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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSI.)AY, MARCH 3, 1898. was . a ‘very - handsome - mam, With Smiooth face and wonderful hair Y re- member his esile, and how about the same time Louls Napoleon rode through the streets of Paris triumphaat. Every~ body then cheered for Napoleon. but there were a few of the common people who still shouted- ‘Long live the re- public!” When asked to recall some of the scenes of the revolution Madame Rou- tier replied. that she at no time wit- nessed the disturbances going n in the ‘heart of Paris. - The women of her class and sympathies were removed from the scenes of actual conflict. Arain returning to her early life, she recalled the. time when the Dauphin ‘had presented her, with his own hands, 4 token of esteem and reward for her playing. “Just to think,” she sobbed, “that now in my old age I am without a penny. Why,” she continued, “there are pictures in the Royal Academy to- day painted by my uncle, Louls God- frey Jadin. . ‘There are songs my grand- father composed, being sung there to- day, and yet here am I alone, and in poverty. When asked why she had not re- furned to.France, she made no reply for a long fime; then said: “When I was ready to go, my husband was not when he was ready I was not. That is all.” The Interpreter leaned far over and | said: “Is there no other reason, Mad- ame?’ She looked at The Call correspondent | who sat near and shock her head. She | did not seem to relish the thought that a suspicion: existed to the effect that she had not told all, and, while no out- ward sign of impatienee or anger were made manifest, it was. evident that Madame Rout had told .all -she would éver tell concerning her.past. A few years ago there was a solemn- jzation = of .the marriage of Jo- seph and Leonide Routier. Thirty years: had-- elaps since the cer- emony. in- San Francisco in 53, before they obtained the e iastical sanc- tion Of the Catholic church. No ac- count of the ceremony can be found the records of the parish, but stodian of them distinctly re- membe that it took place. And this is the end of the tale; a that lingers in one’s mind and is ant, as dead rose leaves are, with ygone memories that are bitter-sweet. Of the friends Joseph Routler, or Timoleon Charlés Marie Joseph Routler de ‘Bullemont, had in the days of his prosperity, -not all have deserted the widow o! the- man who would have shared his-last cent’ with them. So sweet 4s the memory of his unbounded generosity, so kindly' is their remem- brance of the faded little .old woman who or the chatelaine of “Rou- tier's,” that r once the old climax of heartless ingratitude is lacking. The neighbors for miles around have re- sponded to the demands of Madame Routier’s necessity, and the cost of her maintenance at the Ridge Home is paid by smail contributions of many frien A visit to the old home of the Rou- s since . Mme. Routier left it dis- sad scene of desolation. Her chair is still by the windov. -Her hus- band’s room has not been disturbed since the day of his death. Instead of taking all she could away, it seemed to be the wish of Mme. Routier to leave her little all in the only place on this earth she could feel at home. A hired man roaming through the house after she left found stacks and stacks of letters, and with a ruthless hand he burnt them all. Perhaps it is better that he di IE THOUGHT IIE WAS ESTERHAZY Suicide of an Artist Crazed by His Interest in the Zola Trial. Copyrighted, 1538, by PARIS, March 2.— v had a fresh vietim, an artist whose head has been literally turned by the excite- ment and who yesterday jumped out of a high window under the delusion that he was Major Esterhazy and that the police were coming to arrest him. Ever sincs the beginning -of the Zola trial this hapless individual - has made himself conspicuous by the extreme.vio- lence with which he discussed the -pro- ceedings of the assizes. He never tired of defending Major Esterhazy and upon one occasion he. narrowly escaped being ar- rested for creating a disturbance in the street. As Zola's trial neared its don Bennett. case has onclusion the artist grew worse and finally so identi fied himself with the troubles-of Majo: Esterhazy that he came to -confuse. hi identity with his he: He thought he was Major azy and everybody around was. conspiring to bring about his downfall “On r¥- side of him.” says Temps, “he saw ambushes and traps, every hour he took fresh precautions to escape from his enemie: Two,_ dz g0 his- friends were aston- ished-to that he -had shaved, not only his chin and upper lip but his head as well. “If Colonel Picquart recognizes me,"” he cried at the top of his voice, “he will be a clever felow.” Barly this morning the unfortunate man rose ily from his bed. .