The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 16, 1898, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1898." FFICIENCY BILL PASSED BY SENATE Provision Made forthe} Army and Navy. QUESTION OF VOLUNTEERS SPIRITED DEBATE AS TO KEEP- ING THEM IN SERVICE. Postponement of the Vote on the Mo- tion to Delay Consideration of the Nicaragua Canal Bill. Special Diepatch to The Call WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The urgent | propriation bill making for the army and navy for the nths displaced tte Nicara- 1 bill in the Senate to-day, pre- en the taking of a vote on the postponement until after had been intended. The was passed ¢ turning pr ng the v ussion he servic of Ve upon convening to-d recess from 1:30 nati Morgan j ng he | gene ment own- canal would e mooted point Hale's re- deficiency d the Senate in re- the volun- of whom king sac rvice. On ti . who were very few n Cuba and tter, in the id, our footing 1 this country’s st meager, and as that of stand- ure. occupation there was m Cescribed our attitude £ ing with on 0t on the land and the other on the and that there was no r in that direction. 5 10N Il said, would nd as the object s he Spania out there was no lon any maintaining a lary e un- d'\no doubt > army abroad return ho and nion that they should . He argue that ce of war unless it was and the only dan- r 1‘mrkmu them. dev f the United It he main- Ived u t in Cuba fo ns could est He ish hoped r own. Ty e to be long. from_ Allen, hat affairs said he cdvocated an ndment to the bill which would pro- n explicit rms, for the reductjon m 25,000 to < 000 by July 1 next, but resentations of the army > would reserve his amend- Y U should come be- _connection he nt General ded to warn hments iturally the > his own ent, ate officer wanted to ce and mai this was no reason izen should not zealc guard his rights. He thou ng stations T the extension of our trade, it announced himself as opposed to un- means of conquest. ed sympathy with the a large number of volun- d_out. ' We had agreed to order in Cuba dur.ng tne unset- riod, and while he hoped this pe- riod would not long continue he, for one, would not consent to - reduce our force e Allison expre have as not be able to make good our pledges, Sewell said the War Department had for the past several months been gradu ally weeding out sold ge, at many thousands had thus be and tha ieved fi n rom this duty. He had no doubt even without législation 50,000 men would be released within the next 'six hs. > urgent defi‘ency bl was then d. the instance of Harris the Senate adopted a resolution calling upon the President for information as to the Status of the report of the Nicaragua commis- sion The Senate then went into executive gession and at 5:03 p. m. aujourned until Mond g TiE HOUSE QUICKLY PASSES THE PENSICN BILL Pears’ What is wanted of soap for the skin is to wash it clean and not hurt it Pure soap does that. This is why we want pure soap; and when we say pure, we mean without alkali. Pears’ is pure; no free alkali. There are a thou- sand virtues of soap; this one is enough. You can trust a soap that has no biting alkali in it. All sorts of stores sell it, especially |MAIL STEAMSHIP ON A REEF. | a cutlery | mitted suicide this morning by severing an artery in his wrist and holding the | o-day < revious records in e e o P it passed the appropria bill. This biil in d: 'gone by has been one of the most | fruitful themes of acrimonious partisan | debate, but to-day, although carrying | $4,000,000 more than’ the act for the cur- | rent year, it was sed in_twenty min- | utes ‘without a word of criticism. The House then entered upon the considera- tion of the bill to incorporate the Inter- | national American Bank. _This project | was recommended by the Pan-American Congress in 1880. An arrangement was effected for a vote upon the passage of the bill at § o'c morrow o/clock to-mortoy | MORMONISM COMES | IN FOR DENUNCIATION | Christian Citizenship Convention Considers the Roberts | Case. | WASHINGTON, Deec. 15.—Mormonism and territorial expansion were the main themes taken up at the closing day's ses- sion of the Christian Cttizenship (_‘un\'en-E General wton pictured the ce n.‘( M which he said | religic A organization was presided ovi 5 | | tion. m w politi arn ,000 officers, with their operations secret, 300,000 | followers scattered over the States. He | declared Mormon doctrines a menace in | that they belived that God has a body and that Adam was the ruler of the uni- verse; that he was sent to earth with one of his wives to rule supreme. He charged | Congressman-elect Roberts of Utah with amist, and assert- | never been restored and thereiore was ineligible to Cong ———— TO GO FROM FORT ‘ LEAVENWORTH TO MANILA| Twentieth United States Infantry Will Be Sent so as to Leave Here on the Scandia. OMAHA, Dec. 15.