The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 14, 1898, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 14, 1898. to her aunt, Mrs. Schwart, on Seven- teenth street. I took the key from her, locked the door and put the key in my pocket. She had a piece of blue- stone in her hand, which she had used for washing, and I took it also and threw it into the garden. “T went to bed about 8 o'clock and woke up about § o'clock this morning. I told my wife to get up and feed the and she got up slowly. She breakfast about o'clock. I woke up I discovered the wound on my forehead and wondered Yow I got it, but said nothing to her about it. About 9 o'clock I went to an Ttalian barber at the Golden City House and got shaved. He asked me how the wound in my head. and wanted to find that out. After aved I went back to the house ained there until the policeman me away. I did not wife, and I don’t We d to aquar- but I admit- s in the He had rorning is wife. nday it was pt in the that his ng, and e having worked lost his 128 not been und a hole ht frontal s consider- ain could nd is dan- id Dr. Tillman. was caused by shot. W > powder r and the nst that 1d would have It looks to me ed by ne blunt ssibly the guard of the gun. wound es the wou wvith shot. be is ry. Bes n riddled tru f the trizger ¢ The upper eyelid is torn ove shot had been used the eyelid v been shot away. The” blow had idently been delivered fro: d, as it ranges upward from the evelid. There is als ight con- tusion on the left cheex. The statement of Dr. Tillman leads to the suy that ger may have been s blow by his wife | with the b n on the | forehead, c that the | NS oW FOR DEAD. GARCI Funeral Services Over‘ the Patriot. NOTABLEGATHERING PRESENT | MILITARY GUARD ESCORTS THE | PROCESSION. h to The Call. Special Dis WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Thesolemn high of the Catholic Church was perfor over the remains of General Calixto G ia at St. Patrick's Church to-day before the body of the distin- guished Cuban leader was committed to the vault in the National Cemetery at Arlington. The service was not- able for the distinguished gathering present. All the honors of war that could be meted out to a national hero were bestowed by this Government on| the lion-hearted old Cuban. Havana itself would scarcely have poured forth a larger crowd than gathered in and about the church, and the most radical of the Cuban independents could not have picked a flaw in the official marks of conside mains of their venerable leader. The church was filled to the doors long before the funeral pro the Hotel Raleigh arrived. by two batteries of United Sta tillery, the procession halted before the door, and the military guard grounded arms with a ring of metal on the hard, cold pavement while at the same mo- ment the church bell aloft tolled slow- ly and solemnly in the crisp winter air. Inside the church the great crowd was hushed to perfect stilir through which the first notes of the organ thrilled with a strange tense- ness, and rising slowly, swelled into a tender harmony that seemed to be more like a lullaby than a dirge. The altar was draped in the emblems of mourning and the candles stood in black sconces, except at the foot of the catafalque, where the golden can- delabra, with their many branches, flared in the gusts from behind the chancel. The "solemn procession the aisle from the door, borne by a detall of moved down the casket artillerymen. The Cuban flag was draped over the | silver-mounted coffin. To the left, in pews reserved for them, sat the honor- ary pallbearers—General Nelson A. Miles, commanding the United States army; General Lawton and General ‘Wheeler, who were among the first to greet General Garcia in Cuba; eral Shafter, commander of the Amer- fcan Army of Liberation; Senator Thurston, whose devoted wife lost her | life less than a year ago in visiting the unhappy island in behalf of the Cuban people: Genarz! I2lo= and Senators Proctor, Mason and Money. The coffin was deposited before the altar and the solemn high mass was begun. Those who officiated were Rev. Joseph Magee, deacon; Rev Charles Warren Currier of Baltimore, sub-deacon, and Rev. Clarence E. Woodman. The sermon was by the Most Rev. Archbishop John Ireland, the absolution after the mass by Rev. George Dougherty, master of cere- monies at