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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, - HURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1898. ET JARVIS PARTY NEAR CAPE HOPE Tilton and His Men Supplied With Provisions. Relief Expedition Guide Sent to Lead Them Southward. Evidence That the Mission of the Bear’s Crevw Has Been Accomplished. HAS SAVED THE WHALERS Third Officer of the Belvidere the Bearer of Reassuring News. OF mountain. greater eruptions to follow. northeast toward Mount Tacoma. ing reports of the eruption. Some ledo, on Cowlitz River. west of Mount St. Helens. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. [ PORTLAND, April 6.—G. F. Tilton, | ser of the whaler ship Belve- dere, frozen in northern waters near Point Barrow, arrived in Portland y on the steamship Albion. He he has eighteen typewritten pages ship’s log, which were copied for him by a friend at St. Michael, but he is imbued with the that his story | is worth a fortune and will say very little about his trip. However, he de- | nies the report that he knows anything about Andree. His story merely re- lates to the sufferings of his fellow seamen and the condition of the fleet when he left it. He came down from the ship with dogs, and, when asked what became of t two big tears sprang to his eyes as said: “They froze to deat With Tilton were K. Klotchoff, guide of the expedition under Lieutenant Jar- vis that was sent on the revenue cutter Bear last fall to rescue the whalers, and two natives, a man and a woman, who came from Northwestern Alaska with Tilton and Kilotchoff. The men could not keep their mouths wholly closed on their voyvage down, which occupied ten days, and to the officers of the ship and to passengers they dropped | now remarks that gave some indication of their n ion. | It w bout the middle of October that T left his ship with the best equipment he could get and started alone to travel out overland from the fcebound whaling fleet in the Arctic Ocean. His object was to reach St. Michael, about 600 mil He pic se; ce was rendered by them. After being out several weeks the}‘i happened to run across the party sent| by the Government to rescue the whai- | That meeting is understood to ave been much nearer Cape Hope than Point Barrow. which indicated that the route trave in some degr: d was governed | v the coast line rather than being across the country. The re- | lief party gave Tilton what he needed in the way of supplies for keeping com- fortable in that region, and, as he had no knowledge of the interior and could make better time by cuting across country, one of the guides of the expe- dition s assigned to accompany him and his Indian couple. Tilton intimates that the mighty import of the message he bore would not permit him to return with the relief expedition to his ship. The party got through to St. Michael in safety, after a trip of about five months. rom there they managed to catch a vessel that took them to Ka- | diac Island, 100 miles south of Cooks Inlet. > A little schooner carried the party from Kadiac Island to Port Etches, about forty miles this side of Port Val- des, where they arrived in time to board the steamship Albion, which ran Kjlht’hsrp for water. They boarded the on on March 25 and came with her. lhroush: SALE OF DIRECTOR ’ AND RED WILKES Two Famous Stallions Disposed Ofi t at the Cloverdale Stock | within teen miles of it. yvesterday's smoke are County. In 1843 and 1854 St. Helens threw miles away. February 16, 1844. reputed to Dense masses of filled with ashes for days after, and bluish flame, as though mixed with with ashes. (O] [OXOJOJOXOXOIOXOXOIOIOIOIO OO IOYOXOIO IO OO ROXOXO IO YOO IO IOJOXOJOOYOYOXOXO O YO XOI0T0JO) WITH AN AX Sensational Allegations in a San Rafael Divorce Suit. George W. McMillan Tells of Alleged Cruelties of His Wife. An Unhappy Husband, Who Dodged a Clock Sent Flying Toward His Head. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, April 6.—In a com- plaint for divorce filed to-day in County Clerk Thomas S. Bonneau's office by George W, McMillan against Annie J.