The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 20, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1898 HOBSON GETS MANY KISSES AT KANSAS CITY Women of All Ages Join in . the Rush to Hug the Young Naval Hero. ] SAS CITY, Dec. 19.—Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hobson, % B U . was the central figure in an osculatory carnival at the £ 8 Coates Hotel this afternoon that clearly overshadowed any of the % % Kkissing affairs in which the gallant Alabaman has figured since his % % return from more serious duties at Santiago. 3 2 When Lieutenant Hobson 2 arrived from Chicago at 2 o’clock this afternoon, he was cheered by several hundred persons who had gathered at the railway station. A recep- tion committee awaited with carriages and along the route from the station to his hotel the hero of the Merrimac was recognized and cheered. The streets in the vicinity of the hotel were crowded. In the corridor of the hotel, .sup- ported by the local reception committee, Lieutenant Hobson received and shook hands with several hundred men. The more exciting part of it came a few minutes later. when the lieutenant was es- corted to the parlors on the second flooor, where over 400 women, young, old, handsome and plain, awaited to greet the popular hero. Most of them came to be kissed, and 267 of them, by actual count, were not disappointed. Some of the more matronly of them re- ceived a cordial handshakeand were passed up the line, but and Kkissed. quet of the Kansas City Commercia Army Corps in Cuba.” American Navy."” Lieutenant < fast mail train of the Santa Fe se; & and Manila. 3 nRYn THE LATEST PHONOGRAPHIC TRIUMPH. the most of them who showed the least inclination were To-night Lieutenant Hobson divided honors with Major General Adna R. Chaffee, they being the guests of honor at the-annual ban- been in the city for several days, After the banquet Lieutenant Hobson departed for Denver on the HRRRURRRERUIRARALANRURLRN R [Reproduced from Life.] embraced 1 Club. General Chaffee, who has responded to the toast, “The Fifth Hobson spoke to the toast, “The rvice, en route to San Francisco IN FEDERATION Approval of HisActionin Not Calling Troops. INTERESTING RESOLUTIONS |GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF TELEGRAPH LINES FAVORED. Typographical Union Claims to Have Won an Important Victory in the Labor Con- vention. Special Dispatch to The Call KANSAS CITY, Dec. 19.—The Ameri- can Federation of Labor opened the second week of its annual convention to-day with many resolutions still un- passed upon. To-day there was shown a desire to hurry through with the convention's business, and speechmak- ing was left for another time. One of the resolutions was for Gov- | ernment ownership of a system of tele- | graph lines and the adoption of the | postal telegraph system was favored. | John M. Hanter, president of the | United Mine Workers of Illinois, shook | the convention up by reviewing the| the strikers | | strike at Virden, where only obtained a victory after a battle and bloodshed. He thanked Governor Tanner for not calling out troops to protect the mine-owners. The executive council was instructed to petiticn President McKinley for the pardon of E. W. Clarke, who is serving a life sentence at Thomaston, Me. Clarke was one of the crew of the ship Jefferson Borden, which mutinied be- | tween New Orleans and Liverpool and | murdered the ship's mate in 6. Three of the crew were arrested and one, an Englishman, recelving assist- ance from the British Government, got | off with a ten-year sentence. Clarke and a sailor named Miller were sent | to jail for life. Miller dled and Clarke is an imbecile. A plea will be made for his pardon. | The federation struck from its con- stitution the 2 cents per capita tax for support of striking organizations. This | was done because of the difficulty en- | countered in collecting the tax and for the reason that it has been the means§ | of disappointing many striking bodies GRAIN AND GRASS | MUCK BENEFITED Showers Fall Through-| out the State. | IMPETUS TO GROWING CROPS FARMERS ENCOURAGED BY THE OUILOOK. | | Reports From Many Sections of Cnl{-“ fornia Indicate That the Storm Has Not Yet Spent Itself. Special Dispatch to The Call. STOCKTON, Dec. 19.—Rain began falling about 3 o'clock this morning and continued steadily for about three| hours. During the day there were oc- casional showers. Up to 11 o'clock this morning the gauge showed the rainfall | to be .41 of an inch. The weather is quite threatening, however, and more | rain is looked for before the storm ceases. Farmers are much pleased with the prospects for a big cro Their confidence Is shown in the way they are making purchase:= for Christ- | mas gifts. Since the rain of last Wed- | nesday there Bas been no sunshine. | Fog prevailed from Wednesday until | yesterday, when clouds settled over the valley. With Wednesday's rain the dampness of the fog and to-day’'s rain | the grain in the valley will get a good} start. | SACRAMENTO, Dec. 19.