The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 9, 1898, Page 4

1 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 1898. NEW LAWS ARE NEEDED FOR ALASKA Innovations Desired by the People of - the North. Want Representation in Congress, but Oppose Taxation. Their Country Too Unsettled for a Territorial Form of Government. VIEWS OF LEADING MEN. Proposition to Establish Three Judi- cial Districts Meets With Much Support. Special Correspondence of The Call. SITKA, Alaska, Dec. 26.—The most Important topic in Alaska, now that Congress is in session, exclusive of the Kilondike, is the question of legisla- tion for the district. The subject is receiving more consideration here and in Washington, D. C,, than at any time since the Russian colors were lowered and the Stars raised to the breeze at Sitka~October 18, 1867. The great diversified natural ‘wealth of the district—for Alaska is not a Territory—is just beginning to be recognized. Heretofore the world has looked at a country one-third as large as the whole United States over a cold shoulder and shivered at the glance. Now the universal indifference is gone, and people are flocking from the four corners of the earth into a region which the turn of a spade seems to have transferred into a land of gold. The next five years are expected to bring the investment of more capital | into Alaska than during all her pre- vious history. Half a dozen stamp mills, for illustration, within a radius of fifty miles of Juneau—four of them within five miles and all tributary to that city—crunch large gold bricks out of quartz every month. The surface of this rich mineral belt, hundreds of miles in extent, has hardly been scratched over as yet. The best in- formed mining men in Alaska say that many more and richer ledges remain to be discovered. Several million dollars is the value of the a al output of the Salmon canneries of the coast. Coal, iron and copper beds have hardly been touched. The fisheries present a mine of wealth. | A vast extent of mineral country, be- | lieved to be rich,” has not even been explored. Inadequate and inapplicable laws de- lay the growth and development of Alaska and her towns. The laws of the Territory of Oregon in force in 1884 ob- tain in Alaska, when not in conflict with Federal statutes. In many cases these laws have, under existing condi- tions, been found as suitable as sandal footwear is fit for travel over the ice to Point Barrow. 8 An example of the need of legislation | providing for local self-government is the present city of Juneau, which has a population of about 3000. The com- munity is totally without any form of municipal government. City improve- ments and growth are retarded be- cause there is no title to property. “The only peace officer is a Deputy United States Marshal. He is the police force of the town. Jumeau is orderly, but the comparative absence of crime is due chiefly to the present limited means of communication with the out side world and the consequent Adiffi- culty of escape. The only street grade is the sweet will of the claimant of abutting propeny. The system of water works is limited and unreliable. The town could burn down in a night. Insurance rates are almost prohibitive. Business streets have been planked at individual ex- pense. The liquor law is non-effectiv and a farce from Cape Fox to the Arc- tic circle. Smuggling of whisky is as safe and | easy as gulling a cork from an after- dinner bbttle in the house of friends. Twenty-six unlicensed saloons do not close their doors the year round. Property in Nothing in Alaska pays a cent of tax. I am told that this fact strongly ap- peals to the investment of capital, and that if a form of government or a code of laws levying a tax were im- posed capital would take wings for other climes and the development of the district’s resources would be pro- portionately slow. This and other things throw a number of elements of complexity into the situation not easy of solution. The general sentiment of the people is in favor of a code of new laws and representation on the floor of Congress, but decidedly agamst tax- ation. In other words, the anomaly is presented of a desire for representa- tion without taxation in any form. Many men here are apprehensive that members of Congress, unfamiliar with Alaska’s conditions, will propose legis- Jation that would be worse than the present back-number statutes, or some form of government that the popula- tion will not be able to maintain. The population of the district is estimated to