The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 26, 1899, Page 12

2] 1 HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1899. ROW BREWING N THE RANKS POPULISTS { | Charges Made of Mis~ use of Funds. ; long route, as from New York to Provi- dence, were compelled to invade their upper deck with wood, and upon leav- ing the city had somewhat the sem- blance of a floating wood yard. In 1839 anthracite coal was intro- duced in the furnaces of the steamboat North America. plying on the Hudson River between New York and Albany, and, to aid its combustion, when a high pressure of steam was required, a fan blower, driven by a belt from the wheel shaft, was resorted to, but soon after- ! ward a small independent engine was used, connected by a belt to the blower. Anthracite coal was soon afterward burned without auxiliary draught in | the open furnace of a steam boiler. Cassell's Magazine. e How to be Rich in 1000 Years. Much amusement has been caused in Birmingham_ by the arrival of a check | for £10 at the Lord Mayor's office under A SUIT SOON TO BE FILED, PURITY OF ELECTIONS COMMIT- TEE IS ACCUSED. Interesting Disclosures Are Expected to Result From Taking the Mat- ter Into Court—Obtained Money From Phelan. and one large proportions n villa provided S 2 te g develop- | the municipality.”—London Mail. s of the| fact, the | Can’t Be Sure. - for some time| Mrs. Fogg—Mr. Selah preached a beau- o oroaching @ ecritical | tiful sermon this forenoon. So helpful, | oW ADproAching & ent for | too! He said we should make our calling It all startedl OVEr 112 B tad|| and elEcliohiEme “ontrol of the party machiner: |2 Sleeton e smat Wihat hes authoritatively st »| he kpew about politics, anyway? You uperior Court within < likely to be the me- of exposures of the n Populist leaders, and v, which will nd file of that | | lease the buildings the following circumstance: A few weeks ago it was decided to ac- quire land upon which to extend the Council House. The site could not be got freehold, but a 999 vears' lease was given. To this Alder Mariton object- ed, and pleaded that at the end of the would revert to the ground landlord, and £5,000,000 in ground rent would have been spent in vain. Mr. Alexander Chance accordingly sent a £10 check to the Lord Mayor, to be in- Vested for 999 vears at 2% per cent. At the end of the period this would yield £58,599.000.000, or an income yearly of £200.000,000. 'This sum Mr. Chance wag- ishiv suggested would recoup Birming- ham for the sum expended on ground rent. When interviewed, Mr. Chance said he was quite serfous. “When the time he sald, “there will be no rates and_every citizen will live in a i and lighted by never can be sure now that they have the Australian ballot.—Boston Transcript. ot enough ind the public gen- ed to-day to make a market erally. mostly nominal at recent q:o- suit referred to will be directed at ns; sellers’ prices 15@0c lower than a uitsretenred to vl e O s or| e hile the range is unusually wide, a elections (eOmILee O lewie beef steers selling as low as demanding an ds intrusted to recent campai The committee are A. B. llespie, B. J. Pie, Henry charged < pplied ting will be demanded. n | petition the me: suit claim the) nce that will mbers of the com- in the that they ! Democrats are not | those who are ood hard support_of is further nt en- ntrol of | herance so the 2’ execu- have re- body hort time and its majority harges ed in imittee at night. The ou as a whitewash for men. ort filed with Regi committee collecte the campaign about that they in reality 8 and the he charges of crook- want to know what becam of the | Not only that, but they wa by what authority the ymmittee paid themselve: salaries out of the money campaign purpose 1 a ual | The Mavor, it is cla gain with Kiine and Gil the nominating conventi need their influence to s 3 S ment by the Populists. In return he promised to allow Kinne to retain his po. sition as Health I >tor, and this prom- ise ha z0¢ There are n_ mac broad hin »wn out purity g bait being and grabbed by ons committeemen. The Chosen Friends. 17th Pacific Lodge initiated three nd received a like number of ive coun- in )lla-( hous ch. | y Gr Councilor ermania ouncil, where large attendance. S were read. ar Cc applicatio —_———— Daughters of Montezuma. evening the Daughters . I 0. R. M., will give a nov- the Red Men's building, on . he novel to each lad To Protect the Flag. WASHINGTON, Z.