““They are coming, they are coming.to make a domi- ciliary visit to kill ‘me,” he cried In a piteous vojce. Going to-a window he opened it and threw. himself out. -He was .killed in- stantly. ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears’ Pretty boxes and odors to are used sell such soaps as no one touch if he saw them un- disguised. Beware of -a soap that depends something outside of it. Pears’, the finest soap in the world is scented or not, as you wish; and the would on money is in the merchan- dise, not in the box. All sorts of stores sell it, especially druggists; all sorts of people are using ite RIGHTS OF AMERICANS [N ALASKA Senators Engage in a Spicy but Heated Debate. Carter of Montana Fires Hot Shot at Rawlins of Utah. | Vigorously Defends His Home- stead and Railway Right of Way Bill. |SUPPORTED BY ELKINS. Nelson of Minnesota Pleads for the Farmers as Against “Bond- Clipping Foreigners.” Special Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, March 2. | In the Senate to-day Stewart of Ne- vada resumed his speech on the bank- | ruptcy bill passed by the House, but had not concluded at 2 o'clock. when the Alaska homestead and railway | right of way bill was laid before the| Senate, and he announced that he would finish to-morrow. | Carter of Montana, who reported thel bill, said that for two days the Senate | had been called upon to listen to one of | the most remarkable attacks upon a | committee of Senators in a speech mak- ing serious charges against individual Senators. He declared that it was un- fair; that the Senator who deliv- ered the speech (Rawlins of Utah) | should have withheld it from publica- tion in the Record, inasmuch as it was delivered in the course of a running de- bate, and he was satisfled that the speech could not be published as deliv- ered, parallel with the bill itself, with- out affording a complete refutation of its charges. “It will be found by Senators,” said Carter, “after a careful examination of | the bill, that of the wholesale charges | of dishonest purpose contained in the speech of the Senator from Utah noth- ing remains.” When Rawlins attempted to speak Carter, with some feeling, declined to be interrupted.” A moment later, how- | ever, he yielded, and Rawlins dis- claimed all intention of casting asper- sions upon any Senator, and said that ement was unwarranted by the facts, as could be shown by the ste- nographer’s notes. Carter then continued his remarks, quoting extensively from Gosernment reports from Alaska. He 'said he | thought it remarkable, in view of the struggle of Americans to get into the Alaska gold flelds during the past year, that Rawlins should maintain that there was no necessity for the pending legislation.. “I had supposed,” he con- | tinued, “that the fact I have mentioned was so. widely known that even the ; Senator from Utah had heard of it.” | At this point Allen of Nebraska re- | | quested Carter to give the Senate a | | synopsis of Rawlins' remarks. | Rawlins rose to give - the synopsis | himself, but Carter declined to yield. ““When the. plutocrat and the Popu- list come together,” exclaimed Rawlins | bitterly, “it is time for the Senate to | beware.” | Elkins of West Virginia, who had | been waiting during the greater part of | the afternoon for an opportunity to ad- | dress the Senate, said in beginning his | remarks that he was glad to see that an effort was being made to exact | something from Canada in view of all | that the Dominion Government and its | corporations recelved from the United States. | “For long years,” said Elkins, “Can- ada has taken business from our coun- try and despoiled the business of our |rallroads, and all this without any [proper return. In order to understani the better what I have to say, I de- | sire to refer particularly to the Cana- | dlan Pacific Railroad.” |~ When Elkins referred to the military |advantages of the Canadian Pacific and | its ‘two strongholds—Halifax and Es- uimalt—Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts nterrupted him with the facetious re- mark that the Senator need have mo apprehension of the British guns at those points, as they would endanger Americans only in the event of their | kicking, as, if any trouble should oc- | cur, Americans would be behind those | guns. In reply to a