The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 21, 1899, Page 4

THE SAN FRANOISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1899. the inspection of the dairies of the State % avorably reported by the Commit- nance. the more important bills intro- d the following: tton has presented a bill ing $%6.000 for improvements at State Universi s“introduced a bill lim- t of indebtedness a city ts shaill Incur for to 10 per cent of its valye. introduced a bill pro- of public institutions | n estate of less' than | ter five years shall | < presented a bill :Lp.‘, ;r the support of the| Home | ntroduced a | Congress to pa xecutive department | SENATE COMMITTEE CLERKS APPOINTED | HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- | Jan Secretary Brandon of 1de the following as- CALL MENTO, amittee clerks which, if shaw act passes, will be | & nks and Banking—M. ttee on Corporations—Miss G. E. Government—J. ection—S8. D. Rogers. Irs. Dickson. | B S. Brown. nd Game—Nestor | s—Fred Hnltnn.: M. L. Herrin. d Capital—Mrs. Buildings and | 1 Harbors and Election Law Favored. | ARTERS, SACRA-| Senate and House | -night listened to | V. Cator of | n favor of his pri- | e committee f DQIL y_elec- | future auspices of | em to , all par- imary on the same and expensive fea- law are stricken out, reported for several | e Prominent Arrivals at the Capital. D RTERS, SACRA- ere were a num- of more or , some to tici- atorial fight and some for | Burr, Sixth secretary m a prominent | iblican in the Ernest Graves, Pacific_Road, Association, | urance legisla- h SRk Knights of Honor at Banquet. | . Jan. 20.—Secretary of Curry gave a banquet Delmonico’s restaurant d Dictator P. L. Archi- | it to the Knights of | nd Unity Lodge No. 2085. the order held a joint | er business had been | journment was made to rd. Covers were laid for | elightful evening was spent, | tator acted as chairman and d Trustee Charles Harland, | Charles F. Cur- Irvin and O'Neill were made on r and were received ong and story were r. honor of G 1d's “official - Finance and Claims Committee. HEADQ ARTERS, SACRA- The Senate Committee . General Dicki old an important FAVOR THE BUILDING OF BOULEVARDS| Want a Chain Encir- cling the City. 1y claims mittee and it | {al attention | the National | | The efforts of public spirited citizens to | make of San Francisco a city beautiful are rapidly uming definite shape. The | proposal to d the Park Panhandle to Van Nes 1e has brought with it oth- er propo. 1 1 of ( n Gate Park, attended the meeting ot i f A | ance committee of the | Board of ad- vance the in .. Mr. | McLaren 1 astic advocate of scheme and of the fved if it be carried to a sion. He affirmed it to sible improvement for the He told sadly g0 when the Tr the time many years plan was first broached. Lcould then have been se- ). It 1 gesessed now at Mr. McLaren the patronized by the people, ex- days VS, as it should be. 1 gye, 28 1t should be. = This, ¢ horsemen. bot aiso by wheelme ire ground. If it ‘were m. i ore I these classes would be d. roposed improve- riously contemplat- he most import- xtension of Dolores ) ere it woul the Panhandle Boulevard, (£ the Jaster o built. ‘A committee from the Super: will, In"company with Mayor Phelan, the place to-day. will examine grades and the surroundings with a view 1o future action by the board. This would give residents of the Missfon a pleasant driveway, with easy grades, to the Park. To complete the chain of boulevards around the city it is proposed to extend another Panhandle from Golden Gate k northward along Thirtcenth avenue. | s will connect the big Park with | itain Lake Park, near the Marine | Mountain Lake Park adjoins | 3 idio, thus making a pleasant | driveway from Van Ness avenue and Pre- sidio Heights. ~ ! , The necessary legal steps are being tak- | en by the city’s officers to make possible | these improvements. The varfous mat- ters must be submitted to a vote of the | people, and it is thought to have them | all decided at one time. For Steaiing a Check. A warrant was sworn out vesterday for the arrest of H. Roth, a saloon-keeper on Sutter street an¥ Grant avenus, on the charge of stealing & check for $125 from M. Wolfe, the son of his landlord, by trick and device. The trouble arose over the transfer of Roth’s lease to an- other man. ment are two others ed by the Superv ant of these sors, visit the | expenditure of #h | the