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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL., THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1898. 3 : h to secure consideration.” (Applause lnd] NEW TO-DAY. CIVIL SERVICE DEBATE icocce: HERAISTIE 4 modification of the law, which, he said, : IN HOUSE AND SENATE COCKRELL (RITICIZES SHERMAN Requests Made in His Report Declared Presumptuous. Asked That Certain Posi- tions in His Depart- ment Be Excepted. The Senator Says an Effort Is Being Made to Tie the President’s Hands. WARM WORDS OF ALLEN. Declures the Civil Service Law Is a Hiss and a Byword Among the People. Spectal Dispatch to The Call Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, Jan. b. n of replies of the Cabinet to the res- for information as of the civil ser- depart- olution calling to the applica vice law various ments vernment, together with the consideration of the bill es- tablishing a bureau for the twelfth’ census, precipitated a sharp civil serv- debate in the Senate to-day. Cul- of I ois, the author of the reso- ought that modification of the ht to be made, as the authori- ifted far away from the or- intention of the authors of the service law. Allen of Nebraska i that the law was openly and iolated, and sald it was a hiss nd byword among the people. Cockrell Missouri declared that it was pre- ptuous in Secretary Sherman to recommendations to Congress certain positions in his depart- t should be excepted from the fled service, when the President had full authority to make the excep- tions he recommended. He thought an effort was belng made to tie the Presi- dent’s hands. Davis, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, gave notice that he would, next Monday, and dally thereafter, move that the Senate consider in executive session the Ha- waiian annexation treaty until it was disposed of finally. There was only a small attendance n the Senate. Allen of Nebraska ke on the immigration bill and de- >d in favor of consular inspection igrants. r of Colorado spoke at some 1 in support of the idea that the s Bureau should not be a parti- bureau, and that its employes therefore, be placed in the >d rvice. t honest, competent men 1 perform the work of the next s, because he had knowledge of staternents and inten- iud that had been perpetrated tistical department of the it in making out that the oduction of silver was $10,- er than it actually was. He epared, he said, to establish this t, if sary, to the satis- n of a jury. If the men whose nt is provided for by this ompetent they ought to have otection of the classified service. administered, said he, the civil service law a wise measure. It has, however, been badly abused and thus brought into disrepute. Civil service has come to stay in this country. It stand, and only reasonable modi- fications of its application will be made. Some modifications may be de- sirable. Chilton of Texas, in an extended speech, in which he discussed the work of previous censuses and indicated the enormous amount of work, unnecessary andirrelevant, that had b declared that it issued so0 many n sus of 1880 and 18%0. He expressed a hope that the efforts of the gentleman from Maine (Hale) to reduce to rea- sonable proportions the topics to be volumes as seemed cessary to cover the work of the cen- handled by the twelfth census would be successful. Qui unexpectedly the lively ecivil service debate was pry the close of the s charge of the bill Jhave the measure printed with amend.- ments that had been offered to it and for that purpose would co it temporarily laid aside. He t moved that the Semate proceed to con- sideration of executive business, Pending the passage of that motion the Vice-President laid before the Sen- ate the reply of Secretary Sherman to the Senate resolution requesting infor- mation as to the application of civil service law in his department. Cockrell of Missouri was on his feet instantly upon the conclusion of the :cretary Sherman’s com- pitated ju fon. Carte at in oming from Secretary Sherman, o served long years in Congres: this communication must be regarded as a very remarkable document.” said he. “The Pre nt himself, as Secre- tary Sherman weil knows, has ample authority to modify the law in accord- ance with the ymmendations of his Secretary of te. The extension of the operation of the law has been made from time to time by executive and not by legislative action. For a Secretary of State to come to Con- gress for such relief as Mr. Sherman requests, when his own chief, the Pres- ident of the United States, has full power to act, is presumptuous.” Allison of Jowa said that in making his reply Secretary Sherman had sim- ply complied with the explicit request ©f the Senate, and he had the resolu- tion read to show that it called for recommendations or suggestions for modifications that Cabinet _officlals might have to make. Allison