question from Lindsay concerning the statement that the Ca- nadian Pacific was carrying passengers from New York to Vancouver for $30 | Elkins said that the American roads had received permission from the In- terstate Commerce Commission to com- pete with the Canadian Pacific in pas- senger rates, but that the Canadian Pacific had declared its intention of re- ! ducing the fare to $28, In the course of a brief reply to El- kins Hoar expressed some regret that Elkins had brought into the discussion of the pending bill S0 much matter that was apparently irrelevant. He agreed with Elkins that the executive depart- ments of the Government had the power that should be exercised to pre- vent Canada from imposing upon this | country or it8 business interests. He also agreed with him that the destruc- tion of the seal herds was a reproach to civilization, and that the denlal of the privileges of hospitality to our fish- ermen was a reproach. He held, too, that Canada ought not to enjoy the bonding privilege, which the United States did not also have, and he per- fectly agreed with Elkins that the busi- ness of supplying American citizens in Alaska ought not in any way to be bur- dened by Canadian monopoly. Nelson of Minnesota followed Hoar with a sharp protest against Elkins' proposition, on the ground that it was aimed at the interests of the farmers of the Northwest. We have, he said, other interests than those of the rail- road trunk lines. At the farther end of Lake Superior there ‘is located a great empire of five or six millions of farm- ers, and the interests of those farmers are of far higher consideration than are the interests of the railroads, however important they may be to their owners. It was the duty of Congress, he con- tinued, to look after the interests of this vast community and the interests of the people of New England, rather than the interests of the coupon-eclip- ping foreigners who hold thestocks and bonds of the trunk lines. He asserted that Mr. Elkins’ proposition was a blow at the American farmer and to get him into the caldron of the railroad and _there to roast and singe him without mercy. At 5:42 the Senate adjourned | | time we will be able to pass the meas- | stances. | here. | easily. |FRESNO AND SALINAS | afternoon, the vibrations being north and der STOUT'S BILL S REPORTED FAVORABLY Will Be Called in the Kentucky Legisla- ture To-Day. Friends of the Measure Confldent of Its Passage. Believe a Majority Will Vote to Repeal the Southern Pacific Charter. MR. HUNTINGTON’S TERMS. Says the Road Will Pay a “Police Protection Tax ” and Nothing More. Special Dispatch to The Call. FRANKFORT Ky., March 2.—The Committee on Corporations has report- ed favorably on the Stout bill to re- peal the charter of the Southern Pa- cific Company. The committee was | not reached in the House to-day, but | under a recent rule of the House the Committee on Rules may take up any bill at any thme. Mr. Stout said to- night: “Speaker Beckham as chairman of the Rules Committee has agreed to | permit me to call up the bill to-mor- | row. I find that theré is a warm senti- ment in favor of the passage of the | bill. It will meet little or no opposition | in the House from present indications. | The big corporation seems powerless to manipulate the present Legislature, and the bill will be rushed with all possible dispatch. It seems at this | ure through both houses, although the time for doing so is very short, indeed. The little opposition will obstruct the measure to a very slight extent, and | it starts under favorable circum- | | “I learn from the members of the | Board of Valuation and Assessments | that the Southern Pacific Company | has been negotiating for a settlement of the tax cases out of court, and since the introduction of the repeal bill has been awakened to this end. The com- panv should not expect privileges under our laws unless it expects to be | governed by them as are other com- panies.” Senator Thomas H. Hays of Louis- ville, leader of the opposition, said: “T | have received word from Mr. Hunting- | ton in regard to the measure. You | can say that there will nothing come | of . it. Mr. Huntington says he is tired of the anno—ance of the repeated | efforts to repeal the charter. He says that in the course of time, when the matter can be adjusted b attorneys, the Pacific Comnar- will pay a ‘police protection tax,’ nothing more. The company has no property in Kentucky comparative with its great' interests. The present measure is like similar other measures for the purpose of