—After the rou- tine b ness of the morn . on of the Cc s of the Daughters of the Americs Revolution had been dispose of, the report of th ot “l, desecration of the cussed. The report asks for a law to pr vent the u ational flag for ad- tise ing on it or riptions; to h indignity injure or destroy it. The enthusiastically received and “ommittee continued for another year. | — o Honors to Minister Merry. UA, Nicaragua, via Galveston, Hon. W am L. Merry, United T to Costa Rica, Nicaragua arrived at Co: to to-day. sent @ al train to | to Managua, which ar- minister on board this | SALUTES BEYWEEN BOATS. Old Days When Steam ‘Whist'ing | Was Intend d as an Insult. In 1830 gongs for the engine room were unknown, and in many of the| boats, when the pilot was in his house (if there was one) or on the deck over the engine room, he would signal the engineer by the strokes of a stick or cane upon the floor of the house or | deck. All boats, of course, carried | bel nd by them all notices of de- | parture and of arriving were made | known, and all salutes between boats were given by their bells. To blow steam, as is now done by a whistle, was intended to be a challenge or an insult. In July. 1837, the first steam launch, the Sweetheart, thirty-five feet in length, four three inches of beam | and three feet depth, engine 4x12| incies, wheels three feet six inches in | diameter, and boiler horizontal fire- | tubular, designed and constructed at | the United States navy yard, New | York, by the writer, then chief engi- neer of the navy, was completed, and, on her trial and _succeeding trips around the city of New York, was sa- | Juted with the bells of passing steam- | boats and cheered by people who rushed | to the ends of the piers to witness the | novel sight. She attained a speed of | eight and a half miles per hour. The | engine was subsequently transferred to | the United States naval school at An-. napolis. | Fuel, up to the year 1836, was wholly | pine wood, though up to that time some | owners of steamboats commenced ex- | perimenting upon the practicability of | using anthracite coal. A steamboat on | her route of six or more hours could | not have the capacity in her fireroom | to contain all the wood required, and | was compelled to pile it upon her side bouses; and such boats as were on a Several | s 5. and a limited number of prime of- oing for $5 705 85. 2 was an active demand for were strong at a_further ad- to choice, $3 $24%@4; pack- mixed. $3 65@3 80; butchers, . $3 603 §230; DIES. $3 25@3 0. I offerings of Sheep sold at heep quotations, $2 60@4 60; and lambs, $350@5 for Hogs, 15,000; Sheep, TLATE SHIPPI) ARRIVED. Saturday, February 25. Schr Gem, Nelson, 60 hours from Coos Bay. Schr Jennie Wand, Christiansen, 17 days from SAILED. turday, Tebruary 2. Stmr South Coast RE Saturday, February hence this afternoon for, Eu- account of strong north- Stmr_Chilkat, returned’ on west winds. m—Weather hazy elocity 30 miles PORT:! AN Feb Z—Leander, for for Eureka. AH BAY—Passed out Feb 2%—Br ship al Suchet, from Victoria for Portland. Salled” Feb 2—Stmr Noyo, . from Victoria. Kalochau. mr. Laurada. RTS. 3—Stmr Feb Acapuleo, TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. PHILADELPHIA — Arrived Feb 2 — Stmr Switzerland, from L e S S R o SCa S Y | | BALTIMORE Stmr Boshia, | for Hamburg. W YORK tmr La Tou- for Havre; stmr Ems, for Naples: stmr ampania, for Liverpool; stmr Patria, for Hamburg. ANTWERP—Sailed Feb Stmr Western- or New York Stmr Lucania, tmr Edgm. Arrived Feb 25—Stmr Fuerst Bis- —Sailed Feb 25— Y NOA from for Stmr Ethiopia, for Stmr La Champagne, for New York v TOWN—Arrived Feb 2—Stmr Etru- Orthia, Feb 25—Stmr Stuttgard, . ri Feb 25—Stmr PALACE HOTEL. land |C § Jones, Pa |V W Flannelly, Omaha . J Brownell, Pa W W_Kruse, Miss M T Stk |Mis: oring maid and 3|Mr: dren, Jose |P Stokes & w. Pa |Mrs B A Duffield, Pa |E Busby & w, P: W 1, Dougherty S Davis, T E de Vine & w, I T Campbell, St Louls a Mo & w, Raymond W Buckminster, Mass (E T Simon, Raymond J D Willlams, Mass |R F Engle, Raymond C Wheeler, Pa |F M Rust, N Y Miss Wheeler, Pa Mordecai, Stanford TS Joseph, N Y 5 C Barton & w, Nebr M 8 Green, Mont W W MclIntosh, 'Chgo. L 2 Maurel&w.Clinton rs L Wadlelgh, Clntn fiss P Hamilton, Stnf A Story, Stanford T Simond: on o Miss E Lesley, Stanfrd Mrs W H Collins, Stnf 1, Falner, Stanford J Moore ‘& w, Chgo P Zobelein, L Ang 7 C Taimage, L Ang |E W Smith, Stanford Walker, U S A G Strachm, N Y H_Cross, Boston C Marsden, L Ang " Eldridge&w, Mass|F A Reagan, L Ang E H Lamme & w, L A R A Allen, Chgo H White, Chgo Mrs M F Kellogg, Colo A_L Bell, Ireland W J Harrls, B C Eldridge, s G P Grant, Ma: 7 Young & w, Mas Mrs S H_Kingsbury, Portsmouth | W T B Roberts & w,Pa| Miss L Roberts. Pa |T E Keating, Pleasntn 5 Anderson & w, Pa |V P Mathevit. Ohio Miss A Simmons, Pa |C P Woolworth, S Cruz Miss G_Simmons, Pa Mrs L D Kelsay, Pa Mrs L T Darling, Pa |J Ludes, Chgo | Mrs H Kissani. Pa | | Dr H L Pace, Tulare & Welnhelmer, Mo Dr D Parker, Detrolt Mrs D Parker, Detroit Philadelphia D D Cunningham & w, HOTEL. C _Andros, Marysville Mrs_Fitch, Sacto W F Bayer, Troy Theo Bayer, Troy W_Kenney&w, Cleveld J McGowan & w, Cinn 