The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 30, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1898. PROVIDES COIN THE FRAY Speedy Passage of the War Revenue Bill by the House. In Offering an Entire New Measure Including Committee Amend- a Clever Parlia- ments, mentary Vic Call Office Riggs House, Washington, April 29. The House to-day passed the war rev e bill, with on the amend- ments d upon by the Republican members of the W and Means Com- mittee added. In order to accomplish ntery maneuver was th whole time for ents was exhausted by the ority in trying to amend the bond ure of the Dingley offe~ * as bstitute an entirely new bill con- these amendments after the ported to the House. old parliamenta:/ trick orted to years ago. The law was passed in this inal form, after it had own with amendments in 1e whole. s were offered to re of the bill, ranging r the substitution sition f > tax p. n i T Bu t all voted wn. At the last moment the Demo- ats decided to offer a motion to re- with instructions to report mmit, come tax proposition € to the bill, instead substitute for the bond proposition. due to the fact that a num- erats declined to vote to the bond proposition. The s defeated—134 to 173. Four blicans voted with the Democrats and Populists on this vote. But on the 1 pasfage of the bill—which was , 181 to 131—the Democrats and with six exceptions, voted against the bill. The Democrats oted for the itzgerald of M of Pennsylvania bama. Two Republ y of North Carolina and Thorp of Virginia— voted with the opposition. Quite a number of Democrats declined to vote. Th ed at 10 o'clock this 0 hours more general nue bill before the bill | was for amendment | under the five-minute rule. E (D.) of Missouri discussed the bond feature of the bill t oh, he =aid, the Democrats could I They could not agree to the y more “coin” bonds, which would be construed r a Republican administration to n nothing but gold. So long as the were closed to the colnage of one- he advisa- age of the| immedi. il. Rep.) of Nevada argued would be confined to the of Spain and the United States, at its duration would depend upon ain could maintain upon the errilla warfare she has l;f{in{ to wage upon land. war should be vigorously , and apparent extravagance ight prove economy in the end. ms of the bill two-thirds of the | taxes were to be laid upon consumption | one-third upon_the current transac- | business. Not a dollar to be of | the accumulated wealth This was unfair, he said. (R.) of Ohio, said that at this, there were, s sald, but two classes patriots and traitors. He accept _the suggestions the Democratic side, or impracticable, in good patriotism. Grosvenor then | ¥ I riticize some of these sug- | ¥ ng of the bond feature, | ¥ he bonds would be | ts e of the country not | c e investment, but as{ evidence to the world that this country | proposes to free Cuba in the face of Spain, | ny other country that saw h Curtis (R.) of e before noon were Kansas, Shafroth (Sil. Rep.) rado and Brown (R.) of Ohio. the House went through the adjourning and reconvening. order, the bill was taken ve-minute er the arrangement made, the bond | n (D.) of Tenn If of strike the minort out section prov the bond fon, and insert in lieu thereof, the income tax amendment. It | fs identical with the income tax provision of the Wilson tariff law, with the taxable income reduced from $4000 to $2000 per an- num, and the per cent inci d from 2 to 5 per cent. Walker (R.) of Massachusetts offered | &8 an amendment to the original section | a provision to change the terms of the bonds so as to make them redeemable one year. after the date of their i and payable after three vears and upon | tue expiration of seven years, or due on| a certain day within three years, as the | Secretary of the Treasury might elect. | alker declared that his amendment | ula_save the people from $20,000,000 to | 50,000,000, - Walker declared the bill should | mitted, and that every Repub- | » shéuld vote for the motion. | ) of Kentucky called attention markable coincidence that by this vas proposed to issue $500,000,000, the | which Secretary Gage had rec- -d for the purpose of redeeming backs. There was no necessity | an_enormous loan. The fortifi- atanzas had been reduced in Havana could be reduced and the war would be at an he war should be pushed. The 1d_be loosened. Havana would Sampson, the Plilippices be- fore Dewey and the Spanish fleet crowded ACTOSS the lantic before the onset of | dron. The seriousness of | thoroughly exagger-! While our fleet was ‘being held in the vopulation of Havana was starving, and the end for which we aimed, the relief of humanity, was