did not think that Senators ought to criticize members of the Cabinet for furnishing to the Senate precisely what it had asked for. Cockrell thought it was a “catch” resolution which had been framed by | fornia, D. H. Mann of He was particularly | aid that he would | ent to have | en | the | the Senator from Illinois (Cullom), but he thought it was unnecessary to con- sume the time of Congress in the dis- | cussion of this question unless there | was a desire on the part of the Presi- dent’s party to tie his hand: Cullom of Illinois, the a or of the | resolution calling for the information, in the course of some remarks bearing | upon it, said in a general way he was | in favor of the civil service law. He | was free to say, however, that modi- fication in its application might be | made with advantage. Cullom was Interrupted by Allen of Nebraska with the charge that the civil service law was openly and daily vio- lated by the heads of the Government departments. ‘P:\s it is now administered,” said he, “it is a hiss and a byword among the people.” ! Resuming, Cullom sald he had no in- fornwtion as to specific violations of | the law, but he would like to have the | whole matter investigated, as he was | satisfled that the authorities were very far from carrying out the original in- tention of the authors of the law. Jones of Arkansas declared that it was evident that the authors of the law had not intended that inefficlent persons should not be removed by the heads of Government departments. He held that the executive heads of ae- partments ought to have the right to remove incompetent employes without reference to the action or opinions of the civil service commission. | At 3:10 p. m., on the motion of Car- | ter, the Senate went into executive ses- ?slnn and soon after adjourned. REFORM OF TIE CIVIL SERVICE Sweeping Changes Made in the Bill Drawn by a Special Committee. Would End the Tenure of Present Employes Five Years After It Is Enacted. Specia! Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, Jan. 6. The bill for the reform of the civil service law, which has been drawn by a special committee of Repub- lican members of the House of Representatives, makes sweeping changes in the present system, the most important of which is the es- tablishment of a five-year tenure of office for those Government em- ployes who are brought within the terms of the bill. This measure limits the application of the civil service sys- tem to the departments in Washing- ton, and to such other localities where the total number of employes exceed twenty-five. All appointees are com- missioned for five years, with the power of removal clearly regulated and vested In the appointing power. It is provided, however, that no removal causes, and in case of removal the causes shall be specified and the papers made a record of the office. All persons now in the public service are to terminate their service five years from the time that the act takes effect. The measure recognizes the general eligibility of these persons for reappointment. It includes in the clvil service postal clerks and letter carriers in offices hav- ing over ten employes, exciusive of subordinates. It limits the civil ser- vice regulations to clerxs whose com- pensation is from $900 $1800 per year and includes as clerks, copyists, com- puters, counters and draughtsmen. It is pointed out that the essential idea of the foregoing bill is to take out of the civil service all responsible and important officers, limiting it only to clerks in Washington and certain large cities, and in these cases fixing a te- nure of office of five years. — OFFICIAL PLUMS FOR MANY. Nominations Confirmed and New Ones Sent to the Senate. WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—The Senate to-day confirmed these nominations: To be United States Consuls-General— Charles M. Dickinson of New York, at Constantinople, Turkey; Hezekiah A. Mudger of North Carolina, at Panama, Colombia. To be Consuls—Church Howe of Ne- braska, at Palermo, Sicily; P. C. Hanna of lowa, at 8an Juan, Porto Rico; John Jenkins of Nebraska, at San Salvador, Salvador; James W. Ragsdale of Cali- fornia, at Tien-Tsin, China; Willlam Herzog of lllinols, at Zittau, German George P. Pettit of Pennsylvania, Dusseldorf, Germany. The President to-day sent the fol- lowing nominations to the Senate: Justices—Francis C. Lowell, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts; Henry L. Burnett, Attorney of the United States for the Southern District of New York. To be Marshals of the United States— { Mulick Palmer, District of Columbia; | Edgar M. Sterne, District of Kansas; George Louis Siebricht, Western Dis- trict of Texas; Frederick C. Leonard, Western District of Pennsylvania. State—Owen W. Smith of North Caro- 10 Minister Resident and Consul-Gen- eral to Liberia; James C. Stowe, Mi | souri, Consul-General at Cape