| McMillan, a story of domestic troubles of a strange character is revealed. The | plaintiff, George W. McMillan, was, un- til a few days ago, the proprietor of a San Rafael photographic gallery. M McMilian is connected with one of San | Francisco’s best families. | The couple were married in Oregon | about twelve years ago and have two children. Their wedded bliss was brief. As weeks grew into months and montis | into years a change came and Mr. and | Mrs. McMiilan frequently quarreled. | The husband accused the wife of being | unfaithful. She, the complaint alleges, would display an uncontrollable temper | and proceed to demolish everything | sight. Furniture, crockery, | glass and even the clocks were used | over the wreckage would lie about i Yesterday afternoon settlers began arriving at Castle Rock, bring- miles of the mountain’'s base, where smoke was seen as though coming from some great chimney near by. The odor of sul- phurous fumes was in the atmosphere. came up and the smoke could be seen no longer. Reports from Castle Rock this evening state that it has been cloudy all day. More settlers have reached there and others are going to To- They will remain in these towns for a fewdays at least, being fearful of violent seismic disturbances or showers of ashes which would cover their farms. St. Helens has long been known as the most violent of the sup- posedly extinct volcanoes in the Cascade Range. “Lah-Me-Lat-Cla,” meaning “Fire Mountain.” have seen fire and lava issuing from its craters. Indians are afraid of it, and, excepting Chief George Leschi, who as- cended it five years ago, they cannot be persuaded to go within fif- Indians on the south side of the mountain who saw It broke into eruption on November 23, 1843, burning until at night the mountain’s top was brilliantly gramme was repeated for several days early in 1854. ash clouds thrown out made the day as dark as night for forty miles around, except for a slightly lurid appearance. cleared away the snow on the mountain sides was found to be brown At that time lava was emitted. St. Helens is §750 feet high. Its two craters are on the north side, 2000 feet below the summit. Near them is a huge fissure, through which came part of the smoke of vesterday. CloJololololojclololcloolololofololojolofoJoJoJoXo oo JoXolo¥o) ATTACKED HIN SETTLERS FLEE FROM THE BASE ST. HELENS Smoke and Sulphurous Gases Pouring From the Crater in Greater Volume. TACOMA, April 6.—Smoke and sulphurous gases are pouring from one crater and the great crack on the north side of Mount St. Helens, sit- uated eighty miles southeast of this city. terday morning by ranchers living on the north and west sides of the For four hours before clouds obscured their vision dark smoke was seen rising in great volumes, bearing evidence of probably A southwest wind blew the smoke to the They were observed yes- within fifteen plainly as of them came At noon yesterday clouds Castle Rock is thirty miles Its Indian name is Indians are living who All Northwestern be moving down into Klickitat clouds of ashes to The Dalles, fifty smoke rose from the craters and illuminated. This pro- In August, 1831, The atmosphere was fires out of doors burned with a sulphur. When the ash clouds foJooJojoxololololofolololofololofololololololololoJololoJolotoJoloToXolo oo oJoYoXO) ® FALL OF RAIN REVIVES CROPS Welcome Showers Fall Throughout Central California. San Joaquin Valley Spared From a Total Grain Failure. Beet Fields Around Suisun Grentlyl Benefited by the Down- pour. Special Dispatch to The Call. SUISUN, April 6.—The long-looked- for rain came last night and up to 10 o'clock this morning .40 of an inch had fallen at Suisun. Ordinarily this would not be considered of much consequence, but at this time it was sufficient to cause the fears of farmers to be allayed. With occasional showers from this time on fair crops of grain will be assured in most sections of Solano County. On some ranches, however, the rain came too late to be of any benefit. This is particularly the case along the southern portions of the Montezuma hills, where a failure of grain crops has heretofore been almost unknown. In the central portion of this farming district the prospects indicate that there will be a fair crop if occasional showers occur during the remainder of this month. The rainfall there last night was .34 of an inch, Rain came in the right time for sugar | as weapons and after the scene was beets, about 500 acres having been heaps upon the floor. | He alleges that while engaged in ta n | planted in this vicinity during the past | | two weeks. The showers of last Satur- | | day caused the seed to sprout and the | rains of the past twenty-four hours will | One scene is described by McMillan o support his allegations of cruel Farm. | a Nash-light picture at one time he re- PHILADELPHIA, April 6.