The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 12, 1898, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1898. ; CONSIDERED BY CONGRESS.ECIRITIES ARE 2 | T | DEBATE 0N CIVIL SERVICE - TERMINATED Speaker Reed Casts the Deciding Vote. Arguments Against the System Have No Result. For the Executive and Judicial Appropriation Bill Is Passed. | | ONE POINT IS OVERLOOKED | | During All the Taik No One Made a | Motion to Strike Out the Civil i Service Provision. h to The Call. , Riggs Huse, Washington, Jan. 11. The civil service debate, which was Inaugurated in the House a week ago, ended to-day, ed with a row, but ended ver The Republi- cans who are seeking to modify or re- peal the law decided to let the debate come to a cl to-day, but it required the casting vote of the Speaker to ac- complish this. There are conflicting statements as to the situation in which the future conduct of the war against civil service law is left. All the Repub- lican opponents of the law agreed that the fight is to be kept up, and it is positively stated by Pearson (R.) of North Carolina that urances have been received from those in authority in the House that an opportunity wili be given in the future for the consider- ation of a bill to modif; from other s not the law. But urces the statement can- confirmed. The debate was ntil the closing hour, when be the Kansas Populist, enliven- h some r to the Ohio 1 election. & the Demo- a clear statement tion, which indi- ¥y will vote to re- 7 the law. The I the day was made .of the Civil Serv- » defended the law in charge of ial appropria- with notice moved in the “T the reading debz on the d to-day at 5 pposition was ance manifested motion, but the steering cc f the Republican opponents o ce law had The antagor to-day to the mo- tion to close the debate came, therefore, principally from the Democrats. They were well supported by the Populists and a few Republicans the debate should go on. After some wrangling the previous question w. ordered, on the demand of Mr. Mood but the rising vote on the motion t close the debate was very close—a who Dbelieved 3 s 92, noes 85, and on the demand of the Democrats the roll was called. When the roll-call was concluded the motion to close debate stood defeated by six votes. A recapitulation of the vote was called for, and it was whis- pered about that assurance had been | recefved from the Rules Committee | that time would be given for the con- sideration of the measure prepared by | the Republican opponents of the law. Three Republicans then changed their votes, making it a tie. The Speaker | announced the vote as 125 to 125 “A tie,” added the Speaker, “and the | chair votes aye.” Thus the Speaker | saved the day, and the motion to close debate was carried. The Republicans applauded most vociferously. The de- bate was then resumed. Brosfus, the chairman of the Com- | mittee on Civil Service, opened with | an elaborate defense of the merit 8ys- | :em and an argument for sustaining the | aw. Pearson (R.) of North Carolina asked how the statement that the civil ser- vice law was economical could be re- conciled with the fact that the em- ployes of the Government had almost doubled since 1893. Brosius denied that this was true. The advocates of the spoils system, he £aid, had repeated the statement until they believed it. Brosius said the pow- ers of the Civil Service Commission were very limited. They could do lit- | tle except at the direction of the Pres- | ident, and when members hurled their | javellns at the commission they went | over their heads and buried them- selves in the flanks of the chief exec- utive. Speaking of Grosvenor's attack on Carl Schurz, Brosius said the latter | probably threw it aside after he had | read it, with Carlisle’s remark: “An- | other foul chimney caught fire,” | Brosius spoke for over two hours, Maguire (D.) of California defended the last administration against the al- | legations of wholesale removals and | commended the efilciency of the serv- ice, especially in the public printing | office, which had HBeen an especial | point of assault from the outside., Ex- | Public Printer Benedict, he sald, had | reduced the force In his office from | 3600 to 2800, and had inaugurated con- | spicuous reforms. He charged Landis | of Indiana, who amused the House sev- eral days ago with some private mem- | oranda’ of Benedict’s secretary, with | juggling and distorting the record. | He read a letter from Benedict's sec- | retary, who is now in the classified service, challenging some of Landis' | statements and offering to resign if the Indiana member could substantiate them. ! After some remarks by Bell (P.) of Colorado and Eddy (R.) of Minnesota Simpson (P.) of Kansas enlivened the closing hour of the debate with a ref- erence to the Senatorial contest in | Ohio. He said the debate had been | prolonged while the Republicans out in | Ohio were making promises to the | boys in the trenches in the interest of | Benator Hanna. It was all a bluff, he | sald. Nothing was to be done, and now that Senator Hanna's election was secured, the mask was thrown off and a vote | was to be taken to-night cn this bill ‘Whether the House would have an op- | portunity later to consider a bill for the modification or repeal of the law would depend on the Speaker, said Simpson. “He is the whole thing,” Simpson, “and runs the Laughter. ; “H§Ve yzru consulted the Speaker?” asked Quigg. “No,” replied Simpson; exclalmed Houee.” “he never consuits me, and 1 never consult him.’ | Allen (D.) of Mississippi entertained | the House with one of his short humor- | ous speeches. Batley (D) of Texas, leader of the | minority, closed the debate with some remarks defining the attitude of the Democrats. It was difficult, he said, to believe in the sincerity of the other side, when in one breath the Repub- licans law, and in the next demanded its prac- destruction. If the law was good, id, 1t ought to be extended; if not, it should be repealed. The Democrats, he said, were ready to wipe it off the statute books. They did not believe in life tenure, and, while the repeal of the law might turn some of their friends cut of office, they stood by their party platform. With the conclusion of Bailey's re- marks, the time expired, and the bill s reported to the House. It was discovered that those who desired to vote to strike out the appropriation for the” Civil Service Commission had neglected to make the motion in com- mittee of the whole. No vote, there- fore, could be taken. and the bill was passed without division. The agricultural and urgency defi- clency bills were reported to the House, and at 5:20 p. m. the House adjourned. INTERESTS THE PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST. | Secretary of the Interior Submits to Con- gress the Draft of a Bill for the Relief of Mission Indians. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—The Secre- tary of the Interfor to-day submitted to Congress the draft of ing the act for the relief of the Mission Indians in California. The bill author- izes the Secretary of the Interior to cause to be patented to Mission In- dians such tracts of public lands of the United States in California as he shall find upon investigation to have been in occupation and possession of the several bands or villages of said In- dians as are now needed and required by them and not selected by the com- mission appointed under the former act, January 12, 1891. It further pro- vides that no patent shall embrace any tracts to which valid rights have at- tached in favor of any person under United States laws providing for the disposition of the public domain. The agricultural appropriation bill was reported to the House to-day and will be taken up for consideration to- morrow. One of its principal features was one Incorporated at the sugges- tion of Congressman Loud, providing for three weather stations in Califor- nia, Nevada and Utah, and for a per- manent station on Mount Tamalpais, as exclusively printed in Saturday’'s Call. Pacific Coast patents were granted as follows: California—Allen H. Blackburn, Petaluma, fruit dryer; John R. Coryell, San Francisco, anti-friction bearing; George W. Durbrow, Salton, hydraulic well-boring machine; Ralph W iott, Brentwood, apparatus for Levi M. Hawes, Sacra- :. gate; Bruno Hein- rich and C. Wood, San Francisco, mar- ine recording compass; John F. Killian, Stockton, vehicle jack; August W. Krause, Los Angeles, self-measuring tank; Newton Lamb, Yreka, self-clear- ing screen for ditches; Nellie R. Stone, Brynmawr, pocket folding head rest. Oregon—Feike H. Ackerman, Shedds, grain feeder and band cutter for threshing machine; Thomas M. Walk- er, Portland, peanut heater; Fred P. Hurst, Aurora, bicycle attachment; Olof R. Piple, Portland, pencil holder. Washington—Francis O. Collins, Van- couver, wrench; Andrew A. Smith, Aberdeen, assignor of one-half to W. W. Barnum, change making device. Pensions have been granted as fol- m: lows California—Original widows, etc.—Emma Wadsworth, San Fran- cisco, $8. Washington—Original widows, etc.