The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 16, 1898, Page 5

all k Vnn to delive f=3atateintntntetetetetetutntntesatazat THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1898. o SUZERAINTY NOW DENIED South African Republic Will Not Heed Great Britain’s Claim. President Kruger Hurls the Lie at Ex-Chief Justice Kotze. The Transvaal’'s Executive Says “We Shall Show That We Are a Government.” Spectal Dispatch to The Call PRETORL: *h 15.—A wide- spread sensati been caused by the declar Chief Jus- | tice Kot ng a deputa- tion on Sunday, that when the case of the Amerfcan engineer, agains! the Transvaal vernment, pending in the court u ting judgment, subsequently his favor, President Kruger, nterview with him (Judg eat d him with dism: obeyed the Volksraad in an 1 ss he session _of the Volks 3 ident Kruger declared Kotze's statement fal “The devil himself nev e.” { given s ver: r President Kruger, litical said werte jealou nce and the » one knew pen, but they on nf m; turning to the that peopla must st he d itish dispatch anc Iy would be published direct! new that it had reached the Chamberlain. President Krus -luded his speech exclaiming, how that we are a Government. 1d cheers.) ations left the impression Government's rerly denies the | 1 to suzerainty. has published his notes atement lent he rega Justice operly The Goverr plied to the I i kn elf preme He to the Queen’s 15.—There is rea- | the Johannesburg he Ti that at a s of the Volksraad, were expressed | 1im of British scided to allow BT h nes, else- involved ATTEMPT TO LIBERATE ‘ MURDERER DOUGLAS. . scheme for its p ation of . the wife murderer, was un- el drill was found 1 iron bar which teel casings. run do o windows showed the bar had been p: a ed, or the ef- r him. | | gather | dors of the hall and in the street wait- will | € TEARS SHED AT ROSECRANS' BIER Veterans Take a Last Look at Their Old Commander. Many Weep as They Gaze at the Face of the Dead ‘Warrior. Twenty Thousand People Pass by the Remains as They Lay in State. Spectal Dispatch to The Cail. March 15.—Over 20, ains of Gen LOS ANGEL 000 people viewed the rem eral W. S. Ro lay in state in the ncil chamber at the City Hall The throng was a nding one from 10 a. As soon as the Council thrown open there was a the corri- ceasel m. to 6 p. m. chamber wa ng of 1500 people in ing an opportunity to view the re- mains of the departed hero. The scene as the ket was borne from the undertaking establishment to the City Hall was & most impressive one. A military escort had been formed and as the casket w borne to the street of infantry preceded the pa nd opened order with uncove A detail of troopers The pall be: ded the hearse and its cav- When the sket arrived had assem- bled and met the cortege at the en- trance. Headed by the Mayor and President, the procession formed and the casket taken to the Council mber, where it was placed on a heavily draped bier in the center of the chamber. Here the people viewed it throughout the d Those who knew the general in his lifetime state that death had in no way changed his stern and noble feature: Many touching scenes were witnessed in the darkened room owly passed the coffin. wa gain and again to gaze on his old commander and wept in spite of his efforts to hin Another grim-visaged man with a Grand Army badge on his breast and a perceptible limp that gave a suspicion of batfle wounds burst into taasrs as he looked on the face of the dead. d He tenc scarred and s in folds acros coffin. Doubtless there c the foot of me to him one of those flitting m ses of the fierce struggle erry, when the noble ch ull of lif v r and resolv led h | forces against General Floyd and d feated the Southern warrior. The tear- dimmed eyes turned again on the face of the dead g nd the veteran number v affected at the der stretched in passed on out. soldiers were si ht of their old le ath The council tingly prepared the remains. The forum had been moved back and over and about it were banked numer- ous pots of the pure white azalea in all the magnificent beauty of full bloom. The entire floor had been cleared. About the walls were draped American flags, together with festoons of crepe and long, graceful loops of smilax. No d fit- of had been reception chamber for the d veterans gave way to tears, and one | | of them turned back estrain | Of old | | floral designs were permitted in the | chamber. To-morrow the funeral of General Rosecrans will take place from the | cathedral. The pallbearers have been | selected from Union and Confederate | veterans. At a regular meeting of