—The great | stallions Director and Red Wilkes were | #old at auction to-day on the Cloverdale stock farm of the late Andrew H. Moore | at Colmar, Pa. Director, for whom Mr. | Moore is said to have pald $73,000, brought only 31275 and was purchased by Robert | McAfee of Allegheny, representing the | Locust Grove stock farm of Newcastle, | Pa. Red Wilkes was bought by William | C. Hendrickson, proprietor of the Belle- | meade stock farm of Bellemeade, N. J., | for the small sum of $00. Director Moore, | 4 years old, half brother of Nancy Hanks, was sold for $1225 to T. M. Wilson of Reading, Pa. Director is one of the finest-bred trot- | ters in the world, but he is 21 years n{‘ age and his future usefulness in the stud is problematic. Red Wilkes is 24 vears | old. He is the sire of 139 horses in the trotting list, including fourteen that have | trotted a mile under 2:1. Among the other thoroughbreds sold | to-day were: Mudrona, record 2:26, to | James Butler, East View, N. J.. for $12:0; | Margaret S, 2:12%, to \W. H. Achuff, Phil. | adelphia, $1000; a yearling half brother to | Nancy Hanks to P. Duryea, Lexington, Ky., for $500. i The -rfarml ;( 0, acres, with buildings, | was offered for sale, but wi raw Only $29.000 belng bid for fo> " hdrawn, -— ON EASTERN TRACKS. Tom Collins Wins the Climax Stakes | at Nashville. NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 6—Four and a | half furlongs—Grace Darling won, Miss Trix | second, Miss Meade third, Time, 1:01%. Four furlongs—Satin Slipper won, Regent second, Romany Rawny third, 158 Climax Stakes, one mile—Tom Collins won, | Clittondale second, Lady of the West third, | Time, 1:50%. 8ix furlongs, selling—Galgo won, Terran second, Denfal third. Time, 1:20. e One ‘mile, seiling—Jim Flood won, Lucky | Monday second, Bill Dawdy third. Time, 1:45. | Six_furlongs, selling—Jim Lisle won, Little Ocean sccond, Pop Dixon third. Time, 1:20%. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 8.—Six furlongs, selling—Whirlaway woii, Minnie Weldon sec- ond, Lady Britannie third. Time, 1:18. i Four furlongs—Palarm won, Four Lea? C sec- ond, O'Emma third. Time, 51l Five furlongs, seliing—Spanish Princess won, Wolford second, Achieve third. Time, 1.03%. Capitol Hotel Stakes, four furlongs—Deering won, atie Gibbons secon leven third. “Time, 50, % o Handicap, ‘one mile—Paul Kauvar won. As- ee second, Banquo II third. Time, 1:44%. ix furlongs, sellin ond, Tony Honing Dolly Time, Shestaid, Californians in New York. NEW YORK, April 6—E. Marx of San Francisco is at the Stuart House. Sidney Leiter and S. Lietes of San Francisco are at the Vendome. | insuring a prompt trial. l ceived severe burns and when his wife | saw him in his suffering condition she | added to his woes by throwing a clock at his head and threatening to kill himn. Not satisfied with this display she at- tempted to pour coal oil over his bed and apply a match for the purpose of burning him. From bad to worse the domestic troubles of the photographer and his wife went until in March, 1897, the wife started in to wreck his place of busi- ness, and when he interfered she turned about and assaulted him. In February of the present year, so the complaint alleges, Mrs. McMillan made another attempt to wreck the photo- graph gallery, and succeeded in smash- ing a huge glass picture frame. On March 15, 1898, Mrs. McMillan changed her tactics, and instead of her fists as a-weapon she procured an ax and made threats to use it upon her husband. On the following day she carried out her threats by wielding the ax In an artistic manner, wrecking everything in reach. The blade of the ax made inroads upon the furniture, and she proceeded to chop the bedstead into splinters, finally ending up by making an assault upon the mattress with the ax. Upon this showing the photographer has applied to the Superior Court for a decree of divorce. The summons in the case was served and filed to-day, FORCED TO THE WALL. The grain firm of Jonas Erlanger & Co., doing business at 308 Davis street, has falled through speculation in various forms. The direct cause of the failure was the sale and purchase of several grain contracts by the caller yesterday, under the rules of the Produce Exchange Call Board Assoclation. Erlanger, who, despite the “Co.,” is the only member of the firm, happened to be on the wrong !ldfi of the deal and was forced to the wall. Mr. Erlanger stated last evening that his indebtedness is only to two men, who have perfect confidence in him and would be willing to cancel the indebtednesss if the debtor were willing. “I have been In the business for six vears,” sald Erlanger, “and my integrit; s well known. This is the first time § bave been embarrassed financially. I may find to-morrow that I shall be able to pay all I owe, and I may find that I shall be able to pay only a part. I shall do the best I can. It just happened that I was on the wrong side of the specula- tive deal and happened to get ‘cinched.’ give the beets a good start. Fruit prospects in Suisun Valley are much better than was anticipated just after the recent severe frosts. While it is true that great damage resulted to both the apricot and almond crops, it was not as bad as was at first feared. A careful inspection of the val- ley shows that instead of apricots be- in# a total failure, there will be about a sixth of the crop on an average, while in orchards in the elevated pnrts’ of the valley present indications point to full crops. While some damage re- sulted to other varietles of fruit it is thought the yield this year will be up to the average of former years. Tak- ing it as a whole, with the exception of those whose entire orchards are de- voted almost entirely to apricots and almonds (and these are decidedly few), the prospects for rergunerative returns are excedingly good at th s ¢ e present MARYSVILLE, April 6—The un- easiness resulting from the long dry spell and the inroad upon crops by hot north winds was relieved last night when there was a precipitation of .34 |of an inch. To-day nearly as much more fell in showers. Owners of - ture land, where Southern Cnluoxl::lsa stock has been placed, are jubilant. SANTA BARBARA, April 6.—Owing to the want of pasturage in this coun. ty, due to lack of rainfall, stockmen are sending their stock to other sec- tions for pasturage. J. C. Wilson will send 200 horses to Inyo County. Su- pervisor de la Cuesta of Santa ¥Ynez in- tends transporting his stock to San Bernardino County, where he has se- lcur:;d 500 acres of irrigated pasture land. STOCKTON, April 6.—The rainfall here early this morning was .25 of an inch, making the total for the season 6.03 inches, against 12.71 inches at this time last year. The shower was very beneficial to all sections of this county. and in the northern end of the county the fall was much heavier. There the crops are in fine condition and will yield well. San Joaquin County will have considerable grain from the east- ern section, and along the kelumne River there will be large Some of the reclaimed lands also will pro- duce good crops. AUBURN, April 6.—Half an inch of rain fell last night, with occasional showers throughout the day. It proved a blessing to farmers, as grain was be- ginning to turn yellow from the north- ern winds and the continued dryness. 1 do_not care to say until to-morrow how much I owe or who are my creditors.” SANTA CRUZ, April 6.—There was a heavy shower of rain here last night, HILL GOES SMILING T0 IS DEATH Murder of His Wife Avenged at San Quentin. Bravely the Condemned Man Mounts the Gallows. Admits His Guilt and Hopes for a Pardon After This Life. NOT A TRACE OF FEAR. Delivers a Brief Speech in Which He Tells of His Conversion in Prison. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SAN QUENTIN PRISON, April 6.— ‘Wearing pinned to the lapel of his coat a tiny sprig of geranium taken from a bunch of flowers sent to him yesterday by his boy, Benjamin L. Hill, the cool- est and bravest man who has ever suf- fered death upon the San Quentin gal- lows, was executed this morning at 10:33 o’clock, in the presence of a small party, composes for the most part of newspaper men and prison officials. Ten minutes after the trap door was sprung and Hill shot into eternity the doctors pronounced life extinct and the corpse was cut down, lowered into a coffin and sent to his relatives. Hill's neck was broken immediately and but three respirations were re- corded. His pulse after five minutes became too faint to be perceptible and exactly ten minutes after the drop his heart ceased to beat. | Hill's last hours were in no way out| of the ordinary. He retired at about 11| iI o'clock last night and slept five hours. | Arising at an early hour he sat at the table in the death chamber and wrote a number of letters to frier Is and rela- tives. Not once id he exhibit a trace of fear. During the morning he was visited by Chapiain Drahms and Staff Captain George Reid of the Salvation Army. The ministers were with