— Nancy J. Maxey, Ellensburg, $8; Lucy H. Collins, Seattle, $8. Reissue—Char- lotte Cruver, mother, Tacoma, $12. Senator White to-day introduced the following bills: To pension J. B. Den- nis, George W. Fraser, Charles Leath- ern, and James C. Wulchill of Los Angeles. Representative Barlow to-day pre- sented a petition of the citizens of the Sixth California Congressional District, protesting against the passage of the anti-scalping bill. The petition has 700 signatures attached to it. Mason C. Grafton was to-day pointed postmaster at Blacks Station, Yolo County, Cal, vice Willam B. Black, removed. The postoffice at Egan, Yuba County, wili be discon- tinued after January 15. be sent to Dobbins. The Treasury Department has re- quested Director of the Mint Leach to come to Washington, and he is ex- pected to arrive here in a few days. Mailg should SWIMLER WANTED [N SEVERAL TOWNS Monterey’s Sheriff Hunting for a Man With Many Aliases. Has Passed Forged Checks at Salinas San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. Special Dispatch to The Call. SALINAS, Jan. 11.—Sheriff Matthews of this county is trying to locate a | man with several aliases who is want- ed here as weil as In severdl other | Frank Clark, | counties for forgery. Frank Hubbard or James Stewart seem to be the names most preferred by the swindler. Me is a young man, and rep- resents himself as a blacksmith help- er. His mode of procedure is to go to some merchant, usually a clothier, and purchase about $3 worth of goods, gen- erally shirts, tender his check drawn on some resident of the town, collect the balance and decamp. He worked the same game in San Luls Obispo and Santa Barbara. In this city the man purchased underwear, giving a check on one of the local banks for $12 as | The check was signed by a | well-to-do business man and seemed | payment. all right, but upon presentation at the bank it was pronounced a forgery. The Sheriff was notified and a warrant sworn out for the forger, but he had left. Nctices had in the meanwhile been received from other southern cit- fes about the same time. et e on ey Burglar Vasquer Admits His Guilt. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Jan. 11.—Marcus Vasquez, captured in Bakersfield and wanted here on a charge of burglary, admitted his gullt in court to-day. Vas- quez stole considerable harness from the barn of Hon. P. W. Murphy at Santa Margarita. avowed their adherence to the | a bill amend- | ap- | T0 RESTRICT (NDESIRABLE [MMIGRATION | Fairbanks Argues for the Bill in the Senate. | Educational Qualification Declared a Proper Safeguard. The Evils of Admitting Paupers From Abroad Shown by Statistics. VENEZUELA BOUNDARY. Resolution for Information Regarding by the | the Amount Spent | Commission. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, Jan. 11 The Senate to-day briefly discusse an adverse report by the Pensions Committee on a bill to p jon General Meade's two daughters at $100 a month each, Chairman Allinger saying committee did not wish to enter on the pensioning of the daughters of veter- | ans. Allen of Nebraska thought that General Meade's services justified suc liberality, but no action was taken, and after Wolcott of Colorado announced a speech on the money question for next Monday, Senator Fairbanks ad- dressed the Senate on immigration. Fairbanks began by referring to the importance of guarding and preserving the high standard of the country’'s pop- ulation and citizenship. The pending bill, he said, by imposing a moderate, reasonable t upon all immigrants o vears of age, throws an additional safeguard around our population d citizenship. “Prior to 18 he continued, “there were no restrictive laws, except those prohibiting coolie trad: In that year more drastic measures were enacted to suppress this reprehensible traffic, and convicts and women imported for im- moral purposes were excluded. Subse- quently, further restrictive acts were passed, aiming to redu the flow of the morally and physic diseased. The presence of these re: ctive acts upon the statute books has been bene- ficial, though the number who present- ed themselves at our ports and were excluded is comparativel mall. But doubtless many were deterred from starting by a knowledge of the laws in fore “Beginning with the last decade a change occurred in both the national- ity and quality of our immigration. Those immigrants who were chiefly of the Slavonic countries began to come in great and increasing numbers. Among them were many very desir- able acquisitions; many from the bet- ter portions of Italy, Austria-Hungary and other Eastern and Southern coun- tries were educated, enterprising and brave, but the larger portion were ill- fitted to become a part of our popula- tion or to assume the privileges and re- sponsibilitie: of American citizens. They possessed a low order of intelli- gence and a degraded standard of life, and had no adequate conception of the marvelous significan of our institu- tions. “A