construction agreement attached to the lease as to| awith a | laborator; | ments? | with_stspicion any stranger wearing RETRENCHMENT THE WATCHWORD OF THE BOARD Supervisors Pruning Expenses. NEED CAREFUL FINANCIERING WOULD FREE THE CITY FROM UNNECESSARY DEBTS. At Least Hold Them in Abeyance Until the End of the Fiscal Year, Which Terminates in June Next. The Supervisors are showing a marked desire to govern the city on as economi- cal a basis as possible and at the same ime not to place in jeopardy the inter- ests of the people. Retrenchment is the watchword of the board, and the mem- bers are cutting down éxpenditures wher- ever possible. As an evidence of their good faith in this matter the finance com- mittee of the board at its weekly meet- ing yesterday determined to incorporate the following in its report to the board: In the matter of certaln appropriations for municipal purposes, it is recommended tiat certain sums of money be set aside and not used, as the necessity 8 not apparent for the e amounts until the con- of the city's funds s ascertained, and bligations are met and provided for. The nounts might be held: £ land to extend Twi s on Joyce street . Ad Tnprovement of Bernal and Holly Parks. 1 ading Van Ness avenue. Filtering system, City Hall Total ... Tn keeping with the action of the finance cummiuiv. the health and police com- mittee took action on the proposed Stan- yan street station, which may result in a saving to the city. - It v?.\s determined to refer the matter of the lease of the station to City and County Attorney Franklin K. Lane. This is an heirloom left on the hands of the d by its predecessor in office. At- torney Lane will be asked for an opinion | as to the obligations devolving upon Dr. . I Ragan, the lessor, to make repairs to the building, and particularly as o to be placed on the {he jnutual obligations devolving upon essor and lessee. : TII: Rev. Father Otis and other officers of St. Mary's Square Association have not abandoned hope of the city provid- ing the necessary land for the proposed park on _California street. hey have .| addressed a communication to Chairman Perrault of the finance committee of the | board, asking that the money originally appropriated for the park and diverted from that use be reappropriated. The communication was filed with the prom- ise that everything possible would be done he premises. S ‘4 Kirkpatrick and Atherton, e by the late Grand erts employe g Pequested the board to p for services. The request was denied on the ground that the Grand Jury violated the law in contracting bills in excess its appropriation. The board held th the members of the Grand Jury were Ji ble for the amounts claimed FLIMFLAMMED DR, HODGEN OF A SET OF TEETH Clever But Crooked Use of a ’Phone. Dr. J. D. Hodgen, a prominent dentist, verly swindled yesterday by appears to be a gang of sharpers. By the discrest use of the telephone thieves were | enabled to rob the doctor of a gold plite valued at about $100. Last Tuesday the doctor recetved a tele- | phone call from an unknown person, who | inquired when he might make an engage- ment for a sitting, as he wished to have a gold plate made, and he was anxious to meet him in person, that the proper arrangements might be made. The stranger prefaced his remarks with the information that he himself was a den- tist, but a stranger in San Francisco, and had, by some misfortune, lost his gold plate ornamented with a full set of upper teeth. After a little preliminary conversation on the subject the person inquired if the doctor had any plates in course of con- struction. The doctor replied that he s engaged at that moment working on a gold plate, of which he was very proud, and he expected to have the me com- pleted by the end of the week. The man asked if there would be any objections if he were to call and have a look at the doctor’'s work. The doctor replied that there could certainly be no objections, and that he would be more than pleased to meet his brother professional and have a olx;:xl on the subject of cuspids and bi- cuspids. T;}e stranger finally asked if he might call Friday afternoon about 2 o'clock. “I replied that this wouid be a most in- convenient hour,” said the doctor, “as I was due at the dental college at that | particular time to deliver my regular lec- ture. Well, it was finally agreed that the stranger shouid call as soon &s conve- nient “Yesterday, shortly after 2 o'clock, when 1 was busily Pn‘faged at eollege, Mrs. Hodgen answered a telephone call. A voice wished to know if Dr. Hodgen was at home. My wife replied that I was busy at the college. Upon being asked who was talking the voice replied: “I am Dr. Wallace, and 1 am very anxious to see the gold plate which Is in your husband’'s If 1 send my office boy for it would y kindly let him bring it to me, and 1 will return it within a few mo- Mrs. Hodgen replied that she would gladly accommodate one who was known to her as one- of my personal friends. And that is the last I have seen of the piate. Dr. Wallace happened to drop in at my office a few moments after- the messenger received the plate and was surprised to learn that my wife had been holding a conversation over the telephone with my friend, who was at the moment within half a block of my office, and who had made no request for any work upon which I might be engaged. "I have been cleverly tricked by a new game. The plate was worth sm.d “1 haven't quite made up my mind w] 1 will do about it, but one thing I am e':s tain of, and that is that I shall view new set of teeth mounted on an expensive gold plate. 1 am now wearing a mina- | ture gold brick as a charm on my watch chain.’ —_—————— Poisoned the Goat. A warrant wWas sworn out yesterday in Judge Treadwell's court for the arrest of Mrs, Dodge, Fifteepth avenue, South San Francisco, for expdsing and administering 501!0" to Mrs. Armenia Patterson's goat. r, Creely’s autopsy on the goat's ibdy clearly revealed the fact that death was caused by poison. The other goat is still sick from partaking of the poisoned cab- bage leaves. ¢ their claims | ell Pacific Helghts practice, was | by what | EXPLANATION OF SAYS FIFTY DOLLARS “TWO SENATORS| BOUGHT A LEGISLATOR White Will Not Obey the Legislature. TO VOTE AGAINST THE TREATY PERKINS SAYS HE WILL HEED INSTRUCTIONS. However, After Voting He Will Enter a Protest Against Hold- ing the Philippine Islands. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The Senate was in session for five hours and a half to-day, but the session was practically barren of results. Two notable speeches -were delivered, one by Nelson of Min- nesota, in opposition to Vest's anti- expansion resolution, and the other by White (D.) of California, in- a personal explanation of his position with respect to the instructions given the California Senators by the Legislature in that State as to voting on the pending peace treaty. ‘White arose to a question of personal privilege, relating to the action of the Legislature of California in instructing the Senators from that State to vote for the ratification of the peace treaty. He read the legislative resolutions and also the letter of his Republican col- league, Perkins, asking for an instruc- tion, calling attention to the fact that the Legislature was Republican as was Perkins. The question was, he said, whether as a Senator he was to vote his own convictions, or to comply with this request and vote in accordance with the opinion of others. ‘White went on to say that he had | not joined with Perkins in his request | for instructions from the Legislaturc, and therefore did not consider himself | bound by the instructions given to him- self as well as his colleague. His col- league, in his letter, had given strong and cogent reasons for refusing to ratify the treaty, and he was sorry that Perkins was not at liberty to join with { him in voting the sentiment so well ex- | pressed by him. He did not mean to | minimize the importance of public sen- | timent, and confessed that he always | took it into consideration in deciding upon a course of action, but he was not in the habit of actually voting upon it | until he had weighed all questions in | | his own mind. United States Senators were, in a | certain sense, agents of the State they | | resented, but this did not mean that | | they were to shift in position with every | turn of the tide. The State Legislature had no right to instruct him in matters involving the exercise of his conscience or his convictions. If so, a Senator | elected as a Republican would naturally | be expected to become a Democrat if | the next Legislature should chance to be on that side. In conclusion White said: “I would be glad to meet the desire of the Legis- | lature of California if it were possible for me to do so without loss