The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 28, 1899, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1899. BURNS GETS READY TO TURN A TRICK Will Use the Wright Episode to Coerce Grant. Touts of High and Low Degree Working Hard to Make Every Us the Investigati SADQUARTERS, SACRA- 3 ‘The Senatorial contest is the question of second importance to- report the investigating e holds the ling place in the comment. As soon as the As- sembly ides upon the degree of pun- ishment that shall be inflicted on Speaker Wright the c st of the Senatorship v/l reo with renewed vigor, but perhaps htly different | is an intensely bitter feeling in camp toward the supporters The report of the investigating intensified the fecling. The held onsible for the re- on G Green in the | snarged that the followers s aspirant went out of | nd parade calum- | candidate from San Di- of Bulla committee ot the Los Ar their way to di e nies against the €go. in t seem | light of the report it does not ssible that Grant can long main- | strength as a candidate | r the office of Senator. Grant making any gain: deed. It is, therefore, thing of impo next weelk politicians in- cline to the belief that the disintegration of the Grant forces is inevitable and can- not be delayed much longer. The quiet which reigns in the camp of Colonel 3urns is ominous of another gold brick. The touts mooth and gracious | —s0 polite_that one is apt to fancy that they have been atte lecture on the of conciliating political adversaries. erybody in the Burns camp takes his > from the cofonel. When Dan 1 word out in the morning that the s must put on a bold front and claim T the bold front is es- hed = aim advanced with of sincerity that deceives the v pecting. To-day the colonel mu > possed the word along his line for the | to outdo them in demonstra- 3 the friends of The wary suspect that colonel is planning a surprise. The movement which he intends to spring may take the f till another attempt to sec or it may be put in the form of pri tion for the leading men of the party in the Legislature to submit | for promoting harmony and ut the speedy election of a enator to be named by Burns his army of touts. indications to-night are that the e of the Report of ng Committee. colonel will put in his time working for a caucus while the Assemblymen are en- grossed in the discussion of the committee of investigation. The plans of Burns so far as disclosed by the attitude of his fol- lowers indicate that he will not deal harshly with the Grant forces in the mat- ter of the committee report if such action will gain for him an advantage. Time will be given for the Grant men to meet the conclusions of the committee and present argument to prove that the findings are false and the conclusions im- proper. A tacit agreement was made to- day when Dibble was in the chair that the debate on the report would not be pressed at 11 o'clock to-morrow if the Grant men were not ready at that time to proceed with the discussion. There was implied consent that the whole subject matter should be postponed until next Monday if the followers of Grant in the Assembly should desire such extension of time. The inference is straight that Burns will not sacrifice Wright if the sacrifice can be avoided. In the first place, Burns cannot afford to lose a vote. The vote of Wright counts just as much as the vote of a member upon whom there is no stain of disgrace. Burns is quoted as ng that he will not seek to interfere with the action of the Assembly in case. From other sources it that some members of the A have been voting for Burns is ascertained ill not sup- port a resolution to either expel or depose the S is c peaker. Sympathy for the Speaker unted on to defeat a resolution to > him. In the colonel's camp the is allied with a desire to save the Speaker's vote. The Republicans will fight out the bat- tle on_the floor of the Assembl To-night Judge Dibble said ject of the report. The Democrats will doubtless participate in the contest on the floor and demand the adoption of a reso- lution to depose the Speaker, if a reso- lution to expel him cannot be adopted. The efforts of the Burns men will be directed toward a disintegration of the Grant forces. If delay will accomplish this end tactics of delay will be em- ployed, Should the Grant men be par- ticularly desirous of concessions to save the name of Grant from the stain of legislative censure the Burns men may drive a bargain in this respect, but it wiil be a hard bargain on the basis of a cau- cus agreement. It is admitted to-night that the situation gives Burns a chance to turn a trick. Up to date he has had ten workers in the field to every one that any other candidate could muster, but his campaign has dragged along without any sign of success. ASSEMBLY ROUTINE ENLIVENED BY SANFORD | from Sacramento, however, will aught but sympathy for him. no public man in the State has less to thank the general press for than he. Cartoons and the reporters made pub- lic his unholy connection with the South- have ( ME of Me HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- , Jan. 27. semblyman Sanford docino had a hard battle in th Assembly this afternoon to accomplish | ation beneficial to the hundreds of | laboring men in his county, but he fought | h and won out. Bills 84 and & | 1 84 provides that ever: lumber com- | in the State shall designate a period | me not less than one hour in each day | for the midday meal of its employes. Dis- | obedience of the law punishable by ai fine of not more than $10 nor less than $50, or by imprisonment for fifty nor less than thirty day Up_in Mendocino County t more than rding to Mr. Sanford. the only time the men have | to cat is when a saw breaks or the crew out to read the latest