vetoed by President Cleveland. Allen of Ne- braska objected to an immediate vote and suggested that the final vote on the amendments and the bill be taken on Jan- uary 17 at 3 P. M. This sugeestion was ac- cepted by Lodge and the order fora vote at that time was made. Gorman, chair- man of the Democratic steering commit- tee, presented an order, which was adoplea, rearranging some of the commit- tee assignimcents of some of the Democratic members, made necessary by the incom- ing of new members, Chaplain Milburn, in his invocation at the opening of the Senate to-ary, made touchirg reference to the aesth of Mrs. McKinley, ther of the President. Davis, chairman of tbé Committee ou eign Relations, called up the biil prohibi of ur sesls in the Nort Pacif on the suggestion of Pettisrew ta, who said he desired 1o o wents 1o it, 1t went over un F e killing 1 Somes was passed. n, insure greater th¢ homes piain people : 1aud, 85 o y of taem wou toiy bec a Ofs in such bad.s s would cul them thr.f 10 provi ss und 1n 0.d age, which in_ favor of such s sy Uif a eysiem were i never be another issue pvernment in time of peace { smail means anopp - eir capital, would pl money iu circu ation and s (0 all the people of inestimable = for the erection of an ac € at Los A , Was passed, m. Gorman oi the Democratic steering ¢ ‘ed an order mak- ing so Demoeratic_repre- sentat ng commitiees in the ate. T vided that Joues of Arkan- sas by airman of the Committee on Pri Dantel chairman of the o on ( in the Dis trict of Columbia, Tu n an of Committce 1o Invesiigate the Condition of the Potomac River Front at Washington. Berr wan of the Committee on Woman Suffrage, Gra: chai ! tue Committee on Additional Acco. s for the Library of Congress, Pascoe ot Florida chairman of the Committe : zed Tribes of In- dia ed 10 com- mi Dani Virginia to the F Texss to the Committee on Comme 0! Alabama to the Judici- &1y, Lorwun of Maryland to District of Colum- bia, Malio Public Health and Na of Mississ1ppi to Ru Mississippl to Agriculture and Fore s, Yostoflices and Post Roads, and Grounds and « gical ol Tennessee 10 Private Lana Cisims, Pr.vileges and Eicctions, Transportation Rou o the sSeaboard, Edu- cation und Labor and Patents. The order was adopted without debat The immigration bill, the unfinished busi- ness of the Senate, was called up b Lodge of Massachusetts, the author of the neasure, and a vole was asked for immediateiy, An objec- tion was by Allen (Pop.) of Nebracke, as 3 ior furtuer consideration of some features of it. He suggested that Mon- 17, be fixea as the date for tak- Chandler o New Hampshirs then asked unanimous couse.l that in: bill remain the unfinished business until 3P M, January 17, when a fital vote on the biil and its amend ments is to be taken. Tnis was agreed 1o, Wilson of Washi presenied s resolu- tion directing the Civi Commission to transmit o ‘he Senate t by nscal years since 1290, show ing the total number of Jersons exunined, txl number passed branches ¢ t since total number of persons on ihe of the several braiches of the ¢ the beginn! of eac Tne resolution wa At12:40 . M. the and Ligible 11 i service at of those fiscal years. » SAID “MOST,” NOT “MANY.” the House Over the Words U by Ncrton as to Pensions. WASHI TON, Dec. 13. — Excerting Jthe reporting of the legislative and execu. tive and judiciary appropriation bull, which is to be considered to-morrow, the House did no public businasa to-day. The entire session was consumed in adjusting & pursonzl disjute between Hepburn of Towa and Norien of Ohio, which grew out of a controversy that occurred last weeik during the devate on the pemsion bili. The point at issuc was 2s to whether a certain word used Ly Norton, but which he afterward disciaimed any intention of using, should appear record. The Houre, b 121, sustained Hepbu The blind chaplain ot d: in his invoca: quentiy and feelingly President’s mothe “Bless the ties and affection “which bind us together into fa tons, yea, which make the wh and especizlly the teader cho which 'brings us in the time of sorrow and grief closer 1o ihee and to each other. The hearts of 70,000,000 peorle turn with one ac- cord 1o the héad of our nation to-day and min. gle their tears with his in his time Let thy blessing descend upon him, let the sweet truth of religion which fell