The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 2, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1898. KNOCKED DOWN SLATSHIS FOE B STRIKER AND IINSELF Sheriff Martin Tells of | Two Deaths the Result of Los Angeles Syndicated | Stout’s Bill Introduced in the - Affair ‘at r &8 Quarrel of Neigh- ] Letiimer. | “bors. | s Charles Claims His Life Wasin Danger | Fred Edwards Kill | Hendricks gt Port Angeles. Until | Commits 'Suicidé After Va fng to Murd 0" The Call. Mareh T ng that'She aged on ‘the wit- by theé de- —t action and evid: upposed w got no sath passed Ed- h s ut his -head &n upper windew and said: v, Doc; I'm going by the Annual Statement e but Edwar passed on 3 iy Of the ’ Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. O0f Hartford, Conn. ended to shoot waited until th the hope killing by the r con- d’ stating that he it before shooting Englishman by from Toronto. » have been a He ed at 1: years before Hendricks’ head ve. He was in- e rifie used by Ed- old-fashioned Spencer wards carbine “JACK” BRUNSTON’S SUCCESSOR. Paul Walker May Captain the Stan- ford Track Team. PALO ALTO, M 1.—Track Captain “Jack” Brunton will leave for his home v M ow. 1If his father's 1l be back in a > chance to train, he | was | i | 4,865 56 Balance net assets, Dec. 3, 1897...361,408,550 38 There is & Strong hat he will not re- that event, Stan- its fastest and Brunton’s ab- | Walker 'S8, who ran such a/ on the last field day, will . He s a strong runner, | s trainer and very popular | track m SCEEDULE OF ASSETS real estate, first lien....$33 s and bonds. es in . force owned: by the 840,914 81 d Juck, and Stm W s. the only one of the six to score. | furlongs—Massacre won, Delgado zle third. Time, 1:18%. gs—Globe 11 won, Tabouret Frost third. Time, 1:16%. eenth,” selling—Vanessa Mile | wor mator .second, Nannie L's Sister t Time, 1:51%. Six furlongs, handicap—Sim W. won, Brighton Ella. Penzance third. Time, 1:15% | _Seven furiongs. selling—Hot Stuff won, Dorothy 11l second, Greusa third. Time, 1:31 | One mile—King's Pawn won, Jack of Hearts second, Bob Clampett third. Time, | | 1:4b. LIABILITIES. required to re- outstanding FOUND DEAD IN EBED. Miss Katy Peck of Petaluma Sud- denly Passes Away. PETALUMA, March 1—Miss Katy/| | Peck, an estimable voung. lady resident | of this city, was found dead in bed at | the home of her parents here this morn- | ing. The young lady had been alling some | time with heart trouble, but Mer illness | was mot considered serious. She retired | | 7s usual last night, and when her mother | ST TOLET 00 | patped her this morning she found her dead. | PLAYS WITH A CARTRIDGE. Four-Year-0ld - CEild Killed by an| . Accidental Explosion. | UKIAH, March 1—The o $56.227.724 97 | --$ 7,360,936 01 s in 1397 ---...10.68 per cent 1897, dJACOB L. GREENE, President. JOHN M. TAYLOR, Vice-President. EDWARD M. BUNCE, Sccretary. DANIEL H. WELLS, Actuary. F. R NOYES, General Agent. A. E. P. HARMON, Dist. Supt. Agencies. 4-year-old | amughter of J. C. Clow of Philo was play- | ing with the cartridge of a 22-caliber rifle . The cartridge exploded in her the bullet entered her right eye, rain. The child died ac | yesterda; | Fand and. 2031 Mills Yuliding, California street, San | penetrating the b: Francisco, Cal. several hours | that would have marked the ciose of some | 1 | Mrs Mary Akers Passes Away, JCKTO D THE NONOPOLY Press Scores the Counecil. Attacks the Committee Report on Sources of Water Supply. Frantic Attempt to Deceive the Peo- ple in the Interest of a Corporation. | Servants WORK N STORE FOR LOBBYISTS | 4 | | the Kentucky Legis- lature. Repeals the Act Incorporating the Southern Pacific Company. of Huntington Hope Defeat the Measure Through Delays. to Spectal Dispatch to The Call LOS ANGELES, March 1.