be at the present time 10,000 whifes and 30,000 natives. Leading men of Alaska think that the district is not yet ready for a Territorial form of Government. There is also a wide- spread sentiment favoring the exten- sion of the United States land laws to Alaska. In his recent annual message +3uv- ernor J. G. Brady expressed himseif in favor of a commieeion to form a code of laws, and against a Territorial form of Government. He may g0 to ‘Washington this winter to keep an oye on and assist in legislation for Alaska. The following brief interviews propcse | ways and means of legislation. Ex-District Judge Delaney of Juneau saild: “The land laws should be ex- tended to Alaska. ‘We are not yet ready for a Territorial form of Guv- ernment, for the reason that we are not able to support it. I favor the appoint- ment of a commission to draft a code of laws, and a delegate on the floor of Congress.” United States District Attorney Bur- ton E. Bennett of Sitka says: ‘‘Alaska is too large for any form of territorial government, considering the present population and its distribution. Alaska is one-third as large as the rest of the United States. Communication be- tween her different ports is hard and uncertain. Were she given a terri- tarjal form of zovernment it would be impossible to convene a Legislature between seasons, 2s from November to April there is absolutely no communi- { cation from Sitka to the westward, a distance of some 1600 miles. This in- cludes the important places of Yaku- -tat, Kodiak, Karluk and Unalaska, to say nothing about the Cooks Inlet country, including Sunrise City and other growing ‘towns of that section. Of course everybody knows that there | is no reliable communication with the | great Yukon country for more than seven months of the year. Thus even a biennial session of a legislative body‘ is a physical impossibility unless at- | tended by enormous expense. ““While Alaska has unbounded natur- | al wealth, the development of her re- | sources has not as yet reached the| point where taxation, sufficient to sus- | tain a territorial form of government, | would be other than an oppressive bur- den, which would retard investments | of capital and enterprises already es- | tablished. “Now, what form of government if | any shall we have under these con- ditions? T would propose that Alaska be divided into three judicial districts, the first to comprise Southeastern Alas- ka, extending from Sitka south to Marys Island; the second, Western Alaska, extending from Sitka west- ward to Unalaska, including the Aleu- tian Islands; the third, the great Yu- kon Valley, from the British line to St. | Michael, with the regular Federal of- | ficers in each district. There also should be a delegate in Congress to represent Alaska’s needs. 1 am not prepared to advance anything as to how this dele- gate should be chosen or paid. A com- mission composed of five men, who are acquainted with the real needs and conditions of Alaska, should be ap- pointed by the President to submit a code of laws for the approval of Con- gress.” “The question, ‘What form of gov- | ernment should be granted to Alaska, |and what amendments or changes and Stripes | s | Streets are irregular. | Alaska is not taxed. | should be made in the laws under | which our affairs have been adminis- | | tered since the organization of the dis- i‘trit‘t in 1884," is one to which I have | given scme thought,” said United States Commissioner John Ostrander Juneau. “My mind has been more rticularly directed to the law as it affects the office and duties of United States commissioners, however, as be- ing of more immediate interest and importance to myself. Upon the gen- eral question, I am op: ed to a ter- ritorial form of government for Alaska. ‘We have not the population to support it, and our population is scattered {over such an extent of country that several territories would have to be or- ganized to afford substantial relief. While I believe have one of the richest mineral d i in the world, it is now comy ly an undevel- oped country, and will require a great amount of capital to open up its re- sources. we nment will bring taxes nties of legislation always attending the organization of new ter- ritories—two things that capital is or- inarily afrald of. The fact that we have now no taxes to pay is a great inducement to capital. If, in addition to this, Congress will give us a code of laws suitable to our condition, I pre- dict that we will have no difficulty in finding men and money to help us in developing