Town; | Herbert 8. Squires, New York, secretary of legation at Peking, China. To be Consuls—Adolph L. Frankenthal | of Mississippi, at Berne; Neal McMillin, Michigan, at Port Sarnia, Ont.; James Mayers, Ohio, at Rosario, Argentine Re- public; John H. Grout Jr., Massachu- , at Malta; Edmond Z. Brodowskl, ois, now Consul at Breslau, German urth, Bavaria; Charles W. Erdman, ucky, now Consul at Furth, Ba- | varia, at Breslau, Germany. Treasury—Leander P. Mitchell, In- | diana, to be Assistant Comptroller of the Treasury; John Fox, Collector of Cus- | toms for the District of Oregon; Charles H. Morrill, Surveyor of Customs for the port of Lincoln, Neb, T'o be Collectors of Internal Revenue— 1 i nman, Twelfth District of Josiah Patterson, Third i Joseph Kemble, Fourth District of Iow © be pension agents—Charles A. Orr, alo; Jonathan Merriam, at Chi- vdney L. Willson, at Washington. 3 A. Morris to be Surveyor-Gen- eral of South Dakota. _To be Receiver of Public Moneys— Felix 8. Baker, at Harrison, Ark.; John E. Bush, at Little Rock, Ark.; Lloyd Carter, at Reddihg, Cal; John Westdahl, at Huron, S. D. rank A. Brown, at Aberdeen, S. D.; Charles L. Brockway, at Chamberlin, S. D.; Thomas H. Conniff, at Plerre, 8. D.; Ge A i Pake Dtah. orge A. Smith, at Salt To be registers of the at land office— Frank M. Swasey, at Redding, Cal.; Charles A. Blake, at Huron, 'S. I George E. Foster, at Mitchell, 8. D.; John 8. Vetter, at Aberdeen, 8. I.; Princ A. Gatchell, at Buffalo, 3ve;:o it Postmasters — California: George . Lovie, Redwood City, Ulnh—Argur L. Thomas, Salt Lake City. Washington— Edwin L. Bruinty, Walla Walla; Wil- liam A. Buckley, Sprague; Samuel P. Tapping, Fairhaven; Lawrence Minkster, Davenport; Loren E. Sperry, North Ya- kima. To be third lieutenants in the revenue cutter service—A. H. Buhner of Cali- Michigan. shall be made for political or religious | DECLARES THE LAW T0 Dockery Opens for the Opposition in the House. Says the Civil Service Act Should Be Repealed in Toto. Cleveland’s Methods While in the White House Rebuked by Landis. PLACES FOR DEMOCRATS. Eighteen Hundred Given Positions and Then Secured Against Removal. Special Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, / Washington, Jan. 5. The civil service debate began In the House to-day, based on the item in the Ilegislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill for the maintenance of the commission. It promises to continue at least until the end of the week, with But it is generally admitted on both sides that the appropriation in the biil will stand, as the anti-civil service re- formers do not seriously contemplate an attempt to strike it out. The de- bate, therefore, is only prellminary to any programme which the enemies of the law may agree upon. The members of the House are divided into three camps on this question—those who stand by the law, those who advocate itsentirerepealandthose who desire its modification. These divisions were ap- parent in the debate to-day, the nature | of which was not as stirring as had been anticipated. Moody (B.) of Mas- sachusetts, Grow (R.) of Pennsylvania and Greene (Pop.) of Nebraska de- fended the law. Dockery (D.) of Mis- | souri, Robb (D.) of Missouri and Pear- son (R.) of North Carolina opposed it outright, while Landis (R.) of Indiana favored modifications of the law. There was not a very large attend- ance when the House convened after the holiday recess. The galleries were crowded. It was noted that, with one or two exceptions, the members of the Ohio delegation, both Democrats and Republicans, were absent. ‘Without any preliminary business the House went into committee of the whole to resume consideration of the | legislative, executive and judicial ap- | propriation bill. All the features of the | bill had been disposed of except the appropriation for the civil service com- mission, upon which, by previous ar- rangement, there was to be an indefin- ite general debate. It was proposed that Moody (R.) of Massachusetts and Dockery (D.) of Missouri control the time for and against. Hepburn (R.) of Iowa suggested that it was a three- cornered contest. “The Democrats,” said he, “desire the entire repeal of the law. Some of those on this side desire it to stand as it is, while a large body of us desire a whole- some modification of its provisions.” ‘“Why does the gentleman aver that all the Democrats on this side of the House desire the entire repeal of the law ?” inquired Clark (D.) of Missouri. “Simply because that would be wrong and your side is always wrong,” re- torted Hepburn, amid great laughter. All suggestions as to the control of the time failed at last, and the chalr recognized Grow (R.) of Pennsylvania, who spoke for twenty minutes in sup- port of the general principle of the civil service law. Moody of Massachusetts made an system. Pearson (R.) of North Carolina at- tacked the law and said a bill