—As was expected, the two papere in the Jocal daily press syndicate which are actu- owned in the interest of the Los Angeles City Water Company, came forth to-day in bitter denunciation of the report of the Council committee on mountain water supply. The papers referred to were the Herald and Ex- press. Each fell over itself in an en- deavor to show its complete subserv- fency to the water company. The mem- bers of the committee were denounced and the plans to procure a source of pure mountain water supply which it suggested as possible were ridiculed. The Herald editorial was denounced on all sides, while the committee’s report was generally approved by the people vho have read it. The Express did not resent the report to its readers but printed only a brief and d summary. ruth is that for some years past it has been generally admitted that for domestic use Los Angeles must have a source of mountain water. The water from the river is meither desir- able nor healthful, and there is no way by which sufficient pressure can be ob- ained for poses. With this would be saved the interest on The report of the ates the utter and ndence of the city from mountain water an stand by and be of the stock- Water Company. In litigation now pend- sse the case and still fu ate-payers pure mountain water for a less sum than that at which its alleged Crystal 1s. oceed now with its al operation and leave litigation the water com- caused to be instituted to be s at the leisure of f a decision does mot will not make any It can get ttee reported and based all of 3 paying thé water value of its improve- The amount City Engineer at 0. The water company Organs 2bout & price higher than this fig- ! ure being paid by the city. They talk as though the entire water of the Los iver, which beiongs to the will go to waste if the municipal- Were to procure a source of maun- v for domestic purposes. This be the case. The city can sell S ch of water in the river for ir- tion to holders of property east and h of the city. of this water a very venue would be deri of Los Angeles would v badly need, p and dri: rinking water in wag t an end and a big sav- made to taxpayers in that y. The adoption of the committee's re- rt in the Council by a vote of four s and four Republicans, and one dissenting vote, shows that the report was one which Cocun- Imen clear!y recognized they could not | vote against. Of course it is a severe and well de- livered blow to the water monope and the Herald and Express of the syndicated press come to the defense of the menopoly’s interest by assailing the report. It is in line with the es- tablished poiicy of both. But by The Call the people of Los Angeles have been supplied with necessary informa- tion, and they are aware of the mo- tives that impel the editorial policy of these journals. TOWNE LECTCRES AT SACRAMENTO Given a Cordial Greeting by the People of the Capital City. Departs Not From the Time-Worn Path in Discussing Financial Issues. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, March 1—Hon. Charles A, Towne was recefved in Sacramento to- day with the usual hospitality extended by the people of the Capital City. Parti-| sanship is laid aside in Sacramento when it comes to the Teception of any man mer- iting esteem. Congressman Towne's car- riage was filled with flowers and the plat- form from which he spoke to-night was beautifully decorated with floral contribu- tions. The speaker was escorted from the Golden Eagle to-night by officers and members of the Iroguois Club. Several carriages were occupied by ladies and a band led the procession to the old pavil- jon, where the meeting was held. "After a speech of weicome by Mayor Land, the ex-Congressman was introduced and immediately launched into a discourse already familiar to the people of Califor- hia. It was the same old, well-beaten path and in no singie instance did he de- part from it. He was listened to atten- | tively, and while there was an absence of | enthusiasm or unrestrained approval, the audience seemed satisfied and departed from the hall with the same decorum lecture in which only a was manifested. A MOURNING AT SONOMA. passing interest | a Victim of Pneumonia. | SONOMA, March 1—Mrs. Mary Akers, wife of Montgomery Akers, and one of the best known women in this' valley, | passed suddenly away at her home four i { miles south of this place to-day after a short attack of pneumonia. Mrs. Akers was a member of one of the first families to locate here in the early days. She was a sister of Mrs. John of 13 Beott street, San Fran cisco. A daughter, Mrs. Arch Cook, and a son, Stephen reside in San Francisco. | ceiving the | that those who had & hand in the as- | fact from reaching publication. | asked that the murder be avenged. In- | ter Baker and his family tn Lake City, Special Dispatch to The Call. Ky., March 1.