—Orders have been re- ceived at the headquarters of the Depart- ment of the Missouri for the movement of the Twentieth United States Infantry from Fort Leavenworth to Manila. T! iment is to be sent so as to leave San isco.on the transport Scandia with- delay. According to the order: to be fitted out with supplie stay in the Philippine: ates and all whose terms expire within _three mon ll not sign their will ot behind. 1 ers may take their fam transport. ed that to ci STEAMSHIP IN-DISTRESS OFF iRELAND'S COAST | Supposed to Be One of the Transat- | lantic Liners and Shows i Signals. Ireland, Dee. 15.—A dis- | here from Baltimore, about h from this p says | steamer, supposed to be c liner, is in Ai She has been shc for some time. The W liner Teutor ajled from Queens SKIBE patch recefv seven miles sout ce, lite Star own at o 1:10 p. m. to-day for New York. The Red | to-day Star liner Rhynland also sailed from Queenstown for Philadelphia. - McDOUGALD’S SUCCESSOR. John N. Woods Elected President of Stockton Asylum Board. STOCKTON, Dec. 15.—A meeting of hos- pital managers to-day was held, the first J. McDougald. Manager McDonald took chair pro tem. Manager Doyle an- ed formally_the accidental death of dent J. D. McDougald, and resolu ms of respect to the memory of the de- lopted, to be engrossed and | since the death of the late president, D. his family. Waods, vice president, was | made president, and John T. Doyle elect w0 the vice presidency. John C. Thomp- son, the new member, presented his cre- als to fill the unexpired term and | was received into the membership of the board and appointed to fill all vacancies on_committees. It is expected Governor Gage will give this board his early attention and will reorganize it, even if he has to make re- 1. as the parti acts of mem- have been so open as to attract than passing notice in political cir- | mor cles RAILWAYS FOR CHINA. | Major Frasier Completes Surveys in | the Flowery Kingdom. | VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 15.—Mafor | Frasfer, a railroad engineer sent By the Chinese Development Company of Ne- York to survey, plan and ~report on raliway routes in China, with the object of immediate construction, has returned home with his assistants. 'Major Frasfer mapped out roads from Peking to Can- Governors f d found that these officia ons to make. He say railroads cannot be bull of soldiers. tricts is concerned, he s had no objec- ., however, that t'without the aid for M rasier leaves on Thursday New York. In Hongkong, he say: met Prince Henry of Germ: vi extremely hostile to the i United States citizens building railroads in China, WITH FIFTY_MILLIONS CAPITAL Incorporation of the American Tin Plate Company. TRENTON, N. J., Dec. 15.—Articles of | incorporation of the American Tin Plate Company were filed with the Secretary | af State to- The capital stock is | $50.000,000. 1 smpany Is empowered to manufacture and deal in tin, terne, black plate and kindred products, also to own and operate mines. The company stock is divided into $20,000,000 preferred and $3 000,000 common stock. The preferred sto is to pay 7 per cent cummulative divi- dends. The incorporators are James B, Dill of New York, Howard K. Wood of ast Orange and Duncan P. MacLaren of st Orange. - | | tied together with strings. o TWO FIREMEN XKILLED. | partment this time had exhausted all the canvas and tentage in the country. Crushed by a Falling Wall " During a Chicago Conflagration. CHICAGO, Dec. 15—Two firemen, Lieu- | tenant Matthew Myer and Truckman Pat- | rick O'Herne, were killed by the collaps of a wall to-night during a fire In the livery stables at 3154 Cottage avenue. ral other firemen were seriously hurt, | ncluding the following: utenant Al- t Lingenberger. Michael are. skull f mas Dillon, | skull fracture ard Creuscuo, back R T v loss was about | 330,000, — 1 PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Dec. 15.~A;’ report has been reccived here that the mail steamer Lydia Thompson Is fast on a reef of rocks extending out from the north end of Orcas Island. The extent of the damage 1s not known. A tug was sent from here to-night to the scene. Severs an Artery in His Wrist. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15.