from the lips of his deparied mother comiort and strengthen him in tnis hour.” Biogham reported to the House the legis- lative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, which he gave notice he would call up 10-mOrrow. By unanimous_consent a resolution was pasied 1o print 2000 copies of the testimony of the Civi. Service Commission before the Appropristions Commitice for the use of the House. Cannor, chairman of the Committee on Ap- propriations, tecured unanimous consent for Lively Debate in in the permanent a party vo! he House, Mr. Cou- ey, referred eio- the deatn of the ’ he prayed, 1lies and ne- world akin, of sympthy granting to set- | ted in the severa, | { with the stenographer’s report. rzent deficiency bill, whicn, he rried but three items— $5000 for the consiruction of a tuliding at the Naval Academy, $30,000 for the payment of thetemporury employes of the House and $150.000 tor the payment ot Senators and Representatives, ‘Thore was at this polnt an exchange of per- sonalities between Hepburn (R.) of Iowa and Norton (D) of Ohio over a correction of the Congressiousl Record, which invoived a re newsl of & contioversy that occurred between the two gentlemen during the debate on the pension appropriation bil last week over the word **most” or “many” in reference to =oi- diers on the pension roll. It wae claimed that “most” was used, but the speech, printed, was changed to “msany.” Hepburn iasisted that the use of the word “many”’ placed him in u false light. After a debate which consumed more than two hours the house on & rising : 121—sustained Hepburn’s motion t permanent record show that Nort countained the word “most” in the passas accordance It was a party vote wilh tie exception of Fleming (D.) of Georgin, who voted with the Repu ns. The Populists voted witu the Demo . The House, then, at 2:45 P. M., ad. journed unts TWO0 BURGLARS CAPTURED. Crooks Who Robbed the Lenzen Dwelling at San Jose Confess the Crime. SAN JOSE, Dec. 13.—George Beachlee and Niche Martinelli, old offenders, were arrested yesterday morning by Chief of Police Kidward for the burgiary of Jucob Lenzen’s residence at 175 Vine street on izht of November 22. The capture a clever piece of detective work. The plunder obtained consisted of $100 in cash and sbout $200 worth of jewelry, the latier being recovered. The robbery occured while the Lenzen faraily was at a theater, and the fact that Beachlee and Mariinelli left the play- house as the Lenzens entered tirew sus- picion on them. The men were arrested next day and searched, but no incriminat- ing evidence was found on them. 7This did not satisfy Chief Kidward and he bad the men watched. Last weck Beachlee and Martinelli made a trip to San Francisco, where each bought a suit of cletnes and spent con- | siderabie money in dissipation. On their | return they purchased iwo Lorses and a wagon with the intention of taking a trip 10 the southern part of the State. Chief Kidward hired a boy to watch the men and it was learned they had buried | their piunder in Martinelli’s father’s or- cnard on the Almaden road, but they re- moved 1t before the cfficers could do anything. Saturday night it was learned the men were in Chinatown with the team pre- paratory to leaving the city. Cunief Kid- | ward and several officers went 10 the place and lay in wait for several hours or the men. When thev appeared they refused to surrender and escuped amia a fusillade of shots. They were found a short time after- ward hidden in tne wvicinity. At the police station they confessed and told where the booly was buried, under Marti- nelli Sr.’s house, in East San Jose. Mar- tinelli accompanied the officers to the place. His father was so enraged that he | ook down a !oaded shoi'gun and at- tempted to kili his son. Mo:t of the jaw- eirv was recovered. The prioners are both young men. Beachlee has served five terms in the jail for petty larceny and one term Quentin, and Martinelli has a supetiy ik TRYING T0 FASTEN to-10TrOW. GRIMES ON ZANOLL Detectives Druggist Who Compounded a Prescription. Dr, Shrady Tells of Drugs That Would Produce Symptoms of Apopiexy. Special Dispatch to THE CALL NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—Central office de- tectives were detailed to-day 10 search for the druggist who compounded an atro- pine prescription