of self- | respect and a sacrifice of all my opinions.” . As soon as White had concluded his Republican colleague, Perkins, ad- dressed the Senate. He paid a high trib- ute to the honesty, energy and ability of White, but notwithstanding his able argument he believed this to be a truly representative Government. So be- | lieving he felt that his obligation was | to the people of his State and that | when he had ascertained what their desires were he would be false to him- | self and to them if he did not heed| their wishes. | “§ am opposed,” said he, “to the pol- | icy of acquiring the Philippine Islands, believing such a policy to be a menace to our Government and its institutions, | but nine-tenths of the people of my | State, as their wishes are expressed through a Legislature recently elected, think otherwise. While I shall vote | for the pending treaty, it will be under | protest. I shall do so because I regard such action to be my duty. I shall vote | for the treaty, however, Mr. President, fully believing it does not represent good policy, Mut after we have taken in those islands I will join with my col- league and my friend from Massa- chusetts (Mr. Hoar) to give them the best possible care and government.” At the conclusion of the speeches the | Senate resumed consideration of the Nicaragua canal bill. Its completion | | was prevented probably. by the filibus- | tering tactics adopted by Tillman (D.) | | of South Carolina, who frantically an- nounced the bill could not pass to-day | as he and other Senators, if necessary, | would remain in the chamber until midnight to prevent a final vote. \PAYNE SUCCEEDS THE © LATE NELSON DINGLEY WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The proceed- | ings in the House were enlivened to-day in a wordy debate between Grosvenor of | | Ohio and Lewis, the picturesque member from Washington. During the discussion | | on a private bill to refer to the Court of | Claims the claim of Cramp & Sons, thel Philadelphia ghip builders, for damages from the Government for delays incident to the bullding of the warships New York, Massachusetts, Indiana and Colum- | bia, due to the failure of the Government to deliver armor plate and other. mate- | rials for these ships on time, Lewis got the floor. Lewis made the bill the text for a gen- eral attack on army and navy contrac- torg, whom he charged with being traitors for taking advantage of the necessities | of_the Government {n time of stress. Simpson, the Kansas Populist, followed along the same lines, and Grosvenor un- dertook to rebuke them both. Lewis, in his reply, made one of the wittiest speeches, ridiculing the Ohioan for his al- leged pretensions, that has been heard in the House for months. Grosvenor did not deign to make an extensive rejoinder, though he displayed a lot/of documents and intimated that he had plenty of re- serve ammunition in store for Lewis. The Cramp bill was edged out of the way after the flow of oratory ceased. Earlier in the day the postoffice appro- riation bill was finally passed, and just Petore the recess in the afternoon Speaker Reed put an end to the speculation re- garding the chairmanship of the Ways and eans Committee by appointing Payne (R.) of New York to the vacancy | | used by the death of Dingley. This ::rfles w?’th it the floor lendersh‘, of the majority. At the same time he filled the vacancies in the minority representation on the Ways and Means and Rules caused by the. retirement of McMillan by ap- pointing Richardson of Tennessee to hoth Places. Crumpacker of Indiana was ap- pointed on Census. An arrangement was made for the consideration of the army reorganization bifl, beginning next Tues- day. Fifteen hours are to be allowed for general debate, exclusive of night ses- slons Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. A night session was held to- night for pensfon legislation, and the House then adjourned over until Monday. ‘Woodland Physician Dies. WOODLAND, Jan. 20.—Dr. Anderson Strong, an old and respected resident of Woodland, died at an early hour this lmom‘n& He had been in feeble health for a long time. 4 . Bribery Charge Preferred by a Carson Newspaper Against Assemblyman Leidy. place of Senatorial scandal. o + [ + [ + Q § 4 when an investigation probably will © torial vote, which should come up on Tuesday. + 04+04040+0+0+04040+0+0+ 0+0CH04+0$040434040 4040+ CARSON, Nev., Jan. 20.