—Augtst Zins- graft, a middle-aged man who conducted grinding establishment, | com- | arm over a tuh while he bled to death. | He left a lettéh to his wife. who had | gone out to work in a private family, say- Ing he could not endure pain any longer and had decided to die. He said he was an Odd Fetiow and beionged to William Tell Lodge of Brooklyn, N. Y. Killed at Mare Island. ! SUISUN, 15.—James Waters, em ployed by Healy, Tibbetts & Co., the con- | tractors for the new section of quay wall at Mare Island, was in charge of the | work on ‘ the Government crane scow, | which was engaged in pulling piles, ves. | terday, when. the cable parted, ene cnd striking Waters on the head, Inflicting in- juries which proved fatal. The deceased Wwas 34 years of age, a married man, and resided” jn Oakland. The inquest was | held at Vallejo to-day. i Christopher Sykes Dead. LONDON, Dec. 15.—Christopher Sykes, the well-known clubman, soclety leader and intimate friend of the Prince and Princess of Wales, dled to-day in his 67th druggists; all sorts of people use it. year. | next Sunday, December 18. LABOR OPPOSED T0° IMPERIALISN Action of the American Federation. VOTES AGAINST EXPANSION ALMOST UNANIMOUS IN ITS AN- TAGONISM. Encroachment of Chinese in Califor- nia Cited as an Object Lesson for Working People to Consider. Special Dispatch to The Call. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 15.—At its annual convention to-day the Ameri- can Federation of Labor deciared, by an almost unanimous vote, against a | standing army in the United States, | which is in reality recognized as a p test against expansion, or “the spirit of imperialism,” as it was termed by | the delegates. This action was taken | i Bl s SIR EDMUND J. MONSON. Sir Bdmund J. Monson, who has publicly “warned” France from a ban- after five hours of debate on every | phase of the question. At times many | of the speakers became eloquent in their utterances and receivd unstinted | applause from the delegates. | The issue came before the conventlon | through a resolution which grew out | of suggestions in President Samuel | Gompers’ annual report. The debate| opened when the committee, of which Henry Lloyd of Boston is chairman, of- | fered this resolution: ! As, AS a re: of the recent war | in a new and far-reaching policy alism or expansion Is us a large standi ic navy, this con- protest and 'calls upon rs to use all power to d it. Samuel B. Donnelly New York, president of the American Typograph- ical Union, was the first speaker and practically the only delegate who in any way defended the cause of expan- and army z vention offers it its offic an au xpansionists have always won,” said he, in the course of his remarks, use it is in the interest of higher fon. Don’t believe that the 00 people who do not belong to trades unions in this country are go- ing to bow down to a system of im- | perialism or pay homage to a crown. I know I am in the minority here, but | if we adopt this policy against expan sion I want to go further and declare against this peace alllance with Great | Britain.” Andrew Furuseth, representative of the Seamen’s Union, characterized the | result that he though would follow ex- | pansion as similar to the importation of the negro to this country. He de- clared that the enc chment of the Chinese in California s an object le: son for working people to consider in connection with expansion. He said | the policy of governments possessing extended colonies was to civilize by force of arms He thought the island- ers of the Pacific would enter into di- rect competition with American work- ing people very quickly if the expan- sion policy was adopted. When a vote was finally taken the resolution was adopted with but three or four dissenting votes. Other work accomplished by the con- vention was the adoption of a resolu- tion to send an organizer into the Southern States during the coming vear. A resolution was adopted placing | the Federation on record in favor of | sending a representative of the Gov-| ernment to the Peace Congress of Na- tions proposed by the Czar of Russia. | GENERAL BROOKE BEFORE THE WAR INVESTIGATORS Tells of Dificulties Encountered in | Equipping Men at Camp | Thomas. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Major General John R. Brooke testified before the War Investigation Commission to-day that most of the volunteers at Camp Thomas came supposedly with ten days’ rations, but this was the so-called field ration, and at first they were hungry. This was remedied by the commissary department quite promptiy. The volunteers were supplied with all | sorts of tentage, most of it antiquated, | their uniforms were old and their equip- | ment in general was what had been ac- | cumulated through the parsimonious pol- icy of the War Department throughout the preceding twenty-five years. me were unarmed and some in their citizen’s clothing, with only one blanket. The whole energies of the commanding officer ~ were bent on equipping _this | heterogencous mass of men, but the work | was necessarily slow. Early in June the commanding general was ordered to send eight of the best equipped regiments to Tampa, and to do this it was necessary to strip some of the regiments to help out others. Fven with this expedient some of the regiments left for Tampa poorly equipped. ~ General Brooke noticed the One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indiana Regiment, which left camp with its belts | Canteens, knives, forks, cups and the like were also short, and this condition, he said, continued practically up to the end of his administration at Camp Thomas, Governor Beaver read a report from James Parker, sanitary inspector of the Twelfth New York Volunteers, detailing an unprintable disgusting state of sani- tary affairs at Camp Thomas during Gen- eral Brooke's administration, and General Brooke was asked what he had to say | regarding it. “I will say,” he replied, “that it is not only untrue, but if you will give me a copy of that report T will see that that young man goes before a court-martial for those statements, uniess he is pro- tected in his testimony by this commis- sion.” . SALE OF FIVE MILLION GALLONS OF RED WINE Big Deal Effected by the Managers of the Wine-Makers’ Corporation. ST. HELENA, Dec. 15.—An important meeting of the Wine-Makers' Corporation was held here to-day. Henry J. Crocker and W. J. Hotchkiss, president and man- ager respectively of the corporation, were present. It was announced that a large sale of wine had been made to an association of dealers in _San Francisco, who purchased 5,000,000 gallons of red wine at prices rang- ing from 12'% cents to 15 cents a gallon. %h(’ California Wine Assoclation relin- quished its judgment of over $100,000 fos about $10,000 cash, The corporation main. tains its trade throughout the world. The basis of the agrcement is that the dealers | and the wine-makers realize that harmony of interest will result in profit to all con- cerned and place the wine industry of the State on a sounu basis. Under a strong co-operation of the wine-growers and the wine-makers, ~President Crocker ano nounced, the settled price of grapes wl be not less than $10 a ton, and fluctuations of the wine business will not extend to this branch. Money will be advanced to | the full extent of the contract of % per | cent of the growers’ co-operation. | e e Read the capital Christmas stories by Anthony Hope, Bret Harte, “Q.” Octave Thanet and Robert Duncan Milne in the Christmas Call, out quet table in Paris, is among the top men of British diplomacy. He suc- ceeded the Marquis of Dufferin at Paris two years ago. His very first ser- viee in diplomacy was as an attache to the very embassy of which he is now the head. He afterward served at Florence, Hanover and Brussels. Old-timers in Washington will remember him as a dignified and promising man whe n he was attached to the British legation here some years ago. After his return to London he stood for a seat in Parliament, but was defeated. Azores, in Budapest and in Pest. He He then went back to diplomacy and was consul general in the was intrusted with special missions to Dalmatia and to Montenegro, served in Argentina, Denmark and Greece, and in 1892 was promoted to be Embassador at Vienna. He helped to arbi- trate the “Butterfield claim,” between the United States and Denmark, and has been prominent in other diplomatic affairs. He is courtly, cultured, and one of the best international lawyers in Europe. FOR THE MILITARY CONTROL OF CUBA Fo‘rmal Order by the War Department. | LUDLOWGOVERNOR OF HAVANA | OTHER GENERALS WHO WILL COMMAND DEPARTMENTS. | Brooke Will Be on Hand When the United States Takes Formal Possession of the Is- land. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The War Department to-day made public the formal order providing for the military government of Cuba. The notable feature of the order is that Major Gen- eral Ludlow, who is designated as Mili- | tary Governor of Havana city, while nominally subordinate to the division | commander, General Brooke, is appar- ently charged to exercise all the civil functions in that place, under the di- | rect authority of the President. Gen- | eral Lee’s functions appear to be lim- | ited to those of a strictly military char- | acter, although it is said at the War Department that he may be eventually | charged with all the duties, civil as well military, of the Governor of a pro- vince. The text of the order is as fol- | lows: WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 15. By direction of the President, a division | to be known as the Division of Cuba, con- sisting of the geographical departments | and provinces of the island of Cuba, with | headquarters in the city of Havana, is| hereby created, under command of Major | General John R. Brooke, U. 8. A., who, in addition to the command of the troops in the division. will exercise the authority | of Military Governor of the island. Major General Fitzhugh Lee, U. 8. V., commanding the Seventh :Army Corps, is assigned to the command of all the troops in_the province of Havana. Major General W. A. Ludlow, Us 8. V., is designated as the Military Governor of the city of Havana, and will report direct to the division commander. He is charged with all that relates to the collection and disbursement of the revenues of the port and city and its police, sanitation and general government, under such regula- tions as may be prescribed by the Presi- dent. R. A. ALGER, Secretary of War. The commands of military depart- ments of the Division of Cuba, com- manded by General Brooke so far as decided upon, are as follow: Department of Pinar del Rio—Briga- dier General G. W. Davis. Department of Puerto Principe—Gen- eral L. H. Carpenter. Department of Santa Clara—G---ral Simon Snyder. Department Leonard Wood. This leaves the Provinces of Havana and Matanzas unprovided for. These commands probably will be left open until the return of the President from the South, but the probabilities are strong that Major General Lee will be assigned to the District of Havana and Major General J. H. Wilson to the com- mand of the Department of Matanzas. General Breoke, who has been in this city in conference with the authorities for several days past, will leave for Cuba in ample time to be on hand when the United States Government takes formal possession of the island on New Year's day. WILL CONVOY REGULARS. The Yosemite to Make the Trip to Manila via Suez Canal. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The wuxiliary cruiser Yosemite, which has been laid ap for the last three months at League Isl- and navy yard, has been selected for ser- vice with Admiral Dewey’s fleet. She will be fitted out at the Norfolk navy yard and will make the trip to Manila by way of the Suez Canal. She will take a large quantity of naval stores, and probably 500 enlisted men for the relief of short- termed men on that station. The Yo- semite was selected on account of her adaptability for cruising i. the shallow waters of China and other Oriental coun- tries. She will start early in January, and act as a convoy for the regular troops which are to be sent to the Philippines over the same route about that time on two large army transports. of Santiago—General ————————— Christmas Presents. Pretty boxes of fine stationery. Sterling silver desk ornaments, ink stands, gold and fountain pens, silver and gold pen and pencil holders, Bibles and prayer books in the stationery department. Rea- sonable prices on everything. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street . CHURCH PROPERTY 1K THE 1SLANDS Acquired as 'a Result of the War. ROBERTS WRITES ON SUBJECT TO THE CATHOLICS. Suggests That the Property Forced From the People by Spain Should Be Suitably Disposed Of. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—At a meet- ing of the National Christian Citizen- ship Convention a letter was read from William Henry Roberts, a prominent Presbyterian and secretary of the ..lli- ject of property in our newly-acquired posessions. The letter says, in part: In all these territories, acquired as a result of the war with Spain, there were large properties which have been under the control hitherto of the Roman Cath- | ollc church as the established church of Spain_and her colonies. These church properties are claimed by the Roman Catholic authorities, but, to a large ex- tent, with no show of right. There doulitless are properties given by will or direct personal donation under the con- | trol of Roman Catholic church’ authori: ties in Porto Rico ana the Philippines, but, in. addition to such properties, there are’ others, especially church edifices, which were paid for out of the public funds and maintained at the expense of the Spanish Government. The latter Erapf‘rtles are not those of the church, ut of the people. The ecclesiastical situation, therefore, as it lfes in many