3 Vaughn, London J Bangles' & w, Denver L A Ritter & w. Minn C R Heath, Valiejo Miss Heath, Vallejo Miss Crouch, Vallejo W Barton, L Ang Berkzley |J Neuscheler, N'Y IR F Stocking, L Ang iM Stewart, Ontario {J Stone, Wash 3 Gliger. Wash W Charies, Cal Miss J Kissani, Pa Miss E Holbrook, Pa V Miller & w. Pa R F Crowell, Belmont | 2 GRAND A S Rix, S Jose i J Sullivan&w, R Vista| E D Andrews, L Ang “al nn & w H McIntyre, C Dolph, Berkeley G H Clark, Sacto Puttman. Sacto 5 N B Ford, Niles C McKilvey, Mexico Mrs Boulwer, Butte L N Wood, Pittsburg |A R Curtis, S Rafael C Fitzgerald & w. Ark.Miss Ferrie, Ottawa S E Levi, St Joseph |Dr T Carpenter, Cal C L Harris, Sacto T J Hart, N Y J Luchsinger & w, Sac/G Romey, Vallejo Miss I Luchsinger,8ac|J Luchsinger Jr, Valjo iss M Luchsinger.Sac|C K Woodruff, Cal ss E Thomas, to |B Wertheimer&w, Cal Hall, w & c, Sacto |W Smith & w, § Jose Miss M Brown, Sacto |F C Earle & w, Tex S Marschutz, L Ang I Mottél &'w, Cal E R Smith, L Ang A E Nutt, Sacto T B Gibson & w, Cal W D Walsh, Cal 3 Sims, Sacto {F R Smith, Stockton Miss Bradbury, Sacto J L Martin & w, Sac|Miss Poor, Sacto P J Flood, Sacto IN'J Gavigan, Cal J Lalrd, Sacto NEW WESTERN HOTEL. G W Baker & family,|J A Proulx, Manila Yuma, Atiz § L Olsen, Manila R'D Scott, Vallejo |W I Lacke, Manila R James, Vallejo J Leonard, B Harper, San Jose |J W Pursleif, Manila Mrs J C Harmer, L A|F W Schultz, Manila Mrs C M Boland, L AIR E Morris, Manila H Kronke, Suisun /H S Keck, Manila J Sullivan, Ric Vista|H P Robe, Manila M H Newman Ohlo |J G Brandt, Manila Miss Silvia, Oakdale J N Donohue, Manta J Rochefort, N Y G B Humbert, -Manila L May, N Y R Leslle. Manila M Bertina, Boston |J Donneily. Manila E Petching, Chicago |G B Willlams, Manila P Petching, N Y. G Wagner, nila B Francis, Chicago |E 1) ‘Arnold, Manila J Ryan, Baltimore |C A Sayre, ‘Nordhoft H L Burdick, Manila (W H Matthews, Or H A Eiliott, Manila |G K Woods, Ariz T Feeley, Chicago F R Giddings, Vt PVPOLO9000 000606008 000000 proved too tempting to be resisted. C0PPOOOHIOOOOOLPOOEO D NEW WEATHER PROPHET FOR PACIFIC COAST 00@0000090000@0000 COPOOOOD fessor Morse has no easy task in finding the right forecaster for the place. & While Professor Hammon has tendered his resignation with reluctance; be- cause of the many ties formed here, the offer of greater remuneration © ROFESSOR W. H. HAMMON, Forecaster of the local Weather Bureau, & ® has resigned his position. He did so in order to accept a more ® remunerative position as assistant manager of the Philadelphia & @ Company, an electric light and power concern located at Pitts- & & burg, Pa. Professor Hammon sent his resignation on Thurs- & ® day to Professor Morse, who ‘is at the head of the Weath- & & er Bureau of the Department of Agriculture at Washington. He hoped & & his actlon would not be made public until the head of the department & ©® had time to appoint his successor. However, bad news travels as rap- & & idly as the good, and Professor Hammon's contemplated departure from & @ the scenes of his past usefulness could not remain a secret long. £l @ Professor Hammon has presided over .the local weather bureau for many & years, and so faithfully has he applied himself to his duties and so care- & & fully have all his reports been prepared that he is highly regarded by & & hundreds of men in dll walks of life. His is a position that is difficult to & & fill, the eccentricities of California weather puzzling the shrewdest scien- & & tists. During his long service here even the most exacting have had little & & of which to complain, and his timely warnings have saved thousands of dol- & & lars to the farming and commercial interests of the coast. . & @ Shortly after the present weather prophet came to this city he amused & & many people by flying kites, but the wisdom of his experiments was dem- & onstrated after a while by his reports relative to the upper currents of the & & air which have much influence upon the local climate. They make possible & & intelligent reports of what may be expected in the line of storm and calm, & & moisture and dryness. For a long time Professor Hammon endeavored to & & have a signal station established on the top of Mount Tamalpais, and his & & efforts were finally rewarded by an appropriation for that purpose. This & & station has since been invaluable to the department. @ @ 1t is not likely that his successor will be known for some time, and Pro- & & fessor Hammon will continue to Keep tab on the weather from his place in & & the Mills building until the new man is accustorhed to his duties and has @ © had time to benefit himself from the incumbent’s knowledge of the West. & & This is one of the most important stations in the United States, and Pro- & ® @ @ kS @ 6000600066 OO0 O000 @ Feb %-Stmr Curacao, | CUBAN ASSEMBLY SOMEWHAT DISGUSTED Not Satisfied With the Report of the Commission That Was Sent to Washington. HAVANA, Feb. 25.