—Last nlght! the Sacramento Valley had another | generous downpour of rain and farmers | will have no cause for the blues at| Christmas time. The fall of rain in this city from 12 o’'clock last night to 9:30 this morning amounted to .60 of an inch. The rainfall for this month so far is 1.20 inches, making for this season 2.81 inch against 4.38 inches to an equal date last year. The aver- age rainfall for December during the past fifty years was about 4.50 inches. Sacramento has not yet had half as ;nu(-h as the usual average rainfall. | known to The greatest amount ever DOVOLAVIGGVVOVOVVOVODOVODGL have fallen in December was 13.40 | inches, in 1852. No rain feil in Decem- ber, Dec. 19.—Rain has not yet fallen here, though the weather | conditions to-day are unsettled and showers are predicted for to-night. In this county ranchers are unable to do anything toward seeding for next vear's crop until rain comes, though other counties of Southern California have been more fortunate; and while there has not been rain enough for every purpose, the fields have been pre- pared on many places and seed put in. Fruit trees are suffering for water. MODESTO, Dec. 19.—Rain began to fall early this morning and .32 of an h fell to-da The sky is still cloudy and the wind from the rainy quarter. Since the rain of last week the weather has been foggy and all tha moisture has been retained in the ground. The total for the week's rain has been .65 of an inch and the total for the season 183 inches. The rain was general in Stanislaus County. SONOMA, Dec, 19.—The second in- stallment of rain was given to this val- ley last night and it has continued to fall all day. This rainfall will do a t amount of good to farmers and irymen. It insures plenty of feed for 1876. LOS ANGELES, stock and a prosperous season for every one in Sonoma Valley NTA ROSA, Dec. 19.—Sonoma County has been thoroughly drenched by a splendid rain. It commenced shortly before midnight and continues. It will start grain and feed and enable farmers to plow. Cloverdale, Healds- lzurL'. Sonoma, Petaluma, Guerneville, Sebastopol and Windsor districts re. port a heavy fall. MARYSVILLE, Dec. 19.—The most beneficial rain of the season visited Yuba and Sutter counties last night and to-day. The precipitation to this evening was .90 of an inch. The pros- 'Private | pour QUARREL OVER DICE FOLLOWED Henry BY A FIGHT of the Marine Corps Dangerously Wounded at Vallejo. originated over a dice game. wounded. to the Naval Hospital at noon. dangerous. tified that the affray egegegagegageg geguguFagagegael VALLEJO, Dec. 19.—A disgraceful affray occurred here early this morning between Joe Curran, proprietor of Old Ketchum's place in the tenderloin distri¢t, and Private Henry of the United States Ma- rine Corps, in which a lead pipe and & pistol were used. The trouble ‘Without warning Curran drew a pistol from his pocket and commenced shooting at the sailor. a piece of lead pipe and a terrible struggle ensued. The men wrestled each other to the floor, Curran using the butt end of his revolver and the marine wielding the lead pipe. rine received what may prove fatal injuries. in several places and one bullet grazed his cheek. Curran was badly Dr. Turner was summoned and found Henry in an unconscious condition, very weak from loss of blood. His wounds were dressed. It is impossible to tell the extent of his injuries. Curran’s wounds are considered not The affair was not surprising to the residents of Vallejo. years Old Ketchum’s place has been classed as a dangerous resort and an eyesore to the naval city. not be ascertained, but Curran will undoubtedly be placed under ar- rest and held until the extent of the sailor's wounds are known. District Attorney Devlin was on his way to the county seat when no- had occurred. all possible speed and has been busy investigating the case. * Henry seized The ma- His head was cut open He was removed For Just who was in the wrong can- He returned to Vallejo with VUACVOVLOVRVOVVACCOVRALVO0G CCORDING to the opinions of some of the leading attorneys and jurists of this city there is no possible doubt that the Leg- islature not only will but must begin its session on Monday, January 2, despite the fact that this day Is a legal holiday. Some of the individual opinivns ex- pressed are as follows: Robert Y. Hayne— “*Section 2 of article IV of the constitution of 1879 provides that ‘the*sessions of the Legis- lature shall commence at 12 o'clock m. on the first Monday after the first day of January next succeeding the election of its members.’ Without having made a critical examination would seem to me to be o -4 2 cond of J The first day of January Is nday; ‘th ter the first day of nuary’ y. Unless there is something in the constitution which says that the Legislature shall not meet on a holiday the above proposition would seem to me to solutely clear. You have not called my at- tention to any provision that the Legisiature shall not meet on a holiday and I have not time to look for any such provision. I do not think that the provisions of the codes could override the constitution or that they were intended to do so. Of course you will under- stand I just give you my offhand opinion, as I have not studied the question critically.” | Garret McEnerney— ““There is no question that the sessions of the Legislature must and shall commence at noon on the first Monday after the first day January succeeding the election. The fact that that first Monday should happen to be a holiday would, under the constitution, cut no figure. I have not made a special study of this point, but I am satisfied that I am right.’” D. J. Murphy— “You take me at a disadvantage In asking me for an offhand opinion as to the effect ot section 2, article IV, of our constitution, pro- viding for the first meeting of the Legislature. It is a subject which I have not given any serious thought to, but I will give you my views. Now, it seemss to me, the language of that section is very plain and speaks in an un- mistakable manner to when th egislature shall meet. It will be admitted that Sunday is the first of Januar: and that Monday following is the second day of January, hence if we are to give the lancuage of section 2 its fair ordinary meaning, it is clear that the Leg- islature should meet on the second of January, at 12 o'clock m. The provision of this section is mandatory and o plain that the question of construction does not come in. It is perhaps well to call your attention to another provision of the constitution, which I think is anala- gous to the one under consideration. Section 2, article VI, of the constitution, provides that the Supreme Court ‘shall always be open for the transaction of business,’ and, as I remem- ber, our Supreme Court has held in accordance with that provision that that court is always open for the transaction of business on Sun- days, holidays and all other days. To show that the framers of the constitution intended that that court should always be open, we may look at section 5 of the same article which relates to the Superior Courts, and that sec- tion provides, speaking of the Superior Courts, ‘they shall always be open’ (legal holidays and non-judicial days excepted). Thus it will be seen_that while the constitution provides that the Supreme Court shall always be open, it ex- empts the Superior Court from transacting judicial business on holidays and on non-ju- diclal days. 1 therefore think, for these rea- sons, that the Legislature should convene and meet at 12 m. on Monday, January 2. The constitutional provisions herein referred to re- lating to the courts are substantially re-enacted. in sections 47 and 73 of the Code of Civil Pro- cedure. I am not aware of any legislative act that attempts in any manner to interfere with the constitutional provision as to the meeting egislature, and even if such an act st. I think it would be unconstitu as in conflict with section 2 of article IV. T. Carl Spelling— ““Without looking into the matter, I would say that the Legislature, being the supreme law- making power, may meet on the day fixed by the constitution, and if the existing statute be in the way of the validity of its acting, which 1 do not believe, it may on that day repeal or amend such statute for the occasion. This, while not impossible, is scarcely practicable, owing to the necessary time required to organ- fze. They must meet on the first Monday or not meet at all, according to both the consti- tution and the statute.” Matt Sullivan— ““The opinion on the subject expressed in to- day’s Call is correct. Section 2 of article IV of the constitution is mandatory. ‘The provisions of this constitution are mandatory and prohib- itory unless by express words they are declared to be otherwise.’ (Art. IV, Sec. 22, Const. Cal.) If the framers of tie constitution intended to postpone the opening of the legislative session in the event of the first Monday after the first day of January next succeeding the election of its members falling upon a legal holiday, they would have inserted in_our organic law a provision to that effect. Not having done 5o, section 2, article 1V, is sus- ceptible ‘of but oné construction. Thers is nothing in any of our codes or statutes pro- | hibiting the Legislature from meeting on the pects are for more rain to-night. Many farmers are already plowing. WALNUT CREEK, Dec. 19.