minds, is this: The church property in Porto Rico and the Philippines, being to a large extent the property of the State, is not rightfully the property of the Roman Catholic church. The United States Government, therefore, should take possession of all church property, some one should care- fully determine what moiety of it actu- ally belongs to the Roman Catholie church, as such, and the Government shc;,uld lrellailn lglle l;'emi‘iflmiler under its own control for the benefit of th of the new territories. i I would not advocate that the United States Government should take posses- slon of church property in the new ter ritorfes, selling the same at public sale and placing the money in its own treas- ury; but I do say that the people of this new territory, in each of their cities and towns, should have an opportunity to de- termine what use should be made of these church edifices. They were built by money forced from the people by the oppressive methods of the Spanish Gov- ernment and they are morally .and, I think, legally the property of the 1 hubitants of these ferrit P be a vote for instance. in cach or' ore in each of the towns and parishes of Ports the disposal of the church edifieas? 2° 1 WARRANT FOR COUNT ESTERHAZY’S ARREST Belief at Paris That Dreyfus Is Now on the Way Home to France. LONDON, Dec. 16.—The Paris corr . e- spondent of the Daily Chronicle says: {A wu}:rant was issued to-day (Thursday) or the arrest of Count Ferdina; - s!'n Esterhazy. It is asserted (ha’:dPlilwn.(‘:xa Victor Napoléon stayed at the house g¢ an imperialist adherent In the Avenue Hoche from Wednesday to Sunday last and that while there he had conferences with General Mercier, Minister of War in the Cabinet under which Dreyfus was condemned, and Paul D anti-revisionist. S5onieda - the The Paris correspondent of the Daily News, Mrs Emily Crawfo: lieved there that way to France. rd, says it is be- Dreyfus is now on g‘f’ L ——— Saw a Leper at Large. ‘WOODLAND, Dec. 15.—A workman en- gaged on a building near Old Chinatown to-day reported that he had seen an aged ‘woman, shunned by her people and evi- den!g trying to keep out of sight, who is afflicted with some dreadful malady, He suspects that it is leprosy. A search was made by the health officer but the ‘woman could not be found. T Yolo County Wedding Bells. WOODLAND, Dec. 15.—Albert M. Bem- merly, one of the wealthiest young farm- ers in Yolo County, and Miss Lillie M, Cooper, a pretty and accomplished soci, bud, were married near Cacheville °o'¥. Wednesday afternoon. They left for San Franciscc on their honeymoon. —— Robert G. Ingersoll, General 0. 0. Howard, U. S. A, Dr. Lyman Abbott, General T. J. Morgan and Chauncey Depew discuss the destiny of the New America in the Christmas Call, out next Sunday, December 18, | SAYS EDIFICES DO NOT BELONG | barns and sheds. Grading will be com- | | | | | i | | Delaware. He threw it on the table in the | week. President Eager and Secretary ‘Whitton of the California Construction | While he was in the hotel they were al- ance of Reformed Churches, on the sub- | ways together at all hours of the day and GRADING WILL BEGIN AT ONCE Work on the Monterey- Fresno Road. MEN AND MATERIAL ARRIVE CONSTRUCTION TO GO FORWARD RAPIDLY. New Railway Will Be Completed and Ready for Operation by the Middle of Next June, Special Dispatch to The Call MONTEREY, Dec. 15—C. R. Eager, president of the California Construc- tion Company, the contractors who are to build the first two divisions of the Monterey and Fresno Railroad, arrived from San Francisco Tuesday night and spent yesterday perfecting arrange-| ments for an immediate beginning of the construction of the raflroad. Mr. Eager was accompanied by A. K. Whitton of San Jose, who is asso- ciated with the California Construction Company in this contract. Quarters for men and horses and offices for the superintendents of the various depart- ments of the work were engaged and facilities for landing and unloading tools, lumber and machinery arranged for. The California Construction Company has the contract to build and equip the | railroad from Monterey to Hollister and | to build an 1800-foot wharf at Monte- | rey harbor. It will at once commence work on the wharf. A large number of piles are already on the ground, the remainder and a very large lumber or- | der being now en route from Puget | Sound. Pile drivers and other ma- | chinery were shipped from San Fran- | cisco to-day. Men and material for treating the piles by a more improved process arrived to-night and this part of the work will be begun before the | close of the week. | Great