blacklist. provides against the black that no corporation or compan: blackli: or publish any mechanic or la- er who has been either discharged or voluntarily left the employ of the company, and that no company-shall con- Epir contrive by correspondence or se to prevent any such employe ting other employment. tion of the law is a felony pun- by a fine of not more than $1000 | than 3500, \or by imprisonment for than sixty days nor more than from g Infrac T were only' two measures on the special order fil One was the constitu- tional amendment’ proposed by McDonald of Alameda to except all churches and chapels and the ground upon which they stand from taxation. It went over to Tuesday next. . The other was Senate nt resolution 10, which dealt in glittering generalities enent_the Nicaragua canal. Assembly- man Caminetti called attention to the fact that the resolution said nothing about the ownership and operation of the canal by the United States, and it wes promptly defeated. Rickard of San Francisco made a short anation of Assembly bill 23, relative ction or obliteration of trade- . bottles and other pack- ages, = bill pa without dissent. Caiifornia had some trouble in acquir- mg the golden poppy as the official State o0s8y. Assembly bill 209 is an act “to s éet and adopt the golden poppy, etc. Wade of Napa asked what would be done with the thing if adopted, and every one else on the floor wanted to know about It, and finally Bliss of Alameda. who in- troduced the bill, had to acknowledge it was o a fed. His confession effected age of his measure. . by Knights of Sacramento, appropriates $69,500 for a home for Governor Gage and hi ccessors, came up on third reading and ‘was passed. The bill by which Arnerich of Santa Flara proposes to get $10,000 of the State's v with which to buy “predaceous sects’” created a lot of warm discussion. Caminetti said he thought there was a “bug” in the bill and Johnson of Sacra- mento said there were enough parasites [n the State treasury as it is. Arnerich plained that it is the mission in the e of the * aceous insect” to Kkill off le and insect pests harmful to fruit | trees and vines and that they could only s¢ bought in Australia, New Zealand and the Hawalian Islands. His bill was sage of a half dozen less mportant measures the third reading file gave way to the second and the drone of Clerk Kyl untuneful voice fell on anheeding ears until the Assembly finally adjourned for the day. — WORKS’ ANTI-CARTOON BILL WAS PASSED CALL HEADQUARTERS, MENTO, Jan. SACRA- The so-called Works i1l passed the Assembly to-day by a vote »f 43 to 14. The bill has for its unkind in- tention the suppression of newspaper car- ioon, caricatures and portraits, and was ntroduced in the Assembly by young Mr. Works of San Diego for the sole purpose of satisfying the petty personal spite of Srove L. Johnson of Sacramento. That | 'he bill was not drafted to fill a crying ieed for such enactment is demonstrated n the fact that the fourteen votes cast against it were donated by legislators who have been caricatured repeatedly since they came up here to make laws. Che votes in favor of it were nearly Al thrown by members who have as yet jot come prominently enough under the sublic eye to warrant the artists’ atten- don, or who have been made to fear for the future of bills of their own by the in- Juence Johnson swings as chairman of he Judiciary Committee. No one who knows the finicky member ern Pacific when he was {n Congress as a Representative from California, and it was the publicity given him 'and his methods at that time that lost his job with Uncle Collis’ layout. The same publicity and same pictures also made the profitable practice of the law responsible for -him during his lim- ited career in San Francisco after his | spectacular proceedings in the infamous Martin case. Likewise, they have cut down his former large practice here in Sacramento and forced him from the dig- nity of Congress to the opera bouffe of the present Legislature. Sympathy is wholly with Mr. Johnson. The wonder is he has found so many to pander to his personal spite. Young Mr. Works, who acts simply as the ca s}u , made no speech nor expla- nation of his bill when it came up to-day in its regular order on the file. The infant protege of this year's Assembly simply made another bid for popularity by offer- ing a resolution barring lobbyists from the floor. Nobody made a speech at all. The house for the most part got up and made a quiet sneak for the corridor to escape voting either one way or the other, nr;d‘ Jjust enough were left to do business with Assemblyman Cowan of Santa Rosa cast his vote aye when his turn came, but got up later, changed it to no and gave notice he would move for reconseferation to-morrow. McDonald of Alameda voted aye with the same intention, but Cowan headed him off and he was obliged to go on record in favor of the bill. The whole matter will come on again to-morrow in regular order. B st THE DAY’S HAPPENINGS IN.THE SENATE CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 27.—Senator Dickinson’s bill to prevent the fraudulent sale of bo- gus butter was finally passed by the Sen- ate to-day. It is a measure in the inter- est of pure food. The substance of the bill was given in The Call a few days ago. , Senator Dickinson's bill providing for the settlement of armory rents and other bills of the National Guard was placed on the file. The Senator explained that the money to pay the bills had been already voted, and his bill merely provided the machinery by which could be determined the amount of just claims. Senator Shortridge did not want As- sembly messages read when the clerk ar- rived with them. He wanted them filed with the secretary and taken up at the Senate’s leisure. It was explained to the Senator that this would be disrespect of the Assembly. Petitions from Amador and Los Ange- les counties asking for the passage of the Sunday law were preseme(f and referred to the Committee on Public_Morals. The Senate Committee on Judiclary was requested to report as to the constitu- tionality of that clause of the county gov- ernment act regarding the appointment of deputies by county officers. S e Braunhart’s Railroad Bill. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 27.—Senator Braunhart to- day introduced in the Senate his substi- tute for the bill introduced by Senator Simpson, enabling railroad corporations operating under the Federal as well as the State law to consolidate and be op- erated under one corporate name, with one set of officers and one system of ac- counts. This same bill is before the Senate Committee on Corporations now, having been presented by Senator Braun- hart as a substitute for the Simpson measure at the last meeting of the com- mittee. It now goes to the same com- mitee as an original bill. The main fea- ture of Braunhart's substitute is that it provides that the consolidation act shall expire_within three years after it goes into effect. —_— Municipal Corporation Bills. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 27.—The Senate Committee on Municipal Corporations met this even- ing and managed to accomplish consid- erable work. The first bill considered was Assembly bill 8 amending sec- tlon 752 of an act entitled “An act to provide for the organiza- tion, incorporation and government of municipal corporations.” The bill was recommended to ‘‘not pass.” Bill 68, introduced by Senator Taylor, was passed favorably upon. It provides for changing grades of streets and sidewalks, etc., without the present process of ap- inting commissioners, thereby entafl- ng expense and useless work ~ Bills 229 ly. that he did | not expect to call a caucus on the sub-| the Wright | embly who | and 231 were also favorably reported, Bill 229 provides for the disposal of moneys raised by cities or towns for pub- lic improvement, after such improve- ments have been completed and paid for, Bil! 231 provides for the establishment and maintenance of sewer districts ad- jacent to municipal corporations. An Assembly constitutional amendment ‘was brought before the committee, which is considered quite an important mea- sure. . It requires that all bonds issued by the State of California or by any mu- nicipal corporation of any kind or dis- trict (including school, reclamation and irrigation districts), within the State, shall be free and exempt from taxation. A MINORITY REPORT CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 27.—That junketing trip labor did not result in a unanimous decision against Anderson’s anti-rock crusher bill after all. A strong minded minority has developed in Assembly- men Kenneally, Hoey and Henry, and it has a report ready recommending the | | has backed Anderson in his fight for free labor from the start. Although | the committee is not a unit on the ques- tion of the prison crushed rock it is on | the proposition of allowing the State prisons to manufacture other articles that will come in direct competition with State made goods. The fight the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Associ- FOR ANDERSON’S BJLL | passage of the Anderson bill as amend- | ed by Dibble of San Francisco. who | ation has begun against the bill by which Senator Edward 1. Wolfe of San | Francisco hopes to install in Folsom | wire nail making machinery is prac- | | tically already won. | | Oscar Lewis, who represents the as- sociation, was present at the little din- ner given by Warden Aull when the committees called on him Wednesday | afternoon, and he told them of Wolfe’s | intention. They declared unanimously | that they would never stand for any | such proposition. They said so pub-| licly this morning, after The Call's ex- | pose of Wolfe's intentions had been | read in the Assembly chamber. The fact was developed to-day that wire nail making is not the onlv competitive industry that is contemplated in the penitentiary curriculum, but that the old hat and cap bill is to make its an- nual appearance again shortly after | the Wolfe bill is sprung. Both majority and minority reports on the rock crusher bill will be submit- ted to the Assembly to-morrow. w Charities and Corrections. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 27.—Senator Luchsinger has | introduced a bill to establish a State Board of Charities and Corrections, It is to consist of six persons to be appointed by the Governor, two to serve one year, two for two years and two for three years. This limitation applies to the first board appointment. After the terms of the members of the first board expire the term of all six of the members shall | be for three years. Regular meetings of the board are to be held quarterly at Sacramento. The board shall investigate, examine and report on charitable and correctional institutions in Probably | | |PAPINTA A PURCHASER the State, whether they be under county | or State control. | s fc new jails, workhouses, s homes, hospitals, for addjtion s of existing institution: are to be s itted to the boarg for eri cism before they shall be adopted. i The Governor is authorized to order an | investigation of any _institution of cor- rectional or charitable character at any tim®e by the board. The board is given authority to name a | secretary at a salary of $1500 per annum. | The bill makes an appropriation of $8000 to carry on the work of the board for the next two years. Of the six members of | the board three are to be from the same | political party. No member of the board | shall receive compensation. Judiciary Committee Action. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MEN.O, Jan. 21.—At the meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee this after-| noon the following bills were reported | favorably: ' Bill 243, an act amending the Code of Civil Procedure by adding a new sec- tion making the expense of giving a bond | by administrators, executors, trustees, | receivers and assignees an expense pay: ble as an expense of administration. { Bill 137, prohibiting the wearing of the insignia, badges, links, buttons, uniforms | or other emblems of secret socieities and | the use thereof to obtain ald or assist- | ance by persons not members thercof, and to punish for the violation of this| act. Bills 110, 143, 203, 216 and favorably reported upon. 258 were not | OF SPEEDY THOROUGHBREDS THE FASCINATING DANSEUSEi ADDS TO HER STUD. She Buys a Great String From the ‘Widow of By Holly, the Well Known Horseman. Papinta is a lover of horses. The\ graceful dancer who has been entrancing | large audiences at the Orpheum during | the past few weeks takes her pleasure by | driving thoroughbreds over the smooth boulevards of the cities she visits and in the breeding of record breakers. The charming originator of the fire dance and other marvelous effects has adopted California as her home, and, like | Mrs. Langtry, has a beautiful country villa_in the “interior, where she ‘spends | her vacations. Papinta’s farm is situated in Concord, Contra Costa County. On it she has some of the finest pieces of horseflesh in the country. She is constantly adding to her collection of dumb beasts, and her latest purchases has created a sensation in_horse circles. Yesterday she bought nine speedy goers | from the widow of the late By Holly, who | was known to horsemen the world 'over. | The famous dancer heard that Mrs. Holly | wanted to dispose of the animals left her | by her late husband and she took advan- | tage of her leisure hours and made a hur- ried trip to Vallejo. After narrowly inspecting the hand- some brutes she chose the following: El Rayo, a handsome chestnut horse, by im- ported Soverelgn; Francesco, a winner, and sister of the celebrated Acclaim and Royal Flush, both of whom have won fame on local tracks and who is by Three Cheers, out of Rosette; Minnie Elkins, winner of the Colorado Derby and half-sister to Logic, by Duke of Montrose | and out of Badge; Kathlene, by Long Taw, out of Athlene; Lucinda, by Lein- ster, out of Aunt Jane; Lady Ban, by Major Ban, out of Bonny Brook; Miss Jessie, by Baden Baden, out of Fun; Ninena, by Jim Brown, out of Nannie Hubbard; and Fusil, by El Rayo, out of Fusillade's Last. —_———— The Ferry Collision. United States Local Inspectors Bolles and Bulger continued their examination yesterday in the matter of the running down of the gasoline launch Willlam D by the ferry steamer Oakland a few days ago. The examination brought out tfie fact that the steamer was running at the rate of eleven miles an hour just before she ‘overhauled the launch, and that if she kept on her course instead of at- tempting to back she would have gone ahead of the launch and out of danger, The investigation will be resumed at i o’clock next Monday afternoon. —_————— League of the Cross Rally. The League of the Cross Cadets will hold a grand rally and essay contest on Sunday afternoon next at Metropolitan Hall at 3 o’'clock. The companies of the league from St. Patrick’s, St. Rose's, St. Teresa’s, All Hallows and St. Mary's par- ishes will be in atfendance. An interest- ing literary and musical programme will be rendered. The Rev. Father E. P. Dempsey o€ St. Mary's Cathedral will de- liver a lecture. —_———— The most perfect whisperin, the world 13 the dome of St London. ' allery in | the Anti-Semite League, "DEATH TO JEWS!” THE CRY OF A MOB IN STREETS OF PARIS HEADED BY A CRIPPE, WHO Has Naked Feet. (N SPITE OF COLD WEATHER to Folsom indulged in by the commit- | tees on State prisons and capital and | ANTI-SEMITE RIOTS CAUSED BY THE SUIT BROUGHT BY HENRY’S WIDOW. Prominent Among Those Who Parti- cipate in the Demonstration Is Deputy Marcel-Habart, Who Was Boulan- ger’s Friend, Special Dispatch to The Call. PARIS, Jan. 27.—The trial of the ac- tion brought by Mme. Henry, widow of Lieutenant Colonel Henry, who com- mitted suicide in prison here, after con- fessing to having forged one of the documents in the Dreyfus case, against M. Josgph Reinach, a member of the Chamber of Deputies and editor of the Republique Francaise, for libeling the Geceased In declaring him a traitor, opened in the Assize Court to-day. Mme. Henry, who was dressed in deep mourning, was present. There was great animation in the lob- bies of the Palace of Justice, but the neighborhood of the palace was quiet until 2 o’clock, when a mob, headed by a cripple known as “Libertad,” who was on crutches and had naked feet in spite of the cold, and a band of anti- Semites, led by M. Gherin, president of entered the Place Dauphine at the back of the Pal- ace of Justice and began shouting. The police cleared the square and placed a cordon around it: The crowd cheered for the-army and shouted: “Death to the Jews!” After the anti-Semite mob had been driven from the neighborhood of the court they re-formed on the Place du Chatlett, howling “Spit on the Jews!” and cheering for the army. A fight followed, during which several persons were injured, and the rioters were again scattered. M. Marcel-Habart, member of the Chamber of Deputies, a friend of the late General Boulanger, was prominent among the manifestants. M. Laborie, counsel for M. Reinach, asked the court to postpone the trial until the Dreyfus inquiry was ter- minated. He declared the suit was merely the work of a political party reduced to the last extremities