for its Jority of the Civil Service Committee. Moody (R.) of Massachusetts follow- ed with an admirable defense of the civil service law, which, he said, pro- tected officials who received $70,000,000 in salaries per annum. Yet, he said, he had no sympathy with those who believed the law was perfect and should be modified only by extension. He thought those who were placed un- der the protection of the law by execu- tive order should be compelled to sub- mit to a test of their efficiency, and he also belleved that some method should be found to preserve, if not to restore, the efficiency of the service. He de- fended the administration of the law and the character of the examinations of the commission. In conclusion he declared that the hostility to the law was superficlal. The sentiment of the Republican party, he insisted, was overwhelmingly in favor of the party keeping the solemn pledge it had given to the people. Mr. Dockery (D.) of Missour! opened the debate in opposition to the law, which, he argued, was odious to the American people and should be re- pealed in toto. He pointed out that the striking out of the appropriation for the commission would accomplish nothing, as the Commissioners could sue the Court of Claims for their sal- arfes. The courageous thing to do, he said, was to pass a bill aimed directly at the law. Robb (D.) of Missourl and Pearson (R.) of North Carolina followed in op- position to the law. The latter, who has been very active in his hostility to the civil service law, contended that life tenure inevitably meant a civil pen- sion list, whether the pensions should be paid directly out of the Treasury or indirectly from a retiring fund ‘col- lected from employes for that purpose. Clark (D.) of Missour! asked whether the Republicans who were hostile to the law intended to bring in a bill for its repeal, to which Pearson emphati- cally replied in the affirmative. ““Will you gentlemen on the other side use your best endeavors to secure con- sideration for it when it is reported?” asked Clark. “We will make desperate efforts,” answered Pearson. “We will go to the extreme and vote with Democrats BE 0DIOUS a possibility that it may run longer. | elaborate defense of the civil service,| repeal would be brought in by a ma- | would doubtless earn for him a repu- tation as a spoilsman. He sneered at the professional civil service reform- ers. He had never known those who called themselves the “better element” who were not narrow, selfish, bigoted and dangerous. They had bulldozed and cowed national ccnventions and hypnotized presidents, while they man- aged themselves to set continuously at the banquet table. He denounced Cleveland's methods in his second ad- ministration, describing particularly what took place in the Government printing office, to the head of which, he said, Cleveland appointed a man who would do the “dirty work.” On a single day, hé said, Public Printer Benedict discharged 750 men. That was known at the Government print- ing office as “‘bloody Monday.” On an- other day he discharged 420. When | 1800 removais had been made and 1800 | Demcerats appointed, Cleveland press- | ed the button and the Civil Service | blanket was thrown over them. He | read what purported to be a literal | transcript of reasons assigned for the discharge of the Republican employes in the secret record of Mr. Benedict's | private secretary. very amusing and kept the House in a roar. When he had concluded the reading Perkins (R.) of Pennsylvania asked if it was proposed to return to a system which made such a recital possible. “No,” replied Landis, “but we want to modify the law.’ Henderson (R.) of Iowa protested against the production of the record of one man in condemnation of the best system yet devised for the purification of the Government service. He said the Civil Service Commission did not indorse such work. Unless the law was modifled by its friends, Landis said, a Democratic President and Democratic Congress would destroy it root and branch. The law must be rescued from the clutch of the zealots. Landis was vociferously applauded when he concluded. Greene (Pop.) of Nebraska closed the debate for the day with a speech in | favor of civil service reform. | Richardson (D.) of Tennessee, in re- | ply to Landis, asserted that the record | | showed that when the civil service was | extended to the Government printing | office only 31 per cent of the employes had been appointed under a Democratic been appointed by a Republican Pub- lic Printer. At 4:55 p. m. the Ho adjourned. INTERESTS THE PEOPLE | OF THE PACIFIC COAST. | | eign Relations, formally sounded | warning note of one of the great fights Secretary of War Submits a Report Relative to Improvements on California Streams. | WASHINGTON, Jan. 5—The Secre- | tary of War to-day submitted to the House in compliance with the river and harbor act of 1896 a report