The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 24, 1898, Page 2

o b1 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JAN JARY 24, 1898. ments only and they were so small he did not take the time to gather them up. The lights of Sui and Davisville fla succession that they apart, and before it could be realized the lights on the Ca al told that a wonderful run had been made and the | earlfest riser in Sacramento found his morning Call on the doorstep before the dawn of da Scenes similar to the occasion when the New Era Edition was distributed | took place at The Call's headquarters | at Seventh and K streets, | The newsboys were wild over the dis- | covey that The Call had arrived at so early an hour, and some immediately | proceeded to the residence portion of the city, where they made many sales. Regular subscribers began to gather later in order to secure extra copies. The Call's enterprise was a complete | success in every particular, and those Elmira, Dixon in such rapid med but a mile in, d who participated in it besides Con- ductor Davis and Engineer Raymon | were Brakemen Coakley and Dieves, | Fireman Gibbs McCall of the Sac 1580 was the loco! marvelous run. and Superintendent \mento agency. No. ive which made the -— PEOPLE OF BENICIA ASTONISHED BY THE CALL’S EARLY ARRIVAL. But Still Greater Surprise Was Caused by the Magnificence of the Mammoth Golden Jubilee Edition. ICIA, Jan. 23.—The best praise prise and progressiveness Is of the people; the next best the biased criticism of your adver- saries. Both were unstinted in the ex- ion of opinion to-day. The people pleasantl tonished when they woke up this morning and found the 3 0 Call at their doors three ahead of the other dailies, but t astonishment was at the and as of late a great deal as been said about the early history of the State it met a welcome recep- . for the reason that it settled all debate by laying open to public view the incidents and circumstances per- taining to the growth and development of California in such a succinct and graphic manner that all were pleased. B for en the voice is Much praise was given the paper for its splenedid typographical appearance, the half tones being the best that have appeared in any paper yet, and the frontisplece being both true to life and color. Take it all in all, The Call made many friends with its Jubilee Edition, | and as one gentlems in the crowd said, “Boys, the other daily papers will have to run a rapid race to be in it with The Call.” DIXON'S CITIZENS EXPRESS APPROVAL OF THE ENTERPRISE. Subscribers Receive the Golden Jubilee Num- ber Before Daylight, and Newsboys Do a Big Business. DIXON, J¢ pressions of 23. any were the ex- I of the enterprise | pprov of The Call when the citizens of Dixon | appeared upon the streets this morn- ing after having read their Jubilee Edition hours f the other n advance of the arrival San Francisco he special passed through at ck, and the papers were distrib- uted to regular subscribers at daylight. 3 isposed of large num- to eager buyers during the fore- noon. The Jubilee Edition is con- ceded to be one of the best and most | complete editions of a metropolitan | newspaper ever i EAGERLY SCANNED BY HURNDREDS OF AUBURN’S RESIDENTS. Crowds Congregate at the Depot Awaiting the Arrival of The Call's Special With the Jubilee Edition. AUBURN, Jan. 23—The Call has made another scoop over its San Fran- cisco contemporaries. Its Jubilee Edi- | tion arrived by special several hours | ahead of the other papers. and its pages were eagerly scanned by the several hundred pioneers, miners and other citizens who had congregated at | the depot awaiting the train from San Francisco. Words of commendation | were heard on all sides on the attrac- tiveness and general make up of the paper, and The Call's enterprise seemed to be appreciated by all. The frontispiece of the horny-handed miner in pristine costume was true to life,| and the reminiscences of the early life of James Marshail were particularly in- | teresting. The Klondike map was a| feature and the general collation of news well put together. % | HOW WOODLAND ‘ RECEIVED THE BIG | JUBILEE EDITION | The Call Accomplished the Greatest Feat Ever Attempted by a San Francisco Newspaper. WOODLAND, Jan. 23—Without a doubt The Call accomplished the | greatest feat ever attempted by a newspaper at Woodland this morning. | Long before the first gray streaks of | coming dawn were visible in the east- ern horizon and ere they had awakened | from their peaceful slumbers the sub- | scribers of The Call were served with a | copy of the paper that they might read and enjoy the news of the day and the | tales of the glorious State’s early ploneers. The special train bearing the Golden Jubilee Edition was met at Davisville, | through which place it passed with | lightning like rapidity, an before the startled inhabitants living near the depot could realize what had happened the papers were being delivered