St. Augustine’s, Washington, and theré were present in the sanctu- ary Right Rev. Sbarrettl of the apos- tolic delegation, Monsignor Stephan of the Catholic Indian Bureau, Rev. Dr. Rooker, secretary of the apostolic dele- gdtion, and other priests. ‘A nreliminary service was held at the hotel by Rev. Joseph Magee. At the conclusion of the mass the body was transferred to Arlington with military honors, where it was deposited in a vault to await shipment to Cuba. e Cellulold albiims, toilet cases and work boxes good for Christmas at Sarhorn & Vall's, 741 Market st. . had no | ion bestowed upon the re- | Gen- | | | v | | | | | | | der his resignation w that he ould be free to.dev Kinley a much- tangle in which he John Hay, now Secretary of State. C. Platt of New York, being oppc firmation in the Senate. The Pr Reid, but does not wan ry out hi might accept. SECRETARY BLISS "~ WILL SOON RETIRE This May Cause Several Trans- fers to Be Made in the Cabinet. ' CORNELIUS N. BLISS; SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. ASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—It is probable that Secretary Bliss will ten- hin a short time to the President. He has had the step under consideration for some time, deeming ness inter . The resignation, it can be sta not be due have been found on the grounds, and in the least to any difference with the President or his other advisers, but to | s fuel is an important item of ex- Mr. Bliss’ reluctance for purely private personal reasons to continue longer jn | Pense a strike of oil would materially as Secretary of the Interior. | {32‘““9 e Yaost o Luerating LEASYS The retirement of Mr. Bliss in the near future will give President Mc- % e - réted opportunity to disengage himself from the p at this time involted. to. Great Britain has been vacant since the retirement from that post. of President McKinley has been anxious to appoint Whitelaw Reid, one of the P: d to him, threatened to oppose his con- ent has promised the appointment to offend Mr. Platt, for he needs every vote he can policy of expansion. get in the Senate to ca t It was suggested to-night that Joseph H. Choate might be offered a | ° unde tood that this affidavit is to be; Cabinet portfolio, or that the President might placate Mr. Platt by offering | USed In an investigation to be held by | it to another New Yorker to be named by the Senator. It is not believeq | 1€ trustees of the Agnews Asylum or that either Choate or Reid would want the Secretaryship of the Interior, but | P% th¢ State Lunacy Commission, it is said that In consequence of Bliss’ retirement several Cabinet transfers | 1ne affidavit co-tains certain infor. may result, so as to make a place available which either Choate AGNEWS BOARD MAY HEED THE PUBLIC VOICE Inquiry Into Bessie Bailey’s Death. MANAGERS NOT YET DECIDED ‘WILL REACH ADETERMINATION TO-DAY. Should It Be Decided to Investigate the Mystery, It Is Declared There Will Be No White- washing. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Dec. 13.—The board of managers of Agnews Asylum held an adjourned meeting in Secretary Mont- gomery's office this evening and dis- cussed the mystery surrounding the death of Bessie Bailey. After consid- | ering a few bills the board went lum; executive session. The question of holding an investigation was brought up, but no definite action was taken. ‘When the board adjourned it was with the understanding that the question of | investigating the girl’s death would be | determined at to-morrow’s meeting. The full board was present. From what took place this evening, it appears that some of the managers have been looking into the mystery in- dividually., The doctor who saw the girl on the train, and Conductor Roach, on whose train the girl left the asylum, have been communicated with, and thelr accounts were related to the man- agers. The majority of the board is inclined to think that death resulted from natural causes, but the members deem it wise to investigate because of public opinion. Then rumor has it that Dr. Sponogle and his assistants, Drs. Stocking and Christal, are not satsified with the outcome and may de- mand that the managers clear their names of any insinuations that may | | 7 ) | radical teachings in that church. | Palestine, and will endeavor especially dollar gold piece to Mr. Boyd, the excur- sion conductor, and he gave me th change—five dollars in paper and five dol- lars in gold. She also Ea,d with her some powders of sulphonal, perhaps a half dozen, containing at least five grains or possibly more. D. WARE, M.D. CARRIES A NEW FAITH AROUND THE WORLD Mission of Rev. H. N. Harriman, the Disciple of the “Four-Fold Doctrine.” TACOMA, Dec. 13.