and that it was merely a desperate attempt to influence the verdict of the Court of Cassation in its revision of the Drey- fus trial. M. St Aubin, counsel for Mme. Henry, replied, violently attacking M. Reinach. He insisted that all the witnesses were present and that M. einach should give the proofs of his ssertions, as he had promised to do. M. Laborie wished to reply, and there was a sharp passage at arms be- tween him and the Judge, who refused to allow him to reply, and called upon the advocate general, M. Lombard, to speak. The latter opposed M. Laborie's appli- cation, and M. Laborie again urged an adjournment of the case in order to spare the country ‘“‘useless agitation,” adding, amid murmurs in court, that even if an adjournment was refused a hearing could not take place after the court had given its decision, and he (M. Laborie) had given notice of an appeal to the Court of Cassation. M. Laborie declared that M. Reinach desired to have the action thoroughly thrashed out, but, he added, owing to the fact that the diplomatic and mili- tary witnesses were not relieved from the restrictions of professional secrecy, a hearing of the case now could only be abortive, as in the case of the trial of M. Emile Zola. The court rejected M. Laborie's mo- tion, whereupon he lodged an appeal | to_the Court of Cassation. Subsequently the court decided to ad- journ proceedings until the Court of Cassation had passed upon M. La- borie’s appeal TO RECLAIM SWAMP~ LAND IN YOLO COUNTY Project Which Will Permit of the Cultivation of a Fertile Tract. WOODLAND, Jan. 21.—For some months past there has been an agitation among the owners of swamp and over- flowed lands in the extreme southeastern portion of Yolo County to form a reclam- ation district, and the proposition receiv- ed such encouragement that a surveyor was recently employed to make the pre- liminary surveys with a view to ascer- taining' the cost of reclaiming the lands. The formation of the proposed district would be a great benefit to Yolo County, especially in the matter of increasing the assessment roll and lowering the tax rate. At the present time this vast area is as- sessed at a nominal figure, because it is impossible to produce crops of any kind when_the rainfall is normal, as it is in- variably flooded. The land is very pro- ductive, and if it is reclaimed immense crops of grain, fruit and all kinds of gar- den truck could be raised, and the in- crease in value of the land would be éfor- mous. According to the preliminary plans map- ped out by the persons interested, the rec- lamation work should commence at the lower end of the Lisbon District on the Sacramento River, running south to Minor Slough, thence along inor Eloufh to Haas Slough, thence along Haas Slough to Barnhart Landing, which is situated near Maine Prairie in Solano County. If the work of building levees along the pro- Fosed route proves successful and the and inclosed is protected from flood waters, thousands of acres outside of the proposed_district will also be reclaimed, in fact, the reclamation of the land in the proposed district means the reclamation of almost the entire southeastern portion of the county. The most prominent enterprise are Willlams & Bixby, aweult% San Francisco firm, which owns .22, acres, also the owners of the Mound ranch, consisting of 6120 acres, and_the Barnhart estate with 4000 acres. John Treathaway of Stockton owns 5680 acres and there are numeous others ownin; tracts of land ranging from 160 to I acres. romoters of the Sl SAN JOSE-ALVISO ROAD IS ASSURED Board of Trade of the Garden City Pledges Its Suprort to the Project. SAN JOSE, Jan. 27.—The Board of Trade this evening indorsed and pledged its assistance and co-operation in build- ing a railroad between this city and Al- viso. The proposition made by the Santa Clara Valley Railway Company asking for stock subscriptions amounting to $15,~ 'aul’s in | 000 was enthusiastically received, and the directors were confident there would be | 1 no trouble in mislnfi‘ the money needed to build the road. he opinion was ex- ressed that it could be done in a week. ights of way have been purchased, the survey made and rails and track material are now stored at Alviso. Over $50,000 has already been put into the project, and about $30,000 more is needed to equip the road. Business men are asked to sub- scribe $15,000 and the company will put up the same amount. A. E. Proyor, manager of the road, and H. P. Thayer addressed the board to-night and explained the sit- uation. The City Council and Board of Supervisors will be asked to aid in pro- moting the completion of the road. CORPORATION SEEKS TO CONTROL PIT RIVER Wants an Absolute Monopoly in the Floating of Wood Down the Stream. REDDING, Jan. 27.—A proposition that has thorougly aroused the owners of claims on the sulphide belt of Shasta County has just come to light. It is a scheme to secure exclusive control of Pit River for the purpose of floating wood down the stream, to be used as fuel by the smelters. The Mountain Copper Com- pany draws nearly its entire supply of pine fuel from this source, and the firm which is now under contract to the com- pany is seeking to secure an exclusive franchise to the Pit waterway, and will make application to the Federal Govern- ment for a charter to run for a period of ninety-nine years. Should this scheme be consummated it will have the effect of converting the in- dustry of floating fuei to the denuded mining districts of this county into an absolute monopoly, shutting out other mining companies in the copper zone from securing pine fuel except by paying a heavy tribute to the beneficiaries of the franchise. The miners regard Pit River as a public utility that should not be al- lowed to pass into the exclusive control of individuals. They can see no reason why a_ franchise should be sought or ranted, unless it be desired to confer an mmense advantage upon the grantees. High up on Pit River are immense bodies of pine timber. From the plateau Iagnds chutes are built to the water's [ Se and cordwood shot into the river at trifling expense, floated down the stream, boomed and taken from the river at any point desired. An unlimited supply of cheap fuel is thus accessible to large consumers, making the smelting industry ossible as well as profitable in a country E\z\rren for the present of marketaole coal. The Mountain Copper Company alone uses annually from 15,000 to 20,000 cords of wood. COLLUM WILL NOT STAND TRIAL AGAIN Dismissal of the Case Against the Woodland Man Accused of Arson. WOODLAND, Jan. 27.