The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 26, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1898 ARGU \LY THE MBJECT IN THE SENATE Prolonged Debate Is Caused by Teller’s Resolution. Compared With the Old Measure of Stanley Matthews. Allison Explains That Condi- tions Have Changed in the Last Twenty Years. SILVER IS MUCH CHEAPER. Berry of Arkansas Says the President 4 Hasn't Nerve Enough to Kick Gage Out of the Cabinet. Epecial Dispateh to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, Jan. 25. To-day’s sesslon of the Senate was characterized by a heated, almost acri- monious debate of the financial ques- tion. For nearly two hours the Teller | resolution was under consideration, the principal speeches being made by Alli- son of Towa, Berry of Arkansas and Hoar of Massachusetts. The arpest colloquy was at times indu >d in be- tween the advocates and opponents of the resolution, the debate often ap- proaching bitterne The feature of the discussion was a speech by Teller, | author of the resolution, his statement | calling out a suggestion from Hoar that | he (Teller) ought to have them stricken | from the record. In response to an in- | quiry by Spooner, Vest admitted that he though the tem of coinage re- ferred to in the resolution meant the free and ur coinage of silver, t adm ently giving sat- nents of the meas- motion of Hoar of Mas- | o executive session | nvened. The doors | , and Quay secured | the bill to Indemnify the van 2 for money d into s The pend rvice amount in- 1 the army appropria- North Carolina offered an | > posto bill sion of ri had been | the yrnia called up the pen- 1 bill. The amendment | len providing that the low- | id by the Government be | iled out of order. amendment to the amount appropriated $148,000,000 in accord- by tt i but it was I The pension bill was made esolution was then laid be- t Alli reviewed the atthews resolu- that its purpos oposition to public inter- tion of the rights of the He held now that He the insisted that gave the Secre- no more authority ad now. The Sec- ¥ now pay Government obllgz coin. He held that there 1 upon the part of the Amini law, and added that | ty had maintained be the purpose of the ntain the gold and sil- of the country at a parity. ked Allison whether he would Eny that the bond obligations of the Government were payable in silver. In reply Allison quoted the law that the bonds w ble in coin, but that was not satis to Tillman, who insisted upon an answer ‘yves” or “no.” Allison declined fo have words put into his mouth. In response to a question of Teller, Allison said he thought it would be proper for the Secretary of the Treas- ury to pay the obligations of the Govern. ment in éither silver or gold. “But,” declared Allison, “the Secretary of the Treasury, if he is'an honest man, in reaching h ion of action' upon that point into consideration e of which is that pledged to maintain ilver currency of the coun. hught if it were the purpose of 2 the pending resolution to preciation of one of the great | the oneys of country they ought to | #ow that purpose. He maintained that the objects of the s advocates ere carried into effect it would be im. ssible to main tain the parity of gold d silver coin. If T were assured,” sald , *“that the resolution would strengthen | dit of the country I should cer- vote for it.” v (D.) of Arkansas, in an extended | declared that the pending resolu- | the same as that for which tr enator from Iowa (Allison) | voted twe y ). was not | a violation of public faith then, he added, | ot be so now. One of the rea. | Berry was desirous of the pas- | esolution was_ that it would | > charge brought in 1596 that | cratic party was compos s and d = men. | h of Rhode I Do you d | from the tion v of the Trea: cretary of r the Gov- dholders. tur ion to the bo: Would n the passage of the ition by the Senate and House act Instructions to the Secretary of the ry? “It would,” replied Berry, “but I am isfied, in’ view of the recent actions and words of the Secretary of the Treas- that he would not obey the instruc- ale of Maine said when the present was put in the statute book silver law was about twice-as valuable as it is now, and Aldrich interjected the inquiry whether, in_view of the fall in the price of silver, the Senator from Arkansas (Berry) : Government ought to take of its creditor and pay him in the per money. Berry replicd that he was as much in favor aining the honor of the untry, the Senator ~from Rhdde