The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 3, 1898, Page 3

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JANTUARY 3, 1898. WEBB NOW | TAKES THE | OFFENSIVE Will Wage War on| Those Who Made Charges. ims to Have Been the Vietim. of Political Enemies. | nd Them He Claims Is the League for Better City Government. | MAE OWEN’S FRIENDS. 1 They Have Been Active Because the Directo: 1sed to Consent to Her Reinstatement. Jan. I 1 Director, tri i iitted of the moneys aken nd to break his e working is the rnment, teacher had in the been rating as poor r sk ague for Better that their inter- due to any re to expose n the cause aken an; ution of Webb, or on was instigated or Webb by them in £ ainst d that early in Los An- ation of known as been paid by s and a con- > employment before the ed that these moneys h or to the hands of nember of the Los An- and of of any eived by n 3 Ap- 1 request and “cor- timony. They also b the moneys id over to ny to support ce to Webb tting of the 1 of the charges against T Court, was le: than investigation of 2 Vebb by the conclusion. t its inning either b or to be z a full and com uilty as to the dication. tions dis partment inal offens shown to be guilty \d prosecuted ich they Both Ada nd Axtell were permit- ted to resign their positions. If the _eague for Better City Government, s these people, are nest and sin- in this matter, why have they not taken action against others than Webb? CALIFORNIA OLIVES GAIN IN POPULARITY. Wholesale Dealers in the East Anxious to Purchase the Local Product at Good Prices. POMONA x-sudder ifornia olives become immensely pop- in the Eastern State The com- s and individuals in this region engaged in pickling olives, have received orde for delivering thinusahds of gallons of the pickled fruit in the Eastern cities in the next fe weeks. Wholesale dealers in the ho had to be coaxed to handls | hern California olives a year ago | - fately sent orders for barrels and | hogsheads of the olives, and they say | at last the California product is | winning way into popular favor. Consery estimates put the value of the season’s olive yield in California at bout $190,000 greater than in any | ious year. The olive harvest in this region con- ] tinues. The olive oil mills never had | s0 much business as now, and they | are running day and night to fill ord- | ers. It seems that the expectations of | many people that olives are bound to become the leading horticultural pro- duct of California are about to be ful- | flled. PITIABLE CONDITION OF CUBANS Whole Families Are Perishing in the Towns. Miserable Condition of the People in Pinar del Rio Province. To Add to the Terrors the Smallpox Epidemic Is Increasing. CONCENTRADOS STRICKEN. of Is Not Broken and They Refuse to But the Spirit Patriots Accept Autonomy. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. HAVANA, The insurgent seneral F Carillo, with 1000 1 from Santa Clara province, has Matan province near H nd is supposed to be on the way nite with the concentrated in- ent forces under Brigadier-Gener- uarez and Cepero, in Havana prov- Before the disarming of the laborers on the tobacco plantation of Boch & Co., in Pinar del Rio, recently reported, fifty armed laborers are said to have joined the insurgents at Ceiba del Agua, Havana. Three thousand concentrados have been returned to their homes in N tanza's province, railroad transporta tion being provided by the Government. The Diario de la Marina tention of the authorities to the pitiable condition of the people of the Alonzo Rog: in Pin; i During the f ver 100 persons died e of eight and ten persons have ished. Of ninety-two v nteers nineteen are fit for duty, the rem; being sick with nallpo At Santo Domingo, e, the smallpox c >d terribly, in spite of the splendid weather, but the fevers have slowly de- creased. In the districts of Jicotea, Menacas and the central plantation Es- peranza smallpox is raging among the concentrado: many of whom have died. Man without medicine, foed and othe: essaries of life. Families re the stricken districts are w emigrate thence because they have no ources. The Government has for a second ent $10,000 for the relief of the ados in Matanzas province. ted from Santiago de Cuba 1 Pando is greatly disheart- nta Clara prov- idemic has in- ir of the concentrados are nec- ened on account of the obstacles which a prevented against the succee sful campaign s in that province. se of op- ntrol being so insurgents that it is impo vey supplies to Spainsh column ating in_the interior of the provinc 1 Pando is said to be