forcing taxes. ‘The bill will not pass. The San Francisco lobby will not come I do not think it possible to pass the bill through the House, and should it meet our branch we shall defeat it Should the bill now pass we could have passed in another State a charter which would serve the pur- pose of the present Kentucky charter.” The btll has gained much in favor and a number of the ablest members of the House will strongly advocate its passage. Mr. Stout has been gather- ing data upon the operations of the company. The friends of the bill say they hope to pass the measure before the last of the week in the House. They claim that Governor Bradley is favor- able to the bill and there is little doubt of his signing it under the cir- cumstance SHAKEN BY TEMBLORS. Distinct Shocks That Last Several Seconds, but Do No Par- ticular Damage. FRESNO, March 2.—An unusually se- vere shock of earthquake was felt in this city at eleven minutes to 3 o'clock this afternoon. It was particularly noticeable in the courthouse and in the third stories of business blocks, where a decided trem- bling was felt. -The day was very sultr; and the shock lasted several seconds. Tt was followed by another but slighter shock. SALINAS, March 2.—This city was vis- ited by a slight earthquake at 2:46 this south. The shock lasted several seconds and was very distinct. No particular dam- age was done. —_—— To Act as District Attorney. SANTA BARBARA, March 2—The Board of County Supervisors, in special session this morning, selected C. A. Storke, a Democrat, to act as District At- torney’ in place of the late A. A. Oglesby. — ADVERTISEMENTS. SPECIAL. On account of our buyer and manager, Mr. Rossi, approach- ing departure for Europe, we offer at special prices the most artistic Hand-carved Furniture, made in solid walnut or oak, wood well seasoned, and which, we guarantee, stands any cli- mate. Also a fine assortment of French Tapestry, Wrought Iron and Antique Brass Lan- terns, French Cabinets, Desks, Tables, Chairs and Genuine Carrara Marble Statuary. Full satisfaction given. Money refunded if goods do not suit. At THE P. ROSSI (0, 117 SUTTER STREET, Bet. Kearny and Montgomery Sts.—South side. | wharf, waiting for a chance to unload. | Haines Mission. WRECK OF THE BARK CANADA Torn From Her Anchor- age at Skaguay During a Storm. She Is Again Tied Up, Only to Be Dashed to Pleces by a Second Gale. £ An Ironwork-Laden Barge Is Also Lost, but No Loss of Life Occurred. Spectal Dispatch to The Cail. SEATTLE, March 2—The steamer Rosalle to-day brought down thirty- nine passengers from Alaska. One of them, Frank Jones, was just cut from Dawson, but had no late news from| | the Klondike. Passengers on the Rosalie bring| news of the wreck of the bark Canada, | which broke away from her anchorage | off the Skaguay wharf during the ter-| rible storm on Monday, February 21| After being on the rocks a short time | the vessel floated off and was tied up | temporarily. On the following Thurs- | day another storm came on and again the big bark broke away. She wound up her mad race with the waves on a sandbar near Haines Mission. No| lives were lost, but the bark is sup- posed to be a total wreck. The Canada left Tacoma some time ago with a cargo of lumber for Skag- uay. The tow up the coast was without | incident. When the storm of the 21st| came up the bark was off the Skaguay | She had two anchors out, and the cap- | tain, mate and some of the crew were on board. Almost without warning one of the anchor ropes parted and the ves- sel swung around to the wind. The other anchor gave away and the bark was soon on the rocks. She was subse- quently floated and moored io trees &long the shore. The following Thursday brought an- other storm and the trees were soon pulled up by their roots. The tug Cole- man was sent out after the bark and succeeded In making fast a line. On ac- count of the wind the tug was unable to make any headway with so heavy a tow, and giving up the attempt went | back to Skaguay. The Canada brought up high and dry on a sandbar near Those aboard were brought back to Skaguay on the tug Alert, and a number of them came down on the Rosalie yesterday, among them being the captain. The Canada, it is believed, will prove a total wreck, although some of the cargo may be saved. She was badly injured from her contact with the rocks during the first blow, and it is believed that the second wreck finished her. The home port of the Canada was Port Townsend. She was launched in 1853 at Bath, Me., and was 1144 tons bur- den. She was sent north on this trip by the Washington and Alaska Steam- ship Company and was uninsured. Two barges broke away from thelr moorings at Skaguay during the same storm. One of them, loaded with lum- ber, Bfad just béen towed morth by the Protection. ' One barge was recovered, but most of the lumber had been wash- ed off. The other barge was loaded with bridge timber and iron for a bridge on the Skaguay wagon road. Both cargo and barge were lost. A PECULIAR FATALITY. the Effect of Burns. STOCKTON, March 2.