being defeat- ed. In nine d in his opinion, the war would be over and the American flag would be flylng over Porto Rico and the Philippines. Walker's amendment was lost without division. Many five-minute speeches on the income tax amendment followed. At 4 o'clock, under the rules, the bill was reported to the House. As Chair- man Dingley had had an opportunity to offer the amendments agreed upon by the majority’ of the Ways and Means Com- mittee, ‘he offered as a substitute a bill containing these amendments. There was some question as to the regularity of this | proceeding, but the Speaker held that it was In order. There were many protests | from the Democrats ageainst this parlia- | mentary move, and Bland insisted upon the reading of the substitute in full. Dlnfiley briefly explained the committee amendments, which were enumerated in these dispatches last night, and then de- A b | friendly feeling existed s of the bill were first to be open | Y. 1 | vellow corn. FOR tory Is Won. manded the previous question. stitute was then adopted without divi- The sub- | NATIVE SON NAME OFFICERS Conley of Madera Is Elected Grand Pres- ident. Harmony Prevails After a Spirited Contest in the Grand Lodge. Visiting Delegates Tendered a Ban- by the Peopls of Nevada City. quet Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEVADA CITY, April 29.—This was the closing day of the session of the Grand Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West. Opposing candidates for office met on the floor, fought out the battles that have been planned during the past four days, and to-night the vanquished made merry at the expense | of the victors. Never in the history of | the order has there been such a spir- sion. McMillin moved to recommit the bill, with instructions to strike out the bond provision and insert in lieu thereof the income tax provision, but withdrew it and allowed Bailey to modify the motion to instruct the committee to add the in- come tax provision as an amendment to the bill, the bond feature being retained. The motion was defeated—134, 173. ";l h‘r‘ motion to recommit was defeated— The vote was then taken on the final p: e of the bill and it was passed—IS1, 131 - With six exceptions the Democrats and Populi ted a nst the bill, and h the opposi- elle (R.) of Maine, chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, presented the conference report on the naval bill, annon (R.) of Tllinois made the point of order that the conferees had exceeded their jurisdiction in that they ad $300,00 hove the difference betwe two houses and had also added provisions vhich were not in conference. With the nt of order pending he moved an ad- rnment, which was carried. SANTA CRUZ CHRISTIANS. County Union to Meet in Convention at Ben Lomond. TA CRLU April 20.—The County Union of Christians is to hold its semi annual convention in the Presbyterian church at Ben Lomond on Friday and Saturday of next week. The Union in- cludes the socleties of Santa Cruz, Wat- sonville, Green Valley, Ben Lomond, Cor- | ralitos, Aptos, Soquel, Bonny Doon, Glen- wood, Skyland, Felton and Boulder Creek. The programme is a speclally good one. Among those who are to take part are Rev. E. H. Hayden of the Baptist church of Santa Cruz: Rev. Thomas Filben, Methodist church of Santa Cruz; Rev. A. B Congregational, of _Soquel; vterian, of Watson- an of Ben Lomond, of Boulder Creek, Dr. and Charles Murphy of Green Valley. Lo INSURES GOOD CROPS. Farmers Along Woodbridge Canal Supplied With Water. STOCKTON, April 20.—Farmers along Woodbridge canal are now happy, for the canal {s running full of water, and their thirsty lands are absorbing it. It comes in time, too, to insure first class crops. The water is running to the end of the main | ditch. The dam s still in the hands of the re- celver, but ranchers have an arrange- ment ‘with him whereby thev can hold their property under a sort of lease. The money for the repairs (35000) was put u by men who own about 17 and they get first call on the water. They get their money back in water at the rate of $3 an acre. There are still about 3000 acres along the ditch which can be prof- itably irrigated. and at a small charge for water they can be made to pay the cost of repairs - Russians Friendly to Spain. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Avoril 20.—The British steamer Wansbeck, Captain Jones, from Cadiz, arrived to-day. Cap- tain Jones reports that when he left | Cadiz, fourteen days ago, active prep- | arations were being made by the Span- iards for war. crowded with artisans, cruisers and torpedo boats were under repair and regiments were assembling at the gar- rison. A Russian warship was aiso there, and it was evident that a very between her crew and those of the Spanish ships. Captain Jones saw nothing of any war- ships on his voyage. Presidential Nominations. WASHINGTON, April 29.