the condemned man when Warden Hale en- tered the death chamber to read the death warrant. Hill waived this for- | mality and after bidding him good-by Warden Hale withdrew from the cham- | ber and the prisoner was prepared for | the gallows. ‘ His arms were strapped to his sides: and at 10:30 the procession started for, the execution chamber. Chaplain | Drahms led the way, closely followed by Captain Reid. Hill walked behind | them, between Amos Lunt, the hang- | man, and Guard Jgnes of the death| watch. Guard Abrogast brought up the | rear. There was not a sign of timidity | on the part of Hill. His face was kindly and almost smiling. Warden Hale announced that Hill had a few words to say and the con- | demned man stepped forward and fac- ing the spectaters spoke in a low tone. Said he: | *I testify to-day to the great saving | and healing power of Jesus Christ. T have been a great sinner, but, praise | {the Lord. I have a great Savior. I am about to suffer for my crime jyst- |ly. 1 am guilty. This has caused me ‘great sorrow, but I have placed my | dependence in Jesus’ hands and I am | satisfied. _He helps us in all circum- | stances. For a year and a half I have been in almost solitary confinement and | he has kept me. I recommend you all | to Jesus. I am this minute satisfied. | As soon as I leave this body I will be | with Jesus. . He is a great Savior."” As he finished, a smile overspread | his features and he stepped back onto | the trap. Amos Lunt placed the rope around his neck and Hill leaned over, and before the blackcap was drawn Lover his head kissed the cheek of Chap- lain Drahms. The chaplain held one of Hill's hands while Captain Reid held the other. The rope was drawn tight and the signal given. Through the trap the body shot and Hill had paid the penalty. Not a move- ment was perceptible. Hill's crime was committed on a street of Oakland on January 11, 1896, when he shot his wife in cold blood after she had confessed infldelity. He was tried and convicted and sentenced to be hanged. Appeals were taken and the Governor was asked to interfere, but while delays owing to legal pro- | ceedings were obtained, Hill has fin- ally died upon the scaffold and satis. fled the demands of the law. Born in Wisconsin, he was 37 years old, strong, healthv and stout, weigh- ing about 200 pounds. _After his con- finement in Murderer’s Row he evinced a great interest in religion and among the murderers condemned to die he organized a Bible class, probably the strangest one of its kind that ever ex- isted. When Hill was brought to triar he set up the plea of insanity, but was duly convicted of murder. His friends waged a gallant fight for his life and great influence was brought to bear on the Governor tc commute his sentence to life imprisonment. TO AID PRINTERS. Carpenters’ District Council Offers a Helping Hand to the Strikers. At a meeting of the Carpenters’ Dis- trict Council last night it was unani- mously decided that the heartiest sympa- thy be extended the printers in their struggle for a nine-hour day, and that the Council would aid the cause in any and every way within its power. The District Council is a central body in which all the Carpenters’ Unions in the clty are represented, and its support will undoubtedly be of great assistance to the strikers. An_effort will be made to increase the membership of the Carpenters’ Unions and increase enthusiasm as much as pos- sible. To further this the District Coun- cil is planning to hold a series of weekly meetings open to all carpenters, where trade matters will be freely discussed {and the value of a working card from the Buildh;s Trades Council particularly em- phasized. While there has been no no- ticeable falling off, the unions have not grown as rapidly as has been desired, and it will be the obiect of these meetings not only to bring in outsiders, but to awaken members to a fuller of their duty. T D tmton Francis Cutting Springs a Leak. The steamer Francis Cutting of the North American Commercial Company, which runs between San Francisco and Alaskan ports, s?rung a leak at the Val- lejo-street wharf, where she is tied up, about 10 o'clock” last night. The tug Active lay by to render assistance in case it should be needed%he Francis Cutting has been all the winter in_Oak- land ek and has just come out of dry- dock. The leak is t?usht to be due to some defective pipe in her boiler-room. | NVENTS LIES JUST. TO PROVE THEM FALSE Boss Rea of San Jose Hits Upon a New Form of Slander. : Tries to Injure a Candidate by Accusing Him of Remarks Which Were Never Uttered. SAN JOSE, April 6.