—Rep- ing introduced in the House of Representatives an act to re- peal an act e ed “An act incorporat- ing the Southern Pacific Company,” in- corporated under the laws of this State on March 17, The bill is substan- tially the Gobel bill of two years ago, which was fought S0 bitterly by the Kentucky-born ifornia corporation, resulting in & victory for the Southern Pacific Company. After a close con- test the bill was referred to the commit- tee on COrpora stitutions at the in- | stance of Mr. Stout. Mr. Stout is a/ member o s committee and has dis- cussed the at length with the com- mittee, and it has agreed to report the bill with the e it should pass The measure will soon as the © regular call. of the measu to-morrow County this ™ PR R PR RPN R PR PR P PRV P PR R R R R R R R R R P R R R R PR R R R R P R PR T RPN R PR PR R PR R PR R R R R R PR R PP PR R R R R R R R R R R R R PR R PRV R R R R R P | be reported as mittee is reached in hoped by the friends at it can be advanced > be put on its final passage by the last of the week. This | will give ample time for the bill to go to the Senate and be passed in time to become & law. The Sout! better prepared than at pref Godfrey Hun Serator, in sw Pacific Company was | to fight the other bill | nd enlisted the aid of hen & candidate for g the soiid Republi- can t the bill. The over- whelming Democratic majority in both houses has passed every anti- corporation presented, including | the McChord giving the Railroad | Commission the right to fix freight rates. This h: aused the Southern Pacific Cc alarm and it has al- ready begun a fight on the measure. Senator Th s H. Hays of Louis- ville is to lea ht against the bill. He will be bac the strong Louis- ville and Nash ¢ lobby here against the McChord b headed by General B. uthern Pacific Com- 1 the matter light- hopeless to expect to late day in the ses- v can kill the bill by »w this plan of bai- be necessary to-ap- pass the bill sion. They delay, and w tle, and it wil peal to the m the case. Mr. Stout will have ¥ assistance for his bill in Rep: es Neison af Hardin and Chinn of Mercer. Senator McChord will assist Senator Gobel in the fight in .- The : fight is based on the refusal of the Southern Pacific to pay franchise tax to the State, as other companies pa; under the corporation law SLAIN BECAUSERE ACCEPTED OFFICE White Postmaster Shot From | Ambush in a Georgia Village. Cold-Blooded Murder of a Man Given an Appointment by the Pres- ident | 1 | Special Dispatch to The ! NEW YORK, March 1—A Washing- | ton special to the Her21d says: An-| other Southern Republican is alleged to | have peid the penalty for accepting a contrary to| postoffice, and this tt precedent, the victim is a white man. Postmaster-General Gary at to-day’s | meeting of the Cabinet disciose the | story. | J. R. Freeman was appointed Post- | master 2t Ada, in Dooley County, | Georgia, near the Florida line, on Feb- | ruary 12, upon the recommendation of | postal referees of Georgia upder thi: administration. He was reported to be a competent man for the place in every respect. No complaint was made against him to the department. News of the assassination of Free- man came to Postmaster-General Gary through a letter from his widow. This | was brought to the attention of the Cabinet to-day. She charged that| those who did mot want Freeman to | have the office killed him. Upon re-! appointment, the letter | says, Mr. Freeman obtained the signa- tures of several neighbors to his bond. Not the slightest difficulty was experi- enced in getting several citizens to be- come his sureties, but a day or two later these citizens asked' him to re- lease them. According to Mrs. Free- | man, enemies of her hushand had in- | duced them to withdraw, hoping in this | way to prevent Mr. Freeman from | qualifying for