The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 19, 1898, Page 4

T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SA’ URDAY, MARCH 19, 1898 NOT A MEASURE OF HOME RULE THE RIS NATIONALISTS DISAPPOINTED J. J. Clancy Hopeful for - Local Self- Government. Believes the Bill Intro- duced by Balfour Will Go Through. Pledges Made by Statesmen Many Years Ago May Be Fulfilled. AIDED BY CHAMBERLAIN. Members of the House of Commons Expected to Relieve the Country From the Minority’s Rule. BY J. J. CLANCY. DUBLIN, Feb. 28.—The talk of Dub- lin—and, indeed of Ireland—for the past week has been the local govern- | ment bill for Ireland introduced into| the House of Commons last Monday night by Gerald Balfour, the Chief| Secretary for Ireland in the present Government. A measure of the kind had been promised for ten or twelve years by the opponents of home rule— the party now in power—so that, prop- erly speaking, such a bill ought not to have excited much feeling one way or the other. But the truth is that Irish Natioralists feared and Irish Unionists hoped and half-expected that the pledges of English Ministers on the subject were never meant to be ful- filled. The consequence is that the ful- fillment of the pledges referred to has excited immense satisfaction on the one side and on the other a feeling of in- dignation and disappointment to which full expression has not yet been given, but of which much will in all probabil- | ity be heard before long. Before going further it may be well | to say broadly and briefly what it is that the Government have proposed, and in order to make so much plain it is necessary first of all to state in out- line the existing system of Irish local government. Up to the present the ad- ministration of all the local business v county in Ireland has been d to-and carried on mainly by s of bodies—the Grand Juries of Guardians. The fo mer are entirely unrepresentative. They are summoned to meet twice a year by the Sheriff, who is himself a nominee of the Judges of the ize, who are appointed by the Government of the day. As a matter of course the mem- bers of the grand juries are usually all landlords or haugers-on of the land- lord class ,and many of them do not contribute to the taxes (amounting to over a million a year), which they levy and spend. The Boards of Guardians are haif elective and half composed of magistrates who are appointed by the Government, but the elective Guar- dians are chosen on a franchise which is of such a nature that an average landlord may have six votes to the one possessed by his tenant. The whole ex- isting system of local government in Ireland is, apparently, devised for the purpose—and certainly has the effect— of throwing all power into the hands of the Unionist and landlord minority. It remains to add that the government of cities and towns, which is on a more popular basis, is still regulated by so restricted a franchise that in Dublin with a population of, roughly speaking, 800,000 only about 6000 persons have votes for municipal elections. It is now proposed to change all this by transferring to county and district councils elected on a household suffrage all the business of the grand juries, the boards of guardians and subordinate bodies. If this proposal is carried and if the local electicns are conducted on strictly political lines, the result must be in all parts of the land outside Ul- ster, and in all but two or three coun- ties even of that province, to exclude from all these in the management of local affairs the so-called loyal minor- ity who have hitherto, as I have e plained, had a monopacly of power. Se: ing this perfectly clearly, the said m! nority are in a state of fright. They are beginning to think that they would hardly be worse off under home rule it- self, and that they have been, to use a vulgar expression, “sold” by their lead- ers in England. Yet they can hardly complain of being deceived. Last sum- mer an announcement was made by Mr. Arthur Balfour, the leader of the House of Commcens, and the man on whom, in conjunction with Mr. Cham- berlain, they have been accustomed to rely as their best friend, which ought to have put them on their guard. He then stated that the Government had determined to do for Ireland what they had two years before done for England and Scotland—that is, to pay out of the imperial treasury half the amonnt of local rates levied on agricultural land, thereby, according to their scheme, freeing the landlords as such from all liability to those burdens. He went on to say that they would take advan- tage of such an occasion to propose a pepular system of local government for Ireland which, as the landlords would henceforth be beyond the reach of- plunder by taxation, would be as wide and as free as that which has existed for the