—The Cuban As- sembly met to-day and heard the re- port of the committee which was sent to Washington some time since to con- | fer with the Government regarding Cu- | ban affairs. The Assembly was clearly dissatisfled with the doings of the committee, inas- much as its members had not acted in accord—one day telling ‘the President that the Cuban army was cump?sed of 0,000 men and the next that it con- glsted of 45,000 men in the Cuban ranks. The commission presented a report on the conference with General Alger, Sec- retary ¢f War, and the Attorney Ger}- eral, but failed to lessen the Assembly’s apparent feeling of disgust. It was fin- ally decided to have the report printed and to hand a copy of it to cach mem- ber of the Assembly, that they might study it carefully. The fact that $3,000,- 000 on a basis of $100 for each soldier was adopted, and that efforts to ob- tain more failed, makes obligatory the Assembly’s ratification of the accept- an(&;gne'ml Gomez did mnot attend the meeting, neither did he send a repre- sentative or a message. The next meet- ing of the Assembly will be held on Monday. FOR CARRYING MAILS THROUGH ALASKA North American ’i‘;ading and Tmns: portation Company Gets the Contract. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Bids have been opened at the Postoffice Depart- ment for carrying the malls by steam- ers from either San Francisco or Se- attle via Unalaska, St. Michael and points along the Yukon River to Cirele City, Alaska, and Dewson, Canada. The lowest bid received, and which hag been accepted, is from the North Amer- jcan Transportation and Trading Com- pany—Michael Cudahy, president—of Chicago for three round trips from Seattle, at $1495 each, on June 10, July 20 and August 20. The other bids fol- jow: Blue Star Navigation Company, Seattle, three round trips from Seattle, at $2800 each; the Alaska Exploration Company, San Francisco, three round trips from San Francisco at $1750 each, Leon Sloss, San Francisco, five round gowa (eLT$ 1€ O9SPUEL UBS w0} sdin June 1,.10 and 20 and July 5 and 20. —_— MANY COAL MINES ; MAY SOON BE CLOSED | Over Four Thousand Miners Involved in a Strike That Is Now, Threatened. FORT SMITH, Ark., Feb. .2%.—Every coal mine in Arkansas and the Indian Territory will be closed down next Wednesday if the present programme of miners and operators is adhered to. Over 4000 miners are ln\'olvetd x;‘nd mines lying a large section of the south- :yeps‘: )wlgl fuel will be affected. A coal famine is sure to follow, as the supply on hand is small and will be speefll}e’ ex- hausted. Already railroads are confiscat- ing every car of coal that comes on their track and are_ keeping it for their own use. Private dealers have been notified that_they can get no more coal until the trouble is settfed. The situation is the most alarming that, has existed in the coal region in years. The operators refuse positively to con- sider the miners’ scale and met to-day to declare that if thelr demands are not ac- ceded to b{ next Wednesday a general strike will be declared. AT MARE ISLAND YARD. Naval Vessels That Are Being Over- hauled and Repaired. VALLEJO, Feb. 25.—The naval collier Nero, which will make soundings for & cable between Honolulu and Manila, was taken out of the dock at Mare Island | Thursday and will be ready for service in | about a month. Many changes conducive E"’ the comfort of officers and crew have been made, and she will be a commodious vessel when she leaves the yard. Com- mander Charles Belknap, who will have | command, is exercising general supervi- sion over 'the work. Naval Constructor Baxter to-day super- intended the docking of the torpedo-boat | Davis and the revenue cutter Bear. The work was quite difficult, owing to the danger of straining the light frames of the torpedo boat, but she was landed on the sawdust-packed keel blocks as easily as could be imagined. When she comes off_her place probably will be taken. by her sister boat, the Fox, which Is abour ready to leave the Wolff & Zwicker works at_Portland to come to Mare Island. | The Bear will get a general overhauling | below the water line, where serious leaks developed during her recent cruise in the Arctic. - FIVE STRAIGHT ' DEFEATS. Stanford Varsity Baseball Team Playing in Hard Luck. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb. The Stanford Varsity met its fifth defeat this season in the game with the Santa Clara College nine, played on the campus this afternoon. The match was the most exciting of the vear, the score being & to & The visitors played uphill ball for elght innings. They did not “go to pleces,” how- ever, and in the last inming brought in three runs, which won the game. In some respects, the performance of the varsity was the best of the season. Fewer errors were made than in any pre- vious game, and the batting was particu- larly heavy. Nine base hits, a couple of two-baggers and two_three-base hits is a record which shows decided improvement with the stick. Carson pitched the nine innings through for the varsity. He was somewhat un- steady, but showed good head work, and kept his hits scattered. Kelley and Nihil, the Santa Clara twiriers, had excellent control, neither walking a single man. Following is the score: SANTA CLARA. AB. R. BH. SB. PO. A. E, Leake, 8. s. 0 0 0 2 13 2 Farry, 1b. 1 o 3 0 1 13 2 o Graham, ¢ 40 a0 Fo7 g Lo Kelley, p. 4 1 2 1 o 1 o 1, i TR T 6% 10 Mahoney, 3 07T .0 0.0 0 Conner, 3b. T A0 108, 0 | Coward, o't 2 0ecer 0L 00 0 Garnot,” 2] BON0L 102 4 2 Finnigan, r. t [Haat e Bt oy S R Nihil, p... SRl by U R Totals 50 m s . ORD. - . R. BH. SB. PO. A. E. Lougheed, T e T 0.1 W00 0 1@ gty gt 1551500509 2 3 0. 8 6100 Ao 0-cteiio 3 ig Yo omentig s TR TS e R QTR0 10 o 4 9 3w 1 4 INNINGS. Santa Cla 1000001035 Stanford .. 0001210004 SUMMARY. 2 Farned runs—Stanford 2. Three-base hits— Murphy, Swindells. Two-base hits—Strohn, Young. ’ Sacrifice hit—Farry. Base on errors Santa Clara 2, Stanford Base on balls Carson 5. Left on bases—Santa Clara 4, Stan ford 7. Struck out—By Carson 6, by Kelley 5 Hit_by pitcher—Nihil. _Double plays—Swindells to Joung: Leake to Garnot to Farry. Wil NThil. Time of game—1:30, arry Edwards of Stanford. £ Jockey Coombs Suspended. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. %.—The Star of Bethlehem scored an easy win in the speed handlcap, the feature of to-day's card. Jockey Coombs has been suspend- ed indefinitely, pending an investigation of his ride on' Takanassee on_Thursday. Weather cloudy; track good. Results: Trl‘-‘lr% Jrace, ‘handicap, seven turlonfs— e Dragoon won, Dandy second, P Harry third. Time, 1:31 e Second race, two-year-olds, four fur- longs—Johnny ' J. won, Caviar second, Barney’s Last third. Time, 0:50%. Fields third. Time, Fourth race, the furlongs. $§1000—The won. Merry Day third. Time, 1:15. . Fifth race, selling, one mile—Lady Dis- dain won, McAlbert second, Jim Conway third. Time, 1:48%. Sixth race, selling, one mile—Jennie F. won, Fleeda second, Prince of Indla third. Time, 1:44%. o!;anglc‘: .hslx e ehem Takanassee 0%, Star secon; R Advances made on furniture and pianos, with or without removal, J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission. Umpire— | PoE | is Representative Hilborn. He thinks that Third race, selling, mile and a quarter— | Tonto won, Annie Taylor second, Babe | | | own case to prevent deportation. | | | | | | | about. CONSUL DARNALL DEMANDS A SCALP Warring Officials Nogales. at SERIOUS ACCUSATIONS MADE FIGHT HAS BEEN CARRIED TO WASHINGTON. Collector of - Customs Chenoweth Charged With Having Been Too Thrifty While in Office. Special Dispatch to The Call. NOGALES, Ariz., Feb. 25.—A very pretty fight is on here between the American Consul at Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, James F. Darnall of Indiana, and the Collector of Customs at No- gales, Ariz., H. K. Chenoweth, and the contest has been carried to Washington, where it is intimated Consul Darnall, who is very influential, has preferred serlous charges against Collector Chen- oweth, with the avowed intention of getting the political scalp of that treas- ury official. It is alleged that some weeks ago a fraudulent affidavit against. Consul Darnall was concocted in the office of the Collector of Customs for the United States at Nogales. This alleged affi- davit is said to have charged Consul Darnall with having fraudulently is- sued to a Chinese a certificate of right to return to the United States, for which he was alleged to have been paid $100. The affiant purported to be a Chinese, who alleged he had pald Consul Darnall the money to get him to cross a Celestial friend from Mexico into the United States. This affidavit was forwarded to the State Department at Washington and Consul Darnall was asked to explain, He looked up the affiant and obtained from him a counter affidavit to the ef- fect that he had not knowingly exe- cuted an affidavit against Consul Dar- nall. He further alleged that he had been taken to the American custom house by Collector Chenoweth, the sec- retary of the latter, Bugene Sykes, and Charles Meehan, Chinese Inspector, and told that unless he signed certain pa- pers submitted to him he would be de- ported. He signed, supposing he was following a necessary procedure in his Con- sul Darnall forwarded to the State De- ;partment this later and true affidavit | of the Chinese and he recefved in re- turn a full and complete exoneration. But the blood of the Hoosier Consul | was now at a fever heat, and