—Carson is about to rival Sacramento as a This evening the News, the Newlands or- gan, came out with the accusatior. that Assemblyman Leidy from Es- meralda County had been bought by Wallace to vote for Stewart. paper charges that Leidy has received $50 in cash and the promise of a lucrative position in the Southern Pacific office at San Francisco. departed for San Francisco on Thursday night, in company with Harry Flannery, the Assembly having adjourned until Monday morning. The Stewartites are drumming up counter charges and claim that James Yerrington, son of H. M. Yerrington, superintendent of the Vir- ginia City and Truckee Railroad, unduly influenced Leidy last Sunday night, rendering him unconscious with liquor, and that Leidy was found in one of the dives of the back streets. This is the beginning of a bitter fight, and will result in more mud slinging and scandal than Nevada has had in many a day. The Stewart people have been holding out a number of charges against Newlands and they will now be uncovered and the press slime. The two houses of the Legislature have adjourned until Monday, The Leidy will reek with Senatorial be held. This may block the Sena- THE PAUL JONES WAS BLOWN UP Fate of the Launch at Last Learned. Special Dispatch to The Call. MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 20.—The Govern- ment steamer Panay touched at Biloxi, Miss., this afternoon and reported hav- ing found on Breton Island a part of the stern of the naphtha launch Paul Jones, also a yawl boat with bow smashed and other small articles from the launch. The condition of the wreckage tends to show that the naphtha tank blew up and tore the boat to pieces. The Panay met the Maud, with Messrs. Jones and Taggart on board. The latter visited the wreck- age and identified it as part of the Paul Jones. No bodies were found. The launch had the following pleasure- seekers on board: JOSEPH BRINKMAN, Louisville. MISS FLORENCE TAGGART, daughter of Mayer Taggart of Indian- MISS MARGERIE WOODLAND, daughter of George Woodland, vice- | apolis. | president - of the Prairie State Bank, Chicago. COLONEL HARRY C. YOCUM, St. Louis. % MISS FLORENCE YOCUM, his daughter. The créw consisted of three men, whose names are unknown. The launch, which was owned by Lawrence Jones, a Louisville distiller, was loaned by him to Mr. Yocum. /News confirming the loss of the little craft has been brought by oyster fish- ermen, who have known it for more; than a week. The launch exploded, they say, on or about January 6 near Bird Island, and everything goes to show that all on board were killed at once or drowned afterward. The men who brought this definite news are engaged in the oyster fisheries off the East Louisiana coast. Last Fri- day they visited Bird Island and found the craft ashore near the island. The hull had been split in half by an inter- nal explosion. The men boarded the yacht and explored her cabin, break- ing open the trunks and taking from them a lot of fine feminine apparel and keys and whatever other property they | discovered on board. Although their discovery occurred a week ago, they did not come to Venice, the nearest settlement, until to-day, when they had to do so to lay in a sup- ply of provisions. In Venice they turn- ed the keys over to a storekeeper, by whom these facts were made known. The keys bear a tag inscribed “Fletcher & Co., Indianapolis.” The clothing taken from the trunk by the men is that of Miss Taggart. No bodies were seen by the men on or near by Bird Island, but there is no hope of any one having escaped from the wreck. The Paul Jones had two boats. One, badly staved in, was pick- ed up by the Marie Louise of Mobile. The other, with “Paul Jones” painted on her, was found by the Pansy of | Biloxi. The three relief expeditions ought to reach Bird Island to-morrow. Two go from New Orleans and one from Mo- bile. Bird Island is merely a sandy reef covered by coarse sea grass. RIVER AND HARBOF BILL APPROPRIATIONS WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The river and harbor bill was completed to-night. It | carries appropriations for the ensuing fis- cal year aggregating $12,503,138, and in ad- dition to this continuing contracts are authorized aggregating $16,791,538. Other conditional appropriations, contingent upon securing certain results, amount to 770,000, but the payments on these prob- ably would be postponed beyond