office. Without much difficulty, however, the appointee obtained signatures to another bond. He was killed the night after he had done S0, the letter savs. He had just entered the yard in front of his house at dusk, when he was shot by persons in ambush. His body was riddled by bullets. Mrs. Freeman said sassination had been able to keep the She spectors of the department were sent to Ada immediately after the receipt of the letter and the afficials of the United States court for the southern distriet | of Georgia were instructed to aid in the investigation. This case and the killing of Postmas- S. C., were discussed at some length by the Cabinet, and the efforts of the Postmaster-General in each case to have the murderers caught were heart- ily indorsed. SANTA BARBARA, March 1—Miss Mary A. Thurmond, daughter of G. E. Thurmond, Bumrl;:ndm of Public Schools, was united ing at the Methodist ch: teria by Rev. Wade | Congress, bu | bona-fide circulat THE EMPORIUM. nels, Flannelettes, Linens, Etc. th at n m 2 to 7 inches wide—15 worth 2oc a yard. to 7 inches—wor:h 25¢ a yard....... cloth—the 30c per yard kind—en sale. Domestic Department during the next bons. 333 broideries. " Nearly 20,000 yards of Fine Cambric and Nainsook Embroidery, in all widths, | -25pe choice styles and perfect goods, comprise | spring offering. Wednesday night | rotunda, afier that) soc cach pariment. 5000 yards of Cambric Edging, from 1 to 2 inches wide—on good c.oth—firm edge—sc and 6¢ yard value.. 4500 yards of Caméric and Nainsook Edging—r: 234 inches wide—worth 8¢ and 1oc yard.... 3800 vards of Cambric and Nainsook Embroidery, from c and 20c a vard regular vaiue. 10C 2100 yards of Cambric and Nainsook Embroidery— extra choice goois—from 21§ to 5 inches wide— 1200 vards of Cambric ani Nainsook Embroidery— close iy worked and very pretty patterns—width 23¢ 800 yards of extra wide Embroldery—on good 1200 vards of wide Edging—selected stvies and new designs—worth 35¢ yard—on sale at...... 331 per cent off all Remnants of Rib-| per cent off all Remnants of Em-| 331 per centoffall Remnants of Laces. 331! per cent off all Remnants of Veil- ings. 25 per cent off all Remnants of Silks. The Emporium and Golden Rule Bazaar COMPLETE KLONDIKE OUTFITS—LOWEST PRICES. SEESSLESELAEESTIRAELAES L ESAASAAASELAL S bbb bdnGs THE EMPORIUM. | Gingham, Dimities, is extraordinary | for’ them, | come early. S0 you The sale will be conducted umntil | Children’s Egyptian Cotton Union Suit<, ecru and natural gray, buttoned half way down frontand across the back--sizes the spécial tables | main aisle near| °° childrenfrom 3 to | regular the regular. de- |, Ladiss: Wool ! each.. | Broken lines of 3c| 5c5 3, to o 12ic 15¢ Knit Underwear—One-Quarter r cent off—one-quarter entire amount—on alil troken lines and odd sizes of | Knit Underwear and Hosiery— here are three spacial. Fairly large quantities on hand, | but there will bé a big demand 25 o OH Vests and | Pants—the- flannel kind—colors white, natural gray and light tan—sizes 28 to 42—regular in wool—the kinds which FETRPEEEERER SR PP IF PR MARIE DORHMAN, SOPRANO—AT CONCERT SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH sth. Can You Use Remnants? Do You Need Embroideries? A quick exit by the .shortest price route of the broken lines, remnants and odd lines of the best kinds of merchandise. Special Sales Wednesday, Thursday- and Friday of Embroideries, Knit Underwear, Hosiery and Remnants of Dress Goods, Flan- Great Organdies, Table Off. bargains. had best 9 years— RERESAEEAEEARAAAAAAEEEAEAERERERAREEEAERAdd i dd i ddddtd price 75¢ 25% Off § both in cotton and ¢ 25°%O0fi§ Children’s Hose, regularly 25c a pair. b4 s . . A Veiling Special, H On sale at special sales tables in ro- < tunda to-morrow and until sold. - 8ooo vards of 18-inch Tuxedo Dotted Veiling— * brown, black, navy and cream—worth 25¢ yard—for lOC : b4 . Dress Goods—One-Third Off. £ 3314 per cent off—one-third of the entire amount—on ali ¥ | remnants of Colored and Biack Dress Goods. That means : | if a remnant at the already reduced prices (for remnants are | marked down as soon as made) is marked $3, | next three days