he de- termined to have the scalp of Collec- tor. Chenoweth. First, he took in hand E. S. Stokes, special agent of the Treasury Department, and accused him point blank of guilty knowledge and concealment of a very corrupt state of affairs in the custom house. al- leging that Mrs. Chenoweth, wife of the Collector, a Mexican woman of no business ability whatever, was drawing $100 a month as cashier of the custom house, and had never rendered one mo- ment’s service; that Judge Eb. Wil- liams, Chenoweth’s political mentor, had been drawing a salary as deputy statistical clerk, without giving a day’s service; that Professor O. L. Lewis. principal of the Nogales public school, had drawn=a salary as janitor at the custom house without doing a day's work; that before Lewis went upon the payroll one J. L. Hunter, a professional bully, especially imported from Crip- ple Creek by Collector Chenoweth to “do up” his political enemies. had signed the vouchers as Janitor and drawn the salary without ever doing any work, the necessary sweeping and cleaning having been done by Robert Catlett, a mounted inspector, who was | supposed to be riding along the inter- national boundary on the lookout for smugglers. Special Agent Stokes at once called in Special Inspector T. J. Roush. and the two proceeded to an official in- vestigation of the Nogales custom house, finding all the above allegations to be true. The special inspector in- terviewed Professor Lewis and fright- ened that gentleman into making a confession, supporting his statement with an affidavit. Lewis, who is a very honest young man, and a distant rela- tive of Chenoweth, swore that he had been requested by Chenoweth to quali- fy as janitor. He objected on the ground that he could not attend to the duties. Chenoweth replied that that would make no difference—it was sim- ply a matter of form. So he took the oath of office, and at the end of a month signed a salary voucher, but never received either check or money for the alleged service he had not ren- dered. The affidavit of Professor Lewis has been forwarded to the Treasury De- partment, and it is rumored that Con- sul Darnall has laid the matter before the President, through the State De- partment. The town is agog over the sensation, and nothing else is talked INTERESTS THE PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Opposition to the Blair Bill May Pre- vent Los Angeles From Getting an Appropriation. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—The House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds held a meeting this morning. ané when Representative Hilborn asked that the bill providing an appropriation of $250,000 for an addition to the Los Arn- | geles postoffice be reported favorably the members of the committee showed oppo- sition to the bill on the ground that Rep-. resentative Barlow of the Los Angeles district opposed the other public building bills during their recent consideration in the House. The bill was temporarily laid 2 resentative Barlow said to The Call correspondent to-night ‘The only mem- ber of the Committee on Public Buildings opposed to the Los Angeles bullding bill orable report to the House on this meaSure will jeopardize the chaacas of his Oakland bill. Everybody knows the receipts of the Los Angeles office will Tore than double those of Oakland, and of course we are more entitled to a buiid- ing than the town opposite San Francisco. The latter does nine-tenths of Oakland’s business. . “The story of my opposing bills_re- ported by the House Committee on Pub- lic Buildings_is ridiculous, as the record will prove. .1 voted against the bill giv- ing Blair, Nebr., a public building, be- cause the receipts of the postoffice and the size of the place did not warant it, but I have never opposed the erection of a public bullding in any town entitled to one. Los Angeles needs an addition to a f the present building, because it is a large | and is rapidly growing. Despite the oy aion: of 'Representative Hilborn, T t! l‘:lk if the Public Buildings Committee is given another day for the considera- tion of the bill Los Angeles will have what it is entitled to, as Chairman Mercer has assured both Senator White and my- self of his bearty support. In justice to Hilborn, it must be saild that he not only denies Barlow’s cl e but declares he did all he could for the bill's passage, and that its failure may be ALGER ald telegraphs: the trip had been abandoned. ment of Friday: law would make it necessary 1in been placed at the disposal the Congressional committee. ify these hints, the trip. in the Cabinet. doned his junket on account of will immediately follow be approved by the President. 