rise in the ratio of immigration from Eastern and Southern countries from 8.5 to 51.7 per cent in seventeen ars and a fall in the ratio from the ern and Northern countries from .5 to 36.7 per cent in the same period | may well lead us to pause and inquire whether the change is in the national interest. “The decrease in immigration has been from countries which have hith- erto sent us but a small per cent of {l- 11 literates, and the increase is from | countries where the ignorance is greatest. Thirty-nine and nine-tenths | per cent of those above 14 years of age | coming from Austria-Hungary, Italy, | Poland and Russia last year could nei- | ther read nor write, while only 3.6 per cent of those from the United King- dom, France, Germany and Scandina- via were {lliterate. When we witness this Increased illiterate accession to | our population we may well recall the | | warning of George William Curtis: | ‘Let us beware how we water our life- blood." " In conclusion Fairbanks quoted at Tength statistics tending to show the | excessive contribution of the country’s | foreign population to the number of in- | mates of almshouses, penitentiaries, in- | sane asylums and reformatory institu- |tions. He insisted that the educational test, as applied to immigrants, would | have a very direct effect in reducing | the number of contributions to the fore- 1 going unfortunate objectionable classes. The gravitation of undesirable emi- | grants into the large cities and their reinforcements of the slum districts, was another of the evils to be in a | measure overcome. In this connection | the speaker declared that a patriotic regard for those to whose interests we | owe first allegiance requires us to see | that the persons who present them- gelves for competition in the industrial field shall not be the degraded pauper laborers from abroad. A low wage scale, he added, is not consistent with the most wholesome development of the country and its people. Allen introduced and secured the adoption of a resolution calling upon the President for information in his possession relative to the boundary line | between Venezuela and British Guiana, and to inform the Senate whether the United States now has any clerks or other employes at work on the Vene- zuelan boundary question, and also what part of the $100,000 appropriated for the Venezuelan Commission has been expended. At 3:35 p. m. the Senate adjourned. Racing. at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 11L—Weather clear; track good. Results: Selling, six and one-half furlongs—W C T won, Everest second, Alice C third. Time, 1:23. One mile—Forbush won, Robert Bonner second, Jack Hayes third. Time, 1:4415. Selling, one mile and one-half—Pete Kitchen won, Nannle L's Sister second, Courtesy third. Time, 2:41%5. Handlcap, six furiongs—Belle of Mem- won, Sauterne second, Rebecca.B third. Time, 1:15%. On. e mile—Sea_Robber won, , George B. Cox third. Ti Belusng‘.“fix and o:a: won, erne seco: l'flm. 1:2. Eitholin 44, the | NOT YET SOLD Unsecured Creditors of the Union Pacific Heard. Foreclosure Under a Collateral Trust Deed Is De- layed. I Efforts Made to Prevent Morgan From Having an Alleged Unfair Advantage. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—The interven- tion of unsecured creditors of the in- | solvent Union Pacific Railroad at the | last moment prevented the sale of $16,- | 000,000 of securities, which was set for | to-day. The sale has been postponed | to January 26, but there is a possibil- ity that it will not take place even | then. The securities, which are part of | $47,000,000 involved in the suit brought by J. P. Morgan & Co. and others to | foreclose under a collateral trust deed issued by the Union Pacific in 1881, were to be sold under Judge Lacombe’s authorization to redeem $3,187,000 out- standing collateral notes. Some time ago Judge Lacombe in the United ates Circuit Court signed a decree giving to the Union Pacific Company five days to redeem the notes in ques- tion. This was not done, and then the trustees, of which J. P. Morgan is the most active and the special master, were directed to dispose of the securi- ties at auction or by private sale. The unsecured creditors becoming atisfied that if the sale was permitted they would be the los decided to bring a motion to show cause why the le of securities should not be stopped. Argument of this application took | place this afternoon, and at its close | Judge Lacombe announced that he | would probably render a decision on | Saturday afternoon. It is believed this will amend the bill of sale in several | important particulars. George H. Yeamans and Roger Fos- | ter, who appeared for the motion, said | that the sale, if allowed to proceed, would give Morgan an unfair advan- tage, as one of the trustees who made a compact with the note holders could buy in the securities at a price below their value, cut off bidders and at the same time receive a bonus and interest to the injury of general debtors. It was further pleaded that the un- secured crediters be allowed to inter- vene and attack the decree. It was charged that if the securities were dis- | of at a receivers' sale they | posed would fetch more than if the trustee: and the special master were permitted to dispose of them. The receivers, rep- resented by Frederick R. Coudert, who was in court, presente long state- ment, In which they said they were en- deavoring to dispose the assets of the Union Paclfic Railroad, which were not worth more than $10,000,000, and if disposed of at auction would bring sev- eral million less. Victor Morawitz opposed the motion. He declared that the Union Pacific coal lands which were carried as worth $5,- 000,000 were really worth but little, be- ing heavily mortgaged. He argued that the general creditors were not entitled | to any lien, and said they should not be entitled to intervene. All the cred- itors were fully protected, he said. | Judge Lacombe intimated there | should be some public notice of the or- | der on which the securities are to be sold, and that all bidders should have an equal chance. THE NEW DIVORCE LUV SUSTAINED Sonoma County’s Clerk Upheld by a Ruling of Judge Dougherty. Michael and Susie Must Wait Until | March 19 Unless They Take a Tug. | e | Specta! Dispatch to The Call. | SANTA ROSA, Jan. 11L.—Judge Dougherty decided to-day that County Clerk Fulton acted in accordance with | law when a few days ago he refused to issue a license for the marriage of Michael McDonough of Geyserville and Mrs, Susie Baker of Healdsburg. It was not on account of the youth of the couple that the Clerk refused them the legal permit, for McDonough is 70 years old and Mrs. Baker is 33. Clerk Fulton refused the license be- cause Mrs. Baker confessed to having been divorced within the twelve months | prescribed by section 61 of the political code as amended as the perfod which must elapse before remarriage after di- | vorce. | The Judge in his decision upheld the | divorce law. He said that just as in | California a white person was forbid- den to marry a negro, a mulatto or a Mongolian, he thought the people had | a right to demand that persons who | had failed in one alliance should wait | for a suitable time before undertaking | another. Mrs. Baker, when she applied for the | writ of mandate to compel the Clerk to issue the license to her, contended | that section 61 did not apply to her, as she was divorced before the law went | into effect. | Judge Dougherty overruled this con- tention, holding that it was the duty | of the Clerk to ascertain of the party whether he had been married or’ dl-i vorced within a year, and upon ascer- taining that he had should decline to | issue the license. The Judge held that he is not entitled to the license grant- ing immediate permission and consent | to marry until his disability is re-| moved and he should not be granted a | license to carry out what the law pro- hibited. It is thought that the old couple will consent, to remain single until after the 19th of March, when the long year af- | ter Mrs. Baker obtained her divorce | will have elapsed, rather than take a tug and go out to sea beyond the reach of the technicalities of the law. Both are comfortably situated. SECRETARY OF STATE BROWN IS NOW OUT OF DANGER. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 11.—Reports from the bedside of Secretary of State Brown show a decided improvement in his condition. He feit more cheerful and encouraged to-day than at any time during his {llness, and but little doubt is now left of his speedy recov- ery. Dr. Dean spent the afternoon and last night with the patient, but left for his home this afternoon after having given Mrs. Brown the assurance that her husband was out of danger. | Sharke:; | mouth. | lefts GRIFFO GIVEN THE DECISION One-Sided and Gory Ten- Round Contest at Vallejo. McConnell Refuses to Fight and Billy Lewis Takes His Place. The Australian Makes a Chopping Block of Lewis, but Fails to Put Him Out. Spectal Dispatch to The Call VALLEJO, Jan. 11.