the ensu- ing year. The measure includes the fol- lowing appropriations aboyve $50,000: California—San_ Diego _harbor, $0.000; San Luis Obispo harbor, $50,000; San Fran- Gisco harbor, removing Arch and Shag rocks, $100,000, and continuing contract, 535,020; ~ Sacramento River below city, $30,000, and continuing contract, $184.000. ‘Washington—Everett harbor, $50,000. Oregon—Lower Wiillamette and Colum- bia Hiyers below Portland, $I00.00. The sum of $200,000 is allowed for surveys, ete. Rwo existing appropriations are re- ealed, both in Oregon, namely Yaquina ay, $1,000,000, and the balance unexpend- ed on the Columbia River at Three-mile Rapids _and Boat Railway from the DaFIes Rapids to Ceisr Falls. VANDERBILT TO WED MISS FAIR IN JUNE NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—The Sun says: Some of the arrangements for the mar- riage of Willlam K. Vanderbilt Jr. and Miss Virginia Fair have been completed. The wedding will be celebrated during June at the Newport cottage of Miss Fair's sister, Mrs. Herman Oelrichs. The exact dat as not been decided. Miss Fair attends St. Mary’'s Roman_Catholic Church when at Newport. As Mr. Van- derbilt is an Episcopalian, it has been de- cided to have a home ceremony. ——— SUNSET LIMITED WRECKED. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 20.—The westhound Sunset limited passenger train ran into a light engine which was stand- on the siding at Lacoste, thirty miles west of San Antonio, this morning shortly af- ter 8 o'clock. Fireman Miller was Killed and Engineer Nicholason of the light en- gine was s0 badly scalded that he died within two hours. Two other men were hurt, but not seriously. Both engines were demolished and the mail, express and baggage cars were knocked from their trucks. The engine which was stand- irhg ;:n the siding exploded from the shoc! MekENZEE 00T ON HEAWY BAL Napa’s Murder Suspects Arraigned. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. NAPA, Jan. 20.—Jesse Walters and ex-Sheriff McKenzie were arraigned be- fore Justice of the Peace William Brad- ford this afternoon on the charge of murder in the first degree in having killed Alfred Cook on January 5 In the stable of McKenzie. No application for bail was made in the case of Walters, but on the motion of Attorney H. M. Barstow, McKenzie was admitted to bail in the sum of $25,000, with the con- dition that he report twice a day to the Sheriff. Walters was the first to appear in court. He hobbled on crutches over the block from the jail to the courtroom. The latter wes packed with an intensely interested audience. After the Justice read the complaint to the accused he was infermed of his right to engage counsel and to have subpenaed such Wwitnesses as he desired. His prelimin- ary examination was set for 10 a. m. on Thursday, January 26. After the same formalities had been proceeded with in the case of McKen- zie his hearing was set for 10 a. m. on Friday, January 27. Attorney Barstow then made a mo- tion to admit the ex-Sheriff to bail. He stated that Mrs. McKenzie was very seriously ill and that in the opinion of her attending physician the presence of her husband would largely tend toward an amelioration of her condition and a prolongation of her life. - Dr. 8. B. Chapman was sworn and testified that he was Mrs.* McKenzie's physician; that she was in a very pre- carious condition, and that he thought the presence of McKenzie would be of great benefit to her. One of her lungs, he said, was nearly if not quite in the second stage of consumption, and a hemorrhage might cause her sudden death at any time. District Attorney Bell was favorably inclined to the proposition, he said, simply on account of Mrs. McKenzie, but not out of any consideration for the plaintiff. He thought the amount of. bail should be fixed at $50,000, and that the defendant should report to the Sheriff at least once a day. Barstow objected to the amount of the bail and suggested that $10,000 ought to be sufficient, with a condition that McKenzie report to the Sheriff twice daily. Bell held out for the original amount, but after Attorney Beer- stecher, one of the attorneys for the de- fense, raised the sum to $25,000, with the proviso that McKenzie was to show up at the office of Sheriff Dunlap twice a day, he made no further objection, ‘u’nd Judge Bradford fixed the bail at Walters' appearance showed no ef- fects of his confinement, and his de- meanor was free and unconcerned. McKenzie was in marked contrast to his alleged confederate in crime. His face bore the pallid look that usually comes only after long and close con- finement away from the sun, and his manner was nervous and constrained. There was placed on file this after- noon in the Recorder’s office a bill of sale transferring the Railroad stables from George S. McKenzie to John Ewen for the consideration of $500. The property had previously been mort- gaged to Ewen for $1500. It is under- stood that this sale was made in order to raise money for McKenzie's defense. PACIFIC COAST PENSIONS. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Pensions have been granted as follows: California— Original—Charles M. Steinberger, San Francisco, $8; EzrayE. Woddman, Soldfers’ Home, Los Angeles, $8; Charles H. Burr, San Francisco, $6; W. T. Hanford, San Francisco, $6; Adam Theyson, San Lean- dro, 36; Thomas Ryan, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles, $6. Specfai, Jan. 10—Willlam A. Harrington, San Berpnardino, $5. In- crease—James B. Johnston, Los Angeles, $8 to $12. Original, widows, etc.—Special January lo—Catlesrlne McCar AT 12; Marle M. right, Los tos, $8; Louisa M. Oliver, Ensenada, Lower Cali- fornia, Mexico (via San Diego), §8. Mexi- can War survivors, increase—John Posey Mathews, Georgetown, $12. Spanish War survivors—Marshall N. Bird, Lorin, $72. Reissue—Francis L. Moore, Los Ange- es, $6. ‘Washington: Original—Joseph Black, 3; William L. Davalt, Kelso, $8; . Farnam, Aberdeen, $6; Lewis Hiatt, New Whatcom. $6. Original, widows, etc.—Caroline M. Bruce, Camas, $8. Mexican War survivors: Increase— $8. Mexican War survivors, increase— George W. Crawford, La Center, $§ to $12. Oregon: Original—De Witt H. Jones, Portland, $6; John B. Stillwell,, Dayton, $6; William Barrett, Salem, §12; Mary Orr, Portland, $15. B s P May Havce Swallowed a Centiped. STOCKTON, Jan. 20.—Gertrude, the 14- year-old daughter of Daniel Brown, who was formerly a San Francisco police of- ficer, is unconscious and at the point of death from what” a physician says is mushroom poisoning. er parents be- lieve her illness was caused by eating a raw mushroom, the stem of which con- tained a centiped. The latter theory seems more probable, as the rest of the family ate of the mushrooms and suf- fered no ill effects. 2 SER ‘ To Muster Out Naval Officers. VALLEJO, Jan. 20.—Orders have been issued to a number of additional second lieutenants of the Marine Corps appoint- ed for the war, to proceed tq their homes preliminary to being mustered out. F\)x'?At ree of these officers will b tered out, as the act under which they were ‘appointed does not ngt their re- he Marine Corps tention after peace. is greatly in need of officers, and none o theu:d ufilmonu officers can. well bst spared. HEZ McEWEN MAY BE ARRESTED AS AN ACCOMPLICE SUISUN, Jan. 20.—Sheriff Savage is seriously ill with pneumonia at his home in Vallejo and will be unable to attend the prelimipary examination of the three prisoners in the Solano Coun- ty Jail, charged with the murder of Dan Wilson, which is scheduled to be- gin at the Courthouse in Fairfield next Tuesday morning ‘at 10 o'clock. The Sheriff is in a critical condition and his physicians have issued orders that no one but the immediate members of his family and those in attendance upon him shall be admitted to his room. It was generally presumed that in the event of the Sheriff being unable to be present at the hearing the District At- torney would ask for a continuance, as there are certain phases of the case and certain evidence with which Sheriff Savage alone is familiar; byt District Attorney Devlin says there will be no postponement—the examination wiil be held at the time announced regardless of the Sheriff’s attendance or non-at- tendance. Under Sheriff Robinson went to Val- lejo last night and succeeded in gaining a brief interview with his chlef. The Sheriff was suffering with delirium, but during lucid intervals he sought to im- press his subordinate with the import- ance of a certain witness, whom he named. His conversation was so in- coherent, however, that the Under Sheriff was unable to gather the full import, and could not make out the name of the witness whose testimony the Sheriff seemed so anxious to ob- tain. The District Attorney, accompanied by the Under Sheriff, drove out to the Wilson ranch