by the local agent and those destined for the | patrons at Woodland were well on the way. The early morning train for San Francisco bearing hundreds of people to the great celebration was intercept- ed at the Woodland depot, where the newsboys soon reaped a rich harvest | from the passengers who could hardly realize that it was possible for a paper published nearly a hundred miles away | to be on sale before even the local pa- | per was off the press and many were the compliments paid The Call for its enterprise in issuing such a paper. Every one who has seen a copy is loud in praise and in fact, it is al- most the talk of the city. Everywhere one goes the bright cover of The Call is to be seen and behind it the beaming face of some interested citizen. Suc- cess to The Call is every one's wish in Woodland. | ONE BREAKS RECORDS TO LOS ANGELES Continued from First Page. Stanton L. Carter,attorney—The Call showed great enterprise. ‘W. A. Neville, owner of the Marguer- ite Vineyard—I came on the early train and could not believe my ears when T heard the newsboys with The Call. I'm a Call man all over. Itisa splendid paper. That was a great scoop on yellow journalism. John Reichman, president of the Board of Trade—The Call's enterprise is wonderful. It's a big thing to get a morning paper 260 miles from San Francisco at the breakfast table. John McMullin, president of the Fresno National Bank—A great issue and The Call deserves credit for beat- ing all its rivals by nearly a day. SIX HOURS AHEAD OF SAN FRANCISCO COMPETITORS AT STOCKTON. So Welcome Were t):TCnpies of the Jubilee Edition of The Call That They Were Soon at a Premium. STOCKTON, Jan. 23.—The people of Stockton could hardly believe theirears this morning when they heard a legion of newsboys crying “The Call” on the streets a few minutes after 9 o'clock. The papers had hardly been unloaded from the car till the carriers were dispatched to the resident portion of the city, and a swarm of bright youngsters were dispensing the mag- nificent Jubilee Edition on the business thoroughfares. The achievement of the management was applauded, but creat- ed no great surprise, as The Call for several years past has been considered the champion of this section, and offi- clal recognition has several times been made for services in bringing to the public notice the industrial progress of the San Joaquin Valley. The yellow journal arrived nearly six hours later with its very tame special,and the com- | parison was not without its effect upon the thinking people. Before noon the wagon-load of extras sent in addition to the 1500 regular subscriptions had been sold, and this evening there is not a Call for sale at the newsstands. On the historical, literary and typo- graphical and art work in the paper there was only one comment, and that was that it surpassed any effort ever made by a progressive journal on the Pacific Coast. All the way stations profited by the time made on the spe- cial, and to-night The Call is not only | the most-read paper in the San Joa- quin Valley, but a journal whose senti- ments elicit the highest Cnmmendallon' of all classes. — ONE MORE LAUREL JUSTLY WON BY THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. Grand Gala Scoop Over Presumptuous Con- temporaries Causes Surprise and Com- mendation Among Merced People. MERCED, Jan. 23.—The grand gala scoop of The Call over its more pre- sumptuous contemporaries by the un- expected and highly appreciated ad- vent of a special Golden Jubilee Edi- tion on a special train at break of day to-day is, indeed, another laurel justiy won and of which it may well feel | proud. The populace was not slow to find it out and made post-haste for the news stands and the El Capitan Hotel, | where with lavish hand regular and transient customers were served with the superb edition, it being fully ten hours in advance of the other big dail- les, the general news in which had be- come second-handed by the time of their arrival at 3:15 p. m. The consensus of opinion was that The Call scored an impressive sweep- ing victory and got the call on its rivals. As the frontispiece represents a miner holding out to the world its most precious gift, so does the entire edition present to the State, the nation and the world a compendium of the mining industry of the State, its past, present and future. Nothing like it was ever seen in Merced before, and an admiring public rises enmasse to honor a scoop complete in itself, the envy of contemporaries and the pride of the State. As an interesting, in- structive souvenir of an occasion sec- ond to none in the annals of California it will be treasured at home for its wealth of news and spread broadcast for the information it imparts. The Call leads, others follow or try to, is what the masses say. LI PASSES THROUGH MODESTO LONG BEFORE DAYLIGHT. But the Jubilee Edition Left by The Call Special Causes Words of Commenda- tion for the Enterprise. MODESTO, Jan. 23.