—It was 10 o'clock when the steamer Sunol arrived at Val- lejo this evening with about 200 pas- sengers. The sports repaired immedi- ately to Farragut Hall, and Young Mitchell soon had the ball rolling. Danny Mahoney and Charles Reno boxed four rounds to an assemblage of about 600 people. The weather was cold, and doubtless many people re- mained away because of the rain and the “throw down"” Gallagher and Need- ham gave them in their fake fight of a few weeks ago. er of ceremonies announced all house that Frank McCon- nell, who was matched to fight Griffo fifteen rounds, had refused to go on and that “Kid” Parker of Los Angeles was willing to meet Griffo in a contest of six rounds. The sports objected to this and after considerable discussion and much noise Fred Muller and Billy Lewis, who fought Billy Gallagher twenty rounds, volunteered to meet Griffo and Lewis was accepted, as the sports of Vallejo wanted to see Lewls and Griffo at {t. Lewls broke his right arm some months ago in a fight with Patsy Bren- nan, Tom Sharkey's trainer. Lewis’ fighting weight is 1350 pounds. Griffo entered the ring weighing 136 pounds. Griffo said before he put on the gloves that he did not intend to “fight for keeps,” as the house was too small. Griffo had as his seconds James Mur- phy, James Conway and D. Holloran. Lewis was esquired by Yank Savage, Billy Gifford and Jack Stelzner. The master of ceremonies announced that the contest would be fifteen rounds. When Lewis stripped he looked to be at least 160 pounds, but he carried lots | of superfluous flesh. He said that he would make Griffo fight for once in his life. Tom Sharkey was selected as ref- eree, and when he made his appearance in the ring he was loudly cheered. Griffo looked well and was perfectly sober. Lewis objected to fighting fifteen rounds, and wanted ten rounds. He also said that he wanted the contest to be called a draw at the end of ten rounds, but when Gri refused to agree to this Lewis fight go on, and m best man win. Time was called at 11:30 o’clock. First Griffo stepped nimbly from his ¢ and met Lewis in the center of the ring. Lewis right awkwardly at Griffo and the blow landed on and clinched in a clinch. Griffo landed his left flus! on the nose. Lewis angry and swung wildly at Griffo, who ducked the blow, but Lewis then wrestled with Griffo and put the Australlan on his back. Griffo got up and wanted to go to his corner, when Lewis again went at him. Griffo turned quickly and smasned Lewis on the nose. This was followed by a clinch and the gong sounded. Second round—After Griffo planted his left again on th he sli on his back up anc The Australlan put his_left again on Lewis' nose and the Vallejo pet n his madness flung himself bodily at Griffo and some rough fighting resulted, Griffo having the best of it Third round—Griffo put in a hot lef on the body 1 another on Again Griffo landed on the nose. s clinched and Griffo put him on his back. Griffo followed up and smashed Lew: again and again with his left on the face. Some rough fighting followed, and1 Tom came in for a hot righ. ‘wing and was hi; -1 for hittin El s at it again. time and on th fighte Fourth round— ffo opened with left and right, but Lewis caught him under the with a swinging blow, which only angered the Australian. Lewis missed a ving and caught two hot lefts on the Then he attempted to wrestle Griffo down. but Sharkey was there and broke the men 3 two, three on Lewis' the gong sounded. Fifth round—Griffo hammered his op- | ponent as he pleased, but his blows did | not seem to annoy Lewis, who took them | and asked for more. Lewis did not hurt Griffo, except in the clinch when he d the Australian roughly Sixth round—Griffo had this round on points. one hard jab on the ear, but nearly all his blows went wide of their mark. Beventh round—-This was an exciting one. ter's face was painted a bright red. the end of the round Lewis fell, 1 the best of At with Griffo under, but the Australian was not | = urt. Eighth round—Griffo had it all his own way. Lewis swinging right and left and Griffo wgs kept busy ducking the swings. Lewls was the receiver from first to last. Ninth round—Lewis caught some ter- rible smashes and almost got stopped by a heavy left on the jaw. When the gong sounded Lewis was very tired. Tenth round—This was the last. It was hot. Griffo smashed Lewis as before and the latter clinched frequently. Lewis was knocked down and Tom Sharkey caught a Lewis punch in the stomach. Lewis’ face was all blood when the gong sound- ed the finish. Griffo got the decision. Accepts a Call to Santa Barbara. SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, Jan. 11.— Rev. R. A. Martin, formerly pastor of the Christian Church in this city, has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Christian church at Santa Barbara. Mr. Martin has had many tribulations in this city. There are two factions in his church, one of which recently dis- charged him and tried to evict him from his home. It is said that his de- parture will in no wise heal the breach. | The court denled the motion, remark- } “Let the | swung_his | riffo’s shoulder. Lewis missed | ped and fell | w when trying to separate the | Lewis gave Griffo | Griffo smashed Lewis until the lat- | l GILROY, Jan. 11.