—Rev. H. N. Har- riman, formerly pastor of the First Baptist Church of Tacoma, who quit his flock at a time when a split was the outcome of his new doctrine, is like- 1y to be heard from at no late day. He is now on a tour of the world—as yet in America, but expecting to make the round of the globe eventually. He is preaching what is known as the “Four- fold doctrine.” Two years ago this doctrine, particu- larly its sanctification feature, led to the formation of Eccelsia Mission here by Rev. Mr. Harriman and his follow- ers, who left the Baptist church be- cause its officers would not permit t};flr D6 celsia Mission has prospered, having now several hundred regular attend- ants, several dozens of 'whom hold nightly prayer meetings on the princi- pal streets, besides conducting a down- town mission. Rev. Mr. Harriman has remained the mission’s leader, working without sal- ary and supporting himself and a fam- ily of seven children by such volun-| CHICAGO, Dec. 13.—A new tack has tary contributions as came to hand. | been taken by the street railway peo- ?e\'e_ml 11Tes he has_ha'd long spe]l‘svnrg ple, as represented by the joint com- asting, when he believed, he received | njttee of the Council to which the Ly- A O distinct “call” to | man franchise ordinance was submitted the gospel in foreign lands, as | by the Council. The sub-committee of did Christ's disciples of old. About | the joint committee, appointed to con- ;l»‘r\éz’m‘x‘fixk?n d(gln h; ?m{t:l }gast, alx}d | sider the ordinance or frame another, s chicago last Sunday. €| as it chose, resumed its work to-day, writes back that he will go aro i world, trusting to the Lord o ‘;f:fi\l;g(e ficiaimine (HeguoHaon OFitheLCouTAll st the means of his going. He will visit | PIEht merely took from it the Lyman | ordinance, leaving the Hermann and | several minor ordinances in the' sub- committee’s hands. The authority of this sub-committee now depends on the construction of Alderman Walsh's res- olution adopted last night and the in- tent of the Council in passing it. The sub-committee was in secret session this evening in the private office of Alderman Kimball. Mayor Harrison says nothing was won or lost at the Council meeting last DIAMOND MERCHANT’S | SON KL LS HIMSELE |2 o e e e | the fight, but that the traction com- Walter S. Goodlett Commits Suicide ‘ panies are beaten so far as long term 5 franchises are concerned. Because His Remittance Was It is the intention of this sub-com- Delayed. mittee, and this intention is not con- SAN DIEGO, Dec. 13.—Walter S, | cealed, to ‘‘put the Mayor in a hole,” if Goodlett of Brichen, Scotland, son of a | it ¢an, and to this end it will proceed to wealthy diamond merchant, committed | ° ALDERMEN NOW HOLD SESSIONS IN SECRET Sub-Committee Is Yet at Work. ?PREPARE SHORT EXTENSIONS CHICAGO RAILWAYS YET HOPE FOR THE FRANCHISES. | Mayor Harrizon, However, Is Deter- mined That Action Will Not Be Taken Until che Allen Law Is Repealed. Special Dispatch to The Call. to establish missions in the Philippine Islands. His family is left without any income, but they sanction his go- ing and believe the Lord will provide for them also. So far they are getting along com- fortably, one or two of his sons being old enough to contribute to their sup- port. e TR have been made. Before the meeting to-morrow the of- ficials at the asylum will be consuited. | If an investigation be decided on it will | be a searching one and no whitewas! ing will be done. This was the declara- tion of White and Upham this evening. Dr. Hood of Elko and Dr. Ware of Col- fax may be called as witnesses and seu- | | sational developments may oceur. i The Santa Clara County legislative delegation will be present to-morrow | | and inspect the asylum. It wil be asked to work for a $15,000 appropriation to sink an oil well. Good oil indications | | | it nece: more attention to ical bassy |HE TREATED BESSIE BAILEY ON THE TRAIN COLFAX, Dee. 13—Dr. Ware has| | made an affidavit relative to his care | | and treatment