last few years in Great Brit- ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears’ soap brings health and the ‘color of health to many a sal- J. d. CLANCY, M. P., The ent in Ireland. oo o a LT Call’s Special Correspond- ain. This was a plain indication of what was coming, and, as a matter of fact, the Irish local government bill of this year only proposes, broadly ing, to dc for Ireland what h: been done for England and for Scot- land. . For my own part I think the * minority,” as they call the indulging e ated fea if they re the new to the new local bodies on politi grounds and with extreme profe of h ty to the nati list aspira- tio: the people, they will be routed horse, foot and artillery. But if, on the other hand, they submit themselves for election as business men and men f experience in the management of lo- cal affairs, if they show a desire to work the new local institutions to the best advantage of the community, and if they do not exhibit a desire to make political capital out of their succe they may, I believe, confidently Ic forward not, indeed, to retainin monopoly of power, but a very cor erable share of power in the adminis- tration of local affairs. There are some just nationalists. no doubt, who think tht they are entitled to no favor and would show then? none. Mr. Michae! Davitt, M. P., thinks that the financ proposals for their benefit which contained in the new bill are intolerably liberal. But I do not believe that either Mr. Davitt or the others to whom I re- fer represent the majority of the people. The largest excuse may be made for a man like Mr. Davitt. He and his fam- ily, like so many other families in Ire- land, have had personal experience of the most bitter kind of the policy of Irich landlords and of the Irish minor- ity in the bad old days of the past. But a good many things have been changed during the last quarter of a century. ower of the landlords to work in- stice has been largely restricted, not almost entirely destroyed;: and a policy of mere revenge or vengeance on the part of the people not only would be unwise, but is not desired any longer by most sensible people. War nec sary as long as the causes e but a war of classes in Irelan longer, in my opinion, any raison d’etre, and this opinion, I believe, is shared by the majority of the Irish people. For myself, I would most de- cidedly think it a great public advan- tage to have on every one of the new |local councils a considerable repre- sentation of the landlord class and the “loyal minority,” believing, as I do, that public life would be all the healthier because of all parties being adequately represented on these bodies. The authors of this Irish bill are un- doubtedly Mr. Chamberlain and the brothers Balfour. Mr. Chamberlain ig deeply pledged to such a measure. He has been so pledged to it for at least twelve or thirteen years. In 1836 he wrote a famous article in the Fort- nightly Review, in which, with equal warmth, he denounced the present sys- tem of local government in Ireland and advocated a reform of it which would go further than even' the present meas- ure. His words are on record, and he could not go back on them without dig- honor, even if he wished. That I do not think he desires to do. How- ever much he may desire to hobnob with the English aristocracy for po- litical reasons, he has no real sympa- thy with the upper class in Ireland, and he has used them so far only to defeat Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Glad- stone's policy. But now that Mr. Glad- stone is gone and that home rule has been relegated, so to say, to a back seat, he' cannot have much desire to further the ends of the Irish minority even if it were not his own policy tu extend, widen and broaden the system of local as contradistinguished from national seif-government in Ireland; and, as a matter of fact, I believe he has had a great deal to do with the framing of the.new bill. As {dr the brothers Balfour, their sinceri's In the matter can hardly be doubted. The elder, Arthur, has profited largely by his experience as Chief Secretary for Ireland in the troublous years from 1886 to 1891. reer in Ireland as a coercionist, but be- fore he resigned his office on promotion to a higher place he had practically ceased to be a coercionist, and had be: taken himself to a policy of concilia- tion. He has, in the main, stuck to 1 1 st 1 has no been at the same time a steady oppon- ent of home rule. He has, I fancy, come to look with kindlier eyes on Ire- land, besides coming to the conclusion that a conciliatory policy was, after all, better from his own political point of view than one of coercing and dra- gooning. The younger Balfour, Ger- ald, is following in his footsteps. In manner and in speech he is exceeding- ly courteous; he has not revived