noted on the back of one of Zancll's photographs. Zanoli said be believed the handwriting wus his, He could not explain what he had wanted of atropine or under what circumstances he made the memorandum. Zanoli will be arraigned again in a police court to-mor- row. s “Tue World to-morrow will say: Dr. G. F. Shrady, editor of the Medical Review, and one of the greatest medical authori- tics in the United States, said yesterduay: “From a medicai standpoint the Zsvoli case is compl:cated. Neither any drug nor any medical treatment can induce apoplexy. But poison mav have been ad- ministered to each one of Zanoli's wives 30 as to cause death in & way that bears a remarkabe resemblance in appearance and 1n symptoms to apoplexy. “This counterfeit apoplexy couid easily be 20 arranged as to deceive any physician who did not make apn extraordinarily careful examination. In iact, it might be that 1t cou!d not be positively determined without an autopsy. “Several drugs could be successfully used for this purpose. Either sirychnine or arsenic would produce this result. Par- ticularly 1s this true of stiychnine. The oper cose of sirychnine would produce symploms identical with those of apo- p.exy. The fact thzt all the physicians who attended the different women thought xt first they were suffering from some different and tess dangerous disease than apoplexy locks bad for Zanoli.” e SHUT !N THE SILVER BAGS. Some One at the San Francisco Mint May Have Substituted Lead for Coin. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—The amount of money discovered 1o have been stolen from the treasury of the United States is stead:ly growing. The count of the silver being made is showing & much larger de- ficiency than wasanticipated. Thefts have been made in all places and on all occa- sions, One of the sacks of silver filled and sealed at the Sen IKrancisco Mint when opened was fouud partly filied with shot. number of dollars had been taken out and sbot inserted. This discovery shocked ihs Treasury officials, and urgent orders were given to hurry on the count. Iiis feared that the total amount will be found very large, — BEAR GUARD CUT OFF. General Kempster’'s Force Has a Severs Battle With the India 7ribesmen. SIMLA, Ixp1a, Dec. 13.—General Kemp- ster’s rear guard, according to official dis- patches from the front, while tranaport- ing a number of wounded, were cut off by theel ribesmen on Saturday near Sher- Kbhiand was obiiged to entrench for the night. in the morning there was severe fight- ing, and the Briush finally rushed the vil- inge and dislodged the enemy. The Higzilanders lost jour kiiled and fourteen wounded and tuere were several casualties among the Sepoys belore the rear guard of the brigade was finally relieved. ————— . The cobweb trade is one of the greatest in Paris, | awful tragedy anacted Looking for the| RS OPON WIEE AND DAUGRTER Modesto Man Tries to Commit a Double Murder. li HIS VICTIMS BADLY WOUNDED. One Is Dying and the Other Suffers From a Painful Injury. VAINLY ATTEMPTS TO END HIS OWN CAREER. Was Despondent Because Divorce Proceedings Had Been Brougnt Against Him. Speclal Dispatch to THE CALL. MODESTO, D-c. 13.—As the result of an here this morning atabout 9 o’clock one womsn lies dying with a bullet wound in the upper part of the right groin and another in the chest; another woman has a wound in the chest, and their assailant lies seriously wounded in jail Pistol repurtsand the screams of women attracted the attention of people living in the vicinity of tbe residence of W.F. Tiedemann, at Fourteenth and G streets. Then they saw Mrs. Tiedemann run from the bouse, blood pouring from a bullet wound in her breast. Her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Owens, were found lying in their own blood on the kitchen floor. By Owens’ side was a revolver and three empty shels. Owens, who is a carpenter and an old resident of tLis city, has not lived happily with his wife since September 30. At that time their daughter Etta married William Tiedemann, a young blacksmith, Owens dissented, but Lis wife favored the maich. When the coupie were married Mrs. Owens and a younger daughter, who was at school at the time of the shooting, took up their abode at the home of Tiedemann. She then appiied to the courts for a di- vorce. He fought the