sland, but he held that the bondholders ought 'to be willing -to-live up to their contract and accept coin in payment. Lodge of Massachusetts said it was well understood that the bond purchasers #were to be paid In gold, as lheydpmd gold Lor the bonds, and He quoted from a speech of Teller showing that he (Teller) had the same idea. Berry denied that there was such an understanding and would defy anybody to establish as a fact that there was as at that | such. Berry said that the country had before it the spectacle or a Secre of tary druggts the Treasury who wanted to redeem sil- | 25¢c. The genuino has L. B. Q. ver dollars in gold and firmly to fasten the gold standard upon the country, yet the President had not the nerve to “kick him out of the Cabinet.” In conclusion Berry made an appeal for the passage of the resolution on the ground of public interest. Teller followed in an extended speech in favor of the resolution. He declared it was a question of law which he would discuss. “Well,” inquired Foraker, “does this resolution mean the same now as it did twenty vears ago?” “Being a question of law.” replied Tel- ler, “it can mean notning eise. “‘But was not the resolu of twenty vears ago,” persisted Foraker, ‘‘passed to meet a state of a that does not now exist? “Not at all,” replied the Colorado Sen- ator. “No man could then have known what financial legislation Congress wonld enact. The resolution then bound no man to vote for free coinage, and it binds no man to so vote. Hoar dissented from Teller's proposi- tion that this resolution involved a que ffairs existing then o tion of law, and urged that it eame now to a question of honor. Th not a question of law,” sald he; “it is a question of the violation of pul lic faith. Shylock had the law on for a good whnile, but nobody said that Shylock, without degradation of the qumht of Antonio, could take the pound of ler contended that he had quite as much regard for the honor as had the memt “I am getting ti the position assumed here because they live in the I of this country. They are no more honest, hey are no more uous in upholding he public honor than 1 here, and nc the debts of even if the Go stre and labor incurred wit hold that the bond purch: r than the man with the bliste artment has been itself for twer held that th. making laws rears . and_endeavored to pro- n to Teller. cried the Colorado Senator. badgered enough.” banks sat down to-morrow the question, desire to be interrupted eclared. in conclusion, that national robbed ¢ of that fact, he thought tion to themselves by the opponents of the resolution in all honesty was not warranted by facts. Hoar replied to Teiler in a speech in which he deplored ‘‘the remarkable ef- fort” ¢ Colc do Senator. He con- tended that the question was not one of al power, but of honor and good faith. would not say that the Senator from Colorado had “squirmed’” out of the ques- tion, nor would he order him to t down” as he had ordered the Senator from Indiana. Teller—I will strike that out of my | speech. “If T were the Senator would have the entire from the record.” Following Hoar, Rawlins (D.) of TUtah spoke In support of the resolution, taking occasion toreply to some statements made by Hoar concerning the deposits in sa ings banks. Hale deciared the debs day had settled the fz sald Hoar, “I speech stricken e during ot that it was the desire of the advocates of the resolution to bring the country to a silver basis and to make the payment of all debts, public and private, in silver which was now s than half willing, he sa of the country worth le vhat gold is worth. H to have the pe as voted down in 1595, declared le, “and I have no fear that the Amer- n people will take the back track upon f Missour! inststed that the Maine »r's remarks had placed the advo- ates of the resolution in a false light. We are not monometallists,” said he, “but bimeta While I do not care to fon at this late hour, I think I that the free colnage ise the price of that metal to its former value. I main- ain that the opening of the mints to the coihage of silver would not be in vio- n of the public honor.” ison asked Vest whether he thought the Bland-Allison act In substantial com- liance with the concurrent resolutions of venty s ago. financial kinde arten,’” the Bland-Allison act meant, because he framed it himself.” “I want it understood,” declared Alli- son, “that the resolution of 1878 did not mean the free coinage of silver, as the Senators from Colorado (Teller) and