the policy of coercion, and he has taken a very evident interest in the success of all the remedial measures which he has introduced into Pariiament for Ire- land since his assumption of his pres- ent office. Naturally, the Balfours have great influence. They are ne- phews of Lord Salisbury, which is a considerable matter itself; but what glves them exceptional influence and favor with their party is the fact that both have been Chief Governors of Ire- land in their turn. All things point thus to a triumvirate, as the authors of the Irish local government of 1898; and, for my part, I believe that that meas- ure is the special product of the three Britishers whom I have named. low skin. 4dmentioned in t” s connection. One other person ought to be here I refer to He started out on his ca- | the latter policy since, though he has | Mr. John Atkinson, Attorney-General |and M. P. for North Derry County. He | er a pretty hard card or he is at once 2 memeber y ich has apparently re- solved to take the plunge of giving a wide measure of local self-government to Ireland, and therepresentative in the House of ommons or an Ulster con- stituency from which have come omi- nous signs of a revolt against that same administration for that reason. But, Mr. Atkinson is a very eminent lawyer; he will probably never be | obligkd to seek election at the hands of his constituents; and, accordingly, he has so far refused for various reasons to budge an inch. As time goes on, he may be forced by Orange bigotry to take such a course. But the bill has not been withdrawn, and it will not be. As time goes on, Mr. Atkinson may be | forced to appear to fashion himself in the garments of the Orange part of Ul ster. But he will do so with reluctance. | Meanwhile he and the brothers Balfour | may be regarded as the framers of the | bill which I have beendiscussing,and to-| me, at least, it seems that all three are | | equally in earnest in_ endeavoring to | fulfill the pledges to Ireland in which so many of their partv have indulged | for at least the last twelve years. STABBED IN CHINATOWN. Toy You, a VeEe;x;;FVender, Foully Assaulted by Joy Wee Pawn. Chinatown was the scene,of another stabbing affray last night. Toy You, a vegetable vender, was found in an un- conscious condition by the police in front of 810 Dupont street. He was removed to the Receiving Hospital. Dr. Tormey found a_gash behind the right ear, which was evidently made by a knife or hatchet, and five stitches were necessary to close During the operation the wounded man did not regain consciousn Sergeant Shea was informed that the assault was committed by Toy Wee Pawn, a cousin and roommate of Toy You. 'A visit was then made to the room cccupjed by the alleged assailant on Oneida place. He was found washing a large pocket-knife. He was taken to the s. Receiving Hospital to be identified, but = You w still unconscious. Toy Wee Pawn was taken to the City Prison, where he will be held until further de- velopments. | » police have three persons who wit- nessed the attempted murder. The pris- oner states he was in his room all the evening and denies committing the act. —_——— A NEW FREIGHT TARIFF. The Transcontinental Freight Bureau | May Change the Schedule for Local Products. The Panama Railroad, in conjunction with the Pacific Mail Steamship Com v, issued a new freight tariff yester- y, which makes advances of nearly 50 per cent on many eastbound commodities. The reason for this new schedule has not been given out, but is thought to por- tend an understanding between the rail and water carriers. | This change will be one of the first| matters to come up beforo tne meeting | of the Transcontinental Frelght Bureauat | Del Monte Monday next, and itisexpected | that before the meeting is adjourned it | will go through the whole list of trans- | continental tariff rates, making such | changes as may be necessary to meet all | requirements, | he revised list wul, it is expected, | make its appearance within ten or tweive days after the meeting at Del Monte has | concluded. Wholesalers’ League. The Manufacturers’ and Wholesalers® League, which is a branch of the Manu- facturers’ and Producers’ Association, has sent out about 9000 invitations to mer- chants living in distant parts of the coun- try to come, to this city and State to make their purchases of goods for the en- suing season. These invitations are ac- | companied by inducements of their fare ck 1o their homes free of charge in the it of their making purchases here. | The scheme proved a success last vear | and it is believed it will be more f.uc- cessful this season. The period during | which these invitations holds good begins | | | to-day and will last until April 16. Those traveling on the steamship lines up and down the coast will be able to take