—The Prest- Gent to-day sent these nominations to the Senate: Samuel R. Gummoc of New Jer- *y to be Consul General at Tangier, Morocco; be Consul at Puerto Cabello, Vegezue! A list of cadets, graduates from the Mili- tary Academy, were appointed as second lieutenants. in the Shelley Inch, Placer- e: John T. Lindley, Ontario G. Chamberlain, Pacific Grove; George A. Oakes, Haywards. Washington—B. 1]r\'r'llcr, Port Angeles; James Ewart, Col ax. —_— Buying Corn in Nebraska. STOCKTON, April 20.—The effects of the drought are being felt here, hay be- ing shipped here from as far East as Missouri. Captain J. W. Smith received from Nebraska this morning 100 tons of It is shelled and in bulk, which necessitates being sacked here. As feed for horses and cattle is becoming very scarce, it will soon be necessary to provide some substitute for hay, oats and barley. Corn is worth $1 25 a sack. Cherries Shipped East. SACRAMENTO, April 20.—Cherry ship- ments are Ship- ments have been made during the past two weeks, realizing" good prices. The second carload vas sent from Vacaville to Chicago to-night, containing 2278 boxes, loaded by the Earl Fi e Rt Tl ruit Company and e Mourning at Auburn. AUBURN, April 20.—One of the largest funerals in Auburn’s history was that of Deputy Recorder Henry Hart, a member of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and Foresters. He' ?g;quheon Deputy Recorder for twelve St Killed at Horseshoe Bar. AUBURN, April 20.—Thomas Hobson, =on of John B. Hobson, superintendent of the Cariboo mines, was kilied to- hydraulic monitor at the Brag. oY PY & Turpie Succeeds Gorman. WASHINGTON. April 2.—At the cau- cus of Democratic Senators this after. | noon Senator Gorman resigned as chalr- nian and was succeeded by Senator Tur- ple. Nun Nicer Wins a Stake, LONDON. April 20.—Nun Nicer. Si Blundell Maple's chestnut filly - wyon cha 1000 guineas stakes at Newmarket to-day. —_———— “Women of the Red Cross and What They are Doing in the War,” in next Sunday’s Call. 1 ) acres of l:m\‘{t‘ The dockyards were | Luther T. Ellsworth, Ohlo, to | - | dered a banquet at Armory Hall. California—Austin | Charles | oing forward to Eastern mar- | | kets much earlier than heretofore. ited contest for places on the board of | grand trustees. With few exceptions therehasnever been so speedy a settle- | ment of rival claims when the matter was finally put to a vote. | Up to within twenty-four hours of | the time for making nominations there | were no less than fifteen candidates In | the field, in spite of the fact that there | were but six seats in the board to be | filled. Seven trustees were to be| elected, but precedent made it neces- | sary to give one of the places to the | local parlor. The number of candi- |,dates. was reduced somewhat by the | | withdrawal of Henry Lichenstein of | | Alcatraz Parlor No. 149, Joseph EA1 O’Donnell of Yerba Buena Parlor No. | 84 and Frank Sabichi, a member of the outgoing board. | Sabichi’s withdrawal was a genuine | | surprise, as his election was conceded, | |‘ even by his opponents. His action in| | retiring at the last moment was due | to the fact that he believed that his election, which was opposed by a por- | tion of the southern delegation, would | not assist in promoting the best inter- ests of the order. O'Donnell's with- | drawal was alsc an unlooked-for event, which was brought about by an unsuc- | cessful attempt to consolidate the vot- ing strength of the San Francisco dele- | gation In the interest of Charles R. Heverin of San Francisco Parlor No. 49 and Lewis F. Byington, a member of the retiring board, as against Jos- | eph K. Hawkins of Pacific Parlor No. | 10 and O'Donnell. Although the at- tempt at amalgamation proved futlle, | O'Donnell decided to withdraw from | the contest rather than be placed in the position of being a disturbing fac- tor. For the more important offices there was no contest, the election resulting in the selection of the following-named | grand officers, to serve during the en- suing year: | Grand president, Willlam N. Conley of | Madera. | Grand first vice-president, Frank Mat- tison of Santa Cruz. president, R. C. Rust | Grand second vice- of Amador. | S Grand orator, Frank L. Coombs of | Napa. Grand treasurer, Henry S. Martin of | San Francisco. Grand secretary, Henry Lunstedt of | San Francisco. | Grand inside sentinel, John J. McMahon of Santa Cruz. | Grand outside sentinel, A. W. Fiedler of | Livermore. Grand