from Missouri (Vest) have both said that this resolution means. T want an answer to my question, and if it requires a financial kindergarten to ohtain an answer I would like to have the Senator from Missouri open such a school now did not deem it necessary, he said, to extend the colloquy further at so late an hour, but he asked that the amend- ment to the resolution offered by Lodge earlier in the day be read for Information. The Senate then, at 5:45, adjourned. " SUDDEN DEATI OF MRS. IAGER Heart Disease Claims the Well-Known Society Leader. Close of a Lifs Crowned With a Record of Generous Deeds. Mrs. Elizabeth Hager, one of the best- known soclety women of San Francisco, whose hospitality and great benevolence were far-famed, died suddenly at her home at Sacramento and Gough streets vesterday forenoon. Though she had been as well as usual during the morning | her death was not a great surprise, as it had long been known to her family and friends that she was likely to die of heart disease at any moment. She had long been a sufferer from that ailment and physicans gave her no hope. So her de- mise was not without warning. Mrs. Hager was born in St. Louis, where her family was an old and aristo- cratic one. She was married before she met the late Judge John S. Hager, ex- | Collector of the Port, her name at that time being Mrs. Hicks. For many years he had been known as one of the most aritable of all the society women of “alifornia. Though popular at summer and in the highest social circles she was equally beloved In the wider ranks of those who were often the re- cipients of benefits at her hands. She was particularly well known in Los An- geles, where her son, Frank Hicks, is a well-known business ‘man. Her estate consists of property In various parts of the State and the West as well as of valuable property in St. Louls. She leaves three daughters and two sons. C—————— AGAIN ARRESTED. J. Sullivan in Trouble Caused From Charges Made by Mrs. Carmichael. J. Sullivan, who is doing business at 1116 Market street, was arrested last evening by Detectives Ryan and O'Dea on a war- rant sworn to by Mrs. Carmichael of Berkeley. She claims she was enticed into the store and influenced by ‘cap- pers” to pay $12 50 for a watch which is not worth 10 cents, and that a lady friend of the proprietor also influenced her to join her in paying $12 for a supposed gold ring, which has since proved worthless. B — To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All ts refund the money if it falls to cure. on each tablet, Teller said he | the | upon that propo- | POLITICAL DEBATE IN THE HOUSE Wide Scope of Talk on an Appropria- tion Bill. Arguments as to Whether Prosperity Returned to the Country. Democrats Declare It Has Not, ‘While Republicans Show the Reverse. | DINGLEY’'S LAW AN AID. | Smith of Arizona Attacks the Present v | Policy of Educating the | 1 Indians. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs Honse, ‘Washington, Jan. 25. Under the parliamentary fiction of discussing the Indian appropriation bill the House devoted almost the en- tire day to a political debate in which the main question was whether pros- perity had come to the country, as a | result of the advent of the present ad- ministration. As speeches were limit- |ed to five minutes many members par- | ticipated, and partisan spirit kept the | interest keyed up to a high pitch. The acrimony which usually characterizes such debates was almost entirely ab- sent, and, although good-natured, some hard knocks were given and re- ceived. Smith, the delegate from Ari- zona, made an attack on the system of educating the Indians, and Walker moved to strike out the appropriation | for the Carlisle school. No vote was | taken on the motion to-day. When the session opened a bill was | passed granting an American register to | foreign-built steamer Navajo. The House then went into Committee | of the Whole and resumed consideration of the Indian appropriation bill. The House consumed a considerable portion of the afternoon in a_discu: of industrial conditions, Republicans firming and Democrats denying that prosperity had returne (D.) of Tennessee adduced ncfal authorities to prosperity had not yet ap- | Stone it (R.) happen that n gions men are employed and of Pennsylvania, in all the In that they charity as they vere under the Cleveland administra- | are not supported by trouble with the gentleman,” re- Richardson, “is that his premises are all wrong. Labor is not_employed