ad- vantage of the offer until May 16. It is believed that many merchants in Mon- | tana, New Mexico, Arizona, Oregon and the State of Washington will vantage of the offer and come to this city | to make their purchases, and thus cuf | out a lot of drummers of Eastern houses | who have for so long monopolized all of the trade, to the detriment of the Cali- fornia manufacturers. ———————— The Michigan Club Social. The Michigan Club held its fifth annual literary- and_social in Washington Hall, in the Red Men’s building, last evening, and a most enjoyable time was had by | all who were present. Judge M. Cooney, | the president of the club, made a few | felicitous remarks and extended a hearty | welcome to all. Miss Rose H. Thorpe's | “Poem of Michigan” was recited by Miss | Edna M. Willcox, while Mrs. S. J. Tully, | accompanied by Mrs. Rucker, sang a solo, | S. R. Wiley recited an original poem, and Miss May Gooch of Oakland sang several songs. Judge Mckinstry and . Brofessor Brooks were present and made appropri- ate remarks. ~After the literary exercises —_—— The Hueneme’s Rough Trip. | SEATTLE, Wash., March 18.—The steamship Hueneme, which left Seat- | tle on the 5th inst. for Dyea and Ska- guay, had all kinds of experience on her up trip. At Fort Wrangel her cargo caught fire, and after the flames were extinguished she proceeded north and ran aground twice in the same ay- | was practically assured at | with the flowers that would crown the | rance. light refreshments were served. | H: exertions San Rafael will give a dis- l'U SAN RAFAEL T0 HAVE A - FLORAL FETE Her Citizens Meet to Arrange the Pre- liminaries. All Eager to Assist in Making the Event a Success. Committee of Ladies Will at Once Begin a Canvass of the City. RESULT NOT IN DOUBT. Project of the Ten Thousand Club Meeting With Much Favor. h to The Call. Spectal Dispa: SAN RAFAEL, March 18.—San Ra- fael is to have a rose carnival. That‘ a mass meeting of citizens to-night, at which it was decided to leave the matter to | a committee of 13dies. As the ladies | are enthusiastically in favor of the car- nival, it is easy to foretell what their | decision will be. The men stand ready to aid and abet them in the project to EXCLUDES THE CLARK CONFESSION Judge Ham Refuses to Admit It as Evidence. Was Obtained From the Prisoner by Fraud and Trickery. Legal Distinction Drawn Be- tween “Confessions” and “Admissions.” THE LATTER NOT BARRED. Through Them the Fratricide Prob- ably Thrust His Head Into the Noose. Special Dispatch to The Call. NAPA, March 18.—The defense in the Clark case is jubilant, for defendant's attorneys have had excluded the con- fession of George Clark, made while he was in jail. It was obtained by de- ception, trick and device; therefore the defense objected, and Judge Ham sus- tained the objection. But that did not end the matter, and from referring to it as a ‘“conversation,” the attorneys the fullest extent of their influence and purses, and with this combination pledged in its support the beautiful | suburban resert will soon send out in- | vitations to its sister cities far and near to attend one of the most magnifi- | cent fetes ever given in this part of the State. The suggestion to hold a rose carni- | ran the gamut of “statement,” “alleged confession” and ‘“‘supposed confession,” and then *the confession” was dinned into the ears of the jurors, who, legally, | did not know what the lawyers were talking about. There are other things besides con- fessions, however. The law, it seems, val here originated with the Ten Thou- | sand Club, an organization of business | men and capitalists, having for its ob- | ject the advancement of this city. The idea was hailed with approval by all | classes, and the result was a call for a.| mass meeting for this evening to take steps preliminary to its consummation. | ‘When H. P. Wood, president of the | Ten Thousand Club, stepped forward to call the meeting to order, the body cof he hall was filled with representative | adies and gentlemen. Mr. Wood an-| nounced that Mr. ‘W. Newhall had | promised to act as chairman of the mass meeting, but was unable to at- tend, owing to indisposition. Mr. New- hall sent word, however, that he was | heartily in favor of the movement, | promising tc be present at the next meeting. Mr. Henry P. Sonntag was BRIGADIER-GENERAL WARFIELD chosen chairman of the meeting by ac- clamation, and Mr. L. A. Lancel was elected secretary. Mr. Sonntag, on taking the chair, | spoke of the benefits derived by a city rom such an attraction, and predicted that San Rafacl would give a festival equal in splendor to any ever held in the State if her citizens took hold of it | in the proper spirit. He concluded by calling for an expression of opinion | rom the ladies as well as from the | gentlemen present. Mr. A. W. Foster ,was called upon, and said the success of such an affair depended upon the support of every man and woman. He promised his aid and thought the other gentlemen would | do the same; but it would require more | than that, and he thought that the best | plan would be to enlist the co-operation of the ladies. If they took up the work the carnival was bound to be a success. Mr. Robert Furlong, County Superin- tendent of Schools, said he thought the enthusiasm of the citizens would grow fes:ival with their beauty and frag- Other cities, he said, had held successful flower shows, and why should not San Rafael with her wealth of blossoms hold a carnival that would eclipse all others, He was confident such a fete would be a great success. The executive commitiee of the Ten Thousand Club, he said, had discussed many plans and was willing to bear the brunt of the hard work if the people would lend their support. Charles B. Tidball of San Francisco, who has had a wide experience in pro- moting similar fetes, was present on invitation of the citizens, and briefly outlined a prosramme covering two day:¢ He assured his hearers that the expense of such a fesuval was not so great as to cause any misapprehension, | but the one thing necessary to insure success was the co-overation of every- | body. All classes must unite for the common good. Mr. T. B. Boyd elicited loud applause when he sajd that the business men were a unit for the carnival. After Mr. George H. Foster, Postmaster W. N. Anderson, Assemblyman M. Canavan and others had expressed their ap- proval of the project, Mr. A. W. Foster suggested that a committee of ladies be selected to assist in the work. He thought it would be advisable to divide the city into districts and have the la- dies canvass the town thoroughly and report at a future meeting upon the sentiment of the people. It was stated that the Ten Thousand Club had named an auxiliary committee of ladies for the purpose, and it was decided that that committee should be delegated to work on the plans outlined. The committee of ladies who will take the matter in hand is as follows: Mesdames A. W. Foster, G. H. Foster, C. Christiensen, W. S. Dreypolcher, L. A. Lancel, D. H. Whittemore, L. J. am, G. E. Butler, Willlam Elliott and Henry Harrison and Miss Jessie El- liott. These ladies are all stanch sup- porters of the carnival and promise that if its success depends upon their play to be proud of. To Loach Harvard Crews. LONDON, March 18.—R. C. Lehmann, “;fl::‘an s\g tthe Le’l‘ndé;l,“lgll (fl; g es on arcl anag] Harvard boat crews. e e has discovered a difference between a confession and an admission, and, while a legal technicality may bar out a con- fession, it may not hinder a cloud of collateral admissions, made at the time. Under this theory there was not much of the confession beyond the actual ad- mission of guilt that the District At- | torney did not succeed in getting before | the jury. All about Clark putting poison in his brother’s coffee-can regarding both the first and second occasions was brought out. There was more regarding the pistol and the writings, and, although | the defense fought hard to keep all of | it out, still it came in under the law which refuses any but confessions vol- untarily made, but accepts admissions tending tc prove guilt; and that such admissions as were put in evidence to- day tend to prove guilt is evident. Mr. Connors was on the stand during the morning, and it seemed to look | bright for the entrance of Clark’s con- fession until he said he told Clark that “if he did not do differently he would be hanged within sixty days.” That settled the confession, so far as the jurors were concerned. They could not have it. But they got admissions ga- lore. It was a bad day for Clark, for, al- though the confession will not be in evidence, the jury has absorbed much of its moral effect, and it will be the same, anyway. 3 Mr. Hogan's feelings over the way he was treated by the court on Tues- day morning are somewhat modified, for Judge Ham met him on the street this morning and spoke to him about it. The Judge referred to it as a re- grettable incident, and Hogan ex- pressed the same feeling, and pleasant relations were resumed. So the inci- dent so far as Hogan is personally concerned has ended. John F. Conners on the witness stand told of Clark’s confession. He said he had been admitted to Clark’s cell on the Sunday after the murder, and that he had introduced himself as a newspaper man. He said he told Clark he believed he was guilty, but Clark maintained he was innocent. Then, Connors said, he related the evidence to the prisoner and told him he would surely be hanged within sixty days. Connors then reached over to the bed and felt a book there. He asked Clark what it was and Clark said it was a Bible. He