—“Jim” Rea made use of the City Board of Educa- tion to-day in an attempt to injure one of the candidates on the New Char- ter Ciub ticket. He first caused a false report to be spread that W. E. Crossman, the Charter Club candidate for Councilman in the First Ward, had stated at one of the tent meetings held by the Charter Club in the Sec- ond Ward that the school teachers, as well as other employes of the city, were compelled to pay an assessment of $12 50 a month each for political purposes. Utilizing this report, Rea caused a special meeting of the Board of Education to be held. Instead of undertaking to make an investigation of this startling report, and without even an attempt to examine Mr. Cross- man, the Board of Education proceeded to adopt the following remarkable resolution: Whereas, It has come to the Board of Trustees of the public schools of the city of San Jose that it has been openly stated that certain politicians ‘of the city of Sar Jose had levied and demanded an as- sessment from the teachers of the public schools, to sustain the municipal ticket supported by such politicians, or else lose their positions, and that such rumors are spread over the city and openly asserted by W. E. Cross- man, a candidate for Councilman upon what is known as the Charter Club ticket, and such rumors, whether true or false, tending to the injury of the public schools of this city; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That we, the Trustees of the School Department of the clty of San Jose, offer a reward of $500 to any person who shall furnish to this board reliable information of any teacaer who has ever paid to any one in the city of San Jose any sum of money whatever to obtain his or her position, or to retain same, or who has ever been approached by any one to pay an assessment for political purposes at this or any otuer mu- nicipal election during the term of any officer o1 the present board or for the past four years. E. H. WEMPLE, President. M. J. GRAHAM. J. R. O'BRIEL.. CHARLES KENYON. In an interview published in the News, the afternoon ‘gang” organ, Charles Kenyon, a member of the Board of Education, had this to say of the affair: “I don’t think it was necessary for the Board of Education to take any action upon a mere campaign romance, but I have had a score of messages by telephone this morning from the teachers in the various grades of the schools, who are anxious that the statement should be either substantiated or denied; they declare that they are all under a cloud until the matter is cleared. It is for this reason that the board decided to hold a meeting this afternoon and take up the matter.” W. E. Crossman, when his attention was called to the article in the News and the action of the board, made the following statement: “There is not one word of truth in the entire article. I never made any statement either at the meeting held in the Second Ward, or at any other time, that any fund was being raised by teachers in this city. What I did say was that a friend of mine, a business man whom I had every reason to believe, said to me that a lady teacher came to him and asked him to vote for eight men of the appointing board as a personal favor to her. As an argument she stated to him that in case the Charter Club rominees of the appointing board were elected she would lose her position. “I then continued my speech by saying that at no time, in a meeting of the Charter Club, or of the members of the Charter Club, or of gentlemen who had been selected as candiates for the appointing board by the Charter Club, had any such proposition been spoken of—that is the dropping of any teacher or any employe of the city who was compe- tent to fulfill his or her duties to thecity. Further than that, it has been the expressed wish of every c¢andidate of the New Charter Club that every faithful employe of the city be retained in his position, no matter how that position was obtained, or through whom. “I stated further at that meeting that if the citizens of this city would elect the candidates of the New Charter Club no employe of the city would in future be held up and be obliged to do homage to any human being. “The Evening News. which published the false statement this afternoon, did not even take the trouble to send to me to inquire whether it was truthful or not, and has thus shown by its