—The case of Phil Collum, charged with arson, was called in the Superior Court to-day, Judge Buckles presiding, to be reset for trial, in compliance with the recent decision of the Supreme Court setting aside the ver- | dict of the jury in the former trial and granting the defendant a new trial. Dis- trict Attorney Bush appeared for the peo- ple, and Attorney R. Clark represented the prisoner. Mr. Bush addressed the court, giving a brief history of the case and said he re- alized that to try the defendant again would be a useless expense to the county, as he did not belleve it possible to gather sufficient evidence to convince a jury be- yond a reasonable doubt that Collum was guilty, since the Supreme Court had stricken out some of the most damaging testimony against the defendant. Be- sides, a number of the important wit- nesses have moved away since the for- mer trial and their whereabouts was un- known. Under these circumstances Mr. Bush moved the court to dismiss the case. Attorney Clark offered no objections and Judge Buckles ordered that the case be dismissed and the defendant discharged from custody. Collum was arrested on April 22, 1807, tried and convicted and sent to the State rison at Folsom on September 13, 1897, 0 serve a five-year sentence. The case was appealed and the .Supreme Court granted a new trial. In all, his incar- ceration amounted to about twenty-two months, which i more than two v for good behavior. DROPPED IN A CAGE INTO TRINITY RIVER Peculiar Accident Causes the Drown- ing of a Willow Creek Citizen. REDDING, Jan. 27.—News has just been received In this city of a fatal accident that occurred on the Trinity River on Friday, January 20. Frank Martin Sr. of ‘Willow Creek, Humboldt County, was the victim, and his death was the most sin- g;xlz(u- ever recorded in this part of the ate. Martin was _ crossing the turbulent stream in a_pdssenger cage swung to a wire cable. He was alone in the cage and when about midstream the hauling rope attached to the cage slipped from !ge shore windlass, pald out through the pulley connecting the cage with the cable and allowed the passenger car with its human freight to drop into the river. Martin was drowned like a rat in a trap, The cage was afterward hauled out and the body of its occupant recovered. e SPANISH COURTS-MARTIAL AROUSE GREAT INTEREST MADRID, Jan. 21.—The developments in the court-martial of General Jaudenes, who surrendered the Spanish forces at Manila, and similar courts-martial, are arousing intense interest and heated con- troversies. The publication of the pro- ceedings in regard to the destruction of the Spanish fleet is expected to cause a sensation, owing to fresh particulars which are alleged to be forthcoming. Not only the Spanish officers, but all the sail- ors will be cited as witnesses. KISSES THE PROPHET’S MANTLE Turkey’s Sultan “Makes His Annual Visit to Stamboul. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 27.—Sultan Abdul Hamid made his annual visit to Stamboul by water to-day to kiss the mantle of the prophet. The usual elab- orate ceremonies were observed. Through- out the week the police have been taking extraordinary precautions to secure his Majesty’s safety and many arrests have been made. Yesterday they visited all the drug stores and hermetically sealed all deposits of chlorate of potash. This was done to alleviate the Sultan's fear of explosives. rs, allowing for credits equal to a sentence of | LUDLOW QUARRELS WITH GEN. MILES Not So Heated as Gen- eral Eagan. | | SAYS HE WANTS JUSTICE HAD NO ORDERS CONCERNING | TRANSPORTATION. When They Came He Said He Wou.d Not Accept the Responsibility | for Them. ' Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—There was not a witness before the war investigating commission to-day, but the commission | recelved and gave out an afidavit from General Ludlow, now military Governor of Havana, which the general had for- warded in lieu of personally appearing in Washington. The typewritten affi- davit was principally in answer to the statements of General Miles before the commission in reference to the lack of | preparation made by the engineer corps, of which he (Ludlow) had been the chief officer in the field. General Ludlow savs: ‘.f newspaper clippings sent to me by friends indicate correctly the nature of General Miles’ statements and of the responsibility which s therein made to attach to me | for any shortcomings that may be sup- posed to have existed in connection with the embarcation and disembarcation_of the Santiago expedition, 1 beg leave, dis- claiming all intention of disrespect, to express surprise at the statements made."” General Ludlow incorporates in his statement a report of rather warm con- | troversy he had with General Miles at the army headguarters in Washington after the return from Montauk, in which Gen- eral Miles had said that General Lud- low’s “fighting at Santiago was very good, but his engineering was very bad.” General Ludlow said that he refuted this statement at the time. pointing out that he had done all the engineering work that the time and circumstances permitted; that the Santiago expedition was not an engineering campaign but a | race between the physical endurance of the army and the Cuban malaria, and | that if the “army had stopped to build | railroads and bridges it would have been on its back before the surrender instead of after.” In conclusion General Ludlow requested that the commission should give his state- ment as much publicity as the statement of General Miles. | RACE RIOT IN THE AUSTRIAN REICHSRATH Czechs and Germans Ejected After a | Disgraceful Fight Among Deputies. | VIENNA, Jan. 27.