wanted Clark to place his hand on the Bible and swear he did not kill his brother. He asked the prisoner if he believed in a hereafter and told him if he lied about the crime hé would never go toheaven. That brought the conversation up to the confession, and then the witness was stopped for cross-examination. The witness said he had told Clark it would be better for him in the end if he would tell the truth. He said Clark was a very religious man, and that the reference to being “better for him’ did not in any way refer to his punishment. “And you never made any threats?” asked Mr. Bell. “No,"” said the witness; “I only told him if he were going on in the way he was he was liable to be hanged within sixty days.” “What's that?” Ham. The answer was repeated. “That is the most damaging admis- sion he has made,” remarked the court. After a long argument of counsel Judge Ham ruled out the confession. The confession having been ruled out, Mr. Bell proceeded to show ‘“admis- sions,” pointing out at the same time that in the law a confession and an ad- mission are two different things. Mr. Beerstecher objected, but Judge Ham succinctly put the case this way: “If a man confess to the crime of lar- ceny and should tell where he hid the stolen goods, if th confession be ruled out, testimony that the goods were found where he said they were is ad- missible as being an admission tending to prove guilt. Fred Brownlee, the court stenog- rapher, who took down the confession, was then examined and told what had been said regarding the strychnine, the pistol and the writings. Brownlee told what Clark had “ad- mitted.” his purchase of the strychnine, and how he had purchased a revolver and cartridges in Napa. The letters bearing the name of William Clark and believed to have been written by the accused were then made the subject of the testimony. srownlee told how Clark admitted he wrote the letter him- self a few days before the murder. C. F. Rednall deputy constable of Hot Springs Township, which includes St. Helena. told of the finding of the strychnine bottle in the pasture. It was near a blackberry bush, near which Clark told him he would find it. Sheriff McKenzie told of how, when they could not find the bottle, he had asked George Clark where it was and Clark directed them to the place where it was found. demanded Judge — WAR ON THE THEATRICAL SYNDICATE Hearing of the Libel Case Against Mr. Fiske. Editor of the Dramatic Mirror Said Harsh Things. Accused Members of the Com- bination of Being a Band of Adventurers. AL HAYMAN UNDER FIRE. While Upon the Stand the Manager Is Compelled to Make Very Sweeping Denials. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, March 18.—Harrison Grey Fiske, editor of the New York Dramatic Mirror, who was apprehend- ed a week ago on a charge of criminal libel, on complaint of Marc Klaw, act- ing for what is known as the theatrical syndicate, appeared to-day before Magistrate Simms in Jefferson Market Court, for a hearing of the case. Mr. Fiske was represented by Abraham Klink. Assistant District Attorney Daniel O'Reilly appeared for the prosecution. In the syndicate represented by Klaw are Al Hayman, Charles Frohman, Samuel F. Neidlinger, J. Fred Zimmer- man and Abraham L. Olanger. These men complain of two articles written by Mr. Fiske wherein he referred to them as ‘“the theatrical trust,” and un- lawfully published “a false, scandalous, malicious and defamatory libel con- cerning them in which the writer said they were a band of adventurers of in- ferior origin, of no breeding and utter- ly without artistic taste. who, by de- vices that achieve a corner in pork or cattle or corn, have seized upon the theaters of this country and are deter- | mined to reduce it for revenue only to the level of the sweat shop.” Mr. Hayman was defended by David | Levenritt and Mr. Shakespere of Phil- | adelphia. When the manager took the | stand he stated that the publication | of the article complained of held him up | to_public ridicule. Mr. Klink asked Mr.. Hayman what he understood by artistic taste, but| counsel objected and would not allow witness to answer. Mr. Klink said he proposed to show that Mr. Hayman had no artistic taste. Mr. Hayman said that he and his theatrical partners had read the arti- cle containing the alleged libe! and dis- GERMANY AND REVOLUTION., An Interesting Debate Carried on in the Reichstag. Socialists Do Not Hesitate to Assails Acts of Kings in the Past. Herr Bebel Resents the Statement That the Contestants in 1848 Were “Rabble.” Special Dispatch to The Call BERLIN, March 18.