—The announce- ment from Washington of the appoint- ment of Richard M. Ryan as Postmas- ter of this town gives general satisfac- | tion. Mr. Ryan, who was selected from | a bunch of four applicants, is a young | man of exemplary character, sterling | qualities and a leader among his asso- | ciates. He graduated from the Gilroy | High School as president of the class RICHARD M. RYAN, GILROY'S NEW POSTMASTER. of '90 and is 28 years of age. Since that time he has acted as Deputy Postmas- ter under both administrations, with the exception of a few months when he was engaged in reportorial work in San Francisco. During the last campaign he acted as secretary of the Gilroy Re- publican Club, and worked indefatiga- bly for the interests of the party. He is eminently qualified for the position. CLAIS HE CAN PROVE AN ALIBI Harry Winters on Trial at Redwood City for Murder. | 2 —_—— Charged With Killing Andrews | at the Grand Hotel, South San Francisco. C. H. Raymond, Alias Moore, a Sup- posed Accomplice, Demands a Separate Trial. Special Dispatch to The Call. | REDWOOD CITY, Jan. 11.—Harry | Winters, who with C. H. Raymond at- tempted to rob the Grand Hotel at South San Francisco during the early part of November last and who Iis charged with the murder of Charles A. Andrews, is now on trial for the killing of Andrews. The selectlon of a jury commenced this morning in the Su- perior Court at this place. Winters has employed P. B. Nagle Jr. to conduct his defense, and from the line of questions asked to-day of the jurymen it is evident that he will rely upon proving an alibi. He has been | positively identified by a number of | persons as being the man seen around the hotel on the day of the murder, and was also identified as one of the men in the hotel on the night in ques- tion. Out of about forty veniremen only ‘ five were chosen to sit on the jury. The regular panel, of whom there were only nineteen, was exhausted about 2 o’clock this afternoon, and a special venire of twenty had to be subpenaed. At this rate it will take all day to-morrow at least to get a jury, and probably longer, |and it is doubtful whether the case will be concluded this week. Attorney Nagle asked the permission of the court to withdraw the plea of not guilty for the purpose of moving to set aside the information, but the court held that there was no merit in the proceeding and refused to allow it to be done. An affidavit of defendant was then read, in which he sought to procure a continuance of one month. The | ground for the same was that certain | witnesses for the defendant were peo- | ple without money whose attendance | could not be procured for the reason | that they could not stand the expense of coming here. If a month's con- tinuance were granted the defendant | thought he would be able to raise suf- | ficlent funds to get them. A further ground was that there were certain | necessary witnesses whose residence | was not at the present time known to defendant. These latter were material witnesses who would prove a complete | alibl. i | | | i | | | NEW TO-DAY. and digestive disorders yield quickly to delicious, delicate beef tea made fromthegenuine Liesic COMPANY'S ExTtracT. (Look out for the blue signatureon the wrapper) : Cook Book giving recipes for many palatable dishes sent fres to housekeopers. Address Liebig Co., P. O. Box 2718, New York. ing that if money were need to secure the attendance of any witnesses he would see that it was forthcoming. The selection of the jury was then taken up and continued until adjournment this afternoon, with the result above men- tioned. C. H. Raymond, alias Moore, who is charged jointly with Winters, was in court with his attorney, Charles N. Kirkbride. As they have demanded separate trials the case of Raymond was passed until to-morrow morning. The same steps will probably be taken each day until the conclusion of the trial of Winters. C. A. Andrews was shot down in the Grand Hotel as he was coming from his bedroom with a light in answer to the calls of Patrick Ferriter, who had grappled with the robber in the dark. Raymond was arrested the morning fol- lowing the crime on the road to San Francisco. Winters was caught in San Francisco a number of days later. A third man who is supposed to be im- plicated in the affair is still at large. | For his capture a reward of $250 has | | | | | been offered by the County Supervi- sors. 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