of the Colchas, R. Suter corps of engineers relative to the improvement of the Sac- ramento and Feather rivers. The re- port says that seven or eight feet at low water stages of the river can be obtained by contraction works at the separate localities where the river is in all cases abnormally wide; these are to be of the nature of pile and brush work consisting of two parallel rows of to the stream as far as may be re- quired, packing in between the piles with brush held in position by rock placed on top and also by brush aprons | placed above, below and at the outer end of each of these wing dams, sup- plemented by dredging if this should be required. The agsgregate length of is about 18,650 linear feet, estimated with the bank protection to cost $19 per linear foot, or $261,000. The dredg- ing is estimated to cost $18,750. Total cost of improvements both rivers $279,- 750. Penslons were granted to-day as fol- lows: California: Original—Willlam G. Newton, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles, $6; Curtis R. Armstrong, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles, $8; Edmund Hig- | gins, Sacramento, $10; Willlam H. | Humphrey, Oroville, $8. Reissue—John | Touhey, Ione, $10. ' Original widows, ete.—Elizabeth Wintermute, Pomona, $12. Washington: Original—Philip Wood, Tacoma. $8; Lemuel S. McGee, Seattle, $6; Milo M. Corey, Spokane, $8. | —_— | FOR A CABLE FROM SAN | FRANCISCO TO HONOLULU. | Congressman Taylor Introduces a Bill In- | tended to Encourage Commerce | With Hawaii. WASHINGTON, Jan. 5—Mr. Taylor of Ohio introduced a bill in the House to- day to encourage commerce with Hawaii and Japan by authorizing the payment | for twenty years of not exceeding $160,- | 000 a year, payable quarterly, for tele- | graphic communication from San Fran- cisco to Honolulu and, via Midway Islands, to points to be selected on the Japanese coast. The money is to be paid on a _contract to be entered into between | the United States and private enterprise for the operation of the cable. After | twenty years Government messages are forever to be sent free. CRANK ATTEMPTS TO GAIN ADMITTANCE TO McKINLEY. Declaring He Was Sent by God, He Creates a Disturbance at the White House. WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—A crank from New York named Jacob Clements was arrested to-day at the White House, where he created a disturbance after having tried in vain for three days to see the President. Yesterday he wrote to the President and to-day he called and an- nounced that God had sent him; that he bore the mark on his brow, and that he must see the President. SECRETARY GAGE HAS DECIDED TO RETIRE. From a Reliable Source It Is Learned That He Intends to Resign From the Cabinet. WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—Rumors and contradictory reports having been circu- lated for some time about the retirement of Lyman J. Gage as Secretary of the Treasury, the correspondent of The Call received to-night from a reliable source information that Gage is seriously con- templating the step and has about made up his mind to retire. CITED TO EXPLAIN HIS CHARGES OF BOODLING. J. F. Lee, a Resident of San Jose, Is Sum- moned to Appear Before the Supervisors. SAN JOSE, Jan. 5.—J. F. Lee, a res- ident of this city, has been directed to appear before the Board of Supervisors next Monday morning and explain some statements derogatory to the ac- tions of the board that are accredited to him. It is said Lee charges that boodle had been used in securing con- tracts for the erection of water tapks 4n the southern part of the county. This has aroused the ire of the board, and the supervisors are determined to in- vestigate the matter thoroughly. Some of them were | administration, while 44 per cent had | piles extending from the banks out in- | the wing dams believed to be necessary | STRUCGLE 0N ANNEXATION Davis Gives Notice That It Will Begin on Monday. ‘Will Then Move the Con- sideration of the Ha- waiian Treaty. Executive Sessions to Be Asked For Until the Issue Is Decided. IN LINE FOR THE FRAY. Senators Deluged With Protests From Farmers Against Acquisition of the Islands. Special Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, Jan. 5. “I desire to give notice that on Monday next at the conclu- slon of the morning business I €hall move that the Senate pro- ceed to the consideration of ex- ecutive business for the purpose of considering the Hawaliian treaty. I also give notice that I shall move an executive session each day thereafter un- til the matter is closed.” [ ] u L B B B L} In these words Senator Davis, chair- man of the Senate Committee on For- the of the session. It is going to be a great battle. Senator Davis realizes this, but he has bravely undertaken the leadership of what he confidently be- lieves will be the winning side. He is fully alive to the tremendous opposi- tion. Farmers in all