marshal, W. Jose. The first ballot taken on the names | of candidates for grand trustee re- | | sulted in the election of H. R. McNoble | of Stockton, F. A. Cutler of Humboldt, Lewis F. Byington of San Francisco, | Joseph K. Hawkins of San Francisco | and E. A. W. North of Winters. On the second ballot A. Ramish of Los Angeles was elected. | David Morgan of Nevada City was | elected by acclamation. Morgan is at the head of the order in this city and he has for years been a prominent fig- ure in the affairs of the order (hrough- out the State. The success attending the entertainment portion of the pres- ent session of the Grand Parlor is largely due to his individual efforts. To-morrow Nevada City will see the | last of the Native Sons who have been her guests during the week. A ma- Jority of the visitors will leave for | their homes on the early morning | trains, carrying with them a host of | happy memories of the days spent in | and about the mining metropolis of | California. To-night visiting delegates were ten- The occasicn was made the opportunity for | the presentation to Junior Past Grand | President Clark of a handsome jew- | A. Gaston of San | eled badge emblematic of his honorable position on the rolls of the Native Sons of California. As is the usual custom, the toastmaster held sway during the latter part of the repast. Cheers were given for the nation and her heroes on land and sea and toasts were drunk to the health and long life of the Na- tive Sons and Native Daughters who have contributed to make the visit to Nevada City a pleasant one. ENGLAND'S COAST DEFENSES. | _ It can no longer be sald that Great | Britain is unprotected. The coast de- | fenses were never more.complete or ef- | ficient. Right round our shore stretch these many defenses, not f{solated ani therefore of little account, but forming a linked protection, with the telegraph or telephone at hand to respond at navai | headquarters in London to the slightast warning, and from Whitehall there | branch off private wires to the great arsenals of Portsmouth, Devonport, Chat- ham and Sheerness. A few words from any point on the coast, be it an isolated coastguard sta- | tion or a lonely guardship, may In an | hour or two have led to orders of na- tional import being flashed over sleeping towns and villages to the naval com- manders in chief at the coast, and be- fore the outside world knows of impend- ing danger all the machinery of defense will be in readiness for any emergency. | That this i{s no exaggeration those may judge who remember the hasty commis- sioning of the particular service squadron in January, 1896, when the German Em- peror's ill-judged telegram to President Kruger set England ablaze with anger, Before even the Times announced the decision of the Government to form this new squadron, “to_do anything and go anywhere,” as Mr. Goschen_explained, the telegraph instruments at Whitehall had been vigorously ticking. and unknown to | the public the admirals at Chatham, | Portsmouth and Devonport had had their | orders. By the time the world was | awake the preparations for commission- ing the ships had commenced, and in a | few days a squadron of powerful modern | vessels_was fitted out and ready for any | task. When the necessity arises no less | promptly will the machinery of defense ge again put to the test, possibly on a molre extensive scale.—Chambers’ Jour- nal. ——— The brass drum is one of the instru- ments of bands attending regiments of the Servian army. It is fixed on a two- wheeled cart, which is drawn by a large trained dog. The drummer walks behind the cart. | tle. | in Berlin. | fluence legislation. | & single ordinance nor hinder the ex- DEFRAUDED HIS WARD'S ESTATE San Jose Court Orders a Guardian to Make Restitution. Must Repay Money Misappro- priated During His Ad- ministration. Decision Rendered Against Abram King, a Capitalist of the Garden City. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, April 29.—Abram King, who for nearly twenty years was guar- dian of the person and estate of Steph- en Hobson, an incompetent, will have to reimburse the estate to the amount of $13,242 66 for moneys misappropri- ated during his administration. This was the decision rendered by Judge Hyland to-day. The court said it was shown by the testimony that King had imprudently invested his ward's money, had made overcharges, grossly neglected matters and fwiled to account for moneys receivéd. He allowed King $2800 for commissions as guardian, and | this will be deducted from the $13,242 66 shortage. King was appointed Hobson’s guar- | dian in 1877, and a vear or two later | began his gross mismanagement of the