Camp 770, | United Confederate Veterans, Confed- | erate Veterans’ Association of Califor- | nia, held here to-day to take action in | regard to the death of General W. S. | Rosecrans the following sentiments | were unanimously adopted: . | Among the great leaders of the Union | armies Genera] Rosecrans was conspicu- ous for all the qualities that brave men | love. Courageous, chivalrous, magnani- | mous, he commanded the affections of his | own soldiers and compelled the admira- | tion of the Confederates. His brilliant | record illumes his country’s history. His | justice and consideration for a defeated | Deople have endeared him to their hearts. | Our own camp has experienced his nobls | courtesy. We were his friends, he was | ours. In common with all of our fellow- | citizens throughout the Union we mourn the nation’s loss; but we feel a personal | bereavement in the death of this truly | great man, who among the latest acts of his glorious life remembered us and sent us his kindly greetin A jewel in the | crown of his splendid career. In testimony of the respect and affec- bear for this exalted patriot and an_soldier, we will place a floral ation upon his bier and will attend uies in a body. Resolved, That this tribute be spread i upon the records of our camp and a copy be sent to the family of this hero, whom we proudly_hailed friend. M. FULKERSON, Adjutant, S. R. THORPE, Commander. KASSON SAID HE HAD WIFE AND CHILDREN Admission Made to a Friend by the 1 Rich San Joaquin County | Rancher. | STOCKTON, March 15.—At the opening of the Kasson will contest this morning Judge Jones suggested that in considera- tion of the number of attorneys repre- senting the various litigants it would ex- the defendants single represent their To | pedite matters if out one spokesman to side during the direct examination. this all the attorne J. F. Wittho a F iit Talser, testified that he had worked for Kasson in 185, and that Kasson had him he had a wife, a son and a ughter in St. Louis; that the son looked o him, but the daughter did not and | she ‘might not be his daughter. The | witness described Kasson as looking very much like George W. Lindy, the claimant to the Kasson estate, which is estimated to be valued at nearly $200,000. W. A. Hurst, a Tracy barber, testified that Kas- son had told him that he married and had children. The cas excited considerable interest here and promises | to occupy the ‘ many days. SoE A MILLER NOT GUILTY. Monterey County,s Auditor Acquit- ted on a Sarious Charge. SATLINA March 15.—The case of the people unty Auditor George S. Mil- ler, which has been occupying the atten- tion A jury in the Superior Court In this city, was finished to-day. The jury after a short deliberation returned a ver- dict of not guilty. ditor Miller was charged with criminal negligence in office ng permitted the Collector to embezzle county funds. FINISHES AT AGNEW. State Senate Committee CompletesIts Inspection. SAN JOSE, M The Senate com- mittee which > Asylum completed its sessions at ution this evening. Medical Di- examined partment will visit the Normal School. To-morrow the committee | | MANGLED BY A LEOPARD. How Trainer Canihac Was Attacked by Spitfire at the Chutes. Curled up in a corner of her cage at the Chute: Spitfire, the hand- somest and most dangerous leopard that ever exhibited her feline charms to a San Francisco audi- ence, dozed as peacefully all day yesterday as though she had never a thought of mangling the man who attempted to subjugate her will to his. ¥ indifferent to the crowds that gazed upon her through ander bars that held her cap- Spitfire was a picture of se- The fury that had possessed a few hours before had and as she slept she < her vanished purred as contentedly as the most domesticated tabby that ever nestled on a hearth rug. In repose the beast is not at all formidable looking and it is evident that she does not know her own strength. If she did the bars that front her cage would offer feeble re- sistance were she seized with the desire to sally forth. Maybe Spitfire will never awaken to a full realiza- tion of her prowess. When she sprang upon her trainer, Monday, and sank her fangs deep into his ghoulder, she was beaten off by other attendants and driven cow- ering into a corner, while her victim was dragged out of her reach. It was the same three days before, when she mangled the same train- er's foot. In both instances she was cheated of her prey--before she had fairly whetted her appetite with his fadeatetuututetatutatedatntutntasatnzatatoze] life blood and, remembering this, the