000000000000 000000000000000000000000C0CO 00000000000000090 junket which Secretary Alger and the mem mittees of the Senate and House contem = lin, it was officially announced to-day at the This his determination not to use the Government tr: personal gratification and his confirmation of the “The present condition of the army bil vill immediately follow i e for the Secretary of War to recall his invitation for an official trip to Cuba an Ox which was to leave New York on March 6. There are hints that Secretary Alger junket by an order from the President, dal whieh would have SRR et of the Secretary and the members of I have been unable, however, to ver- and it s Insisted at the War Department that the Secretary's statement gives the true reasons for the abandonm As it is, it is conceded the Government ha: $200,000, if not’ more, and thed Ber]llln will be or ty of carrying supplies and mall i ’I’n omcla{ ciretes the statement is made that the Secr sion to abandon the trip may have been due to his desire to bring all the influence he can get to bear upo: The “freezing-out” process Secretary, as the Herald related this morning, but he will not feel the full effect until the question of appointments ] army bill becomes a law- comes up for consideration. It makes little difference, therefore, formed, whether the Secretary remains in ‘Washington or not, and so far as the army bill is concerned,-it is said, he need not have aban- “work in the War Department which the enaétment of that measure, there will be little work of a recommendatory 0000000000000000 ABANDONS HIS CUBAN JUNKET Nation Will Be Spared the Expense of the Secretary’s Proposed Pleasure Trip. NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—The Washington corresp! As the result of the Herald’s exp ondent of the Her- osure of the costly bers of the military com- plated taking on the Ber- ar Department that is the Secretary’s explanation ot ansport Berlin for his Herald’s announce- 1 and the work in the War should the bill become a 4 Porto Rico on the Berlin, was moved to abandon the who was stargled by the been caused had the Ber- ent of s been saved at least dered to resume her etary’s deci- n the President to retain him has been applied to the to be made when the the well in- according to because - character which will O00000000CO0000000000C00C0000000000000CO000 due in part to Barlow's antagonism 0!, the Blaipr bill, which was supported by the .committee because it is the home of Mercep, chairman of the commitiee. 7 Pensions have been granted as follows: | California: Original—Minert M. Shippy, | Santa Cruz, $6; Byron J. Brown, Modesto, | $8; Peter Thomson, White River, $6. Res- toration and incréase—Michael Leo, San Jose, $4 to $17.. Increase—Solon Evans, | Oakland, $6 to $12; David L. Barnes, Chi- | co, $6 to $8. Reissue and lncrease_]——\\ illiam Nugent, San Francisco, 38 to $L Increase—willlam Allen King, to $10. | “Major Eugene Coffin, assistant paymas- | ter, s ordered to San Francisco and from | thére will take passage for Manila for service there. : | *Private William Bush, hospital corps, | UL S. 'A., Presidlo of San Franclsco, will be discharged without honor from the ser- vice of the United States. STANFORD’S DEBATING TEAM IS CHOSEN Students Who Will Match Oratory and Logic With Berkeley 4 Speakers. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb. 25. ~The final debate for the selection of the team which will represent Stanford in the intercollegiate debate to be held in April in San Francisco was held in the chapel this evening and resulted in the choice of J. E. Springer, Anthony | H. Suzzallo, '99, and James Ferguson, |’99. Carl T. Hayden, '00, was picked for alternate. The honor of representing the cardi- nal on the rostrum was contested to- night by eleven men, who had won places in the series of preliminary de- bates which took place last month. The contest showed great improvement over previous debates, both in matter and in form. The team selected to-night is made up of experienced debaters. Springer and Suzzallo were on the Carnat debate this year and each made a good show- ing. Ferguson was a member of last year's intercolleglate team. J. E. Springer gajned his experience in the University of Iowa, Feing on its de- bating team. He entered Stanford last | fall with junior standing. His major is economics. Anthony H. Suzzallo hails from San Jose. He is a senior in the education department and has be- come proficient in forensics since enter- ing college. James Ferguson, the third member of the team, is also an educa- | | | | tion major. He is logical and per- suasive. He hails from Mayfield. Carl T. Hayden, alternate, comes from Tempe, Ariz. He was a member of this year's Carnot team. Professor H. B. Lathrop presided to- night. The judges were Judge Lind- ley of San Francisco and Professors Howard and Green. MISS LUTZONE WILL NOT BE ARRESTED District Attorney McIsaac Intimates That Perjury Was Committed by Mrs. Young’s Witnesses. SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 25.