—Mrs. Annette Fraser, wife of P. B. Fraser, president of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of this city, died at §:30 o'clock this morn- tng at her home here. Her death was caused by pneumonia, superinduced by severe burns received five weeks ago. Mrs. Fraser was standing before a fire- place at her residence, when her dress caught the blaze, and she was soon wrapped in flames. The blazing clothing was smothered, but it was found that she had been quite severely burned on the limbs. Everything possible was done for the sufferer, and for the first three weeks she improved steadily. _Everything look- ed favorable, when a change came. Sev- eral of the veins had been burned, and inflammation set up in them. This caused clotting of the biood, and little by liitle the clots passed into ‘the circulatory sys- tem, and finally lodged and accumulated in the lungs, bringing on an attack of pneumonia, which was the direct cause of death. One of the sons is now on his way home from the East, and is expected to ar- rive this evening, when arrangements for the funeral will be made. i sl R CHARGES NOT SUSTAINED. Steward Young of Agnews Exon- erated on Investigation. SAN JOSE, March 2—F. C. Young, steward of Agnews Asylum for the In- sane, was to-day exonerated of the charges of neglect of duty and incom- petency preferred by the board of man- agers. He is a Union veteran, and when the charges were made he sued out a writ of prohibition to restrain the board from proceeding to a hear- ing. The writ was dismissed on the ground that the board had jurisdiction. The findings to-day were that only one charge was sustained, that of neglect in giving proper attention to the purchase of goods, and this was excused on the ground that he was a Union soldier. : - .KILLED BY A RUNAWAY. Jerry Romelli, A‘E‘ouflu Rancher, Is Thrown From His Buggy- SALINAS, March 2.—Jerry Romelli, a well-to-do rancher living near Gonzales, was instantly killed this afternoon by being thrown out of his buggy by a run- away team. He had long been driving a very spirited team of horses. To-day, while he was returning to his ranch from Gonzales, the team became uncontrol- able, and turning a corner sharply Ro- melli was thrown out. He was a native of Switzerland and about 47 years of age. i FLOATING BOTTOM UP. ASTORIA, Or., March 2.—The British sealing schooner Hatzic of Vistoria, Cap- tain Daley, came into this harbor this evening with a disabled chronometer. Captain Daley reports having sighted a schooner, bottom up, Tuesday afternoon thirty-two miles off Tillamook ‘and about ten miles south-southwest of the light- ship. He came to within about fifteen feet of the wreck and saw no evidence of life nor could he make out her name. The bottom was in good condition, painted Wwith copper paint and the keel was about one hundred feet long. The wreck is sup- goled to be the fumbur schooner Del orte from San Francisco for Tillamook, which has been out about six weeks. NEW CHARTER CLUB’S CHOICE FOR CITY CLERK. SAN JOSE, March 2.—At the meeting of the nominating committee of the New Charter Club to-night it was decided to report the name of J. M. Allen to the club to-morrow as the candidate for City Clerk. : % g ik ~ BOASTS THAT HE WILL NOT HANG Parricide Flannelly Pre- fers Suicide to the Gallows. Plans for Self - Destruction Confided to a Fellow- Prisoner. Twelve Men Sworn to Pass Upon the Two-Fold Murdersr's Fate. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE March 2.