—The Call special passed through this place at 4 o'clock this morning. Owing to the early hour no one was out to meet it, but when the papers were dellvered so early the recipients gave vent to many words of commendation of the enterprise of The Call and of the excellent edition. LrLerena s LINGERS LONG ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE LOCOMOTIVES. But Residents of Bakersfield Receive the Jubilee Edition From the Special and Praise the Enterprise. BAKERSFIELD, Jan. 23.—The Call's special train bearing the Golden Jubi- lee Edition arived here this morning at 9 o’clock. It stole on the town like the sudden blast of a storm, lingered five minutes, long enough to change engines, and then sped away to the south Iike a canon ball. So unawares did it strike the town that few people realized what had happened until the papers were being distributed at the Bakersfleld News Company's stand several minutes later. First a few came, then followed the rush and ex- citement, 200 copies going in a few minutes. It was not long till crowds of people were seen hurrying along with a Golden Jubilee Edition in their hands and a smile on their faces. The Call's agent stated that a great many citizens on purchasing a copy, who had never before read The Call, at once had their names enrolled as subscribers. The rallroad men are talking enthu- siastically over the time mdde by the special—sixty miles an hour—and in | consequence Engineer Hamiston, who | held the throttle of No. 1290 that pulled it in from the north is the lion of the day. Engineer Nesbett, with No. 1217, continuéd the southern journey. ' M. Hartley was the fireman for Nesbett during the lightning run to Los Au- geles. TR BRAVE WIND AND SNOW TO GREET THE CALL’S SPECIAL TRAIN. Despite a Raging Storm Many Residents of Mohave Gather at the Depot to Greet the Golden Jubilee Edition. MOJAVE, Jan. 23.—The Call's special train. with the Golden Jubilee Edition passed Mojave at 11:30 this mnrn(‘ns and notwithstanding the fact that' a| heavy wind and snow storm was rag- 1 ing a large crowd was gathered at the | depot to see the train and obtain a| copy of the paper. Many comments | were made on the enterprise of The Call in getting its edition to the public | in these remote towns ahead of a]l} other dailies of the coast and all pro- | nounce it a superb edition and \\'orthyl of praise and patronage. Many re-| marks were made also about the fast | time of this train, the distance from | here to Los Angeles, 100 miles, over an uneven mountainous road being made in two hcurs and fifty minutes, which is considered fast time on this part of | the road. LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS DAZED BY THE ENTERPRISE. But They Soon Recover From Their Sud- prise and Lose No Time in Securing Copies of the Jubilee Edition, LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23.—Many of | the people of Los es thought they | had in some mysterious manner and unconsciously out of the calendar when they heard the news- boys shouting the Sun Jubilee edi- tion of The Call on the streets this af- ternoon. It war the first time in the history of journalism on the coast that a San Francisco newspaper reached | this section of the State on the same | day that it appeared in the metropolis. | People were simply bewildered and it | was difficult in many cases for the lads who were selling the paper to make their customers comprehend the actual | | state of affairs; the people were in- clined to look upon fhe boys as being engaged in a confldence game in a small way until convinced of the true | situation by being shown a copy of the | paper with its handsomely illustrated | cover and the date thereon. On every side were heard remarks of astonish- ment that the run should have been | made in quick encugh time to permit | of having The Call on the streets here} as early as 2:45 o'clock on the day of | its publication. And words of praise were generously bestowed on the management of The | Call for the well dir , judicious and | honect enterprise that made such a thing possible. This innovation was | locked upon as only one of the many | indications lately given by The Call | that a new era had dawned in journal- | | 1sm on the Pacific Coast and that The | | Ccall was determined to be the leader | in this new journalism that has for its | watchword “Truth, accuracy, decency, | | enterprise and progress.” | | It lacked but a few minutes of 2:30 | p. m. when the special train containing | the many thousand copies of The Call | destined for Los Angeles and the other | | cities and towns south of this point| | pulled into the Arcade depot. All the | | necessary arrangements had been made | by J. M. Cremin, the superintendent of | | circulation of The Call, who is now in | Los Angeles, for the prompt dispatch of the papers to the other towns in | Southern California, and by H. W. Pat- | ton, the local agent of The Call, for the | | prompt distribution