activity is being caused here by the work, and there is much en- thusiasm. Under the contract this section of the railroad is to be com- | pleted, equipped and delivered ready | for operation by June 15, 1899. | SALINAS, Dec. 15—Work on_the | construction of the Monterey and Fres- | no Railroad will be commenced next Company passed through Salinas for Monterey, where two large two-story houses have been engaged for work- | men and several lots.for the erection of menced on January 3, and vigorously prosecuted. Right-of-way has been ob- tained from all but a few who have | signified that they will give it when | the work has been started. DURNING AND MRS, BOTHN Continued from First Page. and felt lonesome at his leaving her. night. They dined together. After Dun- ning left she spoke of him frequently and sought all the information possible re- Mr. Knight finally said he woui. accept it as having been proved that no poison had been placed in the candy there, whereupon the tide of femininity ceased to flow to the witness chair. Mrs. Birdie Price, landlady at tae Vie- toria Hotel, was called. She knew Mrs. Botkin, who had a room at the hotel waen Mrs. Price purchased it. She re- mained there until August 4, with ex- ception of the period between July 27 and 30. The witness asked her where she had been, but could not recall what an- swer she had received or any statement she had made., Sne never knew Mrs. Botkin to bleach any straw goods while in the house. She met her on the stair- way between the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock of the afternoon of July 3L She had two or three packages wrapped in ordi- nary paper. She could not state tHe size, but thought one of them was about the size of a candy box. The witness was surprised to see Mrs. Botkin, as she had complained of being ill that morning and had had her break- fast served in her room. She asked her why the “Jap” was not permitted to get her what she wanted, and she sald she had to do it herself. Mrs. Botkin finally left the house on the afternoon of Aug- ust 4. She asked that her mail be sent to Healdsburg. the time of meeting Mrs. Botkin on the stairs as being between 3 and 4 o'clock, as she was downstairs to order dinner. ‘When Mrs. Botkin left she asked that her room be rented only to transient lodgers, as she wanted to come back to it again. W. C. Rosello told of finding the piece of seal supposed to have been on the candy box. It was under the fringe of a rug in the room. He was inspecting the room at the time preliminary to rent- ing it. | Mr. Knight took the witness {n hand | and questioned him sharply as to his oc- cupation. He sald he was an advertising solicitor and did odd jobs distributing ad- vertising matter. Lately he was doing this for a downtown cafe. He showed to his associate, Senator Frank McGowan. The latter found it contained an immoral story, and Knight wanted to read it to the jury. Upon Mr. Hosmer’s objection Judge Cook would not permit it to be | read aloud, but the jurymen were allowed to inspect it. The ladies in the courtroom were preparing themselves to be properly | shocked if the offensive document was read by Mr. Knight. He said his object in getting it before the jury was to show the kind ofa man witness was. The witness said he saw the plece of seal glitter on the floor, picked it up and handed it to Mr. Barnes, clerk of the hotel, who said: “I guess I had better keep this. It may have dropped off the box bought by Mrs. Bot- kin.” The witness said he did not know { any of the police officials and had never made a statement in the case before. W. W. Barnes, clerk at the Victoria, testified to going to room 26 with Rosello and of the finding of the seal. He contra- dicted Rosello as to the disposal of the plece of seal. The former said Barnes took 1it, while Barnes said Rosello asked | him to take it to the police. Knight asked Barnes if his duties as clerk of the hotel included washing the windows, cleaning the rooms and such duties. He asked him if he knew the hus- band of Mgs. Price, the landlady. The witness decyined to answer on the ground that it had{nothing to do with this case. Knight usked him, in surprise, “You don’t intenc: to pass on the testimony, do He idid not follow the matter up, arently ¥or fear of prejudicing his case Sury. vill be contintied this morning The case at 10 o'clock. NAPA COUNTY PIONEER GONE. John Hex:Iry Seawell Passes Away aden With Years. 'ENA, Dec. 15.