—The Flan- nelly case dragged wearily along to- day. The work of swearing a jury oc- cupled the court's attention. The courtroom was crowded with specta- tors. The taking of testimony will commence to-morrow, and from that time on the proceedings promige to be interesting. It is thought the trial will occupy about ten days. S Flannelly has declared he will never hang. He boasts that he will com- mit suicide before he will ever meet such a death. Of late his spirits have been depressed. A prisoner who occu- pled the same cell with Flannelly un- til lately, but who is now out of jail, told The Call correspondent to-day that Flannelly’s conscience troubles him a great deal. He sald that sev- eral times each evening Flannelly would be awakened by nightmares, and he would start up as if from fright. On such occasions he would awaken his cell mate and talk until he had recovered from the nervous shock. The parricide intimated that should the verdict be “guilty of mur- der in the first degree” he would com- mit suicide before he would face the gallows. A number of times he point- ed out an artery on his wrist, which he said he could sever if the worst. came. He spoke of the washroom in the small tank as being a suitable place in which he could hang him- self. There is a grating overhead, and this he declared would be an excelleut place to tie a rope made from blankets to hang himself. He could stand on a box and fix the improvised .rope around his neck and kick the box from under him. This, Flannelly said, would be an easy way to cheat the verdict of the court. Flannelly’s money has about given out, and with this has gone much of his bravado. If he is convicted he will have no money for an appeal to the Supreme Court, and unless his mother aids him financially he will, if possi- ble, put one of his threats of self- destruction into execution. - His folks have not done anything for him yet, and. it is thought they may ignore him- altogether. Just now what little spirit is left in him is being bolstered up by the hope that he may receive a life sentence. He thinks that his story of self-defense will be believed, as he intends to go on the stand and testify that his father ordered him out of the house, and when he refused to comply threatened to kill him and made a mo- tion as if to draw a gun from under his pillow. e The jury was completed to-day as follows: S. F. Patton, Levi Mayock, William Buckley, A. Barker, John F. Barry, C. C. Smith, Frank Armstrong, W. D. Eitel, Fred Krumb, H. J. Ben- nett, M. F. Edwards and W. F. Hig- ins. L To-morrow, at 10 o'clock, the taking of testimony will begin. ANICY TOMB I - THE LYNN CANAL Fate of the Clara Nevada's Steward and His Seven Assistants. Complete List of the Unfortunates Names Is Furnished a Call Correspondent. Special Dispatch to The Call. SEATTLE, March 2.—Several additional names of the crew of the ill-fated steam- er Clara Nevada were secured to-day by The Call correspondent. In the former published accounts little mention has been made of the fate of the steward’s crew of elght men, which, so far as known, found an icy tomb at the bottom of Lynn Canal, when the steamer blew up in an Arctic hurricane oft Seward City. A complete list of this crew is given on authority of Fred Laudin, who was to have sailed for the north on the steamer, but who relinquished his posi- tion, having become dissatisfied with the work. One member of the crew escaped, having left the ship at Skaguay. ‘his was Fred Emery, whose parents reside at Victoria. But for his - fortunate with- drawal from the ill-fated vessel his name would now be among those who were ost. : Laudin says that his reason for leaving the Nevada before she sailed from this city was that he did not like the sleep- ing accommodations. He says that the instructions were to serve the second- cabin passengers first, and that he con- Srored the work would be hard, as only twenty could be seated at one time. ‘According to Laudin, who knew most ‘of the men personally, the list of the steward’'s crew is as follows: Frank O'Donnell, steward, 52 years; Charles Hunt, assistant steward, 42 years; Per- kins, waiter, 30 years; Kelly, waiter, 40 cears; Butler, waiter, 28 years; Frank eld, pantryman, 60 years; Ernest Dohm, steerage steward. rank O’Donnell, the steward, was well known on the coast, having sailed as steward on a number of ships. Arrangements have been made to send north at once divers to search for the bodies of those lost in the destruction of the steamer Clara Nevada. The latest re- ports from Alaska regarding the wreck of the steamer seem to indicate that it was not an explosion of the boilers that caused the disaster which was accom- panted by the loss of fifty or sixty lives. R letter was received yesterday by the owners of the steamer from Sanderson Reed of Portland, who was sent north to search for the body of his friend, Purser George Foster Beck, and for the bodies of other members of the crew and pas- sengers. This letter sa{s that there is every indication that the steamer was blown on Eldred Rock and that the fire was caused by the lamps being upset by the shock, From