of the papers to| | the subscribers in this city. In less| than fifteen minutes from the time the | | engine came to a stop in the Arcade | | depot the mewsboys were selling The | | Sunday Call on the streets, and before the shades of night descended upon the | city many thousand copies had been | disposed of, notwithstanding the fact | that but few people are on the streets | | on Sunday. | Here are a few expressions of opinion | | on the enterprise of The Call in giving | | to the people of Los Angeles a San | | Francisco paper on the day it is pub-| | lished in the city at the Golden Gate: | Senator Robert N. Bulla—This is a | | remarkable and commendable piece of | enterprise from many standpoints. | Ore thing of importance that it demon- | strates is how much less time need be | consumed in making the trip between | | San Francisco and Los Angeles if the | | railroad company would always do its | best. It shows that The Call is not go- | ing to let the matter of expense stand | |1n its way when its purpose is to serve | the people; it shows that the new management of The Call has adopted a policy under which it intends to give the people the best possible service in every respect, whether inside or out- side the city. Dr. M. M. Kannon—It is a wonderful performance. I never heard of such a thing before. Mark R. Plaisted, editor of the River- side Enterprise—I think this is the first time any of the San Francisco papers have done anything of this kind. It seems to me that the new management of The Call is now get- ting out a paper that, if the present policy is maintained, will soon leave all others btehind. The running of a special train to Los Angeles is a great piece of enferprise. It is in line with my idea of journalism. J. Fred Schmeiser, recording secre- tary of the Council of Labor—I think it a great stroke of enterprise on tie part of The Call. This departure will be certain to attract the attention of the people generally to The Call, and will show that its enterprise will not sllow anything to stand in the way of serving the people. Milo M. Potter, proprietor of the Hotel Van Nuys—The Call deserves the highest compliments for undertaking and carrying out such an inTvation. It shows what can be done by people of energy and enterprise. It is won- derful tha¢ a paper can be published 500 miles away from here and be here on the same day it is published. If The Call keeps up this kind of enter- prise, the result will be that it will set a pace for its competitors that will make them hustle. To my surprise many of the Eastern people who are stopping here remarked about The Call's feat and paid it many compli- ments. Usually they take little or no notice of California papers pub- lished outside of Los Angeles. Charles H. O'Neill, secretary of the Silver Republican Club—When the Bunday Call came to tne headquarters of our club this afternoon, a number of the members were present, and the enterprise of The Call was the subject of much favorable comment. Surprise was expressed that the paper could be brought down here in less than half a day. Such a thing was never before known. This shows The Call to be the most enterprising newspaper in San Francisco to-day. HONORING THE MEMORY OF MONTEREY PIONEERS. HMovement Started for the Erection of a Monument to the 0ld Town's First Settlers. MONTEREY, Jan. 2.—A movement to fittingly honor the memory of departed California. ploneers has been started among the Monterey pioneers, having been suggested by the Golden Jubilee about to open in San Francisco. Some of the men foremost In the making of California’s History are, or were, resi- dents of Monterey, and the townspeople now feel that In neglecting proper honors to those who are dead they have omitted a duty the performance of which would have done the town great credit. The plans on which the new idea is to be car- ried out are not yet formulated and no definite organization has been expected, ut already the talk has had substantial results, and the grave of Ploneer “Jack” Swan, the most recently deceased of the Monterey band, has beén honored with a neat headstone. John A. Swan, or “Juan Choppo,” as the Spanish people nicknamed him be- :ause of his diminutive stature, came to Monterey in 1543, and so was one of the earliest pioneers.” Belng a native of Eng- land and a British_subject, he took no active part in the forming of California Statehood, but when she became a State he became a naturalized American citi- zen and was always thereafter an active and patriotic_member of the new com- monwealth. Not having grown wealthy with the State’'s growth, as so many Cali- fornia ploneers have done he, in his last days, became dependent on the State for support, and, weakened in mind and body, died at the ‘county hospital on January 6, 1866, at the age of 79 years. All the 0ld residents of the county knew ‘Jack’ Swan. , Francis Doud Sr., a ploneer of the early 40s, and James B. Snively, both of whom are among Monterey’s most prominent citizens, have borne the expense of fenc- ing and otherwise improving the plat of ground that surrounds the grave of Swan, and have also, in connection with one or two others, erected the headstone which bears the name, age, etc., of the dead pioneer. Tt is believed that a permanent mem- orial organization will soon be effected, with the surviving ploneers at its head. BUSINESS ——— MEN WILL MEET TO0 DISCUSS FINANCE. Monetary Commission's Report to Be In- dorsed at the Indianapolis Con- vention. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—Private ad- vices which reach here from Indianapolis are to the effect that the business men's convention which will be held in that city Tuesday and Wednesday next will be more largely attended than was the first convention of a year ago. The purpose of the conventjon is to indorse the report of the Monetary Commission, which pro- | vides a comprehensive plan for a reform of the currency. Delegates to the number of 280 have announced their intention of being present, and it is expected that the actual number will be greater. A number of Southern and Western States wiil be represented. These circumstances are re- garded as significant and as showing the wide interest in the movement. Governor Mount of Indiana will deliver the address of welcome. The permanent chairman of the convention will be Gov- ernor Shaw of Iowa, whose recent in- | augural address showed him to be in strong svmpathy with the work of cur- The “preaident o he"\inion Leturue of e ‘president of ihe Unfon ue of Philadelphia and one of the eleven mem- bers of the Monetary Commission, will present the report to the convention and explain the circumstances connected with its preparation. The principal address at the first day's meeting will be delivered by Charles Fairchild of New York, who wag Secretary of the Treasury undér the first Cleveland administration. In the cvening the delegates will be en- tertained at a reception to be given by the local commercial bodies. Among the well-known men who will address the convention and urge the i rtance of an active propaganda are Dodge of New York, Charles G. of Baltimore, John C. Bullitt o delphia, Augustus F. Wilson of Louis- ville, Jacob L. Green of Hartford, ex- Governor Stannard of Missouri and John ‘W. Fries of North Carolina. FRANCE WILL FOLLOW THE LEAD OF GERMANY. Territory to Be Seized in Settlement of Claims for the Murder of Mis- sionaries. TACOMA, Jan. 23.—Late Japanese pa- pers state that as soon as China has set- tled with Germany for the murder of Ger- man missionaries, France is going to de- mand settlement of a simllar claim. The Hiogo News says that In October a French priest and two followers fell vic- tims to the fanaticism of a Chinese mob and were murdered. This occurred in Southern China, not far from France's Tonquin possessions. France has made a demand for compensation and reramuon. and will insist on negotiations being com- menced as soon as China gets a breath- ing spell. If France takes the island of Hainan, it is belleved she will make the murder of the priest her excuse, taking the cue from Germany. Orlental papers credit France with desiring Formosa in case of a general carving up of the Orient is_undertaken. b It is reported that three Russians have received appointments in the Chinese cus- toms service at Shanghal, two at Canton and one each at Fuchau and Loochau. Five Russian officers have arived in Chi :u take up their duties as military Instruc. ors. Holm f Phila. il Death. of Dr. Cramer. NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—Dr. Cramer is’ dead. His parents migrated to this coun- try when he was young, and his mother died when he was only 5 years old. He learne®the printing trade. He fitted hi self for college and entered the Ohio Wesleyan University. In 189 he was Tice: as a_preacher by the Cincinnati conference of the Methodist Episcoj Church in Cincinnat. He married Miss ary F. Grant, a sister of General U. 8. Grant, in 1863, and she survives him, with one son, Jesse Grant Cramer, who Is now assistant professor of modern languages in Lehigh University. Y g b S Auburn’s Oldest Pioneer. AUBURN, Jan. 22.—Auburn may boast that she has as one of her citizens one of the oldest pioneers now living. George Brz'n.n came to California as a soldier in 1845. Karly in 1549 he settled in Placer County, and has been a resident there ever since. Although in his seventy-fif*th year, Mr. Bryan is hale and hearty. Like nearly all early settlers, he is a bachelor. He expects to be present in San Francisco during Jubiiee week. e Snow Falls at Fresno. FRESNO, Jan. 23.—For the first time In many years snow fell in Fresno this af- ternoon. The flakes fell fof only a few minutes, and while the streets were white the precipitation was not enough to per- mit of snowballing. There was almost a blizzard here all d“‘y. and the Har weather is the sub. of much talk among the old-timers. Pt~ May End the Strike. LONDON, Jan. 2.