of Bessie Bailey on the | train between this city and Truckee. It The United States Er ris Commissioners, but Senator T. to | mation not suitable for publication, which indicates that Miss Bailey did not have that moral protection that is expected to surround charges of the or Reid WHITE HURTSHAN SLAN BY IHDIANS Murder on an Isiand in Portage Bay. WHEEL RACES AT |[FATE OF BARNEY PHALE | %BEDS RESENT ENCROACHMENTS | ON THEIR PRESERVES. Halibut Schooner Two Friends Be- | lieved to Have Been Lost With ] All on Board at Dixon | Entrance. BY HAL HOFFMAN, Special Dispatch to The Call. WRANGEL, Alaska, Dec. 11 (by | steamship Cottage City to Victoria, | Dec. 13).—About three weeks ago Cap- tain James Nelson, of the halibut sioop | Caroline, and Barney Phale. a flsher- fman, went ashore on Kupriauoff | Island, in Portage Bay, to hunt for | deer. Phale never came back, and the | captain tells that he was deliberately shot by Indians. This explanation is accepted by. the halibut fleet that fishes | in Frederick Sound. Captain Nelson says Phale was only a few hundred yards from him, but he could not see him on account of the underbrush. He heard a shot. and. going in that direction, found Phale al- ready dead. Phale’s gun was loaded and he could not have shot himself. | The tribe did not want the fishermen | to hunt in their country and kill their | game. The killing will be investizated | by the authorities here. | “The feeling against the white men is increasing ;among the Indians, owing | to the encroachment of the whites. | This is only one of several instances in which this animosity has recently shown itself. | The halibut schooner Two Brothers | has been missing nearly six weeks. The fleet fishes in the waters .between Wrangel and Dixon Entrance, and the | catch is unloaded from lighters-in the | narrows upon ships and taken below to | supply the ‘markets of Seattle and San | Francisco. Fishermen recently found one of the dingies of the Two Brothers ashore and badly broken on the beach at- Dixon Entranee; near the - ocean. It is thought all on board have been lost. The names of the crew are not to be had here. General Lee Reaches Havana. HAVANA, Dec. 13.—The United States transport Panama, one of the first prizes captured in the late war, arrived this evening with Gerferal Fitzhugh Lee and | staff, State. The remainder of the affidavit | follows: On November 17, 1898, I received a tele- gram_requesting me to meet the east- bound overland train No. 1 to prescribe for a sick pi On the arrival of said train, shortly after 3 p. m., I boarded | the tourist car and was taken to a young THE GARDEN CITY | woman, who was moaning and apparently in great pain. She at once begged for a | hypodermic of morphine, which I declined to give her. After relieving her from pain bv other means, 1 gave her a small dose of mor- phine, not to exceed twenty drops of tinc- ture of hyoseyamus. This was followed by a sleep of from an hour and a quarter to an hour and a half in duration, from which she awoke much refreshed and ate well of a lunch she had with her. About 8 p. m. she was restless, moan- ing, hysterical and making some noise, and at this time I counted her pulse and found it 78, the temperature was normal. She still asked for a hypoacrmic of mor- phia occasionally. At this time the manager of the tourist party consulted me about the advisability of Miss Balley's continuing the trip. After considering all the clrcumstances, I concluded lth:‘lt it was best for her to tinue the trip. e Jemying ihe train T procured half | an ounce of bromide of potassium and told | the manager to dissolve it in a teacup (8 | ounces) of water, and if Miss Bailey con- | tinued nervous to give her a teaspoonful every hour, or, in case of necessity, a tea- spoonful every half hour, but if she was not soon relieved or did not do well, not 1o rely on the medicine, but to call a phy- cian. s‘“'t?en I left the train at Truckee Miss Bailey was quiet and appeared comfort- sical examination of the chest tvel;'se cél;g}xmnt:u;cis vidences of bronc! catarr] Laound Cionce: of “heart trouble could | d. bensfitneéltehe trip to Truckee she was hy- sterical, cri and laughed by turns, begeed loudly for morphine, and was rest- less. After her sleep she was much more et {01d me that an operation had been R on her at the hospital for B3y | ot . Bladder difculty, ue that | s entirely successful. | }’ter:vead‘ d‘;:&nclly To this ?perat(llon - h\l,llv- :24 flat at the track while training last | U8, been for the o St ons. Sunday, and is riding in better form | Alg made 1o refel every day. What he will do on the| She made some reference to a love affair day of the meet is, of course, a matter | hetween herself and a young. man, but of speculation; but his friends are | dated the affair several vears b&ick lm:ld sure that he has a good chance to wip had nothing to say i o the $250 for which the two men com. | Macy with any one. ‘TACES W pete. Stevens, of course, already has | i toid me achere she was traveling, a world-wide reputation, and if it were sn]dpumt she did not want to live and a mere matter of sprinting he weuld | spoke of suicide several times, but did undoubtedly win. Downing depends on | not seem Very earnest about it and I was hard riding all the way and this may | not strongly impressed with thfi belief win the race for him. that s‘klmuwoulgmegsa(:o&; ?:;izegfit'fg;—ml;rl " v . warnes e m: . comes word that McNess, Walter J, | CShe had in her satchel some medicines, Davidson and Arthur Davidson are|some glycerine, anti-kamnia tablets and training hard for January 2. Russ, Ful- | laxative pills. The pills she said con- ler and Bozio of the Olymplc Club tained strychnine, and I took them away Wheelmen will most likely be induced | rom her and placed them in charge of to enter. “Jack” Wing, who has been | °%¢ of, the passengers. hether she had taken deing so much record breaking of late, l’do Dot Bah mad icine. She showed no may enter either one or both of the | Siarcs ot belng u the | evidence of being under the influence of amateur events, and in that event| morphine or any other narcotic or seda- would give Fuller a hard rub. There tive. are a number of local riders who m&y‘ At the time T left her I did not consider make a showing that will ise | her condition dangerous, though it might their friends Surprise | hecome g0 from a recurrence of her blad- f on | der trouble.. .Negotiations for the race between | If her death was from natural causes it Bunt” Smith, now a member of the | is my belief from what I saw of her that Bay City Wheelmen, and J. E. Wing, | it was probably due either to uremlic poi- a resident of San Jose, have practically Soning or acute pulmonary congestion. fallen through. There has been mu The young woman gave me her name as Tournament to Be Held in January. CRACK RIDERS WILL MEET DOWNING AND STEVENS IN A MATCH RACE. Two Open Events Down for a Deci- sion Undoubtedly Will Have a Large Number of Starters. Special Dispatch to The Call, SAN JOSE, Dec. 13.—The Garden City Wheelmen are jubilant over the out- look for the big race meet to be given at Cyclers’ Park in this city on Monday, January 2. The match race between Hardy Downing, the crack professional of the Garden Citys, and Orland L. Stevens, Wwho is reported to be the fastest sprint- er in this country, is attracting a great deal of attention. Downing went a quarter of a mile in something like able. In a ph; made under very ad ch | v T correspondence between the two, but }f-lgs; 11223'252‘55!5?:5 l;‘l’l‘ld thgscr;fi:&eee nothing has come of it. On Sunday | that she was a Miss Bessie Balley. Smith had a personal conference with | “Jack” Wing at the club rooms of Wwheelmen. Following the affidavit is this state- the ment in Dr, Ware's own handwriting: Wi vi : < S range a matchmrgacra:ngags"en tgfl ?rd T e o to ride for nothing. Smith would not tgi-doliar kold piece in payment for my 8. Smith would not gttendance. She said she did not have agree to this, and stood out because | a great deal of money, but could spare $5. formulate an ordinance granting street suicide at Lakeside this morning by railways franchises to extend for twenty ‘years, fixing the rate of com- shooting himself in the head with a charge of shot. pensation to the city at 10 per cent of the yearly gross earnings of t}fxe com- Goodlett left word last night to be | Panies, establishing a system of trans- to take the early morning train for San | 5ot of an ordinance that will be pleas- Diego. On arising he took his shotgun | jno‘eohie Deome et 4 ren dare him to and went out as If for a stroll. It was | yvego g¢ o PP e noticed that he had on a new suit of Thislplan is to be forwarded for the S\]'glsh:gnlx;;izlhfl?;:«ptfgg‘{‘ohg‘ffl:,lgxgy' ?Ourt l; dual purpose of embarrassing Mayor short walk. When he falled to return | HarTison in his position of refusing to o \ncheon sesrch was made and his| St With the companies and of divi- L’;"s‘g R (f?