—John Henry ioneer of Napa County, died ejena on Tuesday at the age of Hp was born in Missouri in Feb- d came across the plains in in Napa County x(in&.!.lu. eédr he ~was’ elected - Clerk ountv. He established the first mercantile Business in Napa City, and ac- companied Gwin and Henley to uslexico to meet Maximilian. He was an uncle to Emmet Seawell, who was a candidate for Congress in the First District on the Democratic ticket. A widow and five children survive him. S e RUINED BY THE PLUNGER. Gillett’s Brother Has Been Forced ST. HE! Seawell, a near St. H 83 years. of Napa garding Cuba.” Mr. Knight commenced to question the witness regarding her husband and as to! who was interested in the hotel with | her. He suddenly took another tack and | asked her If it was a reputable house; if | Mrs. Botkin had at all times conducted | herself as a lady, and if Dunning and her- | self had separate apartments. To all of | these the witness replied in the affirma- tive. Then she was excused. J. W. Erwin, a Postoffice inspector, suc- ceeded her. He identified the “killer” or canceling stamp used at Station D, foot of Market street, as having been used to cancel the stamps on the fateful package. The stamps were canceled there, al- though the package might have been mailed at some other station. He also traced the deadly sweets on their jour- ney across the continent. The cancella- tion shows neither date nor time. | J. D. Dupnigan, a mail clerk, proved an unwilling witness. He sald that from the start he tried to avoid being dragged into | the case. He testified to having noticed an | oblong box addressed “Mrs. John P. Dun- ning, Dover, Delaware,” and the name being similar to his own he examined the package carefully, and the circum- | stances of seelng it were thus Impressed | upon his memory. To Mr. Knight he said he could not re- member any other package. Detective McVey was the first person who spoke to him about it. He went to the Postoffice in company with Chief Lees, taking with him an oblong box similar to that sent to mailggom and asked if any one could | iden It. The witness kept out of the | way. ‘‘He did not want to get into the case and did not want to go to Delaware as this town was good enough for him.' ‘While the package was on the table he | did not go near it. Knight asked, “Why?"” “Oh, because!” was the answer, “Come, now,” said Knight, “that's a ‘woman's reason; give us & man’s reason.” Knight also asked him to explain how | Chief Lees worked the gold brick game | on the clerks. The witness sald he finall, into the case against his will whe: - tective McVey asked him directly x:;sto any knowledge he had of the package. The witness ingenuously told how ha had given the detective attached to the. Attor- ney General's office of Delaware what is known in the language of the street as a {steer® ‘““Sure it wasn't a cow?” sistent Knight. ° The witness was excused after telling | l;ow tht‘a }]‘Z)elswnre mail goes East in a ag which contains the mail f small States. P There was a tremendous crush in the corridor leading to the courtroom before the opening of the afternoon session, Sheriff Whelan and a large staff of depu- ties handled the insistent crowd admira- bly and without friction. Oscar A. Foster, a letter-carrier, was the first witness. He testified to having received an order for a change of address from Mrs. Botkin. Mr. Knight submitted this to the accused, and she acknowledged having signed it. Miss Heney was recalled and said she had never seen the handkerchief or the note that was found in the box of candy. There was a small package wrapped in paper on the counter when she wrapped up the candy, and she had to push it aside. It was not marked ‘“poison.” There was a proce sion of candy girls to and from the witness stand, until final- v was dragged | said the per- Into Insolvency. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 15.—A speclal to the Star from Abilene, Kan., says: J. W. Gillett, a hardware and implement dealer, to-day turned over his business at Wood- bine to his creditors. Gillett is a brother of Grant Gillett, the absconding cattla king, and had $190,000 worth of cattle pa- per issued by his brother. The cattle which J. W. Gillett supposed he owned have been found to have been mortgaged to others. His assets are placed at $50,000. BARON VERNON LEAD. Was Captain of the Honorable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms. LONDON, Dec. 15.—Baron Vernon, cap- tain of the Honorable Corps of Gentle- men-at-Arms, is dead. George Willilam Henry Venables Ver- non, seventh Baron Vernon, was born February 2, 1854. He was formerly an officer of the Scots Guards and a captain of the Twelfth Lancers. 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