—Rain has fallen all over San Ramon Valley since early this morning. The precipi- tation amounted to about .75 of an inch. SUISUN, Dec. 19.—A soaking down- commenced early this morning and continued during the day. REDWOOD CITY, Dec. 19.—Rain fell throughout San Mateo County last night and part of to-day. The indica- tions to-night are for more rain. ANGELS CAMP, Dec. 19.—Rain com- | menced to fall at an early hour this morning and continued at intervals during the day. Reports from the mountains state that it has rained and snowed to a great extent during the last twenty-four hours. It is expected many mines now idle will resume oper- ation. ANDERSON, Dec. 19.—A heavy rain fell last night and it is raining hard to-night, with prospects for an all- night rain. Good crops are assured. WOODLAND, Dec. 19.—Rain began to fall in gentle showers shortly after midnight this morning. It has rained intermittently ever since. The wind is in the southeast and ordinarily the in- dications would be considered good for | a general storm. Notwithstanding the | signal service predictions that the weather will clear up on Tuesday. the farmers, fruit growers and other busi- ness men are much encouraged with the outlook. At 8 o’clock this morning the preipitation for the shower amount- ed .43 of an inch, making 2.93 inches for the season. NAPA, Dec. 19.—The rainfall in Napa up to 7 o’clock this morning amounted to half an inch as measured by the gauge at the depot. At a corresponding date last year the total was 4.46 inches. The total for this vear is now 3.29 inches. At Calistoga there was auite a heavy rain during the night, .72 of an inch being the record there at 6 o’clock | this morning. A heavy mist hag been falling all day. There is every indica- tion for more rain to-night. MILTON, Dec. 19.—Rain commenced falling here last night, accompanied by a strong wind from the southeast. At noon about one inch had fallen. and as the wind still blows strongly from the rainy quarter a continuation of the storm is expected. A large acreage has been seeded and in ;nalny places grain and growing nicely. ‘BSuApNTA CRUZ, Dec. 19.—Rain fell in gentle showers all day. e JOE S : _made suits. Fur capes, cloaks, credie " Rothecnild, 211 Sutter st., 1. § and % L ‘Hlinois Youth P David Brown, a young father in an altercation. 000000000 CO lighted the fuse. the lot. 0000000000000CC00 JOLIET, Ill, Dec. 1j.—Because he and his father could not agree armer living near Mazon, to-day placed a stick of dynamite under himself and touched it off. The lad had been using dynamite in blowing out stumps on his father’s farm. He came up from the field, it is said, and engaged his Their difference was not adjusted satisfac- torily and after dinner the boy went back, to work. He selected a large stick of dynamite, and, having carefully adjusted it under him, His remains were picked up in different parts of COMMITS SUICIDE WITH DYNAMITE laces a Stick of the Explosive Under Him : and Touches It Off. 0OO00O00000 0000000000000 0000 who expected help that never came. | The report of the committee which was against action on the question of jurisdiction in the Typographical case until the result of the I. T. U. refer- endum should be announced on Janu- ary 1, 1899, and suggestine conciliation, was finally adopted with but three dis- senting votes. Samuel B. Donnelly of New York, president of the International graphical Union, who led the fight against the machinists and fought for lution, claims the vote to be a victory for the union. Homicide at Hedges. SAN DIEGO, Dec. 19.—The Coroner and District Attorney have received a brief message from Ogilby, in this county, stating that a homicide has occurred at Hedges mining camp, fourteen miles from Yuma. The dispatch stated that there had been a shooting and stabbing affray and that one man was dead and two men had been arrested. tails were given. Typo- | | the adoption of the committee reso- | Beyond these no de-l first Monday after the first day of January if sald Monday happens to be a holiday. If tnere were such a legisla.ive enactment it would be unconstitutional and vold, becau:e the consti- tution is the mount law of the State. Holi- days are not fixed or uefined by the constitu- tion. The Legislature has no authority to nullify the mandatory provisions of section 2, article IV, of the constitution, which requires the Legisiature to meet on the first Monday after the first day of January, by making that Monday in the year 1899 a legal holiday. The Legislature has the right to and should con- vene at 12 m. on Monday, January 2, 1899.” | M. C. Hassett— “I think the provisions of the constitution are mandatory and that the Legislature should meet on the first Monday in January. The constitution was framed as the organic law by which and through which the government of the State is conducted. It says the Legislature shall meet on