estate. The estate of his insane ward was worth about $40,000, and consisted of a building and Ilot at the corner of Santa Clara and Lighston streets in | this city and some cash. He overcharg- ed the estate on every occasion. On bills that he paid he would afterward raise the amount, and for a number | of years he failed to turn in the full amount of rent received from the building belonging to the estate. Hobson died about two years ago. His daughter, Mrs. Louise J. Kruse, ob- tained letters of administration. An investigation showed the estate had been systematically robbed of about $16,000. A demand was made on King | for this amount, but he refused to set- An ap-| Suit was then brought. peal will be taken from the decision | rendered to-day. King is a prominent capitalist of this city and is worth over $500,000. THE FUTURE CZAR OF SAN FRANCISCO. The Lord Mayors Dublin and Belfast are serfs compared | with the Mayor of San Francisco, who | under the new charter will enjoy more | personal power than Emperor William mere creatures of the Government. They have no special authority to in- They cannot veto penditure of a single cent. They can- not appoint a public officer, dispute a contract, or stop the payment of the smallest claim upon the treasury. They enjoy no patronage and their office anll functions have, therefore, no political significance. Their personal power and responsibility are merged in the corpor- ate power of the government. They represent th= public interests and act| under the mantle of popular support. Their personal influence depends on brains and patriotism and their reward is the approval of the citizens. Under the new charter the Mayor of San Francisco will be a veritable Czar. | He is authorized to initiate new policies | and to veto legislation, to cut down ap- propriations, to refuse the ratification of contracts, to reject items of account, and besides his legislative functions he will have discretionary power to ap- point and remove the officials who con- stitute the real governmen'. Moreover he is authorized to suspend the very elected of the people. He appoints and will control the election officers and is practically responsible for an honest counting of the votes. He and his min- isters will have charge of all the city property, parks, schools and public buildings. They will control 83 per cent of the entire expenditures of the city government. Of this two millions and a half will have the form of patronage with a certain future increase, especial- 1y in the Department of Public Works. He is also given power to influence ap- pointments in the lower ranks. The Commissioners of Civil Service are servants either for good or evil. No one supposes that the New York com- mission appointed by Mayor Van Wyck will pass Republican candidates for Tammany and Croker, and the rules have been ignored in many other cities, of which Philadelphia is a marked ex- ample. This distribution of power con- trasts unfavorably with that of Eng- lish cities. The financial reports of San Francisco and Birmingham for last year will show the difference. In San Francisco the total expenditures of the city government exceeded six millions. In Birmingham, with a population a fourth greater it was $3,600,000. In this is included the salaries of a stipendiary Police Judge and the officials of his court. The cost of the police, the pub- lic, technical and industrial schools, eight public parks, five public gardens and recreation grounds, five public baths and wash houses, three public markets with food inspectors, a com- plete staff of health officers and munici- pal officials, a fire brigade of moderate dimensions, a public museum and a school of art and twelve public free libraries. In San Francisco the salar- ies amounted to three millions, in Bir- mingham to $300,000. In San Francisco, after the payment of salaries and ne- cessary current expenses, there is noth- ing left for permanent improvements. In Birmingham 40 per cent of the pub- lic expenditure is devoted to permanent improvements, such as widening and paving streets, erecting public build- ings, improving lighting, sewerage, etc. The municipal government of Birming- ham is acknowledged to be one of the best in the world, due mainly to its form. That of San Francisco is proba- bly the worst. Will it be wise to elect a Czar or better to elect a Birmingham Lord Mayor? J. H. STALLARD, M.B, Lond. R S S s S PEOPLE FED ON SAWDUST. Some time ago, says the Family Doctor, at the depot of Havre, the Government seized a consignment of 10,000 pounds of finely ground sawdust. The seizure was the result of numerous complaints made by bread consumers in the