—In the lower house of | the Austrian Reichsrath to-day a disturb- | ance, arising out of racial differences, led | to a hand-to-hand fight between Deputies, | The ushers finally succeeded in separating | the combatants, but the sitting came to a | close amid scenes of turbulence. | The row .began through the German deputy, Wolfe,who rushed to thereporters' | gallery with a view to expelling a Czech | jourmallah, . who had_applauded Deputy Kramarz, a Czech. Woife boxed the.re- porter’s ears and tried to drag him out by the collar. Angry Czech.and German Deputfes rushed into the gallery to assis: thee;i'r comrades and .'} (fis\gmeful fight ensued, many showing the effects in black eyes, bloody noses and torn clothing. Fin- ally the Germans were ejected from the gallery. Meanwhile, owing to the stration of the public, the p had to be cleare EL RS NEW FINANCIAL HOUSE. Marin County Bank Incorporated at San Rafael. SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 2l.—Articles of in- corporation of the Marin County Bank were filed to-day with the Secretary of State at Sacramento and with R. G. Gra- ham, County Clerk of Marin County. Charles Martin, the rancher capitalist, who owns more land in this county than any other land holder and was the former president of the San Francisco Dairy Union, is named as president, and S. H. Cheda, the well-known capitalist of this city, as cashier and secretary. The proposition to establish a commer- cial bank in San Rafael has been under consideration for over a year. A meeting of the persons interested was held yes- terday in the offices of the Germania Trust Company in San Francisco, the re- sult of which was the filing of the arti- cles of incorporation to-day. Besides the president and secretary, the other directors named in the articles are Henry Brunner, secretary of the Germa- nia Trust Company; A. G. Sartori, a part- ner in the Campi restaurant corporation; and John L. Greer, secretary of the Marin County abstract bureau. The bank will open Isaxosmess with a fully paid capital 2 | oisy demon- lic galleries The southeast corner of A and Fourth streets has been selected as the site of the bank. It will front thirty feet on Fourth street and forty on A. It will be one story in height and be made in the most modern fashion, with a steel vault. Its cost is approximated at $10,000. Bids for a contract to construct the building will be called for in a few days. ——————— ROMERO’S SUCCESSOR. Emanuel Aspir-z_lfade Mexican Em- bassador to Washington. MEXICO CITY, Jan. 27.—President Diaz to-day appointed Emanuel Aspiraz, as- sistant Secretary of Foreign Relations, to :e I;:mbt;lssadt?r to Washington. Senor spiraz has been in consta the late Embassador Rome;-‘ct» ;cr‘u‘:f}i{rrgg}; all the details of Mexico’s relations with the United States. He is a very able and courteous diplomat. He speaks English and has a charming family. He is a na- RIVALS THE GOLD FIELDS AT DAWSON Remarkable Strike by a Pros- pector in the Golovin Bay District. . SEATTLE, Jan. 27.—The first news from the ' Golovin Bay District of Alagka to be received here since the close of navigati b by Edward Seabern of San Francisco, o e o rousht 19. Seabern tells of a strike made on the Neuckluck River that rivals the This was found by a man named Camp- bell in almost the limits of Council City, between the mouths of Ophir and Melsing creeks, and turned out 322 to the pan. The gold was in two and a half feet of gravel in the old channel of the Neuckluck. The Dusty Diamond people are working No. immense finds in the Klondike. " the 9! from' this $48,000 in the short season. Prospects on Gold Bottom and Warm creeks showed $2 to The Independent Mining Company of San Francisco, $ e member, sunk a shaft seven feet to bedrock on M the pan on an average. From 180 to 200 people are spending the winter on the peninsula be- many of whom went over the ice from tween Norton and Kotzebue sounds, St, Michael. nly claim they were developing late in the fall, but they cleaned up Who left Council City on November 4 above Discovery in Ophir, of which Seabern is a ystery Creek and got $7 to tive of Puebla, is 55]) ars of age, and. was rominent in the Liberal party during yuarez's administration RETURNING SOLDIERS WILL BE WELCOMED San Jose Preparing for the Reception of Her Contingent in the Eighth. SAN JOSE, Jan. 2i—The members of Companies B and M, Eighth Regiment, will be given a royal reception when they return home next month. Steps looking to this end have been taken by the City Couneil, and the entire community stands ready to assist in fittingly welcoming the soldier boys. This city has the distinction of furnishing two companies, and every ‘When part of the county is represented. the Eighth Regiment w: second call for troops Ci 3 city was one of the first chosen. revolt of the Woodland company left an opening, and Lieutenant Adel wired Gov- ernor Budd offering a second company. vas sted. In sixty minutes and in less than two hours 125 had enlisted. yor Martin yesterday named the fol- ving committee to haye charge of the reception to be accorded the companies: L. A. Sage, C. M. Wooster, H. H. Main, C. W. Willlams, R. J. Butler, W. G Hawley, F. C. Sanford, Paul P. Austin, T. W. Hobson, Ernest Lion, M. O'Brien, A. P. Murgotten, T. R. Weaver, A. Vatu- one and L. Ca At a meeting of the. committee to-day sub-commijttees were _appointed ~and preparations made. The nature of the event has not been fully decided upon. It probably will include a parade and a reception and feast in St. James Park. OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. Congressman Loud Mentioned for a Generrl Appraisership. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 27.—Senator Perkins to-day introduced a bill appropri- at'ng $50,000 for the Mechanics’ Institute Exposit on Representative Loud of California has been mentioned for one of the vacancies on the United States Board of General Appraisers. The President recently called for and recelved the resignations of three members of the board. Loud is regarded as being peculiarly qualified for the position by his unquestioned integrity, his judicial temperament and.his general knowledge of matters coming before the board for adjudication, gained by his long experience in Congress and his familiarity with public questions. The annual salary of this office is $7000, and the tenure prac- tically for life. Notwithstanding the al- lurements of the place, it is not thought Loud would accept. His prominence and influence in Congress increases with his years of service, and as chairman of the Postoffice Committee in thie House he is especially valuable to legislators. With a reasonable hope of continuance in Con- gressional life, engaged in_important and congenial work, and with his long identi- fication with the interests of the Pacific Coast, it is not belleved’ he would ex- change his present place for one_that wauld compel him to reside in New_York. The pension office notified Repre- sentative Barlow that a pension has been granted to Edward P. Wells of Pasadena. He will receive $400 back pay. A postoffice was to-day established at Jersey Center, Contra Costa County, with Benjamin P. Marshall as Postmaster. ranted as follows: Charles S. Doyen, ror- 2 "k Roth, Los Angeles, $6; special January 18, George K. Knowl- ton, Oakland, $12. Renewal—Conrad E. Crow, Villa Park, $. Increase—William T. McClelland, Campo, $6 to $8; Seth C. Brown, Chino, $14 to $17; Ephraim H. Pin- ney, Copperopolis, $8 to $10. Oregon: Restoration and reissue—Con- rad Stark, Portland, $6. Original widows, ete.—Olive E. Laeng, Walterville, $8. ‘Washington: Original—Jerome C. Cor- bin, Puyallup, $6. Mexican War surviv- or, increase—Hugh Beirne, Vancouver, $8 to $12. talla, § - EABTHQUAKES IN GREECE. Shocks Become Violent and a Num- ber of Houses Fall, ATHENS, Jan, 27.—The seismic disturb- ances which began in the Peloponmesus, or southern part of the kingdom of Greece, last Sunday morning, and which have continued intermittently in the southwestern departments of the penin- sula, are very violent again to-day. In the district of Kyparissa, on the Gulf of Arcada, a number of houses fell this af- ternoon. The inhabitants of the region are panic-stricken. - Prizes at the Stock Exhibit. DENVER, Jan. 27.—There were twenty- three entries at the range cattle exhibi- tion here In connection with the National Livestock Convention. Each entry con- sisted of one or more cars of stock, one including 200 animals. Twelve cash prizes were offered, ag- gregating $2000, besides a dozen or more special prizes offered by Colorado business men. The winners of the prin- cipal prizes were: Chambers & Whitney, Evanston, best load of two-year- olds; Swan Cattle Company, Chugwater, ‘Wyo., best load yearlings; Newcomb ‘West, La Junta, Colo., best load calves; August Grundel, Gypsum, Colo., best load Colorado two-year-olds; Mower Co., elta, Colo., best load Colorado yearlings; . O. Dostal, Aroya, Colo., best load Colo- rado calves: Swenson Bros., Childress, Tex., best load Southern yearlings; Mrs. C. Adair, Paladure, Tex., best load South- ern calves. —_— Stanford Juniors’ Election. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. 27— The last of a series of hotly contested class elections took place this afternoon, when_the juniors elected John E. Healey resident for this semester. The remain- ng officers elected were: First vice presi- dent, H. A. Dutton; second vice president, J. H. Coverly; treasurer, James Nourse. secretary, Anna Fraser; track manager, jgeles: baseball manager, Atfred Robert Haslacher. ADVERTISEMENTS. WHEN OTHERS FAIL REMEMBER Elec- Doctor tricity Sweany's When Medical Used Treat- Alone ment Often Never Falls. Fails, COMBINED TREATMENT OF THE GREAT CURATIVE PO Never Fails to Cure Any Curable Disease. This treatment combines the tw: s factors of the healing art—Electviciy and Medicine. Electricity is the acknowledged greatest power on earth. When used alone it has a very beneficial effect on many diseases, but when sclentifically combined with the proper medicines and administered by an ex- perienced and competent physiclan, cures are effected when all other methods had falled. MY NEW COMBINED TREATMENT Restores lost vigor and vitalit: 'y to weak men, T of the body which have been weakened rough disease, overwork, excesses or indis- cretions are restored to perfect health and treatment. RUPTURE cured by this Bew method, without knife, truss or d:t{n(lon from work, ' painless, sure and permanent cure. VARICOCELE, hydrocele, swelling and tenderness of the glands treated with unfall: . CONTAGIOUS BLOOD POISON ts stages thoroughly eradicated from LADIES will recelve special at- tentlon for all thelr many ailments. WRITE it e to Health,"” free of cl Address F. L. SWEANY, M.D., 787 Market st clsco, Cal,