—In the Reichs- tag to-day, during the debate of the bill providing for the reform of courts- martial, Herr Bebel, the Socialist lead- er, started a discussion on the subject of the fiftieth anniversary of the revo- lution. Alluding to the privileges en- joyed by military officers, he reminded his hearers of “the revolution of March 18, 1848, when the people fought for their liberty and rights.” The Minister of War, General Von Gessler, and Herr Munnckel, People’s party, followed, while the president of the House, Baron von Buel-Lorenburs, intervened, and declared that he did not wish to deny the significance of the day, but at the request of the subse- quent speakers, he could not allow it to become the chief point of discussion. Baron Von Flumm declared the Prus- sian constitution was the free gift of the king. Herr Bebel, amid an uproar, said the combatants of 1848 were described as “rabble.” This, he asserted, was in- famous. Continuing, Herr Bebel as- serted that if the struggles of 1848 had attained their object, the events of 1870 would not have been necessary. The King, the speaker, alleged, had also shown signs of incapacity in 1848, and even Dr. Miquel, the Minister of Finance, was then on the side of the revolution. Herr Bebel then remarked: “If the promises inade had been fulfill- ed, no Bismarck would have been re- quired. But the King betrayed—" The president of the Reichstag here intervened and called the speaker to order. Resuming his remarks, Herr Bebel said: “The men of the old National Union are now silent. The King of Prussia, ‘by the grace of God,' made a clean sweep in 1860. The people also have the right to make a clean sweep some day.” Dr. Benningsen, leader of the Na- tional Liberal party, saild royalty had certainly suffered a severe reverse on March 18, 1848. But, he added, that day had 1 ittle significance in the develop- ment of German affairs. He then refer- red to the part the future Emperor William played and to the fact that Bismarck had helped to found Ger- cussed it between them before they took this action. “What do you understand by a band | of adventurers?” Mr. Hayman was | asked. “A party of men combined to prey | upon the public,” was the answer. | “What is meant by ‘to prey upon the publie? i “A rascal who stands before the pub- | lic as just such an adventurer.” | “Did you try to ascertain the defini- | tion of an adventurer in a dictionary “I decline to answer,” was the wit- || ness’ reply, as his counsel objected to the question. | “Did you understand you had been | charged with having obtained posses- | | sion and sole control of the theaters of | | varjous cities in the United States, | and the pool you are connected with?"” “Yes, I did.” “You knew by reason of, this fact that any manager not booked in your syndicate could not play in any of your theaters?” This was objected to. “I propose to show that it is a cor- ner, the same as in pork and corn.” This question was put again and Mr. Hayman sald, “I don't know."” Mr. Hayman explained that in some cities the syndicate controlled some theaters and only booked in others. “You understand that this syndicate is a trust?” “I don’t know what you call a trust. I signed an agreement.” Mr. Hayman became somewhat nettled and appealed to the magistrate. “'It looks as if I were on trial here and not Mr. Fiske,” he remarked. He was being questioned as to the rights of managers to book companies and stars in various cities without the written consent of the syndicate. “The agreei.nt was that booking could not be done without the written consent of all the parties,” he said. “Is it not a fact that in some cities you control the leading theaters?” “Yes, we do.” “They have achieved a corner in theaters in these cities, the same as the corner in pork, or corn, and reduced them to the level of the sweat-shop,” sald 1the sttorlney for Mr. Fiske. "B’y securing complete contrel the: v competition,” he added. Sl “You are carrying this theatrical syn- dicate or trust for revenue only?” “Yes, sir,” answered Mr. man. Mr. Hayman was asked about put- ting corrupting plays into the theaters of the syndicate. His counsel sald he could not answer that; he did not write' the plays. Several plays alleged to be immoral were mentioned. “I regard some as good extravagan- zas; there is nothing immoral in that.” Mr. Hayman was asked about when he went to Australia. He said in 1876. ““Were you known as a ticket of leave man in Australia?” “No, sir.” “Had you been arrested in Austral- Hay- a “No, no, sir.” Here Mr. Hayman appealed to the | court, “as there are many reporters present.” “These reporters must make a liv- ing,” said Mr. Klink, and the examina- tion went on. Mr. Hayman told of his early theatri- cal ventures. “You produced a play by Fred Mars- den, olv;ned by Joe Murphy?"” oy & “You were charged with pirating this play?” “I was not.” The hearing was brought to a close here, to be resumed Monday morning. Russian photographers hav way of ceived t! 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