leopard may submit without protest in the future to the efforts cf her captors to subdue her. But she is of a species the strongest characteristic of which is treachery, and having ed blood, Spitfire would belie her sex and kind were she to forget. Some day when her fury is aroused to its highest pitch, she will ase to fear the iron bars in the of her tormentors, will forget she is a captive, and forgetting, she will rend apart the frail partition that separates her from freedom and then she can select her human repast from among those who may happen to be in the arena. Though suffering intense pain from his recent hurt, J. F.Canihac, the train- er, who has twice within a week felt Spitfire’s fangs buried in his flesh, de- clares he will yet make the brute obey his every command. And Canihac means what he says. In a little room beside the pavilion on the grounds, the sufferer is being tenderly nursed by his associates, and is given the best medi- cal attention, and he says he will be able to give Spitfire another lesson in obedience in two or three weeks. His right arm is fearfully torn, great strips of flesh and sinew having been torn from the bone, but never a word of complaint does he utter. Canihac is a Frenchman who has handled wild animals all his life. Since the establishment of the Zoo at the Chutes he has been employed as one of the trainers, his duties consisting in part in teaching the leopards fifii&)‘.‘i:ffi(UQfi'fi):(fifi)&fifififlfififiQl:(fi):()&fiflfififlfififlfififlfifififififififififlfiflflfifibfi tricks. There are three of these, two of which arc fairly well trained. Spitfire, however, is a recent acqui sition and so far has shown little inclination to absorb such knowl- edge as will enhance her value as a show animal. Up to last Saturday all three were Kept in the same cage, but that day, when Canihac went in to give them their daily lesson, Spitfire resented the intru- sion by secizing his foot and lacer- ating it quite seriously. After that she was placed in a cage by herself where Canihac thought she could be more easily handled. Monday when he went into her cage he found her surly and little mclined to perform. The trainer’s face was protected from her claws by a-base- ball mask. His right hand was encased in a heavy boxing glove to shield it from her teeth, and in his left hand he held a chair to keep her from springing upon him. The lesson had hardly begun when Spitfire backed into a corner and before Canihac could raise the chair she sprang upon him, burying her teeth in his right shoulder. Then the attendants rushed up and beat her off, while the victim stag- gered through the little door and was carried to his room, the blood streaming from his wounds. Spitfire, crouching in her cage, licked her massive jaws with relish. She had tasted human blood, and who can tell when she will crave for more? feletatetaletututniutututatuiaiututntauetutagusuluinatetuinieluletuduiotntute] o b= 0 inspecting Agnews | CHOSEN TO J.W. wiLSo ing to-day for the purpose of electing nt. for president ident Chase were pr When nominations man, Director Bogi the important office. support of the members of the board. On motion of Director Matthews, shown by him in conducting the affai dealings with the societ After electing J. W. of the chair. President Spreckels will the next few da: The office of the president of the ifmportant one. The president is also the State University. President university. known throughout the State. County, and is at present one of the declined. | several years ago. SUCCESSOR A. B. Spreckels Eiected President of the State Board of Agri- culture. SACRAMENTO, March 15.—The State Board of Agriculture held a meet- Directors Boggs, Matthews, Wilson, Spreckels, Terry, Cox, Mackey and Pres- presented the name of Director A. B. Spreckels for No other nominations were made, and Mr. received the unanimous vote of the board. | Mr. Spreckels, in accepting the office, said that he would use his best efforts for the success of the society. the office the required time and attention, and hoped to receive the able ered to the retiring president, C. M. Chase, for the efficiency and faithfulness years, he having at all times been fair and impartial Wilson superintendent of the park and W. P. Matthews superintendent of the pavilion, the board adjourned to the call Spreckels, in succeeding President Chase in the Agricultural Board, also succeeds him as one of the regents of the J. W. Wilson, who was elected superintendent o He was at one time Sheriff of Sacramento was recently tendered the office of