the country. “We should be given a representa- tive in Congress who could have a voice in shaping legislation affecting our Interests; but, if with such a rep- resentative we have 0 to have a | local government, legislature, etc., we had much better do without the former. The suggestion that a com- | mission to draft a code of laws for the district be appointed is, I think, a good | one. Such a commission should consist of at least five members—residents of Alaska—so that all interests could | have a representative upon the com- | mission. It should meet in Alaska, | where evils to be corrected and condi- tions to be met and provided for would | be ever present. We should have a | code of laws covering every possible | subject and interest in Alaska—a c.de in itself sufficient for all our needs, | ent and future being consid- ar as posible. “It would consume too muchtimeand | space to detail the many incongruities of our present laws, and in what they | are inapplicable and insufficient. We leave that for the commission to con- sider. ght state, for example, and as stance, that there is now con- | fined in our local jail an insane man. There is no way of disposing of him, except to trump up some charge and confine him in jail, at Sitka, thereon. No provision is made for such cases. “Before leaving this question, I might suggest that any code of laws | for Alaska should make provision for the incorporation of municipalities. I believe in local self-government so far as possible when compatible with surrounding conditions and interests, and I see no reason why such com- munities as Juneau should not be em- | powered to adopt municipal rules and | regulations. The output of gold from Alaska is having a very beneficial ef- fect in alleviating ‘the conditions | brought about by the ‘hard times’ of the last few years. It seems impossi- | ble that Congress will continue to neg- | | lect us in the future as in the past. | | We have a right to expect better things, and, now that we are becoming better known, will probably get them.” | ~Albert D. Elliot, Secretary for | Alaska and Clerk of the United States District Court, said: “There will be | much proposed legislation at this ses- | sion of Congress. The question will | be, not how many bills will be intro- | duced, but what can we obtain in the | way of beneficial legislation. I think the general land laws of the United States should be extended over this territory, and additional Land Offices established for the convenience of the | | people. There should be one at Circle | i City, or in that section of the country. There should bei a Commission ap- | pointed by the President of the United States to draft a proper code of laws for Alaska. The Oregon code, which | now governs us, is rather obsolete, and unfitted for present conditions. The Commission should probably be five in | number, the majority being from this territory and well versed with the needs of the country. Congress should give the right of way to railroad com- panies to cross the public domain, and aid in the settling of this vast terri- | tory. The cities and towns should be | permitted to incorporate as elsewhere, | “Provision should be made by Con- | gressthat this territory be represented | by a delegate, so that the needs of | Alaska can be always presented on | the floor of the House of Representa- | tives by one qualified to do so. I do not consider the time yet ripe for ter- ritorial government. The population at present is uncertain and changing. The great distance between the settle- ments and the small population would make the necessary taxation a burden and a hardship on the people. The great trouble at this session of Con- gress will be to get such legislation as will be a benefit to Alaska. Hun- dreds of bills will be introduced of all kinds, and if from the mass of pro- | posed legislation we obtain some of the legislation suggested herein we will be indeed fortunate.” HAL HOFFMAN. NEW TRUSTEES OF SAN DIEGO'S NORMAL SCHOOL. Governor Budd lp,;oinh John C. Fisher and John G. North, Both of San Diego, to Fill Vacancies. SACRAMENTO, Jan, 8.—Governor Budd vesterday appointed John C. Fisher and john G. North, both of S8an Diego, trus- tees of the San Diego Normal School. Charles T. Hines had been formally ap- E)lnled. but failed to qualify, and Victor .. Shane resigned. It was to fill the places of these that the former were ap- pointed. ) | against him. SCRIMMAGE IN ALASSEN COURT Lawyer Spencer Scores Superior Judge Kelley. For Which He Is Subjected to a Fine of $80 for Contempt. Then His Honor Steps From the Bench and Vigorously Uses His Fists. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SUSANVILLE, Jan. 8.—The court- room of the Superior Court of Lassen County was the scene of a most dis- graceful set-to to-day between E. V.| Spencer and Superior Judge F. G. Kel- ley. There has been for some time past a feeling of bitterness between Law- ver Spencer and Judge Kelley, the for- mer losing no opportunity to qualify | the Judge as an incompetent and cor- | rupt official. This fealing culminated to-day dur- ing the trial of a case in which Spen- | cer was atterney for one of the parties, and in which it came in his way to | score Judge Kelley, who was presiding, in a most unwarranted mannner. The Judge’'s veracity and probity were impugned and his official riddled by seemed to be smarting under a sense of wrong inflicted upon him by Kelley. The Judge is not particularly noted for his coolheadedness, and at length interrupted Spencer’'s philippic by im- posing a fine of $30 upon hi This only served to increase the fervor of Spencer’s invectives, and the Judge, losing entire control of himself, jumped from the bench and assaulted Spencer, striking him two or three harmless blows before interference could prevent. The assaulted attorney made no attmpt at retaliation in kind, although he is commonly accorded the reputation of a man fully competent to defend himself and one who ha: proved his physical courage on many occasions. The affair is regarded here by law- yers and laymen as the legitimate out- come of a laxity of judicial and profes- slonal etiquette, which has come to be more honored in the breach than in the observance. It is probable that the af- fair, disgraceful as it was, will not be allowed to end with the simple narra- tive of its occurrence, although it would be doubtless best for all parties if it were allowed to do so. Public opinion seems to be evenly divided as to where the blame rests for to-day’s scrap. TOOK CITY AND COUNTY MONEY Charles M. Shane Is Wanted at Tacoma for Numer- ous Peculations. | Tried to Win Back His Stealings by Gambling—He Probably Left for This City. Spacial Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, Jan. 8. —Mayor Fawcett to- day swcre out a warrant charging Charles M. Shane, municipal court clerk until January 1, with embezzling $590 of city money. He also took $145 of county money. Shane is supposed to have gone to San Francisco from Port- land, where he was last seen. Officers in both cities were requested by wire to-day to arrest him if fcund. Shane handled all fincs and costs paid into the municipal court. He was appointed three years ago through the influence | of his brother-in-law, John A. Shack- leford, a prominent politician. For some time past Shane has been spending money freely, borrowing of friends to make up what his $100 sal- ary did not provide. In October a young officer of the steamer City of Puebla stopped over here for one trip of the steamer, and Shane entertained him. The officer then invited Shane to accompany him tc San Francisco. He found life there both gay and expen- sive, and in two weeks had used up $150 of city money, which he took just before leaving, as is now learnead. He then telegraphed Judge Leavitt of the municipal court for money to get home on. Returning on November 9, he apparently tried to win back his stealings by gambling, but luck went It is thought he then be- gan to_ steal systematically, for be- tween November 9 and October 24 he | took enough more to make his steal- | ings $735. On December 24 he went to Portland, and has not returned. s 57 NOW ALL OF HIS BODY IS IN THE GRAVE. Funeral of a Man Who Had Previously Loefl Both Legs and an Arm Through Accidents. GIRARDVILLE, Pa., Jan. 8.—Wil- liam F. Parks, aged 70, was buried at Gowan City, a few miles from here, | vesterday. His body was placed in a| grave which already contained both his legs and one arm. He was born at Detroit, where he married Bessie ‘Woodruff, who lived only a year after- ward. After her death he broke his leg, and as a result of blood poisoning three amputations were performed. After his recovery he married a sister of his dead wife, and while they were on their wedding trip the train was wrecked. His second wife was killed, | and his other leg had to be amputated as the result of his injuries. This leg was buried by the side of the first. At his father’s funeral Parks was injured by a locomotive crashing into his car- riage. He lost an arm in this accident, and it was buried with his two legs. Since that time he has paid woekly visits to the cemetery, wheeling him- self on a chair carriage with one arm. —t— 70 PROTECT THE RAISIN INDUSTRY. Fresno County Farmers' Club Meets and Takes an Important Step. FRESNO, Jan. 8.