entsof ia province will not When he was in Spain he ize that the insu had such s t is said that General Sagua, ating in Santiago de Cuba, has unable to ag with his superior of ¢ , and on the pret that he sick, he has arrived in Havana and will return to by the first steamer. -Minister Canelejas, the Madrid editor, who has been investigating the situation in Cuba, is said to be thor- oughly discouraged with the outlook. He will return to Spain shortly, the sudden death of his sister being given as the cause for hastening his depart- ure. Spain mail Senor Amblard, who has just returned | from the United States, is said to take | the same hopeles as Senor Canele and it tated that he will decline the proffered ap- pointment of secretary to the Cuban autonomist cabine Senor Capules, Governor of Santiago de Cuba, has resigned, being unwilling to make appointments dictated to him by the Ge ment through General Pando. Military Commander Olive: acting in Capules’ plac DISGUSTED WITH BUSHNELL. Judge Nash Scores the Governor for His | Opposition to Hanna. COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 2.—Judge George K. Nash, chairman of the Re- publican executive committee, to-day sent a letter to Governor Bushnell re- signing his position as a trustee of the Ohio Asylum at Gallipolis, to which position Judge Nash had been appoint- ed by Governor Bushnell. The letter aid to be very caustic, but Judge ash will not give it out for publica- N tion until after it has been received by | the Governor in his mail to-morrow. On being asked for the reasons for his action, Judge Nash, to-night, said: On Friday, I am informed by a most reliable gentleman, Governor Bushnell id that the Republican executive committee, in the recent campaign, did not d a thing to assist him as a In justice to my associates committee, than who a more of men, to the party ticket at cause, were never band- well as to myself, as I could not do otherwise than resent the insult. Again, if Gov- ernor Bushnell really believes that I was disloyal to him as chairman, he must be very uneasy as to whether I will properly perform my duties as an officer. 1 desire to relieve his mind of this worry. am also disgusted with the con- duct of Governor Bushnell. Before the election, in public speeches, he pre- tended that he desired Mr. Hanna's re- turn to the ited Stafes Senate. Since that time he has consorted with the enemies of the Republican party to defeat the will of the people. I look upon this as a square case of ob- taining votes by false pretenses,” Judge Nash, as chairman of the State Committee, is taking an active interest in the election of Sznator Hanna, and claims that the last State convention at Toledo named Mr. Hanna for Senator, as well as nomi- nated Mr. Bushnell for Governor. At the last State convention in Toledo on th loyal s | Governor Bushnell wanted Charles L. Kurtz selected as chairman of the State Executive Committee, a posi- view of the situation | tion which Mr. Kurtz had held for the two previous campaigns, in 1885, when Bushnell was ‘first elected Governor, and in 1896, when the presidential | ticket was in the field. It is claimed | that the head of the State ticket, by | precedent, has always named the ate campaign chairman. In 1896 Secretary of State Charles Kinne | headed the State ticket and opposed | Kurtz for chairman, but Governor Bushnell secured the reappointment then of Kurtz as chairman over the protest of Kinne. When the last State convention nominated Bushnell for Governor and Hanna for Senator, the latter defeated Kurtz for chairman and secured the election of Nash for chairman. That is the cause of t he present fight against Hanna. It has involved all the old fights of former years that existed between what were called the Sherman and the Foster factions, and later the | se-called McKinley and the Foraker | factions, until now the lines are drawn between what are termed the Hanna | and the Bushnell factions, but these | factional fights never included a com- | bine with the DBmocrats until in the present contest. During the last State | campaign it was stated that Governor ‘ Bushnell visited the State head- quarters only once and then on invita- tion. It is also stated that Mr. Kurtz, | who was State Oil Inspector under Governor Bushnell and leader of the | opposition against Hanna, conducted | the State headquarters in the interest | of Bushnell and of anti-Hanna candi- | dates for the legislature. There were during the campaign that | charges Judge Nash was conducting the cam- | paign for the legislative