sections of the coun- try are deluging their Senators with protests against the treaty. Senator Davis believes that there has been a change of sentiment with regard to an- | nexation, and expects the friends of in the last few days there have been frequent conferences at the White House between the President and Sen- ators Davis, Cullom, Frye, Elkins, Fair- child, Teller and others favorable to annexation. The result of these con- sultations is that the friends of treaty propose to make the issue on commer- clal lines and eliminate to a marked degree the flavor of jingolsm that was 80 conspicuous in the original plan. In assembling the annexation force on a commercial basis several recruits have been made from the Democratic side of the Senate, and in the coming contest the plan is to obliterate party lines and make the issue on the ground that the annexation of Hawaii will materially improve trade relations with the United States. Instead of in- dulging in war talk in connection with Hawali and speculation on the cost of maintaining a naval station there, the friend of annexation are speculating on the alleged benefit to American commerce which would follow sole ownership of Hawail by the United States in the event of a conflict be- tween England, France, Germany, Russia and Japan over the partition of China. One of the most ardent advo- cates of annexation, from a purely commercial standpoint, is Senator El- kins of West Virginia, who is taking an active part in the fight. Senator Elkins says that in view of existing complications in the far East trade re- lations between the United States and the countries Involved must be fos- tered and guarded. “I am not in favor of the annexation of Hawall, with any intention of try- ing to assimilate the pepulation of those islands with our own people,” said Senator Elkins. “I don't believe it can be done, and T am not disposed to try any experiments in that direc- tion; but I am firmly convinced that we need Hawaii in our business rela- tions with foreign countries, if we only use it on which to rest a cable. Com- merce seems to be coming our way, and I believe in doing everything with- in reason to encourage trade. It is im- possible for ships going out of Paciflc Coast ports to Eastern countries to pass Hawaii without stopping for coal or supplies, as it is a natural half- way house.” The annexationists will have a strong ally on the Democratic side in Gorman. The Maryland Senator is a conserva- tive business man. He favors annex- ation on the ground that the commerce of the United States would be largely benefited. He says he does not be- lieve in wholesale acquisition of terri- tory by the United States, but would not consent to the acquisition of Ha- wall by any other nation. “We have a lease or some kind of claim to a coaling station called Pearl Harbor in Hawaii,” said Gorman to- day, “and if we needed Pearl Harbor | years ago, when our commerce was sel- dom found on the sea, we have greater need for it now, when every sign points to a rapid growth of our commercial relations. If any other nation should attempt to acquire after we have re- jected it, what are we going to do about Pearl Harbor, and what has been the meaning and intention of all friend- 1y concessions we have been making in behalf of Hawali all these years?"” Senator Jones of Arkansas, who is opposed to annexation, was an interest- ed listener to the remarks of Senator Gorman, and Gorman's statement seemed to make a considerable impres- sion upon the Arkansas Senator. In replying to the Maryland Senator, Sen- ator Jones said he did not believe any other nation would attempt to acqure Hawali, but if it did he would be in favor of fighting for whatever right or title we may have to Pearl Harbor. Senator Gorman retorted that if Pearl Harbor was worth fighting for, the 'en- tire Hawaiian group ought to be worth something to the United States,” now that we had an opportunity to obtain possession of these islands, without go- ing to war, and it seemed to him from a purely business standpoint a good in- vestment. In eastern trade Hawaii of- fered just the facilities we needed, and it would be folly to let such a golden opportunity pass from us. & success. That's why jealous! MEN'S DRESS SUITS —Blue, Black, Brown [ and Gray, Cassimeres and Cheviots. Elegant Single and Double Breasted Sacks; regu- lar $11.50; we're overloaded, and they go for $6.65. OVERCOATS—BIue and Black Kerseys, half silk lined, dressy, swell garments that others can't offer, regularlv $12.50; PROFITS GO TO MEN'S ~ PANTS — Al wool, stripes, fancy checks and latest pat- terns; our windows $195 show how choice they are; former price $3.50 and $3; they go nmow for $1.95. Our $5 and $4.50 Pants shall go, be- cause we're overloaded, for $2.45. PRICE THAT SELL. That big white ‘ building, north- ! eastcor. Kearny and Sutter. we're overloaded; they go for $6.65. Our