in 1 the industrial regions. In New En- | i25,000 workers &re now out on venor, Stone, Dingley and other Republicans rose ‘to reply, and in the ‘wmf\lshm Richardson called out that he had no desire to interfere with Stone's gubernatorial boom. “I am glad to have the indorsement of | that s " replied Stone, smiling. Grosvenor cited the wool-raising indus- try as an example of what the Dingley law had done. Dockery (D.) of Missourd, in discussing | the cotton mills strike, contended that | the strike had been urgéd by the operat- | ors in order that they might dispose of their surpius stock. The trouble was we were enormously over-producing in this country and in the face of that fact, the Republican party was restricting and narrowing our markets. The political debate continued for an hour, the Repubiicans maintaining and the Democerats denying the existence of prosperity. Smith (D.) of Arizona made an attack on the present Indians. that an Indian could not be civill zed by teaching him to read and write and sing psalm. The Indian, he said, must re- ive an industrial education, but it must be given him in the vicinity of his home, not in the East. In this pill, he said, $2,- 500.000 was wasted. Walker (R.) of Massachusetts agreed with Smith that the present policy was unsatisfactory, illogical and impractica. ble. He moved to strike out the appro- priation for the Carlisle school. Without voting on the amendment, the committee rose and at 5:20 p. m. the House ad- Jjourned. SECRETARY GAGE BEFORE THE TRADES LEAGUE. At Philadelphia the Guardian of the Treasury Speaks on the Subject of Finance. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25.—Theseventh annual meeting of the Trades League of Philadelphia was held to-night in the Academy of Music, at which the prin- cipal speaker was Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Secretary of the Treasury. W. W. Foulkrod, president of the league, introduced Secretary Gage. He was warmly received and held the at- tentfon of the large audience through- out. He spoke on the subject of *Fi- nance,” and his remarks were frequently unctuated with applause. As soon as coretary Gage had. finished he Terr tho hall to attend the banquet of the Com- mercial Exchange in the Hotel Walton. ROLLS OF GOLO ARE SENT BY mAIL New York Banks Receiving From San Francisco Large Sums of Money Which Recently Arrived From Australia. NEW YORK. Jan. 25.—Some of the banks are receiving large amounts of gold from California by registered mail as a result of the Importations of gold from Australia at San Francisco. The National Park Bank and Ameritan Ex- change National Bank received about $500, cash each in that way durliig the ast week. The gold comes in rolls of ;‘20 pleces containing $1000 each. Besides being registered the mall packages are }ngured 1o secure the remitters against 0s8. dubilee a Great Success. From a financial point the Jubilee is a success, S0 say the Pattosien Com- pany, Sixteenth and Mission. They claim so far to have sold double the amount of goods. Strangers and city eople are crowding the store and i uving loads of carpets and furmitire The big sale will soon be at an end. DIED. MAGUIRE—In this city, January 25, 1898, John, beloved son of James and ilannah Maguire, and brother of Mamie, James, Frank, Noni: Annie and Celia, Mrs. E. Sheridan and Mrs. J. Mellon, a native of San Francisco, aged 33 years & months. GUMENTS IN CONGRESS. POLITICINS ATWAR IN ALAMEDA Plan to Purchase the Enquirer Now Pending. G. B. Daniels Anxious to Get a Controlling Interest. Superintendent Leach Too Busy to Work Actively in Polities. DAVIS CAMP DOUBTFUL. | | A Syndicate of Pardee Men Said to | Desire the Interest of Mr, Leach. Alameda politicians are now working in wholesale lots. So warm has begun" the contest over the nomilnation for | Governor on the Republican ticket that the picayunish system of trying | to take away each other’s support one | vote at a time has been cast to the | winds and an attempt has been made | to obtain bodily at one sweep the main | strength of one of the candidates in | the interest of some one else. The bone of contention between the | two camps headed by ex-Mayor Davis and Dr. Pardee is the support of Frank | A. Leach, Superintendent of the Mint, | and his active evening paper, the Oak- land Enquirer, which has always been a powerful factor in politics across the bay. It has been surmised for some time that Superintendent Leach is not at all anxious to make an