“[’;]‘i “lgfisr‘t,‘i‘teh“;;ees 3;)‘2? permit the gang to rally its forces and his head blown off by a double charge of birdshot. put through the Council sueh ordi- nances as the companies are willing to Young Goodlett was 23 years of age, but was of powerful build and appeared ask for. The joint committee still has In its much older. He had had all the ad- vantages of education, travel and possession, according to the arguments of Francis, Cullerton, Kimball and Mc- b o 5 2 Inerney, the dominant spirits in the wealth. For some years he was en-| gup_committee, the Hermannordinance, gaged In minipg and in army life in|tne Math ordinance and the Kimbali South Africa. }Ig had beefl several ordinance, and with these for authority times around the worl(}!l_i T“"l"{, three | poct of that body believe they can go years ago he visited Hotel del Coron-| gh053 and listen fo the arguments of ado and last April he arrived again for | (o traction companies in search for T il & four weorn amed % | facts to form conclusions and build an et b Eesldc i Hotelt forvas fex ordinance for recommendation to the days’ shooting. It was learned that Goodlett was Council. quite depressed before leaving Coronado Mayor Harrison still stands upon his declaration that nothing shall be done over the fact that his remittance from home did not arrive. He was put to until the Allen law is renealed and ;vhen asked about the B(Mtu'ge of the 4 : oint committee, replied: “Thev s;)redst;aits f?rflmmtle)rs;ndd Was as-|have the Hermann ordinance before sisted by A hr as Ry iend, & coun- | them, but the intentlon of the Council trg}%mni) e ey n last night was to recall from the joint e body was brought to this city| committee authority to consider —the to-night and an inquest will be held to- morrow morning. 5 S ek franchise question. There is no doubt of that, and it is a question whether STATUS OF MORTGAGES AND MECHANICS® LIENS the sub-committee has any powers.” Samuel W. Allerton, the millionaire Peculiar Case Decided by Superior Judge Buckles of Solano packer and large holder of Chicago City Railway stock, said to-day if the city did not want to grant fifty year franchises the railway companies County. SUISUN, Dec. 13.—Judge Buckles of the Solano County Superior Court to-day de- cided a case involving a peculiar legal would not be badly hurt. point. Suit had been brought to foreclose ‘“We have franchises,” said he, ‘“on our trunk lines for fifty years, anyhow, two mortgages and certain mechanics’ liens upon the same property. Mrs. G. and nobody can touch them. There is Hutton owned a certain lot on which the not anybody that would want our cross town lines without trunk lines, Continental Building and Loan Company held a mortgage. Later she purchased an because they would not pay. The city adjoining lot from Mrs. Mary McLain, would let us go ahead.” Further than that, he said the pres- giving a mortgage upon the lot in part payment. Prior to the execution of the ent agitation was hurting Chicago greatly and that moneyed men in New York absolutely refused to lend money here because of the contest now going on here and the opposition manifested mortgages the construction of a building was begun upon the lot mortgaged to the building and loan company. Eventually this building was_extended over upon the other lot. Judge Buckles decides that the toward corporations and capital. mechanics’ liens acquired b¥| the con- the | | McKinley Cheered in the South. SALISBURY, N. C., Dec. 13.