attack upon me its entire sub- serviency to the ‘gang’ and to the disreputable policy pursued by those peo- ple in their efforts to again secure control of the city government of San Jose.” On being asked if he could name the men whom the school teacher wished his friend to vote for as members of the appointing board Mr. Crossman replied that he could, and gave the following as the names of those whom the teacher had evidently been instructed by the ‘‘gang” to work for: P. P. Austin, A. G. Bennett, H. Booksin Sr., Rush McComas, J. K. Secord, Francis E. Spencer, Frank Stock and C. D. Wright. It will be noted that this confirins the statement published in The Call on Tuesday to the effect that the “gang” has decided to sacrifice six of its candidates nominated for the appointing board. Those who are to get the knife in their back at the hands of the “gang’ are Milton Campbell, E. E. Chase, A. G. Col, H. J. Fikes, D. Hatman and John Leffler. It is such dastardly methods as that described in the foregoing that have brought the “gang” into general detestation and the city of San Jose into disrepute. There is but one way to eradicate these men and with them their methods; it is by the election of the Charter Club ticket from Mayor to the last member of the appointing board. In the present contest for good government the people of San Jose are making a final and decisive test of the momentous question: Shall San Jose be governed by the “gang” and permeated with corruption, or shall it be governed by the people honestly and economically? This is no campaign merely for office and for spoils. It is a war be- tween corrupt forces and those that stand for honesty, decency, progress and prosperity. Never before have the anti-gang people been so thoroughly united, so amply equipped with the ammunition of political warfare, so completely organized, so enthusiastic and so energetic. In no previous campaign has the outlook for success been so promising. The period of education during this campaign has been a long one and every salient fact showing where corruption lies, who is responsible for it and what the effect of its exist- ence has been on San Jose, its people and its interests have been fully stat- ed in the columns of The Call. Whoever has desired to become posted on the actual conditions has been given every facility to do so. No attempt has been made on the part of the ‘“gang,” either through its local organ or by means of its adherents, to deny these important facts: That the city government of San Jose is infested by a horde of corrupt taxeaters; that these vampires on the body politic hold their positions through the influence and efforts oof Boss Rea and his gang; that they are absolutely under control of the boss; that they have fattened their purses at the expense of the taxpayer; that this has caused a high tax rate and an unfairly high valuation of assessable property; that by reason of these last mentioned facts capital and population have been deterred from coming to this city, and that in consequence stagnation, if not retro- gression, has resulted. In the face of these undeniable and undenied facts the boss and his “gang,” who alone are responsible for all the evils in public affairs of which the people complain, have had the temerity ta concoct in star-chamber and offer to the people a complete ticket of candidates for city offices. This ticket they have masked with the name of “People’s Municipal Ticket.” On that ticket, it is true, are the names of several men who stand high in this community as men of ability and integrity. But their selection is but the result of tactics adopted by all corrupt political bosses when the people have been aroused to action. The political hook is concealed with the most tempting bait obtainable. Despite the individual standing of some of the men on the “gang” ticket, it is a fact, nevertheless, that every candidate on that ticket can be shown to be under obligation, either directly or indirect- 1y, to the political boss of this city and of this county, and to be, therefore, under his control. No man on that ticket, if elected, but will be amenable to the orders or influence of “Jim" Rea. As has been . before stated. this is not a campaign of candidates. The issue is in no sense a personal one. It is a campaign of principle to decide whether the “gang’ shall be allowed to remain in power or whether it shall be defeated and San Jose released from the thralldom of bossism. If the people