case. Befors caylight on Saturday morning some oune attempted to gain entrance to Tiedem ann’s residence, leaving a bent key fasteved in the dooriock. Tnis morn- ing Owens cailed at the house and nocked. His daugh‘er, Mrs. Tiedemann, opened | the door. Owens forced his foot 1n before | the door could be closed, and pushed his | way through. His wife sat atthe breakfast | table. He asked her to return to him and | withdraw her divorce proceedings. She replied that they counld best live apart. Then Owens drew 2 revolver, shot his daughter through the breast and fired twice at his wife, one bullet entering her eroin and the other jodging in nher chest, Another shot was fired at the daughter, | but missed. Mrs. Owens fell, and Mr Tiedemann ran out of the door. | Owens then turned the revo.ver toward his own head and fired, but the bullet only tore through the top of his skull, The weapon was then empty. He ejected | the shelis and reloaded, but before he | could fire again he 1ell unconscious from | the wound. Officers and physicians were summoned. Sheriff Purvis removed Owens to the jail. Wuen he regained consciousness he | begged Under Sheriff Waterbouse to give him a revolver so he could kill himself. He said that if he could only kiil his son- in-law, who was then at Pacheco, Contra Costa County, attending the funeral of his father, he could die in veace. Since his separation from his wife Owens has been despondent. Years ago he was a habitual drunkard, but he forsook liquor i and was soter and industrious until only recently. His friends knew of his morose disposition of late, tut did not consider him a man 10 cause trouble. On Friday nizht he said to an acquaintance: When my oldest daughter had trouble | it almost broke my heart, but I overlooked it. Then when Etta married Tiedemann against my wishes and we quarreled T | overiooked thar, tut now when they all go back on me and try to force the old man | out of his home he is not goiug to stana e Physicians Mrs, wound fatal pronounce Oweny’ LAST WILL FLED One-Half of the Late Capital- ist’s Estate Bequeathed to His Widow. Cathollec Organizations In San Jose and Vicinlty Recelve Cash Gif.s. bpecial Dispatch to THE CALL. . SAN JO! Dec. 13.—The will of the late Hon. Caius T. Ryland, the capitalist, was filed for probate to-day by Letitia M, Ryland, the widow, Jobn W. Ryland and Joseph R. Ryland, who are named as executors. The value of the estate is $449,800. It consists of real estate in this county worth $325.000, property in San Francisco valued at $40.000 and stocks, bonds and cash approximating $84,800. One-half of the estaie is Iaft to Letitla M. Ryland, the widow, and the rest is diviaed equally’ between Aaa C., John W., Mary Norma, Joseph R., Charles B., Caius T, Dwizht E. Ryland and Harriet C. O' Keefe, The foliowing charitab.e bequests are made: St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 8an Jose, $6000; convent of Notre Dame, Santa Clara, $500; ers of Char. ity, Santa Cruz, $250; Roman Catholi Orphan Asylum, San - Francisco, $250; Catholic Orphan Asylum for boys' at San Rafael, $500; Bociety of Jesns in churge of St. Joseph's College, San Jose. $1000; St. Josepb’s Coilege, San Jose, $500; Santa Clara College, $1000, the annual interest to be given as a prize to the most worthy scholar of the year. Mrs. Juliet' V. Findlay, a sister, is given $2500 and John E. Ryland, a brother in Missouri, $2000. o= = 4 Jury to iry Kateliffe. NEW YOR K, Dec. 13.—A jury was se- cured to-day to try the case of Edward J. Ratcliffe, the actor accused of assaulting his wife, who 1s the daughter of Petcr Delacey. FOROR IN SAN JOSE'S LOUNCIL Rea and Anti-Rea Fac- tions in Acrimonious Debates. LIBERAL EXCHANGE OF ACCUSATIONS. Each Side Defeats the Pay- ment of Claims Urged by the Other. SOMESINECURES BROUGHT TO LIGHT. Even the Pcundkeepsr Wexing Rich at the Expense of the Tax~ Payers. Special Dispatch to THE CALL. recrimination filied the atmosphere dur- ing the session of to-night, It was not long after tha Mayor called the council to order before its proceedings were enlivened by the sensational charge made by Atiorney W. P. Veuve against Counciiman Nolting of naving mutilated a jpuvlic document, | thereby committing a felony. This charge was made in connection with Nolting having canceled his signa- ture of