active canvass or indeed do any active work at all in the coming State campaign. A few months ago he became forcibly in favor of W. R. Davis for Governor. He in- dorsed him editorially and gave him | substantial assistance in organizing | his campaign committee. At this time | it was not known definitely that Dr. Pardee was coming out as a candidate. | ‘When he did so Mr. Leach’s position was not a comfortable one. He was practically the president of a divided house. Frank Leach, to a great ex- tent, made Dr. Pardee in politics. He took up the non-partisan movement, succeeded in electing Pardee, and the- two men are firm friends. Since the announcement by Dr. Pardee of his aspiration Mr. Leach has not shown any particular fervor for his candi- date, Mr. Davis. When Mr. Leach took charge of the Mint he took his name from. the head of his paper, and his managing editor, A. B. Nye, has since been in active control. Mr. Leach has let it be known that his new duties take most of his time, and that his other private interests made it impossible for him to give the necessary attention to his newspaper. The promotion of the editor naturally made an opportunity for some one else to take his controlling interest in the | Enquirer, and it was not long before offers were in the field. George B. Daniels a few weeks ago showed a desire to secure a controlling interest in the property. He made known his ideas to the management, but so far no deal has been made. The | politicians are now guessing why Mr. Daniels, who is a book seller, should | be desirous of having a controlling in- terest in a newspaper that had already | pledged itseif to suprort Mr. Davis. The knowing ones think they found an easy solution. George B. Daniels is | perhaps the warmest and stanchest friend politically that Dr. Pardee has. He has appeared in print as an advo- | cate of the doctor and has never lost | an opportunity to further Pardee's in- | terest It was at once declared that | Daniels has planned the great coup of knocking the foundations from under Mr. Davis’ support in his own county and adding a tower of strength to Par- dee’s chances. | Dr. Pardeé vigorously denied that he | was In any way connected with the | proposed deal, and said that if his| friends contemplated any such action it was without his knowledge or sanc- | tion. | Politicians outside of Alameda Coun-‘: ty are busy calling attention to the | fact that the county across the bay has already done pretty well in the mat- ter of Republican patronage, and hint that her ambition to name the Gov- ernor is one step too far. The county now has the Naval Office, Superintend- ent of the Mint, a United States Sen- ator, the Congressman from the Third | & District and the patronage of the State | University, besides smaller plums, and | this argument is being used to down its aspiration to have the Governor. Leach seems to have graduated from | State Into Federal politics, and is now | above the small plane occupied by Ala- } meda County. He has been graduating for twenty-five years, and all this time he has been the firm friend and firm supporter of the aspirations of Joseph | McKenna. The friendship of the two began in Solano County years ago, and | has never wavered. He has also been | an ardent supporter of Senator Per-|& kins and with such substantial friend- ships Mr. Leach does not now want | to do wheel horse work In Alameda. | This 1s, of course, very disappointing | to the friends of W. R. Davis, who re. lied mostly upon Mr. Leach and his pa- per to land their candidate a winner. The latest move to try and obtain the support of the Enquirer is said to be a syndicate which is contemplating its purchase. This syndicate is supposed to consist of friends of Mr. Hilborn, who is anxious to return to Congress; Assessor Dalton, who wants to suc- ceed himself; County Clerk Jordan, who is out for another term, and %,.A Pardee. The principals, to a man, strenuously deny they are undertaking any such move or know anything whatever of such an undertaking. A. B. Nye, managing editor of the Enquirer, said to-night that an effort had been made to purchase the paper, but he did not know what negotiations | were now pending. “So far as I know,” | he said, “Mr. Danlels was acting more | in the capacity of a broker than in any particular interest. I think he first wanted to see if the paper was for sale and then try to find a purchaser for it. So far as 1 know he did not make any mention of wanting it to further the