department in which Havre is situated. Investigation brought out the fact that for more than two years bakers’ flour had been sys- tematically adulterated by the addition of a free sawdust. The culprit was arrested. At his examination it was learned that. in one department alone, he had disposed of over 500 wagon loads, and that in vari- ous other departments his sales had ag- gregated over 5000. The sawdust was pur- chased in Paris, and shipped to the vari- ous points where the culprit had sold it. His customers were mostly millers, who !ufiplled the adulterated flour to the bakers. The investigations and resulting prosecutions will involve a large number of millers and bakers. of Blrmingham, | The English Lordships are | | SACRIFICES LIFE [SPANIARDS 10 CONSCIENCE Woodland Citizen Kills Himself After His Son’s Death. They Had Quarreled and He Believed He Hastened the Young Man's End. Takes a Dose of Polson and Scon Follows His Boy to the Beyond. Special Dispatch to The Call. WOODLAND, April 29.—A pretty lit- tle cottage in Bremer Park is the seat of more woe and desolation than usually falls to the lot of one family in a single day. Within its portals a father and son lie dead, one by the dis- pensation of Providence, the other by his own hand. James, Gilmore Stewart, 20 years of age, after an illness of a little more than a week, died yester- day. His death was a great shock to all the members of the family, but the father, William J. Stewart, more than all others, took [t to heart. He blamed himself for the fatal iliness of his son, and the feeling of remorse no doubt in- fluenced him to take his own life. For many years the father had been addicted to strong drink, and in conse- quence contributed but little toward the | support of the family. The burden of support has been chiefly borne by the son. A few days before he was stricken by his fatal illness he and his father had a quarrel on account of the failure of the father to provide for his family. While the son was delirious the father made frequent references to the quarrel and seemed greatly worried on account of it. He even went so far as to say that he ought to kill himself, as his son’s illness was no doubt due to the| trouble between them. | An hour after the death of the son | the father came to Woodland. There | was nothing about his manner to indi- cate that he contemplated self-destruc- tion. He did not return home until 9| o'clock in the evening. He was in a | maudlin _condition, but as that was | nothing for him his wife put him to bed, thinking that sleep would sober him. At 6 o’clock this morning the femily was aroused by a sound of labored breathing, which came from the room in which the elder Stewart slept. Mrs. Stewart went to the bedsidé and found her husband unconscious. | Dr. Kier was summoned. Upon his arrival an examination disclosed the | fact that the man had been slowly dy- | ing for hours from the effect of opiate | poisoning. ; The usual remedies were applied, but without effect. The old man never re- | gained consciousness. He breathed his | last at 9:30 o’clock this morning. | It has since been learned that while | Stewart was in this city he purchased a bottle of whisky at one place and a | quantity of laudanum at another. As | he took neither home with him the pre- | sumption is that he drank both. Cor- oner Bean will hold an inquest Satur- day morning. | COLONEL JOHN HAY'S POEMS. | The world knows Colonel John Hay best by his “Pike County Ballads.” Few things, indeed, are more remark- able in the history of our modern lit- erature than the way In which this | handful of poems took the English- speaking world by storm. They came, | they saw, they overcame — after the | manner of all true poetry which | touches the most human side of men and women. The London Spectator | | | goes on to say: The poem calied “Banty Tim"” is in our opinion the most heroic of Colonel Hay’s ballads. The lines describe how Sergeant Til- | man Joy, a Northern veteran, explain- ed to the white man!s committee of | Spunky Point, Ill, that he was not go- | ing to have his negro friend, Tim, driven out of the village: Why, blame your hearts, jest hear me! You know that ungodly day When our left struck Vicksburg Helghts, how ripped And torn and tattered we lay. When the rest retreated I stayed behind, For reasons sufficient to me— With a rib caved in, and a leg on a strike, I sprawled on that cursed glacee. Lord! how the hot sun went for us, And briled and blistered and burned! How the rebel bullets whizzed round us When a cuss in his death grip turned! Till along toward dusk I seen a thing T couldn’t believe for a spell; That nigger—that