Fort Wrangel comes the infor- matlon that Jessie Wilkins and E. T. Hol- te, both of Portland, took on the Clara Nevada and were lost with others in the wreck. Mr. says that the fire originally started in different parts of the vessel, which prevented the crew and passengers from checking it. Then, he believes, an attempt was made to lower the lifeboats, which was unsuc- cessful on account of the storm. His opinion is that the bodies of most of those l‘est on the vessel will be found near the SEEK T0 PROVE SELF-DEFENSE Testimony of Sheriff Mar- tin and One of His Men. SECOND-CLASS MAIL MATTER The Loud Bill Occupies Another Day in the House. Deputy Price Says the Lattimer Strikers Were Armed With Revolvers. Partisan Speech by Lentz of Ohio in Opposition to the Measure. Swears to the Statement That He Felt of Their Pockets Before the Shooting. Sees a Serlous Menace to the Country Editor and a Deathblow to Bryanism. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. WILKESBARRE, Pa, March 2— WASHINGTON, March2.—TheHouse | o "oyt opened this morning for spent another day in debate upon the | ., " 0 iinuation ofsthe trial of Sheriff Loud bill relating to second-class mail | Martin and his deputies for the shoot- matter. The speeches, as a rule, at-| - o p, gerfkers at Lattimer, Sheriff tracted little interest. The speakers |, . ... " . ocs examination was Te- were Messrs. Brownell (R.) of Ohio and | o trC 1 GOF 0 00 the prosecu- Ogden (D) of Loulsiana in favor of the | jon " The main point established was measure, and Messrs. Bell (Pop.) Of 1.t the witness denied making the re- Colorado, Simpson (Pop.) of Kansas, |, ... arter the shooting that he had Clark (D.). of Missouri, Brown (R.) of‘ merely “taken a hand in the matter as Ohio and Lentz (D.) of Ohio in 0PPO- | piain James Martin and not as the Special Dispatch to The Call. sition to it. The latter gentleman was once edi- tor of a weekly newspaper, and he de- livered a eulogy on the country editor. | “He is as faithful to the people as is | the needle to the pole,”. he said. “In| the monotonous campaign of 18¢6, when | a vast majority—not all, mark you, but | a vast majority—of the Democratic| Tietropolitan newspapers basely de-| serted their colors and went bag and | baggage, horse, foot and dragoons, into| the camp of the enemy, the country weeklies, with rare exception, stoed by the cauge of Bryan, Democracy and hu- manity with unshaken fidelity, superb courage*and commendable self-abnaga- tion, thereby vindicating the patriotism, Wisdom and.independence of the Amer- ican press. - Upon this same country editor we must depend largely for hon- est, couragecus, patriotic press service | in the campdign now pending as well as that of 1900, and surely upon the | Démocratic side of the House we would be dcting with. ynwise wisdom to de-: prive him of any of his prerogatives. The Loud bill might justly be entitled ‘An act to diminish the supply of anti- Republican campaign literature.” Then it would be true to its pame. The Re- publicans, having nine-tenths of the| great metropolitan papers, may find some exeuse for supporting a measure | ‘which will squelch the country week- lies, but certainly Democrats, Populists and Free Silyer Republicans cannot af- ford to do sé.unless they are meditat- ing political suicide.” | Lentz in opposing the bill declared that the deficiency. in the postal reve- nues was due to the fact that the rail- | roads-were paid extravagant rates for | the transportation of the mails. } Bell (Pop.) .of Colorado, Simpson | (Pop.) of Kansas and Clark (D.) of| Missouri opposed _the bill, mainly on the ground that it was. inimical to the in- terests of thé country editors. Griggs (D:) of Georgia gave notice | of an amendment to the amendment of | which Loud gave notice yesterday, | providing that newspapers and peri- | Sheriff of Luzerne County.” The defense endeavored to have the Sheriff testify that he was unable to suppress the riot and disorder that ex- isted in the Hazelton region, and that the civil authorities were unable to cope with it and had telegraphed to the Governor of Pennsylvania for aid. and that, consequently, the Governor ordered out the Statemilitiaonthenight of September 10. The commonwealth objected to this line of testimony, and Judge Woodward sustained the objec- tion. Samuel Price, a contractor and com= mission merchant of Hazelton, testified that he was Sheriff Martin’s chief dep- uty at the time of the shooting. He told of the Sheriff giving all the depu- ties explicit orders to keep cool; to