interests of any particular candidate. | Of course when Mr. Leach went into | the Mint he had to cease his active work on the Enquirer, and this natur- ally made an opening for some one else. I heard later that there was some talk of a syndicate wanting to get the | children. paper, but I know nothing definite.” DINED WITH HIS STAFF OFFICERS Governor Budd Meets His Military Family at a Banquet. The Feast Spread in a Con- venient Suite of Rooms in the Palace Hotel. Official Reins May Be Handed to Lieutenant-Governor Jeter for a Time. Governor Budd arrived in this city last evening from Stockton and dined with his staff at the Palace Hotel. The banquet table was spread in a large room of a suite just across the hall from the Governor's apartments. Lieu- tenant-Governor Jeter was a guest at | the dinner. This was the first dinner given by the staff to the present commander-in-chief | of the military and naval forces of the State, and was in all respects a sump- tuous function. John C. Kirkpatrick, manager of the Palace Hotel, is now a full-blown colonel on the staff of the Governor and it is surmised that his influence with the commissary depart- ment of the caravansary had something to do with the excellence of the feast TESTIMONY THAT BALKED (. 0. BROWN An Overman Affi- davit the Public Never Saw. But Members of the Bay Conference Knew All About It. Direct and Specific Confession of Guilt Supported by Oath. NO SIGN OF VAGUENESS. Mrs. Tunnell Contributes a Sworn Statement Showing Her Com- plicity In the Affair. After a happy period of relief from Rev. C. O. Brown that individual has again become public. That he had and the exquisite state of the service. | ~confessed” to the Bay Confernece; It was the gossip among the younger officers that Colonels 1. Chadbourne, Sanborn and Burgin never prepared anything quite so elaborate when they had the honor of directing the military banquets. Among the officers present were: Brigadler-General A. W. Barrett, Adju- tant-General Colonel R. L. Peeler, Assis- tant Adjutant-General Colonel F. Chadbourne, Colonel Frank McLaughlin, | Colonel W. Colonel J. F. Burgin, Colonel A. Andrews, Colonel George H. Pippy, Colonel J. R. Howell, Colonel J. C. Kirkpatrick, Colonel J. E. Sanborn, Doolittle, Colonel H. Choynski, Colonel W. E. Hopkins, Colonel Frank Vail, Colonel J. S Young, Colonel H. P. Bush, Colonel Dunn and Colonel A. G. Gassin. Yesterday was the day appointed by the Governor for an interview with Judge Carroll Cook and Detective Still- well in the matter of S. D. Worden'’s pe- tition for executive clemency, but on account of sickness the Governor was not able to reach the city in time for the meeting at the hour named. The Governor has been in bed for several days and was only able to remain a ‘short time at the dinner last even- ng. It is not improbable that he may call upon Lieutenant-Governor Jeter to take the official reins for a few days. The Governor remarked last evening that he had not yet considered the ap- plications for the vacant place on the Board of Railroad Commissioners, and that there had been no new develop- ments in that direction. He was not able to say last night when the ap- pointment would be made. He said: “I expected to have two hours to con- sider some things this evening, but I have been so besieged since my ar- rival here that I have not had time to see the barber. I have not disposed that his confession has been respect- | fully received and he straightway of the Worden petitions and I have not | had the opportunity to consider the ap- plications for appointment to the of- fice of Rallroad Commissioner. In fact, I am just out of bed and am not able to do much. in Mr. Jeter to help me out.” Asthma and Bronchitls cure Guaranteed. Dr. Gordins Sanltarfum, 514 Pine. nr. Kearny, S F.,Cal. —_—— DEATH OF THOMAS BROWN. The Superintendent of the Cali- fornia Market Succumbs t> Heart Disease. Thomas Brown, who for the past thir- ty-one years has been superintendent of theCalifornia Market,succumbed to heart disease at his home on Sutter street Mon- day afternoon. Mr. Brown was born in Ireland in 1840 and came to this country when a young man. Eager to advance himself he took work at almost the first thing which of- fered, and spent his spare time in fitting himself for advancement. He first found employment at driving butchers’ carts, but his zeal and ambition were so appre- ciated that he rose step by step until he was installed as superintendent. The market will close at 