—The executive com- mittee of the London engineers has is- sued a circular advising the men to ac- cept the employers’ terms. A ballot of the men hu%een fixed for Tuesday next, and it is probable that work will be re- sumed on the following Monday. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo SEND GOOD WISHES FOR CALIFORNIA Prominent Men Who Speak of Great Prosperity. Hope for Success in the Golden State’s Next Fifty Years. C. P. Huntington Says the Peo- ple Must Change if They Expect Improvement. J. B. HAGGIN IS HOPEFUL. D. O. Mills, Richard P. Bland, Charles ‘Warren Stoddard and Mrs. Fre- mont on the Jubilee. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—To the Editor of the San Francisco Call: I hope that during the next half century the Golden State will be attended with the great prosperity that has been witnessed during the past fifty years. There is not the least bit of doubt in my mind but that it will be. I hope that the com- ing generation will be as vigor- ous in the next fifty years as those of the past half century. The proposed rush to Klondike reminds me of the rush to the gold fields of California, except that we had much more to rush for in those days. And then we had climate, productive soil and the prospect of permanent homes. Seekers of gold in the far North will get what they can as quickly as they can and then hurry away. It was nqt £0 in the “days of ’49.” Califor- nia proved attractive and of the thousands who came many re- mained. California’s future is bright. Tt all depends upon her people and they are certainly going to take the best of care of their great State. J. B. HAGGIN. NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—To the Editor of the San Francisco Call: early resident of California, watching and participating in its development, 1 am glad to see the real pioneer times commemorated and honored. Too much fa3eReg et eRugatuy eyt ot egageFuguyeguRegagagagugugageFueyageatel FafegegetotoReg et eRaFutaFaageguuguagugefegaugageeRegndnLaTe] | | the United States District Court. in Paris, February 12, 1535. He cast his ballot in the Chamber for the war with Prussia in 1870, and took an important part in the defense of Paris. In 1§77 he was_appointed Under-Secretary of State. In the Chamber he always took a Yrom‘- nent part in the discussion on military questions, which he was able to discuss with exceptional competency. g i SAILS WITH ARGONAUTS BOUND KLONDIKEWARD. Steamship Portland Starts for Alaska With Four Hundred and Fifty Pas- sengers. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 23.—The steamer Oregon sailed for Alaska to-night with 450 passengers and 250 tons of general merchandise and baggage. Fifty head of live stock was also part of the cargo. All day long thousands of people swarmed about the steamer’s dock and so great was the crush to-night that ten police- men were detailed to handle the crowd. No less than 300 people who applied for passage were refused, and many hundred tons of freight is lying on the dock awalit- ing transportation to the gold fields. The rush to the Yukon from every port in the Northwest has begun earlier ‘than was anticipated by the fransportation companies, and every steamer that leaves s compelied to refuse both passengers and freight. The demand for lumber in Alaska is_enormous, but steamship com- panles refuse to carry it, preferring to take less bulky freight, leaving the lum- ber for sailing vessels. SEATTLE, Jan. 23—The steamer Ex- celsfor, after a rough trip, arrived here to-day from San Francisco, on her way to Skaguay, Dyea and Copper River, Alaska. From here she will take ahout 160 passengers. The steam schooner | Novo sailed for Alaska to-night carrying 180" passengers and 175 tons of freight. Among the passengers were twenty-five Women. COMMISSIONER SHITH OF SKAGUAY TO BE ARRESTED. Five Charges of Wrongdoing in Office Filed Against a United States Official. TACOMA, Jan. 23.—The steamer Seattle brought news that a warrant is out for | the arrest of United States Commissioner John U. Smith of Skaguay on five charges. These are reported to be solic- iting a bribe, receiving a bribe, felony, malfeasance and misfeasance in office. Dr. Hornsby, a member of the Skaguay Council, has filed three affidavits, cover- ing these charges, with Judge Johnson of The affidavits are sworn to by Skaguay busi- ness men. The names of the prosecutors and the detalls of the charges had not been made public when the Seattle left Skaguay. Before filing the charges Dr. Hornsby told Smith what he intended to do. Smith thought the charges should be first in- vestigated by a committee of citizens, but Hornsby believed such a course would not be legal, and with public feeling so much against him, Smith could not hope for an impartial hearing. Reports of the commissioner’s alleged fllegal actions have been received here from time to time. It is believed by pas- sengers on the steamer who are familiar with the situation that a thorough inves- tigation will now be had. Last fall Smith was charged with illegally demanding fees for registering town lots. An exam- iner from the Department of Justice went to Skaguay to investigate. He believed Smith had no Intention of wrongdoing, and no action was take: TWO MEN MEET DEATH IN ANTI-JEWISH RIOTS. As avery | Mob in Algiers Drives Merchants Into the Streets and Wrecks Build- ings. ALGIERS, Jan 23.