pro- tect all’ property and maintain the peace. He also told them they were not to shoot unless for self-protection. The witness corroborated Martin's testimony from the time the deputies went on duty until they formed in line at Lattimer and described the shooting in detail. He sald-that he discovered by going among the strikers and feel- ing about their clothing that they were armed with stones and revolvers. He was put through a rigid cross-examina- tion, but he could not be made to con- tradict himself. He did not know who gave the order to shoot, but did not fire a shot himself. At the forenoon session Ario Platt, one of the deputies, gave a description of the shooting. The witness saw the Sheriff halt the strikers at Lattimer on September 10, and advise them to disperse, but was knocked down. A. M. Hess, a civil engineer of Hazelton, who commanded Company A of the depu- ties, corroborated Platt in his testi- mony. He heard one shot first, like a pistol shot, then came the volley. A shivering and a shaking man is odicals should -have the.right to send out. sample. copies ‘at pound rates to the number of 1000 copies. s | A resolution of inquiry was adopted | asking the- President to transmit to | the House a copy cof the proceedings of | the International Commission on the | question of the equitable distribution | of the waters of the Rio Grande, re- quired of said commission by the proto- eol of May 6, 1896; ‘also the protest of Mr. Hercasitas, representing citizens of Mexico, against the construction of| dams by the Rio Grande Dam and Ir- rigation Company and . the action | thereon. t A bill was passed creating Knoxville, Tenn., a port of entry. At 5:20 p. m. the House adjourned. WEST-BOUND FREIGHT DITCHED .AT GOLD RUN.| A Bad Wreck That Will Delay Over- land Passengers at Least Twelve Hours. | AUBURN, March 2—Freight .train 8, going west, was ditched at Gold Run-this | afternoon. The. engine and all of the nineteen . cars were thrown from the | track. No one was injured. The wreck | is considered a bad one, and .overland passengers will be delayed at: least| twelve hours. | | . —————— YOUNG BURGLAR RELEASED. Leader of a Gang of Salinas Mis- creants Turned Loose. SALINAS, March 2—Roy Palmer, the 13-year-old boy who was held to answer recently upon a charge of burglary, upon a complaint sworn to by his father, 0. W. Palmer, a prominent merchant of this. city, was turned loose to-day. The little fellow was very .glad to be free “once more, having been in jail several days, awaiting the orders of the Superior Court. Judge Dorn issued the folowing order this morning in’ regard to the case: ‘“The | court, having_fully investigated ~the | charge with ‘which the defendant is ac- | cused, he is hereby ordered discharged | from custody.” Young Palmer confessed recently to being the leader of a gang of young lads about his own age. that has been doing wholesale thievery in this city. - g PETALUMA PIONEER GONE. | 1 Major James Singley Dies Suddenly at His Home. PETALUMA, March 2. — Petaluma mourns the death of _its oldest settler, Major James Singley having died sudden- ly this afternoon. Major Singley was born in Philadelphia in 1817, came to Cali- fornia in_ 1849, and settled in Peta- luma in 1851. Deceased was a prominent Mason, and the funeral will be held un- der the auspices of the Arcturus Lodge. His family consists of his widow, his daughters—Mrs. B. F. Cox, Mrs. Mary Field, Mrs. J. B. Blake and Mrs. Gertrude Mills—and his sons, James A., Charles E.; George W. and Frank R. Singley. ——— ADRIFT ON A DREDGER. KESWICK, Cal., March 2—This morn= ing the large dredger that for a year or so past has been working on the Sacramento River below this place broke from its moorings owing to the hiih water. Only one man was aboard at the time, but he succeeded in steering the cumbersome craft clear of obstructions and called loudly for help from the shore. A num- ber of men followed along the bank and succeeded in mooring the dredger after it had made a perilous journey of four miles down the stream. o0 damage was done, although it will be expensive to work it back up the swift river to the dredging grounds. It is valued at Pioneer Downer Dies at Shasta. KESWICK, March 2—A. L. Downer, a California ploneer, died in Shasta this morning at the age of 81. He came across the Isthmus in 49, was once a prominent business man in Sacramento and later Secretary of Idaho Territory. was The fac-simile signature of is on every wrapper of CASTORIA. { hands for years. 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