tickets and | Kurtz for the State tickets. SCUFFLE ENODS IN DEATH. | Eleven-Year-0Id Girl Shot Through the Heart ! by Her Brother. i UKIAH, Jan. 2—Mamie Berringer, the eleven -old daughter of Si- mon Berringer, met a sudden death at Glen Blair yesterday. Her brother, ars old, had been shooting with a -caliber rifle. Upon his return the girl ran out to meet him and wanted to shoot the rifle. He refused to let her have it and a good-natured strug- took place. The rifle was dis- ed, and the bullet entered the heart, killing her instantly. SERVANT FALLS -~ IIEIR 1O RICHES Snug Fortune Inherited by a Cook on a Pomona Ranch. Maggie Doherty Gains Wealth Through the Death of a Miner Uncie. Special Dispatch to The Call. | POMOXNA, Jan. 2.—The year 1898 | ope auspiciously for several people | in this locality, but especially for a} poor woman cook on a lonely ranch | near the foothills between Spadra and | Puente, in this part of Los Angeles | county. She is Maggie Doherty, a | spinster of about 40 vears. She left| r the north last night and will go to | Boise City, 1daho, before she returns to claim a fortune of $27,000 that sn2 in- | herits from her recently deceased | | uncle, Barney Doherty A week ago Maggie Doherty did not know that she pc ed more than a few dollars all told. She was alone in the world, her mother having died a few years ago. She had had a con- stant wrestle with poverty, and she was reconciled to the belief that pov- erty, hard work and cooking would be | her lot all her life. She knew that her | father's brother, Barney, was a lucky | copper miner in Montana, but she sup- | posed he had forgotten all about the | poor ranch cook. Last Friday morning there came a letter from Boise City, Idaho, stating | at Barney Doherty was dead and had ate in Montana and | that among the be- of $27,000 in cash for also and was one Doherty of Los Angeles | veral of the woman'’s frien Angeles interested them- selves in her behalf, and by telegraph- | ing it was found the information was | reliable. Miss Doherty has gone to prove her identity in Idaho. AGED VICTIM OF A FIREBLC Buildings on the Place of a Lonely Woman Burned to the Ground. Suspicion Points to a Man by Whom She Has Been Persistently Persecuted. | s IR Spacial Dispatch to The Call. | MONTEREY, Jan. 2—Deputy Dis- | trict Attorney. J. A. Andresen has been over from Salinas for several days in- igating an arson case that has re- cently exc d the people in one of the outlying districts of Monterey. Mrs. Caroline Escobar, an old lady who lives alone with a little girl about three miles from Monterey, has been, | she alleges, greatly annoyed of late L a man named John Pollard, who prowls about her place at night and several times insisted upon in the hous He was last there on Tuesday evening. He insisted upon | her taking some dried meat he had with him, and when she refused he be- came angry, used insulting language and finally declared he would hang her to a tree and make her food for dogs. Soon after he left Mrs. Escobar's little companion discovered that the barn and poultry-house was on fire, and as no one was about who was able to fight the flames both buildings were consumed. Mrs. Escobar came to Monterey the following day and swore out a com- plaint against Pollard for disturbing the peace. She believes he started the fire, but did not include arson in her complaint. The man is still at large. 2 e Landslide Blocks a Railway. COLON, Colombia, Jan. 2, via Gal- veston, Texas.—The local agent of the American contractors for building the Costa Rican Pacific railroad, after pro- curing a large number of laborers from the Isthmus, has received cable in- structions to detain the men at Port Limon, Costa Rica. Owing to serious landslides the San Jose railway is not in operation. A strong wind is blow- ing and the American, French, Italian and German steamers have put to sea. R el et Don Carlos Opens the Cortes. LISBON, Jan. 2—Don Carlos per- sonally opened the Cortes to-day. The speech from the throne promised a budget surplus and declared the Gov- ernment’s intention to convert the ex- ternal debt and to conclude various international commercial conventions. Gales and floods are reported in eral parts of Portugal. | forty-seven | House sleeping | TROUBLE 1S EXPECTED AT COLUMBS Indications of Strife In the Legislature of Ohio. It Is Feared That Forcible Attempts May Be Made to Seat Officers. Large Number of Sergeants-at- Arms to Be Ready for Any Emergency, HANNA MEN CONFIDENT. Notwithstanding the Opposition They Expect to Rstura Him to the Senate. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 2.—There are indications to-night here of serious trouble, at least of disorder, at the State Hous> to-morrow. Since the caucuses of last night both | § the Hanna men and the opposition are claiming enough votes for the organi- zation of the House. No feared in the Senate chamber, as it is believed Senator Burke, one of the Republicans, will remain away, and thus permit the Democrats to elect the officers in that body. At the Republican House caucus last night there were Alexander Boxwell received only fifty- two votes for the nomination, while it requires fifty-five votes for election, if all are present. Under the law, after ten ballots are taken the candidate re- trouble is | | | | | ten absentees and | ! ceiving the highest number of votes is | declared elected, even if it is then not a majority over all. Griffith of Clin- ton, who was unable to be at the cau- cus last night on account of sickness, ounced that he will be here to- w to vote for Boxwell, who is the Hanna candidate for Speaker, and Mr. Boxwell, who, without giving any names, claims to have the other two votes necessary for election. In addition to the absent members, many other Republicans have been sent for to-day by both sides and many are arriving to-night. It is charged that some of the arrivals are known as “knockers” on such an occa- sion as will be witnessed in the House to-morrow. Secretary of State Charles Kinney, a strong Hanna man, will pre- side in the House until that body se- lects a Speaker. In anticipation of rulings, there have been threats made during the day. Mr. Kinney is said to have selected a strong force of temporary sergeants- at-arms and to be ready for any emer- gency. The combine of Democrats and anti-Hanna Republicans claim to- night that they will elect Harry C. Ma- son of Cleveland, an anti-Hanna Re- publican, as Speaker, and at him. If Representative Mason should re- ceive the requisite votes there will be no trouble about his qualifying and taking his seat, but there is apprehen- sion of disorder previous to the ballot being taken, and p ibly during the balloting and counting of the vote. The opposition claim they will have Democratic votes in the solid and nine Republicans, or one more than enough to el son ticket. The anti-Hanna and anti-Boxwell Repub- licans very closely, and claim that | those Republicans who did not attend the caucus last night are staying &vith them. There are three Democratic members who are opposed to fusion, or, rather, to voting for Republicans for Speaker and other officers. Three of the Demo- crats would not enter the Democratic caucus last night until they were as- sured they would not thus be pledged to vote for Republican nominees. But they do not say to-day that they will not vote for Mason or other Repub- lican candidates. They simply an- nounce that as things stand since the action of the opposition conference they are unpledged. With the resuit depending on the change of one vote either way, these three Democrats and the Republicans who did not enter the caucus are undergoing the strong- est pressure to-night of all influences that can be brought to bear upon them. There have been irresponsible charges during the day of bribery, but no evidences of it are discernible. The | opposition to Boxwell to-night has de- ed that any exce of fifty-three votes for him for Speaker will be fo]- lowed by investigation, but there are charges and counter-charges of undue influence on both sides. The Hanna men claim that Mason will be short three Democratic votes and four Republican, that are listed against Boxwell, and that Mason will not have fifty votes. While both sides concede less than a majority to their opponents, neither side claims more than one vote to spare, and the situa- tion seems to require such close watch- ing as to cause the most bitter feeling. s RELIEF FOR THE DESTITUTE. Articles That Are Needed by the Starving People of Cuba. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—The follow- irg announcement regarding the work of Cuban reilef inaugurated by this Government has been made from the State Department: In view of the steps now being taken by the Secretary of State for the or- ganization, in New York, of a central headquarters, with the co-operation of the American National Red - Cross, for the reception and forwarding of relief for the suffering people of Cuba, and the probability that it will be In eftcctive op- eration early in the present week, the Secretary of State has directed that the benevolently disposed public of the United States be informed lhrough the medium of the press that the Consul- General of the United States at Havana mentions the tollnwln% articles as appro- priate to these contributed, all of them. as he reports, being greatly needed: Summer clothing for women’ and chil- dren; medicines for fevers, principall quinine; hard bread, flour, corn mea{ bacon, rice, lard, potatoes, beans, peas, salt fish, any canned goods, particularly nounshlnfi soup, meat extracts, blankets and especially large quantities of con- densed milk, as many persons are at first too feeble for any other nourish- ment. Contributions of money are also urgently needed to enable the rurchue of immediate supplies of medicines and articles of prime necessity, and to meet the expenses of local transportation in Cuba. The Consul-General, to whom all supplies and money will be sent, will at once organize arrangements for the re- ceipt, l!unie and most effective distri- bution of whatever he may receive from the humane people of the United States. By direction of the Secretary of State. ALVEE A. E. Second Assistant Becretary. the | ct the Ma- | are staying with the | | NEW TO-DAY. B e P PO S SS SO S S SO [OUR GREAT UNLOADING SALE | ¢ ST L e s = MEN'S SUITS. Blue, Black, Brown and Gray Cassi- meres and Cheviots. Elegant Single and Double Breasted Sacks—regular $11.50. Because we're overloaded they go for $6.65. OVERCOATS—Blue and Black Ker- seys, half silk lined ; dressy, swell gar- ments that others can't offer you— regularly $12.50. Because we're over- loaded they go for $6.65. AR e e e e e e e e e e e e e & & AR e e e R e e e el MEN'S PANTS. All - Wool ~ Stripes, Fancy Checks and Latest patterns—our windows show how choice they are—former price $3.50 and $3. They go now for $1.95, Our-$5 and $4.50 PANTS, because we are overloaded, now go for $2.45. R e e e SR Y Caution ! AR R RN | | T That big white T * * 4 building N.E. . | | corner Sutter ¥ * and Kearny. | 1 = . IMITATION * | T * | BUREAU CLERKS WITH PENSIONS Gross Frauds Which Might Be Unearthed Through an Investigation. Government Employes Said to Have Assisted Each Other to Obtain Large Sums. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Jan. 2—A Washington special to the Herald says: It is a fact not without significance that the op- position to the project of publishing a iist of all pensioners, together with the disabilities for which they are being paid, is particularly noticeable among resident pensioners of this city. There as been no such general opposition to the plan from other sections of the country. n There is good reason for this local opposition. During the pension de- bauch in which the country has in- dulged for the last few years, some of the clerks in the pension bureau have taken advantage of their positions to help each other to secure pensions. They have been able to obtain pensions ranging from $10 to $50 a month, while at the same time they were receiving salaries as able-bodied Government employes, ranging from $1000 to $3000 a rear. . In order to obtain these pensions the clerks in many cases had to make oath to the effect that they were so disabled that they could not support themselves. If these men had not been in a position to aid each other in obtaining pensions they would in most instances not have obtained them. Even among themselves the clerks of the pension bureau have tried to keep secret the fact that they are drawing pensions in addition to their salaries. The proposition now to_publish their names, together with those of other pensioners, has alarmed them, and they are doing all they can to prevent a consummation of the plan. AT GALA WEEK FOR INMATES OF THE ELDRIDGE HOME. Entertainment Provided for Feeble-Minded Children During the Holiday Season. ELDRIDGE, Jan. 2—This holiday season has been a gala week for the inmates of the Home for the Feeble- Minded Children, as Dr. A. E. Osborne, the superintendent, had provided en- tertainment for every afternoon and evening following the Christmas fes- tivities. The spacious assembly hall, with its pretty, well-fitted little stage, was the scene of the entertainments. On Monday evening a stereopticon exhibition was given. On Tuesday there was a concert, in which the in- stitution band, composed of inmates, took chief place, and acquitted itself creditably, while it In turn enjoyed the apparently mysterious playing of an electric piano. Talented Miss Helen Kelleher on Wednesday claimed the at- tention of all with her lecture on R e R e e S e S S 33 T i { H i i T o¢ 3 : don’t mislead the