approval of the claim of Charles 8. Riddell, Poundmaster of the city of San Jose, which claim had been assigned to L. S. Cavallaro. charge Noliing referrad to his accuser as a fifth-rate bluffer, and explained his zc¢ tion in canceling his signature by stating that there were other claims that ante- dated the one assigned to Cavallaro. Attorney Veuve asserted that ne had | been told by his client, Cavaliaro, that | Nolting had informed Cavsliaro that the reason te had canceled bis signature was that Dittus bad reiused to approve claims in which Nolting and Nolting's friends were interested. In the course of the rather acrimonious debate that followed attention was called to the extraordinary revenue that is being enjoyed by the poundkeeper. Thers were three ciaims du~ this individual under consideration. One of these, dated Octo- ber 19, 1897, calied for $50 for twenty-tive horse scalps and $117 for as menv doz «calps. This is assigned to H. B. Martin | & Co. Another, dated October 30, 1897, calls for $48 for twenty-four horse scalps | and $48 for forty-eight dog scalps. This | is assigned to L. 8. Cavallaro. The third, | duted November 19, 1897, charges the city §151 for dog scalps and §44forhorse xcalps. This is assigned to H. C, Doerr. As will be seen thiese claims aggregate $450 and cover a perigd of only forty-one days, giv- ing Poundkeeper Riddell a daily income, Sunda included, of more than $11. Wheun these ficts were fully brought out Mayor Koch felt compelied to remark: “This wholesale business ought to be stopped. Such a state of affairs wasnever before known 1in the history of San Jose. The Governor has not got such a sinecure as this.”” Tuere were some further rather warm exchanges between Nolting acd Dittus, and in which Fay also participated. The peneral tenor of the remarks was that the members of the Claims Committee, Nolt- ing and Dittus, were simply playing a game of ‘“hoid-up,” the object of each being to comvel the other to sign certain claims that each was not disposed to ap- prove, for reasons best known to himselt. Dittus claimed that he declined to sign the Poundkeeper'< claims, assigned to Martin avd Doerr, because he had reason the Poundkeeper in circulation among the merchants of the city, and he wanted all of these claims to be presented to the Council before any were passed. Nolting declined to accept this explanation, and charged that Dittus had aporoved the claim assigned to Cavallaro because oi Dittus’ close relaiions with that gentle- man. The Mayor again took a hand in the controversy and =aid that it had come 10 bis knowledge that the Poundkeeper had gathered hor-es, cows and dogs from all over the county and had charged the city for iheir scalps. Counciilman Fay made a bold play by suggesting that the issne be squarely met by making au investigation ot the Poun I- keeper's cffice, bui his bluff was not called. At the conclusion of the debate Nolting made a motion that all three claims of the Poundkeeper bs passed. The motion was defeated, Dittus and Krieg voting no and Fay and Nolting aye. Dittus tollowed with a motion that the claim assigned to Cuvallaro be passed. but this met with the same fate as the previ- ous motion, the noes and ayes, Low- ever, being reversed. Nolting next calied up some claims for the payment of men who had been en- gaged as substitutes to take the place of firemen who Lad veen granted a vacation. He charged that some of these had not been approved by the other member of the cinims committee, because the claim- ants were not satisfactory to Dittus. Kricg made a motion tuat the peonie be notitied through the newspavers to pre- sent all bills to the Council to-morrow. Nolting objected. He said that for the ast few months the papers had heralded the siatement that Ban Jose could not pay its debts. This, he added, had now been shown to be untrue, *‘We arein a position to pay every claim and they ought to ve paid,” he concluded. The Mayor declared Krieg’s motion out of order. About §30,000 worth of claim+ were read by the clerk «nd on motion of Noliing presented for passage. The motion was iostZ by the votes of Dittus and Krieg. Fay and Nolung voteq “aye.” H;ve the following communication was read: SAN JosE, Dec. 13, 1897. _ 70 the Mayor and Common Council, San Jose— GENTLEMEN: [ hold warrant No 2245, daied