you can buv it for $2. Dress Goods remnants consist of all grades of ¥ | dress goods in colors and black—in waist, skirt and dress lengths—principally dress lengths. Domestics—One-Fifth Off. Twenty per cent off—one-fifth of the entire amount—off of the large assortment.of Domestic Remnants now an hand, consisting of short iengths of White and Colored Flannel, Percale, Gingham, Printed Dimities, Sateens, Flannelette, W hite Goods, Table Damask, Crashes, Glass Linens, etc. that you can make of short lengths in this class of goods. Considerable money will be saved by patrons 20c 25¢ | The | three days. Flour ; | | To introduce this Flour, put up under |our own name, and one of the best brands ¢ manufactured—regularly sold at $r.1 during the @ Organdies, € are a thousand and on= things in the $1.00 Sack. SEAEAAEAAEE ARt aded | - : ae jsack—we will sell_it for balance $I 60 i iofdhewwetkat © . ST 0 . * Sold under our guaranice—money refunded if it : | proves unsatisfactory. : - . . b4 * b4 . $ (REASE 101 THE REVENCES House Takes Up Loud’s Bill Regulating the Mails. Reduces Second-Class Matter to Newspapers and Periodicals. Contains an Amendment Permitting the Sending of Sample Copies. Seme Special Dispatch to The Call. , Ri House, Cdlgfifing‘gf dMn.rch :—he use to-day entered upomn 1 m’::iedei’uon of the Loud bill relating to second-class mail matter. The bill is jdentical tc the one passed by the last t Mr. Loud, its nu(h(;r, otice of an amendment perm t- fl‘::‘; tl;xe transmission at pound rates of sample copies up to 10 per cent of the ion of the newspaper periodicals. This amen tion to the bill. mg:‘llyotm speeches were deliveredto- day. Mr. Loud made an exhaustive speech in its favor, claiming that the Government practically paid a subsidy of $40,000,000 to the proprietors of pub lications which now got access to the mails at pound rates, as the cost of transporting mail and its handling av- eraged 8 cents a pound. Mr. Moan_ (D.) of Tennessee spoke in opposition to the bill, and Mr. Perkins (R.) of Jowa in'fa- vor of it. The debate will continue un- til Thursday, When the vote ‘will be ta- ken at 4 o'clock. Second-class mai is restricted to newspapers and periodi- cals issued at least four times a year from a known office of publication, and publications issued under the auspices of benevolent or fraternal organiza- tions, trades unions or others having 2 | ‘membership of not less than 1600. Al publishers whose publications are ad- mitted as second-class mail matter are required by the bill before depositing such mail matter in the postoffices to separate it into TUnited States mail sacks or bundles for States, cities, towns and counties as the Postmaster that the committee would offer an ‘amendment at the proper time to allow | “If we don't get this business,” said dment removes the transmission of sample copies of | newspapers and periedicals not in ex- cess Of 10 per.cent of their bona-fide circulation. He yielded; before taking the floor, to Mr. Hinrichsen (D.) of Il- linois, whpn presented some resolutions adopted by the Illinois Press Associa- tion indorsing the bill, with the amend- ment.of which Mr. Loud had given no- | tice. . He read a letter from Mr. Day of the National Editorial Association, which declared. with this amendment the bill weuld work no hardship to the | newspapers, and met with the approval | of the press associations of Illinois, In- diana and Michigan. Loud then ‘took the fioor and sub- {-mitted a general argument in favor of | the bill, dwelling particularly upon the vast ‘saving the hill would effect an- nually. The deficiency in the postal revenyes was steadily increasing. In 1896 it- was'$9,000,000; last year it was | $12,800,000; this year it would be & mil- Hon and a -half more—all because it cost - the Government - $43,000,000 to | transport the second class mail matter | of thé country, which yielded to the! Government a revenue of but $3,000,000. He charged that much of the opposi- | tion to this measure jn the country press had been arcused by the publish- ing houses ‘'of New York and was ill- | founded ir fact. It had been charged, Loud said, that:this