desire to achieve victory—to obtain honest government, economical administration, low taxes, enhancement of property values, in- creased capital, population and prosperity—they must vote for the entire Charter Club ticket, at whose head stands the name of Sanford E. Smith. Among the charter provisions is one that fixes the tax rate at $1 on the $100. The present tax rate is $1 25 on the $100. It is claimed by the “gang’” that this limitation on the tax rate will prevent the imposition of past ex- tortion in the collection of taxes and extravagance in their disbursement. They are using the fact of this limitation to further their cause. Such a thing as a tax-rate limit has never yet been known to prevent a “gang” of corruptionists from bleeding the tax-payers. They usuallv find it an easy matter to adhere to the tax limit and equally easy to raise the assessed valuation of the property to be taxed. Should the “gang” by any possible misfortune or accident again secure control of the city government the peo- ple will be cinched just as cruelly as they have been i gt n in the past twenty is on every wrapper » of CASTORIA, - OPINION IN JAPAY EXCITED Feeling That the Na- tion Must Secure a New Foothold. How the Public Regards English Occupation of W ei-Hai-Wei. General Sentiment That the Government Should Assert Itself in Asiatic Affairs. SECRET UNDERSTANDING An Arrangement by Which Great Britain Is to Advance Money to China to Pay Indemnity. Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, April 6.—The Yokohama correspondent of the Times says: For the first time public opinion in Japan is vehemently excited. There is no general opposition to a British occupa- tion of Wei-Hai-Wei, but there is a feeling that Japan must assert herself and secure some other foothold on the Asiatic continent. The Government is hampered by financial considerations, but will prob- ably be obliged to yield to public pres- suri. Soberg people and the officials generally favor a British occupation of Wei-Hai-Wei and an Anglo-Japanesa entente, pour parlers for which ars proceeding favorably. The Daily Mail says this morning: “We learn from an authoritative source that England and Japan are in com- plete accord regarding Wei-Hal-Wel, but secrecy is entailed until a com- plete settlement has been achieved, which, it is believed, will include an | arrangement whereby England will ad- | vance the money to enable China to pay the indemnity in full and thus to obtain a Japanese evacuation of Wel- Hai-Wei. CHINESE MOB MURDERS AMERICAUBSIONAR!ES. VANCOUVER, B. C., April 6.—Advices per Empress of Japan report that tele- grams received at Shanghai report that a chapel in Chung King, Kansu province, belonging to an American mi has been attacked by rioters and = sons of the miss The United States Consul has demanded | from the Toatai, first, that the soldiers | shall be disbanded; second, that the mur- | derers shall be put to death and the ring- leaders arrested; third, that 500 taels be paid as compensation for the chapel de- stroyed, and fourth, that full protection be given to missionaries when they re- turn. PRINCE FERDINAND : IN DEADLY PERIL. BERLIN, April 6.—A dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger from Sofia says that on March 29, at Sestrimo station, an attempt was made to wreck a train carrying Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria. The at- tempt was discovered and frustrated by a peasant. The culprits were arrested. | S HARNESS-HORSE REGISTRY. CHICAGO, April 6.—1he Amcrican Trot- ting Register Association met in annual session L..s afternoon and decided that in the future a deeper tinge of blue must characterize the blooacu applicants for registry upon its books as standard trot- ting or pacing stock. The gualifications of both antetedents and ‘‘get” were made more rigid by far ..an has heretofore been the case. Five seconds were clipped | from the record, which must be reached by the “get” of hoth pacers and trotters, the former being placed at 2:25 and the latter at 2:30. W, R. Allen of rittsfield, Mass., was elected president and Chicago secretary. A man whose hands tremble and whose voice is weak and you will find that he is but half a man as a rule. His knees shake, too, and he is but a weakling. He sees spots before his eyes and has no confi- dence in himself. He has in some way abused the privileges which are his by right. And he possessed them once. 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