June 30, 1 for the miount ot $30, 1n favor of M. McDermoit who assigned the same 1o me in exchange for groceries, etc. Tuis warrent is on the streetcontingent fund, and ‘properly signed by the Mayor and Lity Clerk, bul upon presentation to the City Treasurer he has refused psyment on ile same. Tuerelore I appeal to you that you will ask the City Treaurer to show cause why such warrant shouid not be pa.d, and instruct or order him to honor the same. Respeci tully, J. A. BELLOLL In connection witn this there is -hown a zealousness on the part of some of the city officisls to see that no money is sl e —— Most Complexion Powders have a vulgar glare, but Pozzonr’s is a tru beautifier, whose effects are lasting. i SAN JOSE, Dec. 13.—Crimination and | the Common Council | In replyinz to the | to believe that there were other claims of | lowed to lie idle in tie treasury. A short time ago it was necessary to appoint a | substitute fireman, McDermott was ap- | ponted by the Cnief of the Fire Depart- | ment and” A, Berando was appointed by Counciiman Krieg. As a matter of self- proteciion the City Treasurer deciines (o pay the claim of eitner, though both | claims were passed by the Council and | approved by the Mayor. On_suggestion of the Mayor the batch | of bills, aggregating sbout $30,000, wes | | again taken up andpassed. The cla:m of Maybury & Farrell, the | contractors of the Julian-street sewer, came up again for consideration, but| | action was deferred until next Monday. | Adjournment wus taken nutil 10 A. M. | | to-morrow, when a new ordinance, com- | pelling all water companies to make an | annual statement to the city is to be con- sidered. | Aiter the council had adjourned, Mayor | Koch, in conversution with tre siecial i | correspondent of THE CALL, siated that 1t | | was his intention rily present 8 | message to the councii, recommending that bonds to the amount of 60,000 be is- sued by the city in order to provide funds for placing its business on a casn basis. MILLIONs UF SALMON EGGS. Record-Breaking Colicction at the An- | derson Halchery. | ANDERSON, Dec. 13.—The work of col- lecting salmon eggs at the California Fish Commission batchery on Sucramento River at this point closed to-day. The re- sults of the season’s operations are the most remarkable on record. Forty-sight and a balf million eggs were coilected. This exceeds previous records mede at | this station by 22,000,000, and is 28,000,000 more than were collected at all the other | hatcheries on the coast this vear. These the Iry planted te, with the axcep- ezzs will be hatched, and in the waters of the 8 tion of 3 000,000 that will be sent to Oregon | and 6,000,000 that zo to the New England station on the United States Commission | car to-morrow. P | Mourning in Bullard. | BALLARD, Dec. 13.—Tbe funeral ser- vices over the remains of J. J. Hobson, | whose sudden desth at his home in Bal- | 1ard last Wednesday morning was a shock to his neizhbors and friends, was the oc- | casion of an outpouring of his feliow- citizens never before equaled in the | valley’s history. J. J. Hobson was born in McLane County, Ill, on July 1, 1854, | and came to California across the plains | at the age of 8 years, settling in the vi- | ctuity of San Jjose. He became a resident | of the Sunta Ynez Valley in 1877, being | the pioneer farmer in this region. He resided at the historic old adoves known as Ballard Station, whence he moved to his present home, where for many years | he hias been at the front in every move- ment requiring the attention of the good citizen. A sister and four brotbers sur- vive Lim besides the widow children. and foaur ( = | BY 1LAKOK UNIUNS. | | Ne- | UFPUSED Petitions Against vada’s District stiorney. CARBSON, Dec. 13 —Petitions have been | forwarded to Washington from the various labor unions of Storey County—the Miners’, Mechavics’ and Ty pographical Unions—against confirming the appoint- ment of Sardis Summertield for United ates District Attorney, on the grounds | | that he supporied a bill in the last session | of the Legislature toremove the union | label from State work. Senator Stewart | is depended on Lo prevent his confirma- tion. merfield as ST I Blacic Sand Mining FPlant Wrecked. ‘ | EUREKA, Dec. 13.