10 o'clock this morning and remain closed during the day out of respect for its late superin- tendent. The funeral will.take place at noon from St. Paul's Episcopal Church, prominent members of the market being chosen to act as pall bearers. The inter- ment will be in Mountain View Cemetery, akland. The deceased leaves a widow and elght One of his sons, G. H. Brown, holds the position of assistant superin. tendent of the market. I may be obliged to call | | volved so much scandal, thrust from the fold was printed yes- terday. But a matter which once oc- cupied so much public attention, in- dragged so | many names in the mire and rent the soclal fabric of a great church is not destined to be dismissed the moment a climax seems to have been reached. There has been some wonder that the Bay Conference was so little in- clined to be merciful; that Brown's pro- testations. of innocence apparently fell upon deaf ears. As a worldly observer expressed it, the conference had some- thing up its sleeve. That staid and dig- nified body acted as though certain of Brown’s guilt; it was. It has for a long time been certain that he was much more guilty than the ‘“confession” would have appear. In the possession of one of its members has been a ‘“con- fession” which went to the length of confessing, and doing it with a partic- ularity stamping it as genuine. With this positive evidence of Brown's im- morality and details of his unministe- rial conduct, the members of the con- ference failed to be impressed by the man’s eloquence. mony he could produce was of no ef- fect. The hearers to whom fell the duty of weighing it knew it to be false. There is no reasonable doubt that the affidavit of the Overman woman, made in Los Angeles, after she had professed to be reclaimed from the ways of sin, and forwarded to Chairman Rev. J. McLean of Oakland, was the greatest obstacle in the path of Brown. Each member of the committee was made familiar with the contents of the docu- ment at once. sidered that they were being guided not by rumor but by fact. Yet the document was withheld from the pub- lic, and while it has been seen by a few outsiders will probably never become common property. This course of se- crecy was taken in opposition to_the judgment of Dr. McLean, the other members denying him permission to make it known and thus at once clear up a matter cf general concern. He has often since expressed a regret that he had not made the affidavit public and consulted his associates later. His view is now shared by others who opposed him at that time, they feeling that an earlier and definite exposure of Brown would have been advantageous to church weal, and have brought the offender sooner out of a false position. ‘When Mattie Overman sent the affi- davit to Dr. McLean she sent a long letter stating her motives. She said she had been brought back to the lov- | ing Savior, from whom in an hour of weakness she had wandered: that she } t they, by approaching from different di- rections, were enabled to meet without fear of discovery. She affirmed that such a condition arose that medical at- tention was sought to save her from disgrace, and that the medicine was procured by Brown. The affidavit then tells of her escape from the city, Brown paying the ex- penses. At Seattle she heard that he intended to abandon her, this making her angry and having the effect of pre- cipitating the scandal. She alleges that when she returned to face Brown he told her what she must say at the trial, and tried hard to get her to commit perjury on specific points. She also de- clares that the Overman-Tunnell let- ters were genuine, this having been de- nied at the trial. Thus she makes out a seemingly perfect case against Brown; at least hershowing wasaccept- ed as final and has been the instru- ment of driving him from the pulpit. There is another affidavit in the hands of this committee, and though it is from Mrs. Tunnell, whose word many would not regard as impressive, it dovetails so perfectly with that of Miss Overman, while made when the two were hundreds of miles apart, that the pair are considered mutually confirm- atory. Mrs. Tunnell tells of having re- ceived money from Brown for her own and Mattie's expenses while the young woman was trying to get out of the country. She tells of meeting Brown at Stockton by telegraphic appointment, and how he tried to induce her there to sign a paper tending to vindicate him. When he first saw her he said: “For God’s sake, don't recognize