public. TIONS OF QUALITY AND PRICE THAT SELL. We were 9o days late in opening our new store. You Kunow that's a fact!! 4444444444444 + + B + + S bbbt : % has captured the town —set everyone talk- ing. Not the sale—everyone has sales—but the PRICES. They were below cost, and the sale has been a stupendous success. THAT'S WHY OUR COMPETITORS ARE JEALOUS! We Are Overstocked and Must Unload! e e S e +4+4 i b MEN'S DRESS SUITS. In Black Clay Wor- sted, Single and Double Breasted Sack, Cutaway and Frocks ; latest and most stylish Browns and Grays; very swell Suits; also in Cheviots and Tweedss High-grade clothing—regularly worth $16.50 and $15. We're overloaded and they go for $2.65. FHEH4 4 44 o i : 3 We must get§ rid of a$50,000§ surplus of high? grade clothing at a loss. PROFITS GO TO RAISE MONEY!!! BIGWHIT + + + + + PEetbeee et i § : T High-sounding words and bombastic sentences IT'S THE TWIN ATTRAC- opened our sale last Monday—it was a decided hit. Every competitor within 3 blocks has copied our methods—not our prices, not our quality, understand. IS THE SINCEREST FLATTERY !! zoo-z KEARNY Semi-Tropic Californ illustrated with stereopticon view Thursday | evening was taken up by a jolly play written by Dr. Osborne, called “The Cruise of the Tommy Dodd.” which was presented by the Home Dramatic | was from the superintendent’s pen, berr: | Year’s night the chestra, | Maxwell, gave a grand concert, whi | none enjoyed more than did the Club, ting of On Friday evening ed another clever Farm” by name, and on under the leadership of mates. Many visitors. were present the teachers Sonoma Valley and there farce Cran New o every | evening, and the sum thus realized is’ reserved for the children’s Christmas | taken judicial notice of it. . fund. Superior Judge Smith Orders One of CASES “SOUARED” FOR CRIMINALS Serious Charges Made Against Los Angeles County Officials. the Accused Men to Appear. and Explain. Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2—There is more or less trouble brewing here for the District Attorney’s office. Charges are freely made that the most serious CHILDREN'S SUITS. An extra choice show of Tweeds and Cheviots, latest shades of Tan and Gray. All-Wool 2-piece Suits—dressy and exclusive—formerly sold for $5, $4 and $3.50. We're over- loaded. Take your choice for $1.95. 444ttt 44444444444 r Tt We Caution ! RN AR R—N— Don’t mistake 4 OUR corner— the GREAT UNLOADING CORNER. i ] I i — R R criminal cases can be and are “squared” by certain deputies in the office. Recently Frank Phillips, who was charged with murder, was dis- missed on motion of Deputy District Attorney F. R. Willis, who alleged that one Kitty Carlin, a material wit- ness for the prosecution, could not be found. It is now stated that Xittv was not only in the city, but in the courtroom when the motion was made. A newspaper here calls attention to the fact that Deputy Willis occupies the same office as Davis & Ruth, attorneys for the defense in the Pniliips case, and makes such strong intimation that the case was ‘“'squared” that the court has Superior Judge B. N. Smith, in whose department Phillips was tried, has or- dered Deputy Willis to appear before him to-morrow and be examined upon the allegations of the newspapers. There is a strong current of opposition o District Attorney Donnell, both in one faction of the Republican -party and among the Good Government Leaguers, and a determined effort will 0 kill him off politically. tions are freely made that the office is mixed up in the quaring’ business, and an investiga- tion of one or more deputies in that of- fice will be made, At Davis® Accomplice Arrested. UKIAH, Jan. 2—J. M. Standley last night arrested L. E. Davis at Boone- ville, twenty miles west of here, as an accomplice of his brother, James Davis, who was arrested the previous evening for the attempted robbery of the Willits stage on Wednesday night. James Davis has confessed the at- tempted robbery and is now in jail in this city. strond in a few days, and their hidh-st aims have been speedily gratified. *Hudyan” will halp you tos if yow will Yow are not asked to take this statement without proof. Circuwlars and testimonials showing how ‘grandly true all this is.a.re sent yow for the asking withowt but permit it. any charge. If you ftind loose teeth, lois of eyebrows, sore throat, or anythinz that loaks like blood taint in any one of its forms, vou halb:t 't write for "30-day blond cu:e” circulars. Taey are as fres as “Hudyan” evidence is, and so is medical advice. 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