—News of the wreck- {ing of the black sand mining plant near | the Littie River beach reached here to- During the storm last Friday night | | day. breakers cui their way through the sand | dunes behind which was located the min- | ing plant, wrecking the big water-whee!s | used for driving the macninery, carrying away the piping, demolishing buildings and filling the pit from which the aurif- | erous sand is taken with water and | wreckage. The damage is esumated at| $1500, without (aking into consideration | the time that wiill be required to restore the plant. - - From Reformatory to Prison. | SAN JOSE, Dec. 13.—Joseph Lasture, | an 18-year-oid boy, was to-day sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in Folsom on a charge of burglary. He was previously | committed to the Ione Industrial School, | but he was so thoroughly incorrigible that | he was returned to this county to be sent to prison. Lasture robbed the residence of Mrs. Meyers, on River street, and was | arrested at the city prison a few minutes | later, where he had called to see a prisoner with the booty in his possession. | | leading expert for the | Government in the seal n | autumn, | the United States and Canada. | slaughter. | Under favorable conditions it | value again. | sum too great to be thrown away in child- 1 b | firm a ba: EFENDS THE SEAL HERDS Dr. Jordan Says Their Slaughter Would Be Abominable. | Wanton Killing of the Fur- Bearing Animals Not the Proper Remedy. Under Sultable Condltlons the Seals Can be Restored to a Profl.= able State. Special Dispatch to THE CALL. CarL OFFICE, R166s HOUSE.) WasHINGTON, Dec. 13. | Professor David Starr Jordan, president of the Stanford University, who was the United States zotietions last has given his verdict strongly ageinst any such proposition as that pre- sented by the bill intreduced by Repre- sentative Johnson of North Dakots, loo ing 10 the immediate killing of all seals on the Beal islands as the best manner in which to prevent future friction between The report of Dr. Jorden, showing in a preliminary way the results of hs investigations in Bering Sea during tne past season will shortly bo publisbhed, and meantime, the following exiract shows his opinion: “Within the past two years 1t has several times been proposed that we should settle the seal question once for all by the slaugh:er of the entire herd on its breeding grounds. It is scarcely | necessary to point out that this course of action would not accomplish the desired end. As the animals are neverall pre-ent at one time on the island, a remnant would be left which in time would revive the herd, and with it the whole question. “In the meantime every objection which has been urged against pelagic sealing would be jusily chargeable against such a It would be necessary to lie in wait for the gravid females and kill them as they come ashore on land to give birth to their young or to provide them with nourishment. The young must be slaugh- | tered wantonly or else be left to starve. The proposition is an abominable one, without a single redeeming feature. *‘The fur seal is the noblest of all the animals of tne sea. From a naturalist’s point of view it is the most interesting form of life on the earth. From the com- mercial view it is one of the most vaiua- ble. Unlike the baffalo, the eik, the stag and like animals, it occupies territory that cannot be used for any other purpose. Where the former animals once roamed great cities have sprung up, but the haunts of the far seal wiil be aeserted for al! time if their inhabitants were destroyed. “Though sadly reduced in num nucleus of the fur ceal herd rs, the is stiil left. can be re- stored. The Pribylo herd once vielded 100,000 skins annuallv, worth $2,000,000 or more, and without injurv to it-eif. This would representa cash value of $25,000,000. £ properly protected it will reacu this These figures represent a ish spite. To slaughter the fur seal herds ourselves because its preservation is beset by diplomatic difficulties, in which the fauit has not all been on one side, would be a confession of impotencs unworthy of a civilized nation. It would transter to the United States alone and for all time the odium for the destruction cf the fur seal herds.” Reputations Made in a Day Are precious sca:ce. Time tries the worth of a man or medicine. 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