the first Monday in January, and that mandate must be obeyed." John E. Richards— “I have read your article entitled ‘Legal Knot for Lawmakers, and while the question it presents might puzzle the minds of some of the makers of our laws, it will not vrove a difficult one for lawyers to untie. The State constitution takes no note of holidays. Its pro- vision as to when the Legislature shall con- vene is mandatory, and properly o, in order to on should commence on the | ab- | TANNER THINKED ' HOLIDAY OR NO HOLIDAY, THEY - MUST CONVENE VIEWS ON THE OPENING OF THE LEGISLATURE. Members of the Legal Fraternity Unani- mous in Their Interpretation of the Constitution. ! | | | i | avold such confusion as yvour article suggests. Holidays are the creation of the Legislature, and their time and number are prescribed in he Codes. It requirés no argument to show | t the plain provisions of the (‘nnsulu!ffil’l“ designating the day and even the hour when the Legislature must convene cannot be modi- | fled nor in any manner affected by a statute, | The constitution might have provided that the | Legislature should convene upon the first day of January or the Fourth of July, or any other day which might have been previously or which might he thereafter set apart by statute as a legal holiday. The precise command of the con- stitution must, of course, prevail, and any at- | tempt to postpone the day designated for the | election of a United States Senator upon such a pretext would be nothing less than a gross I\'luln}ifin of the express mandate of the organic | aw.'" | George W. Monteith— ““The constitution being lex suprema is al lute, and the constitution doe the existence of holidays in a ¢ Many s ago the question nd. ame up at a ¢ time when the fourth of March fell on Sunday. I think it occurred during Monroe's administra- tion, and Chief Justice Marshall was appealed to, and he took the ground that the constitt tion should be obeved, but that it was not the | purpose of the constitution to compel the per- formance of a sccular act upon Sunday, and he therefore held that the inauguration of the | President should take place on the fifth day of | March, which was Monda that which ‘he applied to Sunday would not apply to any other holiday. The statutory holidays | outside of Sundays include New Year's day, and 1 am satisfied If the constitu the first day of the year, that, follow- Justice Marshall's decision, Monday would be the day, a fortiori where the consti. tution specifies Monday without any qualifica- tlon whatever, it must be held that it means what it sayvs,’ and that the Legislature must meet on the second day of January.” Judge 8. C. Denson— “'The setting of a holiday is a Legislative | enactment and cannot afiect a_constitutional provision. I cannot see what will prevent the Legislature from meeting January 2, 1509, Se tion 2, article 4, Is mandatory and the Poli cal Code follows the direction of the Constit tion.” Section 10 of the Code of Criminal Pro- cedure establishes holidays on every Sunday, January 1, February 22, May 30, July 4, Septe ber 30, first Monday in September, JDecember general election days and Thanksgiving days, he last two days being designated by the | ent or Governor. Section 11 of the Code itical Procedure savs if Jaguary 1, Feb- 2, July 4, December 25, fall upon Sun day, the'following Monday is the holiday. Sec- | tion 134 of the same code says no court shall | open on these holidays nor shall any judicial business be transacted on the holidays or on Sundays. 'This only refers to judicial business | and not the Legisiative. There are, however, | exceptions to this, for a court may give in- structions to a jury or recelve the verdict of | a jury and engage in a few other matters in | its criminal business on holidays. Besides be- | Ing in accordance with the Constitution the Legislature has fixed the time of its own meet- ing in section 235 of the Political Code. The Legislature has not attempted to change the constitutional provision and could not do so it it should attempt such a thing. I think that body will meet January 2, 15, and will be clearly in the right in doing so.” General J. H. Dickinson— Ve will meet January 2, holiday. The Constitution says the Legislature shall meet on that day and I know of no rea- son why it should not. Holidays cut no figure at all. Of course if a working majority of the members vote to adjourn early and go out to eat Turkey, possibly they will do so. I don't imagine there is a prohibitory clause in the Political or Clvil Code to prevent such a pro- ceeding. I have served in the California Leg- lslatl‘l);o through holidays and nobody offered to object.’ Eugene F. Bert— ““There is nothing to prevent the Legislature | from meeting January 2 simply because the ||vuhllf: choose to observe that day as a New Year's holiday. The wording of the Constitu. ain on the subject.’” Andrew Clunie— **All Legislative enactments are clearly in the | line of the Constitution, which signifies when | the Legislature should meet. If a holiday happens to fall on the second of January thers would be nothing to prevent a Legislature from working on that day.” Hon. R. P. Ashe— “I“believe that it was the intentifon of the Legislature to meet January 2, 1399, as there was no legal reason why it should not do so. A Legislature is not a court and cannot be prevented from certain judicial proceedings on a legal holiday." INTERESTS THE PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST California’s Congressmen Working Hard to Retain Protection for Raisins and Currants. WASHINGTON, Dee. 19.—Senator Per- kins to-day introduced a resolution pro- viding for a division of mines and mining in the United States Geological Survey. Representative Barham has already in- troduced in the House a bill creating a Bureau of Mines and Mining. It is thought that the object of this bill may be attained by Senator Perkins' resolu- tion and at a great saving of expense to | the Government. Senator Perkins to-day received from California samples of seedless raisins and | Zante currants, which he has handed to | Reciprocity Commissioner Kasson. These currants come into direct competition with similar fruits of the Mediterranean. It is practically settled thWt reciprocity, so far as it relates to these fruits, will not be pushed to a conclusion, but the California delegation are not relaxing their efforts for its defeat. Senator Perkins and Representative | Barham have prepared a bill which will be introduced in both Senate and House of Representatives to-morrow providing for extending alien labor laws of the United States over Hawali, Representative Barlow to-day introduced a bill granting certain lands in California, known as the San Gabriel timber reserve, for a right of way and the necessary sta. | tions to the Pasadena and Mount Wilson Railway Company. Representative Loud introduced a bill correcting the military record of Captain Herman von Worthern. Representative Loud_ to-day received word from the War Department that John M. Switzer of the First California Regiment, now at Manila, had been dis- charged from the service. Mr Switzer is a graduate of Stanford University and has received an appointment in the pos- tal service at Manila. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original—John J. Halsey, Soldiers’ Home. Los Angeles, $8; Charles E. Carroll, Sa Francisco, $6. Increase—John Young, Sol- diers’ Home, Los Angeles, $10 to $13. ‘Washington: Original—Daniel O. Durke, Seattle, $6; George W. Hoyt, Manor, $6. Original widows, etc. —Sarah E. Price, Elma, $8. Qregon: Original—William S. Runyan, Clackamas, $. Reissue and increase— Joseph Winn, Independence, $8 to $10. s BOLIVIA’S PRESIDENT WILL MARCH ON LA PAZ LIMA, Peru, via Galveston, Texas, Dec. 19.—The President of Bolivia, Senor Alon- zeo, at the head of men, is preparing to march against the capital, » ® > 3 ® & & » & EY » » * » L3 kS kS & * » > Ed L4 » » k4 & Ed > Ed & Ed FS £ d Y & Ey » & & ® a Ed Ed L3 B & FS Ed & kS ® * EY & Ed k3 | & £ EY Y & & k-3 > Fy * ® » » & ES 2 1599, hollday or no | o o o (] o o o o o o o o o o Q Q (] o 54 10 [x3 o [} ] o o o 2 e [} o o 2 (] o © [ [ [x] [ ists. ance and an important engagement is ex- pected to take place. — Suing for Commissions. STOCKTON, Dec. 19.—County Treasurer Kerrick, acting on the advice of Con- troller. Colgan, did not make his settle- ment with the State to-day owing to the question raised about the legal fees and | @’ Epinay’s marble bust of Jeanne d'Ar | her_Intention being to present it to_the Washington Museum after it has been | exhibited in New York for a| ;(han one visit. THE ?)i’ PEPREPPRERRRRPRER ”’.’D'.O.’.»’)”.i% The Rainy-Day Christmas. What that is not to be found convenience. PARLORS with free writ- ing materials. TELEPHONES. TELEGRAPH OFFICE. POSTOFFICE. NURSERY for the Children. Until Christmas. I’s Time to Be in a Hurry Five days more—that's all — then every car line in the city bring or transfer you to the door of the Emporium? Is there anything you can think of for a Holiday Gift roof? You canm stay here all day and have every comfort and Open Every Evening S itopping Place. if it does rain? Don't here—under this one INFORMATION BUREAU, giving free any informa- tion about the store, city, train and steamboat times. FREE PARCEL CHECK- ING. Restaurant—moderate prices—best service. IGAASEAGLAISLOHEALLAELAGEARMEAARAREAARLAARAALARARALARALAAALAAGAASGAGHGEE KB ABEBEE646S ‘(QQQQQ“.QQ(O‘.