Chief of Police of Sacramento City, but W. P. Matthews is also well known, the State Leglislature, at one time being Speaker. AS CHASE W.B.MATHEWS' a president for the ensuing year. were declared in order by the chair- Spreckels He said, also, that he would give the thanks of the board were deliv- s of the 'society for the past three in his rulings and name the various committees within State Board of Agriculture is a most a member of the Board of Regents of f the park, is well judges at the Ingleside track. He having served several terms in He was State Librarian ASLEEPINTIE PATI OF DEATH James Vorden Killed by a North-Bound Train at . Redwood City. | | | | i Dozed on a Trestie Near the Depot and Lost His Life Through His Foolhardiness. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. REDWOOD CITY, March I5.—James “Vorden, while sitting upon a trestle at| this place this morning, was struck by the | 9:47 northbound train and Killed. Just | Wwhat his condition was at the time no one | seems to know, but it is thought he had | gone to sleep and was unaware of the | Soproach of the cars. The trestle upon | Which he was sitting is not more than a | Souple of hundred yards from the depot, and the trains usually slow up considera- bly before reaching it. The track is straight from this point south for several Tnlles and there was nothing to prevent The railroad employes seeing the man and ccident. sztrlé]egnntlgr:xerly worked for the rail- as a section hand, and o T hh Redwood City last summer hile the section men were repairing the track in this vicinity. FHe was well edu- cated and of vf‘md appearance. He leaves a mother, living in gaklnnd. SUBSIDIARY COINAGE. Favorable Report on the Bill Au- thorizing it. WASHINGTON, March 15.—The House | Treasury. A minority report was sub- mitted by Bland, Maxwell, Ridgely, Cooper and Cochrane. Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures to-day reported favorably the | bill authorizing the coinage of subsidiary silver coin from builion purchased under the Sherman act and also coining of dam. aged or worn subsidiary coin now in the SANTA CLARA ON THE EVE OF AN ELECTION Politicians Busily at Work Getting Forces Into Line for the Struggle. SAN JOSE, March 15.—Much interest is being taken in the town election to be held at Santa Clard on April 4. The nom- inations have been made and the politi- cians are busy getting their forces in line. The ticket to be voted for is as fol- lows: Town Trustees (three to be elect- ed)—S. Oberdeener, D. O. Druffel, Thomas Graham and George Bray; School Trus- tees (two to be elected)—J. C. Morrison, Charles Moore and George H. Worral Town Clerk, Emil G. Hirsch; Town Treas- urer (one to be elected)—William M. Bur- nop, ‘Charles R. Kimberlin and W. L. Starr; Town Marshal (one to be elected)— John Lovell and L. T. Thompson; Super- intendent of Schools, A. L. Kellogg. P s B Bids for Projectiles. WASHINGTON, March I15.—Abstracts for bids for furnishing the War Depart- ment with projectiles to the amount of about $600,000 were completed this after- noon. The awards will be made to-mor- row. CASTORIA GAMBLERS BACK [N SACRAMENTO A General Reopening of Illegal Games at the State Capital. Their Operators Make No At- tempt to Guard Against Publicity. Chief of Police Dwyer Declares That He Will Again Drive Them Out. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, March 15. —There was a general reopening of gambling games throughout the city to-night. Several have ben running allday. There is an apparent feeling of indifference as to the publicity given them, and no at- tempt whatever is made to conceal the fact that everything has been ‘“turned wide open.” : The opening of the games to-day was | the subject of general discussion on the | streets, and until the Mayor and the Chief of Police have been given a fair and sufficient opportunity to enforce the law the citizens are inclined to sus- | pend judgment. If, on the other hand, it becomes apparent that there is a well-concerted movement on hand to again give everykind of game full sway there will be some very interesting de- velopments within the near future. Those who are going to take up the fight against the gamblers have not shown their hand, but when they do there is very apt to be another exodus into the tule basin of Yolo County. The gamblers in such an event will be between two fires, as the officials of Yolo now declare that no more illegal gambling shall be carried on in that county. Chief of Police Dwyer was seen by ’I‘h.:ei Call correspondent to-night and said: “At 6 