—The Fresno County Farmers' Club took an important step this afternoon in regard to the raisin in- dustry. The proposition advanced was one looking to securing a uniform grad- ln{ of raisins, and the next Legislature will be asked to pass a law providing for box inspectors, whose duty it will be to see that the public shall not be imposed upon by an inferior quality of raisins la- beled as a better class. After a full dis- guwn :& ctl‘:“ n-tfi:lflze ‘ilt“b eoncluds urge, a provision. It was argu that {t would benefit the growers as well character | the angry attorney, who | as the buyers, as then the Fresno prod- uct would not be discriminated nst. It is claimed that he raisin industry of | this county has suffered by raisins of a lower grade being sold in the East as a superior quality. INTERESTS THE PEOPLE OF ‘THE PACIFIC COAST. California Items in Secretary Gage's Esti- mates for Urgent Deficiencies for the Fiscal Year. | WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—The Secretary of the Treasury to-day submitted to Con- | gress the estimates for urgent deficiencies | for the fisgal year. California items are | as follows: For accounting officers of the | United States mint at 8an Francisco, $35,- | 000; to refund to the Collector of Port of | Los Angeles for repayment by him to the | bark Tidal Wave, $248; to relmburse the | following postmasters for money paid out by them during their term of office: Os- | car Kelly, Camp Taylor, $170; D. Ray, | Galt, $144; A. H. Smith, Towle, $200; O. R. | Woodard, Steila, $30; W. M. Ruckerby, $23; C. J. Wilder, $1500. Representative ‘De Vries to-day intro- | duced the following bills: To pension Willlam Springer, S. Peters. W. H. Shan- | non, John Williams, John P. Hilliard, at | the rate of $30 per menth; to pay B. F. | Myers, late judge of the Eleventh Judi- | clal District ‘of California, $410, being the | amount pald by him for two years' tax | on incomes; to remove the charges of de- sertion from the military records W. Beach and Frank S. | ramento. Soller of Sac- The following California postmasters were appointed to-day: L. J. Ager at Sunol Gien, Alameda County, vice George | Flmes removed; John Crofton at Trask, Sacramento County, vice Charles F. Trask removed. | _Pensions have been granted as follows: | California—Original—John _H. Stuckert, | Veterans’ Home, Napa, $12 (ten years' service); Bertol Peterson, United States Naval Hospital, Mare Island, $8; Abram W. Lewls, Marysville, Soldiers’ Home. Los Angeles, $. Washington — Original — John Seattle, $6. Smith, TFELL OVERBOARD WHILE HUNTING Henry Boyle of Port Costa Is Drowned Near Dillons Point. Was a Well-Known Liquor Dealer and Leaves a Brother and Two Sisters. Spacia Dispatch to The Call. VALLEJO, Jan. 8.—Word was re- | celved at Vallejo this morning from | Dillons Point, about two miles east from town, that Henry Boyle, a promi- nent liquor merchant of Port Costa, while out hunting in a boat with a companion named Nicholi, and while in the act of shooting a wild duck, lost his balance, fell overboard ana was drowned. ‘ Nicholi endeavored to rescue Mr. | Boyle, but as the boat was under sail at the time he could not make a tack in time. Boyle soon sank out of sight and Nicholi sailed over to Port Costa and informed the friends of the de- ceased, who in boats went as near to | | | | | | | | | | i dragged for the body, but without avail. The deceased was 27 years of age and leaves a brother, James, residing at Benicia, and two sisters, one the wife of Judge Casey of Port Costa and the other Mrs. Monahan, whose hus- band is a fireman for McNear & Co. at the Port Costa warehouse. perthis DEPUTY LOCAL INSPECTOR OF STEAM VESSELS. | Addison Goodrich of Mare Island Takes the | Place of John A. Bulger, Lately | Made Chief inspector. | | VALLEJO, Jan. 8.