—Anti-Jewish riots credit cannot be given to the builders | Were renewed here to-day. The mob in- of such a State. in its future has never slackened from the time of first stepping on the shores of that glorious land early in the year of 1849. California is indeed a great State, and it will assert its superiority in climate and products. All it seems to need is the refinement that time is sure to give it. D. O. MILLS. NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—To the Editor of the San Francisco Call: I want to see California succeed. That big State out there in the far West pos- sesses everything to make her future a great one, but there must be a change in the people. Although I am living here, my thoughts are of Cali- fornia, which, if her people had been more energetic in the past thirty years, would to-day have a population of three million. The people must change, I reiterate, if they expect any great improvement in_ the State. Not a change for the day, but a continuing work—all working for the interests of the State rather than for themselves and against others. They should or- ganize and pull together and much good will result. C. P. AUNTINGTON. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—To the Ed- itor of the San Francisco Call: I send congratulations and best wishes to the people of California in their celebration commemorating the fiftieth anniver- sary of the discovery of gold there. California is one of the greatest States in the Union. It possesses many re- sources of wealth and its climate is unsurpassable. Its gold and other mining interests I believe inexhausti- ble. Its fruit and agricultural inter- ests are surpassed by none. Some of the most pleasant days of my life were spent there among its hospitable peo- ple whose belief is one that the rest of this great natton should follow: “Live and let others live.” San Francisco is a great city and the recent discov- eries in' Alaska will only tend to make its future brighter. RICHARD P. BLAND. [Mr. Bland spent ten years in Cali- fornia from '55 to '65; taught school at Orleans Flat and Snow Point, Nevada County; worked in the mines at those places and at Virginia City, Nevada.] WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—To the Ed- itor of the San Francisco Call: I heartily congratulate the good people of California in their commemoration of the discoveries that fifty yvears ago astounded the world, but I glory in the thought that California is now producing many things infinitely bet- ter than gold. CHARLES WARREN STODDARD. LOS ANGELES. Jan. 23.—Miss Jes- sle Benton Fremont is indisposed, but she sends her congratulations and ex- pressions of good will to the people of California upon the fiftieth anniver- sary of the discovery of the yellow metal on the Pacific Coast. She re- grets her inability to accept the kind invitation of the San Francisco Jubilee committee to participate in their cele- bration of the event as their guest. BARON REILLE OF FRANCE CLAIMED BY DEATH. Was One of the Deputies Who Cast Their Ballots for War With Prussia. PARIS, Juo. 2.—Baron Rene Charles Francols Kellle, member of the Cham- ber of Deputies for Castres, is dead. Baron Reille was the son of Marechal de Comte Reille, one of the most celebrated ‘'soldiers of the first empire. He was born | My unbo | vaded the Jewish quarter and pillaged the s EEIae TatAn | shops in the Rue Babazoua, driving the | Jewish merchants outinto the streets. A squadron of chasseurs was ordered to the scene and charged the mob with drawn swords, but the mob re-formed further on cheering for the army. Revolvers and daggers were freely used. One man who was stabbed in the back and shot in the head, died on the spot, and many were seriously wounded, one, named Cayol, dving from his wounds at 4 o’clock this afternoon. The crowd lear- ing of this became dangerously excited, shouting: “They're murdering us. Jews ‘The mob then resumed Death to the its pillaging. | COURSING AT LOS ANGELES General Wins the Run- Off 1n the Postponed Finals. First Ties Decided in a Stake W ith Sixty-Four Hounds Contesting. Large Crowd Witnesses the Sport, Which Continues Through- out the Day. Special Dispatch to The Call LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23.