o'clock to-night I gave orders | to the captain to direct every officer of the night force to arrest and close ev- ery game where illegal gambling was being carried on. If these orders ars not obeyed to the letter, I shall visit th places in person to-morrow night and close every one of them.” An officer who was standing near de- clared that he had heard the Chief's order, and it was exactly as stated. COLONEL FINIGAN STILL A PAUPER., SAN RAFAEL, March 15. — Colonel Peter A. Finigan came out on top in to- day’s proceedings in the Finigan divorce | case, and the County Jail is not to be | SERETICRIT O, his abiding place. The order to show | cause why he should not be punished for contempt in failing to pay Mrs. Finigan alimony and costs was dismissed by Su- perior Judge Angellotti late this after- noon. Colonel Finigan took tne witness stand | in his own behalf and proved an enter- | taining and humorous w}lneas. He flat contradicted the testimony of Mrs. F an in regard to diamonds which Finigan possesses the present ti The wife swore that Colonel Finigan gave | them to her on their wedding day. On | the stand to-day Colonel Finigan, without | the slightest hesitation, said that he did not give the diamonds' to Mrs. Finigan; that they were not his, but were left by his first wife to his daughters, and that Mrs. Finigan took the gems away from the girls and kept them. ‘When asked what business he was in Colonel Finigan replied that all he did was to attend court. Firigan, in speak- ing of his property, “declared that he “never_hid nothing” from his wife. The piano Mrs. Finigan testified to as being worth $1000 the colonel said was old and “tinny” and brought wh sold by his attorney for a fee only 3L Mrs. i“in!gan'fl attorney failed to con- vince Judge Angellotti that the colonel still possessed money or valuables, and | by the Attorney-General. COUNTY SEALER ACT IS VALID So the Attorney-General Informed Governor Budd. San Diego’s Request Refused Until a Decision Was Rendered. Appointment Is Obligatory Upon the Demand of County Super- visors. Special Dispatch to The Call i SACRAMENTO, March 15.—The ap- pointment by Governor Budd yesterday of J. F. Neely as sealer of weights and measures for San Diego County was not made, it seems, until Attorney- General Fitzgerald had rendered tha opinion that the Governor must acceda to the request of the San Diego County Supervisors. This was the first request sent in under the act of 1891 creating a standard of weights and measures in this State and Governor Budd refused to make the appointment until advised The follow-~ ing correspondence explains the situa- tion: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, SACRAMENTO, Cal., Feb. 7, 1838. Hon. W. F. Fitzgerald, Attorney-Gen- aral of California, San Francisco, Cal.—~ Sir: An application having been made to the Governor by the Board of Supervisors of San Diego County for the appointment of a County Sealer, Governor Budd in- structs me to request you to advise him whether or not the appointment is ob- ligatory. This 'is the first application that has been presented. Respectfully yours, J ODMAN, Executive Secretary. Attorney-General Fitzgerald’s reply was as follows: SAN FRANCISCO, March 7, 1898 Hon. James H. Budd, Governor of Calle fornia, Sacramento, Cal.—Dear Sir: I am | in receipt of your communication of re- cent date, stafing that an u%p\ici\(lo_n has been made to you by the Board of Su- pervisors of San Diego County for the appointment of a ‘“County Sealer” and asking me to advise you whether or not such appointment is obligatory. Section 2 of an act entitied ‘‘An act to establish a standard of weights and measures,” approved April 6, 1891, pro- vides: “It shall be the duty of the Governor of the State of California to appoint, when- ever so requested to do by the Board of Supervisors of any county, or city and county, a_County Sealer in’every county of this State, who shall hold office for four years from the date of appoint- ment.”” (Statutes 1891, 487.) ‘Assuming for the purpose of this opin- fon only that the act in question is con- stitutional, I am of the opinion that when an application is made by the Board of Supervisors of any county for the ap- h an officer it is obliga- fory upon you as Governor to make such appointment. Respectfully, s W. F. FITZGERALD, Attorney-General. The Sealer’s term is four years. His pay is derived from fees. DIRECTOR-GENERAL HUTIN IN PANAMA. With the Commission He Goes to In- spect the Great Canal Project. PANAMA, March 15.—M. 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