Tim—was a' crawlin’ to me Through that fireproof, gilt-edged hell! The rebefs seen him as quick as me, And the bullets buzzed llke bees; But he jumped for. me, and shouldered me, Though a shot brought him once to his knees; But he staggered up, and packed me off, With a dozen stumbles and falls, Ti1l safe in our lines he dropped us both, His black hide riddled with balls, So, my_gentle gazelles, thar's my answer, And here stays Banty Tim; He trumped Death's ace for me that day And I'm not going back on him! You may rezoloot till the cows come home Rut ef one of you tetches the boy, He'll wrestle his hash to-night in hell, Or my name’s not Timan Joy! This is a poem which goes straight to the heart with the sacred comrade- ship of the battlefield. The phra: “You may rezoloot (resolute, 1. e., pass | resolutions till the cows come home,” | is alone enough to make the poem a memorable one. It puts in a sentence that Anglo-Saxon scorn for the oppres- | sion of the lawless mob, or the lawless | majority which is so sound a barrier | against the excesses of a too trium- phant democracy. It is the plain man’s | very unmistakable way of saying, | “The people may be my governor, but | not my tyrant.” e VOICE OF THE NATION. It is not for revenge, but humanity.— Philadelphia Press. He who is not for his country now fis | against it.—Boston Journal. It will be young American blood that will_give Spain the coup de grace.—Port- land Argus. ‘We are all for the flag, all for the coun- try, all for the President now.—Baltimore American. We enter this war with our quarrel just and we have a power much greater than that of our adversary.—Nashville Ameri- can. There can be no doubt of the ultimate results—America will add to her power and prestige, and Spain will quit the New ‘World forever!—Houston Post. Liberty's hand is once more raised to smite a tyrant. The blow will fall, even though in crushing tha Sppressor the hand itself must bleed.—Troy Times. Tt is our duty as citizens to move as one man, without regard to religious, political or social differences. The choice offered is that between the flag of our own country and the flag of Spain.—New Haven Register. —_———— The average duration of human life in European countries is greatest in Sweden and Norw y and lowest in Italy and Austria. e e Lord Roberts declares that the shoot- ing standard attained by the Indian troops. is unequaled by any troops in the world. f=gog=g=3=3c8-leF-Ro 83 E-FoF 33 F-F-F-F 3.5 The fao-simile signature of ot Tt ' is on every wrapper of CASTORIA. | the powder works. SEEN NEAR THE WORKS Their Blankets Found at the Scene of the Santa Cruz Disaster. William Peyton, Inventor of Ex- plosives, Certain that Spies Destroyed the Powder Factory, SANTA CRUZ, April 29.—There |is no escape from the theory that the ex- plosionat the California Powder Works here was caused by an act of treach- ery. That is the calm judgment of William Peyton, one of the inventors of modern artillery powder. While he is not writing or talking on the sub- ject, his views are clear and pointed. He believes there was treachery back of the disaster. Mrs. Martha Wilson, Beach 1iill, contributes a little testi- mony as to the identity of the three dead men whose remains are not known here. She says she saw two Spaniards with blankets the day of the explosion. They were going The blankets have been found and Coroner Clark =xpects to have them before the inquest on Monday. Amannamed Kenny, whoworksatthe mill, saw a stranger peeping through a knothole in a board fence near = the works about the time of the explosion. That might account for the third body. Government agents are quietly work- ing on the case and nobody is allowed on the grounds. There is no excite- | ment here over the explosion, because | | people know nothing about the mys- | tery of making modern prismatic and military powder. The public dismisses the question with the simple verdict that the disaster was accidental, but suspicions become more and more | grave in the minds of those who know‘ the details of the explosion. Colonel Bernard Peyton, in an inter- view with The Call sai “There is absolutely no way to solve the mystery. that the explosion began in the room where wet guncotton was dried, and it is equally certain that all experience has shown that wet guncotton is harm- | less. It will burn quietly without do- ing danger, and it cannot be exploded | by a blow from a hammer or by a rifle or pistol shot, so the entire matter is | a mystery; but I do not believe it was done by spies.” Colonel Peyton made significant admission concerning the explosion: “I think we have plainly proved that the explosion began