—At Agri- cultural Park to-day there was a larse attendance. The grand stand pre- sented a gay appearance, many ladies being present and there was a large crowd on the grounds. It was an all- day programme, coursing beginning at 9:30 a. m., when the ties and finals which were postponed from last Sun- day were run off. General won first money, Tiger second and Beauty third. It was a $200 purse to-day and a sixty-four-dog race, only the first run- offs taking place. The winners were: Juliet beat Caesar, Our Sid beat Mose, Juanita beat Widow Lane, Hardy beat Stepabout a bye; Queen Bee being dis- qualified Flora beat Rowdy a bye; Lady Lillian beat Whittier Bob, Rialts beat Quaker Maid a bye; Cyclone beat Fiesta Queen, Frisco beat Black Beau- ty, Flying Jib beat Lady Grace, Tiget beat Maid of Erin, Beauty beat Morn= ing Star, Captain Kidd beat Los An- geleas, Lonvike beat Ponto, Sailor Girl beat Humboldt, Gypsy beat Trilby, Poker Davis beat Corelia, Rag Baby beat Widow Lane a bye; White Chief beat Jack II, Hetty Green beat Mer- maid, General beat Salvato, Monday Noon beat Paloma (formerly Linnie Lightning). After a tie Sailor Boy beat Buck Massie, Dawning beat Little Pearl; after a tie Girofle beat Grand- pap, Oscar beat Monday Morning, a bye; Crow beat Emerald, Queen A beat Harry E, Romeo beat Palo Alto a bye; Fannie C II beat California Slugger. The ties and finals will be run off to- morrow and there will be continued racing throughout the day. — PROFESSIONALS ADMITTED TO THE CENTURY ROAD CLUB. Given Entry to the Organization by a Vote of Sixty-Four to Five. CHICAGO, Jan. 23.—The Century Road Club of America has extended the hand of fellowship to professionals. The vote, which was by the natlonal board, com- posed of State chairmen of committees, was completed on the 18th, and the exec- utive committee of the organization met at the Great Northern Hotel to-day and counted the vote. It was found that out of a total vote of 63 votes cast 64 were in favor of the amendment. The character of the vote was in the nature of a_sur- | prise, as every one of the national officers entitled to a vote was found to be against the measure. J. A. Pallister, State centurion of Jowa, also voted against the measure. Only four States were missing, as follow Louisiana, Rhode Island, California and Oregon. No vote was received from Mexico. For the purpose of competition, profes- sionals will be placed by the executive committee in a separate class. ek oo ey BAKERSFIELD FIELD TRIALS. BAKERSFIELD, Jan. 23.—To-morrow the annual field trials will begin here. ‘The town is already filling up with sport- The fronts of six shops were destroyed. | ing men. Some of the best kenmels in the The police repeatedly charged the rioters, | country are represented, and many new but were stubbornly resisted and were powerless to restore order until the troo; maltreated. Many arrests for theft have been made. The Jewish authorities ree- ommend_their co-religionists to remain in doors. Both the men killed in the riots were Christians, and their companions have sworn to avenge them. It is feared there will be further riots e ddnodling Standing By the Valley Road. VISALIA, Jan. 23.—In the week just closed J. R. Robinson, a stock-dealer of this place, shipped 650 fat hogs to San Francisco, five carloads in all. They all went over the Valley Road, and he says all his stock Roes that way hereafter, now that the Valley Road peopie have their stock corrals read{ for use. This is only one instance out of many that show how the farmers and stockmen are stand- ing by the Valley Road by giving it their patronage. —_— The Monterey at San Diego. SAN DIEGO, Jan. 23.—The Monterey came into port this afternoon from Mag- dalena Bay. She had a rough passage up the coast. She will probably remain here for several weeks. The Monadnock is already here. S Herz Enjoys a Drive. LONDON, Jan. 23.—Cornelius Herz, of Panama canal notoriety, was permitted to take a short drive yesterday—the first time he has left his house at Bourne- mouth in five years. | entered. arrived. Several policemen were severely | the property of Mrs. dogs recently from the Kast having been Verona kennel of fourteen dogs, Hearst, attracts much attention, as does the string of Guist of Portland, Or. The drawing for Derby tickets will take place to-morrow | morning, and some work in the field will done. The sport is likely to last ajl the week. Birds are unusually plentiful this year, and several good fields have been well guarded to preserve them for this occasion. sl £ TR Monterey’s Wing-Shooting Club. MONTEREY, Jan. 23.—The Monterer | Wing Shooting Club, the association that won so many laurels during the 1897 State shooting season has just completed its organization for 1898, and has mapped out its programme for the coming season. The officers of the club elected for this year are: K. Ingram, president; Charles Carr, vice-president; Charles R. Few, sec- retary and treasurer. Charles Carr, who won the greatest number of points of any single marksman in last year's State tournaments, was chosen captain_of the club shooting team for this year. Messrs. 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