—Not only has District Attorney MclIsaac refused to per- mit the warrant sworn to by J. J. Daly, charging Miss Matilda Lutzone of Tiburon with perjury, to be served, but he boldly asserts that the warrant was issued to gratify the spite of Mrs. Young and that it perjury was committed it was probably by the witnesses for the defense. He | further makes public his belief that one | reason why. so_desperate an attempt has been made to besmirch the character of the leading witness for the prosecution is a desire to permit the return of Henry Young; who “jumped” his bail and fled the country prior to his preliminary ex- amination on the charge of arson. “It is my intention.” sald Mclsaac to- day, “‘to permit no warrants to be served | on felony charges unless I am first con- sulted. It not only permits the county to be put to a great expense, but to one that is needless as a general rule. I shall investigate the character of the evi- dence against Miss Lutzone and if it is not stronger than that introduced at the Ts trial of 's. Young she shall not be ar- rested. I consider this a rather peculiar lefense. roceeding on the part of the f)n the first Flaoe it probably was taken | to_gratify the resentment and spite of Mrs. Young; aguin, it maf’ have been done with the ide: of permitting Young himself to return in comparative safety. | If any perjury was committed, It is my | belief that it was by certain witnesses | for the defense and not by Miss Lut- zone.” LRI AN APPROPRIATION FOR ALVISO CHANNEL Promised Improvement That Greatly Pleases the Business Men of San Jose. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Representa- tive Loud has won his fight in securing an appropriation of $48,000 for the im- provement of Alviso channel, California. Loud and Senator White have been on the trail of Senator Frye, chairman of the | Senate Commerce Committee, for two | weeks, and the representative from the Fifth District smiled when he informed The_ Call correspondent that there was no doubt that the House members of the conference committee on the river and harbor bill would yield to the Senate in this instance. b SAN JOSE, Feb. 25.—There was rejoicing among business men an zens to-da; Senators Enelrt?l citl- when it became known that Vhite and Perkins had suc- ceeded In getting a $48,000 appropriation in the river and harbor bill for deepen- ing and improving Alviso channel. For a number of years futile efforts 'have been made to get Congress interested in the work. Shipping by Alviso has been steadily increasing, and the steamer line there has been the means of greatly re- ducing freight rates. A month ago_the Good Government League requested Sen-- ators White and Perkins and Congress- man Loud to exert themselves for the im provement of the changel. A few days ago the Senators notifie the organization that they would do what they could. This was verified to-day. The league this af- ternoon adopted resolutions thanking White and Perkins for the interest taken. LIVES OF TWELVE LOST IN FLAMES Fire Raging in the Manufacturing District of Muncie, Indiana. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2.—A telephone message to the Sentinel at 3 o’clock thi (Sunday) morning from Muncie, Ind., s a big fire Is raging in the manufacturing district of that city. Twelve people are sald to have lost their lives. el Was a ;;";énd of Lincoln. CHICAGO, Feb. %.—Amos C. Babcock, an_intimate friend of Abraham Lincoln and a prominent figure in the abolitionist movergent in the early fifties, died to- day. He was born in New York in 1828, and came to Illinois in 18: ADVERTISEMENTS. 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He sent the:system to Mr. Moon, this gentleman having previously written tn‘the doctor for advice.- A number of Mr. Moon's neighbors were deeply interested in the outcome: of: the test and sure enough, as the doctor predicted. in n few weeks the opening was healed and the rupture cured so completely as to give no sign that thers ever ad been a rupture. As it was a bad case and a severe test the entire neighborhood was convinced and quite a number of ruptured pe ple have since recovered. Mr. Moon declar: the system a marvel. It is the discovery of Dr. W. S. Rice, 418 E. Main St., Adam Y To all people who are ruptured or have friend: so afflicted, the doctor will mail free an illus- trated book that fully dascribes his home cure for rupture. Write for it. Do sa nte once fince Lo Jknow ghat there is a permanent cure for rupture wifl renew the hope of many men and women who are now despairing under the mistaken belief that.they cannot be cured. 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