—Addison Good- rich, who has been employed at the navy yard, Mare Island, for a number of years as quarterman machinist in charge of the machinery afloat in the Department of Steam Engineering, took his discharge this afternoon, he having received telegraphic news from Washington that he had, through the | Civil Service Commission, obtained his commission from the Treasury Depart- ment as deputy local inspector of steam vessels for the district of San Francisco. He takes the place of John Bulger, recently elevated to the district. Mr. Goodrich has been acting in the capacity of chief engineer for many large steamers during the past twenty- five years on this coast and the Hud- gon River, and is a mechanic of con- siderable ability. He was highly in- dorsed for the position by Chief En- | gineers Moore, Kutz and Trilby of the United States navy. His family reside at East Oakland, where they will con- tinue to make their home. The office is worth $1650 per year. RUNS AWAY WITH ~ ANOTHER'S WIEE The Second Elopement in Six Weeks From Phcenix, Ariz. The Women Are Sisters and the Quartet Is Headed for San Francisco. Special Dispatch to The Call. PHOENIX, Ariz.,, Jan. 8.—It became known to-night that Phoenix had lost | its leading auctioneer and William King his wife, while San Francisco | ere this has gained a guilty couple. A. L. Barber, the auctioneer, was one of the oldest and best known resi- dents of Salt River Valley and a man of considerable means, while his elop- | ing partner is a very pretty woman, | whose husband is inconsolable. Both have been missing from their homes since last Sunday, but only to-day was | it learned that they went together on a sleeper, bound for San Francisco. An interesting collateral circum- stance is that Mrs. King’s sister, a Mrs, | Long, of this city, eloped six weeks ago | with D. A. Smith, a well-known paint- er, who left a wife and two children behind him and a lodge indebtedness in the Knights of Pythias of over $400, also a large number of personal fidu- ciary accounts unpaid. Both couples have fled to San Fran- cisco. Mrs. Long is a widow. Mr. Barber is a widower. The maiden name of Mrs. Long and Mrs. King was Lang, that of a very well-known and highly respectable family. et et FIRST YEAR OF THE CENTURY. ‘The nineteenth century will end and the twentieth will begin at midnight between December 31, , and January 1, The year 1900 will be the last year of the resent cemug. The au.r 1 will be the rst year of the twen is beca | jeth century. cenmry“ neuf‘nthare '(x'.‘&'.' ’;::rr 1, l-nd. con- seauently. mtngna (he year ioo," A D. neteenth cen accordingly, gl‘\ll:'e- the year 1”.“"‘. D.—New York Joseph Minter, | the spot as could be described and | position of leading inspector of this | | | | them of this by HORSES TAKEN FOR THE DEBT Novel Method of Collec- tion on the Colorado Desert. A Determined Creditor Stops a Stage Coach to Secure His Claim. Unhitches the Steeds and Drives Them Oft—Now He Will Be Prosecuted. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8.—Out at Twenty Mile Palms, gn the Colorado of John | Desert, they have original ideas about the collection of debts. If one man owes another any money and fails to pay it the creditor takes whatever he | can find belonging to the debtor with- | out any process of law and holds it un- til the debt is discharged. John Hen- | ricksen followed the custom of the country in collecting a debt due him, and now a Deputy United States Mar- shal has gone to bring him in, for he has violated a Federal statute. John had been working for a stage company which operates a line be- tween Twenty Mile Palms and some of the interior mining camps, and he claimed—probably with reason—that the company owed him money and would not pay him. So when the stage left a few days ago he was at a con- | venient place with a well loaded shot- gun and ordered the driver, Ora Pierce, to stop, which he did. The idea was first prevalent among those on the vehicle that it was a case of stage robbery, but the man soon disabused telling them they could go their ways, and he did not molest the treasure box or the mail | pouches. He simply said he wanted his pay and he intended to take the stage horses as security. So he un- harnessed the animals and drove them to his corral and has been caring for them ever since. The mail and the coach are still there. Deputy Marshal Pourade of San Bernardino has gone to tell the custodian of the impounded animals what kind of a scrape he is in and the stage company will be permitted to continue delivering the malil to the treasure hunters of the desert. Driver Pierce tells a thrilling tale of the determination of the enraged creditor of the stage company to have security for his money. He would have killed any one who interfered with his taking the horses. GOES TO WASHINGTON TO OPPOSE ANNEXATION. Colonel Harrison Gray Ofis of the Los An- geles Times Will Voice the Senti- ment of the Coast. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8.