this afternoon to go over the ground and familiarize himself with the lay of the Iand. The two made a careful inspection of the premises, not- ing particularly the spot where the as- sassin is presumed to have stood when he fired the shot that cut short the life of the aged rancher on the L)C!.flbel: night more than two years They also paid an undnnounced McEwen and demanded the old muzzle- loading shotgun belonging to him, which is believed to have been used by the murderer. McEwen flew into & rage, but ended by delivering up the weapon. He professed to be unable to understand why the offic should want the gun, but he was given no ex- planation. He probably will learn why when the old fowling piece is introduced in evidence on Tuesday. McEwen prom- ised to be on hand to testify at the hearing, but protested again and'agmn that he had nothing to tell and his tes- timony could throw no light on the case. 3 Mrs. Dickinson is very solicitious about McEwen, and when she learned that Under Sheriff Robinson had been out to the ranch she was very restless and uneasy until she had seen the of- ficer and satisfied herself that the man with whom she had lived on terms of intimacy for eleven years had made no damaging disclosures. The three prisoners passed a Very quiet day. They had recovered _their composure to a large degree, and, al- though each of them showed signs .of nervousness, they were by no means able and panicky as yesterday. CHAMPION STAKE FOR SENATOR P Bakersfield Field Trials| Finished. Special Dispatch to The Call. | to-day at the fleld trials was the cham- plon stakes, which closed the sixteenth annual meet of the Pacific Coast Field | Trial Club. This meet is considered by | members on the ground to have been one | of the most successful ever held. The at- tendance has been fully equal to that of any past season. | Only four dogs were entered in the champion stake. They were drawn as fol- lows: Sam’s Bow with Alec C; Senator P | with Cuba of Kenwood. The conditions of | the stake were that each brace was to be | down two hours. This severe test was | made in order to try the endurance of the | dogs. | Sam’s Bow from the Stockdale kennels | | seored | Cuba showed a_ fine nose. | rapid point work, while Sam, which was distarce, but no bird raised. Alec repéat- ed the performance, followed by-a peint y Sam on bunch feathers. After a few more points Alec Tan through the bevy, flushing it. Sam also made several flushes which were inex- cusable. J. W, Flynn's fine pointer dog Senator P with Stockdale’s Cuba of Kenwood were put down at 11:38. The Senator s60n a point. A large pevy of birds was thén driven out of heavy cover by horse- men and scattered over the ground in the open. Cuba made an attempt to chase them, but after being punigshed by Dodge settled down to work and pointed the be Senator also came to a point on a bevy about the same time. Two bevies of birds were now running on the plain ground only a short distance apart. The dogs worked carefully and stealthily, following the birds at a re- spectful distance, making the most beau- tiful and _interesting sight of the trials. The birds were flushed to timber. Cuba scored another point on a single. The Senator pointed another bevy, which he handled well. The Senator had by this o He scored point after point, while Cuba failed to locate. The Senator sho fine speed and ranged well until time Was up. After luncheon Sam’s Bow ‘and Cuba were cast off to_run for second place. and did_some directly opposite, would do nothing but back. The race was closed by Cuba mak- ing a beautiful point on two birds in & tree. First prize was awarded by the judges to Senator P, and second prize to Cuba of Kenwood. President Keller then made a speech o) and Lucas’ Alec C were the first brace of | thanking the spectators for the consid- dogs. They went away with a rush. Birds | eration shown, Mr. Tevis for many fa- were soon flushed and followed. Sam’s [YOL$, and the handlers for their goad work Bow scored the first polnt on & single, | §00STa (oo (Viale Anishen. mviien o and soon repeated. Alec backing in fine | prosent to again mble 'in January, style. Alec then made a point at long | 1900. ADVERTISEMENTS. WHEN OTHERS FAIL REMEMBER Electricity or e mus- | medicine when used alone often fails. Dr. Sweany's combined Elec- tro-Medical treatment never fails. 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