in the guncotton, drying room; also that no human being was there at the time. I admis that spontaneous explosion in this place seems absolutely impossible, and that a man skilled in chemistry and explo- sives might have set a fuse with a de- tonating cap in such a way as to cause the disaster. and others, such theory.” Colonel Peyton says that about a hundred new men were working on the grounds at the time of the explosion. Some of them, he says, were probably killed and unidentified. There is a ru- mor that some of the new men were very careless and that one of them re- cently frightened old hands by upset- however, | ting two cans of nitro-glycerine from a wheelbarrow, a terrible explosion being averted only by the fact (hat the cans struck soft earth. The accident theory might find confirmation in such facts as these—green men handling danger- ous explosives in a careless way. In view of recent developments a let- ter which Lieutenant-Governor Jeter sent to Governor - Budd at 8 o’clock Sunday night becomes very important. Adjutant-General Bar- rett telephoned to Lieutenant- Governor Jeter on Saturday that the Governor desired him to call Superintendent Peyton and whether Colonel Peyton believed the powder mills needed protection. Mr. Jeter called and Colonel Peyton ad- mitted that the interests involved were very important. Lieutenant-Governor Jeter's letter was as follows: SANTA CRUZ, Cal., April 23, 1898. My Dear Governor: At your request, through General Barrett, I went to the | California Powder Works this morning and talking with Colonel Peyton, superintendent, as to the advisability of having military protection for the plant. The superintendent says that he does not apprehend any trouble, who lives on | toward | correspondent, | It is almost a certainty | the following l 1 disagree with my son | who hold some | on | ‘ask | the | but whilst the | | company has watchmen at all points, \5[111 designing persons might stealthily | gain access to some portion of the works \and cause damage. In view of the fact that this and the Dupont plant in Dela- ware are the only plants upon which the Government can depend for powder at the present critical time, there is alto- gether too much at stake to take any risk, and it would certainly be a wise and prudent thing to do to take every pre= caution to prevent accident to this plant. Lieutenant Babbitt, ordnance officer from Benicia, was at the plant at noon to-day to look after a shipment of 100,000 pounds of powder, which leaves to-night to be landed in Chicago within ninety-six hours. He has been here frequently and is thoroughly familiar with the topog- raphy of the location and the general de- tails of the plant. I talked with him about the matter and requested him to call upon you or General Barrett at the Cali= | fornia_upon his return to the city Mon- day. I understand that he has already urged the matter of protection before the federal authoriti In conclusion andid opinion that steps toward the | tary policing of important prov. | hould be taken without delay. WILLIAM T. JETER. The identity of the Spanish woman who wrote a letter from here to Sa- gasta regarding the place to land Span- ish troops has not been revealed. No one here has any idea who the woman is. It is certain she is not a resident of Santa Cruz. | A SANITARY MEASURE. | Walls Must Be Cleaned Betore Being Repapered or Repainted. | At a meeting of the Health and Police Committee of the Board of Supervisors ‘3(‘slr~rd.’\y it was decided to report in favor of granting permission to the Cali- fornia Athletic and Swimmin Club to give exhibitions of boxing, wrestling, ete., at_its rooms at 1006 Golden Gate avenue., Favorable action was taken on the peti- tion of the Building Trades Council E\:tl:- ing that an ordinance he passed making it a misdemeanor to paper, tint or kalso- mine any room, hall or cl t without first removing the old paper, tint or kal- | somine, the order not to apply to old work done within a year. | —_———— A DOG'S SENSE. A young girl was crossing the publie garden the other mornin= upon the | main path which crossed the bridge. | She was accompanied by a magnificent mastiff, who strode zlong beside her in | the most companionable sort of way, | looking up into her face occasionaliy | as if to remark casually that it was a. very fine morning or to ask if there was anything he could do for her. The two crossed the bridge together, and finally came to the Charles street gate. Here the young girl, not wishing to have the care of the dog in the busy streets, turned to him and said: “There, that is far enough now, Marso. 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