bill was in the in- terest of the express companies. he, “I don't care who gats it.” | Loud displayed to the House a great | amount 'of ‘thé literature with which’ Congress had been floodad by. the oppo- sition. to the bill, and he produced evi- | dence that most of ‘it had. . been in-| spired directly by publishers who were the beneficiaries of what he-termed the Loud was besieged with questions to- | ward the close of ‘his - remarks.. He spoke for about two hours.: ° Moon followed in -opposition to the bill. He declared that Congress should discharge its duty, tiot. to the press of the country, but.to the people. He con- ceded that there had been an abuse of second class mail = matter privileges. .Advertising papers should be excluded from this privilege. But he contended | that in striking' down the ‘evil this bill | destroyed much of the good: If the| existing law and its comstruction cost | the Government $20,000,000. annually the | | people were ‘the largest beneficiaries. | | Perkins (R.) of Tennesse¢ supported | | the bill.” He had been’ inclined, as a | | publisher, to support - the bill before | | the amendment proposed by Loud had | | been offered. Now he felf that thi { i | have to it. . | Kitchen (D.) of North Carolina at- tempted to make a general political | speech. He was called to order by the Speaker, who announced that hereafter he proposed to hold members ‘strictly | :to the subject under ‘consideration by the House. The Tule, he said,. should | be enforced impartially -against both sides. - McMillin (D.) of Tennessee suggested { that the enforcement of this Tule,which { he considered & departure. from ' the | practice of the House, might lead to de- | mial of the right of speech. The Speaker said that his twenty vears’ services in the House he had never'seen any danger of such a contingency. | At3p. m. the House adjourned. | spears into pruning hooks, FINDS NO EXCUSE FOR ANNEXATION Raymond L. Bridgeman’s Talk to Boston’s Congrega- tional Club. Fails' to Discover a Single Reason Why This Nation Should Acquire Hawail. Special Dispatch to The Call. BOSTON, March 1L—The Congregational Club met at Lorimer Hall this evening and listened to.a discussion of the topic “The Hawaiian Republic and Its F\Iflu’!’ Relations to the TUnited States.” Ray- mond L. Bridgeman strongly opposed an. nexation. He said: “As a missionary enterprise, annexa- tion has no standing. To annex on mili- tary grounds is worse than needless. It €Xposes us to positive and uncompensated peril. To annex on commercial grounds is useless, because we have all the ad- | vantages without annexation. For politi- | cal reasons to annex would be to incor- porate into our political body an element of incapacity and constant danger; for moral reasons to annex would involve dis- tinct degradation of our national stand- ing and character. “In’ ‘time to come, when the nations shall learn to war no more, when swords shall be beaten into plowshares and when man- kind shall be living under a code of inter- national law far more comprehensive and far.more minute than is known to-day, there will be a place for the small nations as well as for the great, each having its duties to and its claims upon mankind, each obedient to the larger law and each administering its own local affairs, se- cure from aggressive neighbors. And it is for us even now to shape every step of our national progress toward that lime consummation.” STRIKE OF MINERS IN TRINITY COUNTY. La Grange Mine Workmen Refuse to Accept a Cut in Their Wages. REDDING, March 1—News reached he bill, | amendment would Temove ‘any objec--| Redding this morning that the entire L matter, by the B, | "any legitimate mewspaper could | working force of La Grange Hy@raulic Mining Company. in Trinity County, has f:ne out on strike, the cause being a cut wages. This is the largest working hydraulic mine in Cfilfo!;nh. mcdh has ex- pended a vast amount of French capital in the Trinity gravel fields. It is reported that the strikers have sent out warning to fellow miners to keep away. as they ‘will not tolerate outside interference. CASTORIA For Infants and Children FEZ vz B