—The Presi- dential train arrived here just before mid- < ight. The trip from Lynchburg, Va. tractors who constructed e 1 N nt AL Tanonbios hold only upon the main structure cover- | ¥a8 Witheut e/ Arat. 3 ol e the Hret lot. having priority over the | reds of Virginians were gathered at the mortgage held by the building and loan company. The mortgage on the second lot, however, which was executed before station, although it was after dark and the weather was very cold. The train stopped there only about three minutes. the building was extended over upon this lot, hae priority over the mechanics’ liens, He further decided that the portion of the still | WOULD SELL VERY VALUABLE FRANCHISES Scheme of the Cuban Autonomists, UNCLE SAM CALLS A HALT GENERAL WADE INSTRUCTED T2 CHECK THE DEAL, If Necessary the Principals in the Enterprise Will Be Promptiy Arrested and Im- prisoned. Speclal Dispatch to The Call WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—From in- formation received here it appears that the autonomist government of 'Cub: established a year ago, is making stren- uous effort to dispose of a number of very valuable franchises and conces- sions before the advent of the military government of the United States. These franchises and concessions in- clude the right to construct and operate the Central Railroad line of the island, including eleven branches, and also a network of electric trafiways for Ha- vana. The authorities first secured an agreement with General Wade at Ha- vana by which Spanish sovereignty over the island was to cease and for- mal occupation by the United States begin on January 1, 1899. Advertise- ments were subsequently prepared and inserted in a Havana newspaper, ask- ing for bids for these concessions and franchises, the same to be opened and presumably the award made om De- cember 29 of the present year, two days before the government is formally turned over to the United States. The President, however, has seen fit to put a quietus upon the enterprise of the Spaniards, and has issued instruc- tions to General Wade, the chairman of our. evacuation commission at Ha- vana, immediately to inform the offi- cials .of the Spanish autonomist gov- ernment that the United States strongly disapproves of the proposed disposition of the concessions and fran- chises described, and to ask that all negotiations for the same be discon- tinued. It seems probable that this hint will be sufficient, but in case it is not, General Wade's instructions are sufficient to meet every, contingency. He is ordered to put a stop to these proceedings without any limitations on his authority. If necessary there is no doubt that the principals in the scheme will be promptly arrested and impris- oned. According to the terms of the adver- tisement in the case of the Central Railroad, the concession is to run ninety-nine years, and under it “the government,” it is stipulated, “will aid the concessionaire by guaranteeing an annual interest of 4 per cent on the capital invested in the lines mentioned, besides all advantages granted to rail- road companies under the laws of 1877 and 1880.” The roads are also “‘granted exemption from import duties on ma- terial necessary for the construction: and_operation of the lines,” and also “free cession of such lands belonging to the state or to towns as may be necessary for the construction and ope- ration.” Bidders were required to deposit be- fore bidding the sum of 200,000 pesos in gold in the Spanish bank in Cuba and a further sum of 1,000,000 pesos in gold as a guarantee.” “The treasury of the island of Cuba,” it is declared, “will pay in gold to the concessionaire every month the amounts due on the sections of line in operation at the rate of interest guar- anteed.” FIRE AT SACRAMENTO. Union Iron Works of Root, Nielson & Co. Destroyed. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 13.—At midnight to-night the Union Iron Works of Root, Nielson & Co., on Fromt street, wera burned. The foundry did a large business all over the coast” and was a finely equipped establishment. The patterns are said to represent a value of $40,000 to the owners, and these and all the machinery are ruthed. The loss is perhaps $60,000, with only one-third insurance. The fire started in the engine-room. i eiie Killed by a Dynamite Explosion. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 13.—A prema- ture explosion of dynamite occurred in the eastern portion of the Cascade tunnel this evening. Pat Shorland, of Butte, Mont., ;wasdkmed. and two other unsknown in- jured. pe TN Leo on Americanism. LONDON, Dec. 14—The Rome corre-. spondent of the Standard says. The Pope has addressed a letter to Cardinal Gib- bons on his theories of Americanism. It will not be published until it has been communicated to the American episco- pate. The President appeared on the rear plat- form and bowed to the cheering assem- blage. building erected on the lot purchased from Mrs. McLaln, being separable, is subject to the mortgage claim of Mrs. McLain be- fore any mechanics' lien can attach thereto. Siid- e e v REORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY Officers From the Adjutant General’s Department Give Views. ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—The adju- tant general’s oftice of the War De- partment was well represented to-day at the hearing before the House Com- mittee on Military Affairs relating to the increase in the army. Adjutant General Corbin was expected to open the hearing, but was detained at the department. His office was represented, however, by officers from the several main branches of the army, namely Brigadier General Schwan, Major Heis- tand, Major Simpson and Major John- ston. General Schwan detailed at length the organization of the army under the plan proposed in the Hull bill, which has the indorsement of the Secretary of War. The total strength of officers would be 3721; enlisted men, 96,797; grand total of officers and men. 100,518. —_— AFTER THE MOONSHINERS. Revenue Collector Dunn Will Raid the San Antonio Etill. SAN RAFAEL, Dec. 13.—District Inter- nal Revenue Collector Dunn -of Santa Rosa sent word’ to this city this evening that he ‘would be here to-morrow to in- vestigate the facts as related by Consta- ble Louis de Voto of Novato in regard to moonshiners plying their illegal vocation nenrdSalnCAnt?n;’tl:. dTOVT{m tCa(_lll corre- spondent Constable de Voto to-da; - i stantiated the statements made toyWs‘“ g‘ Gl e e Eden. He sald three men were engaged in the manufacture of whisky, which was sold in the neighboring towns. De Voto BARGAIN TABLE' said the still was located about nine miles | Adamantine Pins, per paper, any size from Novato. He refused to give any | Asbestos Fire Kindlers; a 10c article. names, but promised to give Coll B S re e X0 3 lector | 1 Jinko basket, for fancy work... 4 thelr purchases to smaller sums. anywhere else in town. PANCAKE MEAL— This is Aunt Jemima's, and she is offering the hot cakes free to all visitors; first floor to the right. Try it before you buy it. MEN'S FINE $2.50 HATS. . .$1.00 These are a lot of 200 samples sent out from the factory to make selections from. Boys' hats, 3 cents up; men’s, 50 eents up; to close this year. FLANNEL-BACK TENNIS . .....Tc This is the popular style ot wrapper g00ds sold so freely clsewhere at 10 cents; prettiest Patterns you ever saw; 2 bales; to close at 7 cents, HEAVY APRON PLAIDS, 80yds $1,00 This is not 10-cent goods, ‘but is the best propérty _in strong gingham: we ever offered on a 3-cént basls. CANTON FLANNEL...........5¢ Good quality, unbleached, for children’s or women's wear. Make your money reach by o 1c 1o e 0D DeceRRdEy, 1 Butcher Knife (on the last gross) e Death at Santa Cruz. 2 1bs Mariners’ Toast (last barrel). e g SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 13.—Mrs, Michae |} ¥3¢ to amuse children... Leonard, why had resided here forty |1 PAlr Ladies' Black Hose, fast. ¢ $1 00 the prizes were not big enough. I had no change and presented the ten- ears, dled to-day. She was a native of | 50 dozen assorted Buttons, family us oston, aged 6L 2 assorted Handkerchlefs, family use. 100 SPENDING MONEY! For the next few days nearly everybody will be parting with a little money; some with large amounts, others will find it necessary to confine ‘Whether you decide to buy a trifle or two or a wagon load for giving or selling to others, we have the goods and the sum you appropriate to Christmas purchases will reach farther with us than LADIES’ FELT SHOES .......25¢ These are the $125 grade everywhere else. We are out of large sizes and shall close 214 and 3 for women, regular high-cut shoes, at 25 cents this week. LADIES’ WRAPPERS, Tennis. $1.00 Our Boston Gowns are 85 cents, but we make a big talk on Ladies’ Tennts Wrappers at SL. wr!‘yfi: see them you will say we have al NEEDLES, Sewing...........I¢ These are regular G-cent papers. Deal take them by the 1000 to sell again. You have the same chan " MOTHER'S MUSH, 2for. - ... I5¢ For a few days we want to sell this fine breakfast dish at a price that will induce everybody to try it. SANTA CLAUS SOAP, 6 for. . .25¢ Finest house soap in the world. Fine pic- ture for the parlor with every six. Call and see how we do it. : 9 SMITHS CASH STORE 25-27 Market St., S.F