—Colonel Har- rison Gray Otis, the editor of the Los Angeles Times, has gone to Wasing- ton to labor against Hawalian annexa- tion. Colonel Otis will show to the members of the House and Senate that the sentiment of the Pacific Coast peo- ple is opposed to annexation. Colonel Otis is personally acquainted with a number of Senators and he will be en- | abled to make a strong presentation of the case. While in the East he will visit Columbus, Ohio, and add his in- fluence to that of the Hanna forces to secure the re-election of Mark Hanna. PROFESSOR DUDLEY'S CASE IS DISMISSED AT SOQUEL Conclusively Shown That a Great Mistake Had Been Made—A Constable Who Was Willing to Bet. SANTA CRUZ, Jan. 8.—The case against Professor W. R. Dudley of Stanford University, accused of pass- ing spurjous coin, was dismissed this morning in the Soquel jutice court, as it was purely a case of mistaken iden- tity. The professor says that when he was_arrested the constable offered to bet him $20 that he was the man want- ed for passing counterfeit money, but the professor declined to take the bet. SEAMEN RESCUED FROWM A DRIFTING BOAT. Some of the Crew of the Lost Steamer Radcliffe Picked Up, but Many Have Undoubtedly Perished. FALMOUTH, Eng., Jan. 8.—The tug Triton landed here to-day the captain, mate, cook and a seaman of the Brit- ish steamer Clarissa Radcliffe, which was abandoned January 1 near Cape Finisterre in a sinking condition. Nineteen of the crew procured life belts and got on board the boats. Ow- ing to the heavy sea running the boats were all smashed excepting one, which was floated off the steamer in a sound condition, but without oars. To this the cook and the seaman swam, and after getting on board picked up the master and the mate, who had been washed overboard. They were unable to render assistance to the remainder of the crew. The steamer, it is said, foundered within twenty minutes af- ter the survivors left her. The men were helplessly adrift in an open boat for seven hours. et MRS. BAKER'S FIGHT FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE. Interesting Case Before Judge Dougherty at Santa Rosa Which Has Been Taken Under Advisement. SANTA ROSA, Jan. 8.—The case of Mrs. Susie Baker, nee Palmer, vs. County Clerk Fulton, to compel Fulton to issue a marriage license to her was argued before Judge Dougherty to-day. Mrs. Baker wants a license to wed M. McDonough, an aged citizen of Geyser- ville. Fulton refused to give a license, as Mrs. Baker had been divorced with- in the past year, whereat she sued to compel Fulton to issue it. Both sides are represented by an Imposing array of counsel. The case was taken under advisement by Judge Dougherty. — - TERRIER AND COON FIGHT A DRAW. Columbla State. Yesterday afternoon a large coon was brought to the Hotel Jerome. The ani- mal was released in the courtyard. It did not take many minutes for “Pat,” the spirited little terrier who is master of everything about the hotel, to find out that the coon was around. Then he made for the coon and the coon made for him, and a terrific battle en- sued. The animals were about the same size and were evenly matched. For three-quarters of an hour they fought like tigers in the jungle, neither ever showing the slightest indication of giv- ing up. At one time the dog would get a good grip on the coon and shake him; then the coon would get loose and fly at the dog, getting a firm hold | on his neck and using his feet to much | eftect. Plenty of blood was drawn. Guests of the hotel came to their win- dows and witnessed the furious fight. Finally both dog and coon got so ex- hausted that they could merely watch each other and exchange growls. It ended in a draw, the coon being | on the defensive when the porters took charge of Pat and placed him under the spout. —_———— ACQUITTED OF ONE INDICTMENT. But There Are MMTgainsl J. S. Murray, the Eureka Bank Cashier. EUREKA, Jan. 8.—J. S. Murray, ex- cashier of the Randall Banking Com- | pany, on trial in the Superior Court for falsifying the records of the bank, was acquitted to-day. A separate embezzle- ment case against Murray in connec- tion with the suspension of the bank {1s still pending, and he is also under | indictment jointly with ex-President Randall for the same offense. The case against Randall has been set for trial | February 14. MANY REGISTERS ARE STUFFED Sensational Features in the Coming Parliamentary Election. | Attempts Made to Fraudulently Vote | the Names of Sons of High English Officials. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Jan. 8—A dispatch to the World from Dublin says: The Parliamentary election now proceed- | ing in St. Stephens Green division of Dublin have suddenly developed a sen- | sational feature. A vacancy arose through the appointment of a sitting | member, William Kenny, to a Judge- | ship in the Supreme Court. | The Government delayed this ap- | pointment until the new year so it could have the advantage of fighting | the election on the new voting regis- | ter, which is more favorable to them than was that of last year. Now it has been discovered that the register has been stuffed with bogus votes under the lodger franchise. The sons of seven Judges of the Supreme | Court, of high Government officials and | of other leading Unionists have been | fraudulently put on the register in | considerable numbers under the pre- tense that they were lodgers paying | rent of from $2'to $3 weekly for rooms in their father’s house. The scandal has become so great that several Judges and other high officials | have written to the press that their voting claims were made without their or their sons’ knowledge, and were in fact, forgeries. | Every day fresh batches of names are | unearthed and a_demand is now being | powerfully urged on the Government | to prosecute for conspiracy the Union- | ist agents in Dublin who are respon- | sible for preferring these bogus claims. | 'The Unionist Government, of course, | is trying to ignore its duty in the mat- | ter, but the frauds have attracted such | widespread attention that it is doubt- ful if the Government can afford to do so. | The candidates in the present elec- | tino are James Campbell, Unionist, a | lawyer, and Count Plunkett, a Par- nellite, who is being supported by the | Dillonites. Under the circumstances the contest is expected to be close, and if Count Plunkett succeeds in wresting | this seat from the Unionists it cannot | fail to work powerfully for unity among all Irish Nationalists. —_—e————— “Well, well,” said the old friend. “How did you ever come to join the | Salvation Army " “It was the only way,” the young man admitted, “that I could get the public to submit to my cornet playing.” —Indianapolis Journal. \ MAJOR MOSES P. HANDY DEAD Expires at Augusta, Ga., Where He Had Gone to Recuperate. » Close of the Career of the Well- Known Editor and ‘Writer. His Health Undermined While Acting as Commissioner at the Paris Exposition. Special Dispatch to The Call. HOTEL BONAIR, AUGUSTA, Ga., Jan. 8.—Major Moses P. Handy died at noon to-day. The remains will be taken to Berlin, Md., for burial. Major Handy was stricken with the fllness which ended with his death while he was preparing to leave Paris for America after completing his work as commissioner to the exposition. Never a very strong man, the strain of his positionhadtold heavilyon him and he was advised by his physicians to give up the more trying work of the mission. But he persisted until two days before the date set for sailing, when he was overcome by what ap- peared to be temporary weakness, which made him postpone his depart- ure. He was nervously broken down and his condition was rendered worse by impaired circulation and faulty heart action. The French physicians advised abso- lute rest and he remained in France for two weeks. Before he got to New York he succumbed again, but pulled himself together and came to Wash- ington, and then to Chicago. In Chi- cago he appearcd to regain vitality, but his pride in his mission led him to plunge into the work of preparing his report. It was no surprise to his friends to hear that he had succumbed while on his way to Washington, con- gestion of the lungs and kidneys in- creasing the gravity of the attack. He was removed to Georgia, where he lost strength gradually, and while his friends hoped to the end that his cour- age would save him, they were warned that the chances were all against his recovery. His wife accompanied him to the South, and his son, A. W. Han- dy, left Chicago for Georgia Thursday. Major Moses P. Handy was born in Virginia, his father being a prominent Methodist clergyman. While under age he entered the Confederate service and served with gallantry during the clos- ing months of the war. He was employed by the New York Tribune as special correspondent during the Cuban troubles, and won distinction by his report of the Virginius massacre. Later he became managing editor of the Phil- adelphia Times, and subsequently the editor of the Philadelphia Paily News. 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