Great Unloading Sale Has captured the town—set everu one talk- ing. Not the sale—everu one has sales— but the PRICES; they are below cost, and the sale, of course, has been a stupendous our competitors are We Are Overstocked and Must Unload ! MEN'S DRESS SUITS —In Black, Clay Worsted, Single and $9.6 Double Breasted Sack, Cutaway and Frock; latest and most stylish Browns and Grays—very swell suits; also in Cheviots and Tweeds. High-grade Clothing, regularly worth $16.50 and $15; we're overloaded, and they go for $9.95. We were 90 days late in opening our new store. YOU KNOW THAT’S A FACT. We must getridofa $50,000 surplus of high-grade clothingata loss CHILDREN'S SUITS— RAISE MONEY. An extra choice show of Tweeds and Cheviof latest shades of tan ang gray. All-wool, O2-piece suits—dressy and exclusive—formerly sold for $5, $4 and $3.50; we're overloaded, and take your choice for $1.95, CAUTION! High-sounding words and bombastic sentences don't mislead the public—IT'S THE TWIN ATTRACTIONS OF QUALITY AND We opened our sale last Monday—it was a de- clded hit—every competitor within three blocks has copied our methods—not our prices, not our quality, understand. IS THE SINCEREST FLATTERY ! IMITATION Don’t mistake our corner—the reat unload- ing corner. COOLIES GIVEN THE CONTRACTS Are Employed in Building Residences for Ha- waiian Officials. Given Preference Over Hono- lulu’s White Carpenters and Mechanics. Men Who Give Employment to the Asiatics Loudest in the Cry for Annexation. Speclal Correspondence of The Call. HONOLULU, Dec. 24.—Considerable indignation is felt by white carpenters and mechanics in Honolulu at the em- ployment of Chinese and Japanese me- chanics alone on the construction of | their costly residences by several Gov- ernment officials and men who since 1893 have made their living out of the taxpayers. Remonstrances personally and in the press are in vain. The very men who are employing the Chinese and Japanese are the loudest In the cry for annexation and the influx of white labor and capital. Surely there never has been so much misrepresen- tation and hypocrisy displayed as in this ' annexation campaign, when through this misrepresentation even the President himself has been in- duced, unwittingly, of course, to make two grievous errors in his address to Congress—the one in regard to the wish of the people of Hawaii as to an- nexation, and the other as to the Jap- anese treaty and conventions. Even the Government organ takes the Pres- ident to task for committing the error of stating that the Hawaiian arbitra- tion case is based under the conven- tion of 1886. Up to this date the Hawaiian Gov- ernment has recelved no intimation that Minister Shimamura has received dispatches from his Government, al- though the fact is admitted by the Minister himself; but he naturally de- clines to intimate the nature of their contents and they have been delivered to_the Foreign Office. It is thought by the Minister of For- eign Affairs not improbable that there may be some reference to the matter of annexation in these dispatches, in- asmuch as with the exception of the formal notice given to the Japanese ‘Government of the ratification of the annexation treaty by the Hawalian Senate, and the equally formal ac- knowledgment of the receipt of such notice, there has been no reference hitherto made to it in the correspond- ence between the two Governments, nor has any protest against it been filed with the Hawaiian Government. On the 20th inst. Judge Perry of the First Circuit Court, Oahu, passed the death sentence upon Kapea, the mur- derer of the late Dr. Jarrad K. Smith, brother to the Attorney-General, and Kaio as an accessory before the fact. The date of the execution was fixed for April 11, 1898, at Oahu jall. It will be remembered that the doctor was shot at night at his door by these men, whose female relative he had cone signed to Molokai as a leper. Hon. A. G. M. Robertson, for the de- fense, gave notice of appeal on the point, new here, that sentence once suspended cannot be reimposed; and that forty-eight hours, as required by the statute, having elapsed through no fault of the defendant from the rendi- tion of the verdict of the jury, any sen- tence now imposed would be null and void. The matter will be argued at the next session of the Supreme Court in the April term. Reports of another bloody tragedy among the Japanese on Kauai have been received. A jealous lover stabbed a woman in a dozen places and was in turn stabbed by his rival, who then attempted to cut his throat. And still another suspected murder is reported from Hawaii, where the body of a Jap- anedse was found with the head sev- ered. ——— Studies Resumed at Santa Clara College. SANTA CLARA, Jan. 5.—Studies were resumed to-day at the college, and the attendance was very good for the open- ing day. 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