me.” After a conference at the hotel he pro- posed to give her $400 for expenses, but would not hand it to her. Instead, he made her leave the room, and in her absence put the money under a pillow, where she found it. She also declares that the famous Overman-Tunnell let- ters are genuine, and that wherever in them reference was made to Brown he was designated as “R,” this being a preconcerted plan. Rev. George C. Adams, who succeed- ed Dr. Brown as pastor of the First Congr:gational Church, was loti to dis- cuss the confession of his predecessor. Since accepting the pastorate, Dr. Adams has succeeded in uniting the warring factions and to do this called for the greatest tact on his part. Stren- uous efforts were made by both sides to enlist his sympathies and support, but the pastor steadfastly held to his purpose not to uphold either tha “Browns’ ’or “anti-Browns.” “When I arrived here,” sald Dr, Adams, “T found a great breach exis ing between the members of the churck, and I set about to bridge the chasm. I realized that in order to do this it would be necessary to take an abso- lutely neutral ground, and that I have endeavored to do. I have refused to discuss the Brown affair with anybody, and even informed the Bay Conference that I would not attend any meeting at which Dr. Brown's case was to be discussed. This resolution I have kept to the letter. “Were you aware, doctor, that Dr. | Brown had returned. to be present at The strongest testi- After this they all con- | believed in the scriptural injunction, | “to confess your sins and he is just and able to forgive them.” She had deter- mined to lay bare the truth, not spar- ing herself. Then followed the confes- sion, which is not of a Brown style of vagueness. The substance of it can be given in fewer words than the writer employed. It set forth how she had lived in the Brown household, and told of the love that sprung up between her and Brown. She made up her mind to flee, but didn’t flee. In the presence of Brown she forgot all but his affection, and in his absence was torn by re- morse. This continued until exposure seemed certain, and then at Brown's suggestion a room was secured where { yesterday’s meeting?” “No; and I imagine that only a few of his closest friends knew of his pres- ence. As I was leaving the Ministerial Union yesterday Dr. Hatch asked me to attend the conference in the after- noon. I was aware that Dr. Brown's case was to come up for discussion, so I refused. Dr. Hatch urged me to be present, saying he was sure I would be interested in the proceedings, but I replied that I had promised the church board not to attend any meetings when the Brown matter was up for discussion, and that I did not intend to go back on my promise. I did not think much about it at the time, but 1 suppose now that Dr. Hatch knew Brown was going before the confer- ence. but he was not at liberty to tell me so. ; “In regard to the confession of Dr. Brown. of course I cannot say whether he has told everything, but I am in- clined to believe ‘he has. My reason for thinking so is this: Some time ago Dr. McLean showed me the last con- fession made by Miss Overman. This was after she had gone to Los Angeles and had become reconverted. This con- fession has never been made public, and was known by only a few. Dr. McLean presented it to a committee of seven of tne conference, and an effort was made to have the woman attest it before a notary, but this she refused to do, although she declared it was the entire truth. This confession was ac- companied by a letter from the matron of the home where Miss Overman was staying, and expressed the writer’s be- lief in the sincerity of the girl. “I do not recall the exact reading of this confession, but to the best of my recollection it coincides with that made by Dr. Brown, and for that reason I am of the opinion that Dr. Brown tells the truth.” Deacon Vasconcellos, however, still pins his faith to the unfrocked parson. He said yesterday that he believed the confession was a fake and that Brown was not in the city. “I saw one of Dr. Brown’s most Inti- mate friends Sunday,” said the deacon, “and he did not say anything about the doctor being here, and he would surely have known it and would have told me were it true. I do not believe Dr. Brown ever made such a confes- sion, but I am of the opinion it is a fake, pure and simple. Moreover, I do not believe the Bay Conference met yesterday. 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