(Qttifliitiltfi_fi“§ commissions to be allowed county offi- cers for collecting moneys for the State. A sult was commenced here a few day ago to collect from the State $46,000 claimed to be due as excess of moneys | paid into the treasury during the p four fiscal years. MRS. HEARST BUYS A i | Has Purchased and Will Bring to\ America D’Epinay’s Bust of | Jeanne d’Arc. | 8 al Cable to The Call and the New Yfirk pe;‘l:rnld. Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gor- don Bennett. PARIS, Dec. 19.—France has lost an op- ‘ portunity to keep a remarkable art work, and, as usual, America has seized it. | Mrs. Phebe Hearst has bought Prosper publicly short _time. | During the last month the most distin- guished personalities in Paris have ad- mired unreservedly the bust, where M. d'Epinay has realized the marvelously strange union of mysticism and martial ardor that makes the Maid of Orleans one of the most attractive and enigmatical | figures in Frenck history. The Grand | Dukes Vladimir and Alexis paid more The bust is to be taken from the studio to-morrow, packed and be sent direct to New York, probably on Saturday. The suggestion is made that M. d'Epi- nay enlarge his equestrian statue to | colossal proportions, so that it might be placed on the little hill at Domremy, Jeanne d’Arc’s birthplace. The Duchess | de Chevreuse and several other grandes dames are said to be willing to take place at the head of a committee to re- celve subscriptions for casting the statue. | ‘When the huge monument is completed it would be offered to the French nation. o Mg e FRANCHISE EXTENSION [ ORDINANCE KILLED Mayor Harrison Scores a Victory | Against the Chicago Street Railway Company. CHICAGO, Dec. 19.—By a vote of 32 to | 31 the Council to-night referred all pend- | ing ordinances relating in any way to| the extension of traction franchises to | the committee on City Hall, jocularly known among the Aldermen " as the “boneyard,” from which it wiil never te | reported. ~ Thus Mayor Harrison scores | the first knockdown in the fight between the reform element, led by himself, and | the traction companies, led by Yerkes. So far as the latter is concerned, the figat | will be fought over again. | The vote to-night surprised both sides, | Harrison believing he had a majority of | 8 or 10 on the question, while the traction people were confident they had enough | to pass the ordinance. | The chamber was crowded with inter-| ested spectators, but owing to the pe: fection of the police regulations better order was maintained than a week ago to-night. A seditious circular secretly distributed some time between sunset last night and daylight this morning. for a mob to gather at the C caused Chief Kipley to be particular alert in patro g the downtown district, but the pub itement has died out and the mob t materialize. IN SELF DEFENSE James Moss Shoots and Fatally ‘Wounds Matt Brannan, a Car- son Athlete. CARSON, Nev., Dec. 19.—There was a shooting affair this afternoon at what is known as the “110” house, occupied by Esther Coronado. Matt Brannan, a local athlete, was probably fatally wounded by James Moss, who formerly was employed at the Briggs House. The bullet struck Brannan in the abdomen. He was taken to the Sheriff’s office, where a hurried examination of the wound was made by Dr. Guinan. Bran- nan was removed to his mother’s home in a very serious condition. Moss started at once for the Sheriff's office and gave himself up. The trouble originated at a fire which took place about twelve hours previcus- 1y, when Esther Coronado was taken out unconscious from a burning building. After the fire Moss took charge of the woman and was trying to restore her. This seemed to anger Brannan and he made insulting re- | marks regarding Moss and the woman. | Moss took her to ‘110" and was there caring for her, when, according to his story, James Barrett, Jerry Connolly and Matt Brannan came in and tried to force the door ¢f the room he was in. Moss protested, and after a few words Brannan struck him in the face and he shot in self-defense. Moss saild at_the jail that Brannan, Connolly and Barrett had been after him some time looking for a row, and he carried a revolver with which to defend himself. Brannan, when he came in, jumped at him and struck him over the eye. There is a black and blue spot on his' face where he was struck. Deputy Sheriff Knoblock said that on Sunday Moss had told him that he ex- pected trouble with Brannan, Barrett and Connolly, and was obliged to arm himself in order to stand them off. Brannan says that if he dies it will be cold-blooded murder. He is still alive, but sinking. —— Russia Orders Ten Destroyers. LONDON, Dec. 20.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Mail says: The Russian Government has ordered ten new destroyers for the Pacific squadron. to be completed within two years. ADVERTISEMENTS. t the nervous system and its parts. its thousands of cures and try it. 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