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' THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 189 Barnes. Cosper of Tulare County. through the rest of the race. of Placer, for Thomas R. Bard, chan Senator Row Bard a week ago, +0+0+040 4040404 0+DI0+G4+040+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+CI0+E - WO 40404040+ 040+ 04040404040 40404040+ 040+ 0+040+40+0+0+m BULLA AND BARD OUT OF THE FIGHT CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, March 1.—Senator Robert Bulla retired gracefully from the Senatorial fight at noon to-day and then re-entered it by leading his stalwarts over He took all of his supporters with him except Assemblyman Mr. Cosper gave his vote to Irving M. Scott, as did also Senator Rowell, who has heen voting for Thomas R. Bard. There was another of Bulla’s supporters who did not vote for Barnes. It was Senator Taylor of Alameda County. nowever, took advantage of his inattention to cast his vote for him. General Barnes said later that that vote would surely be his mascot Those who went into General Barnes’ camp were: Los Angeles, Senator Gillette of Humboldt, Senator Taylor of Alameda, Assemblymen Belshaw of Contra Costa, Boynton of Humboldt, Conrey of Los Angeles, Melick of Los Angeles, Miller of Los Angeles, Robinson Valentine of Los Angeles. Thomas Flint, president pro tem. of the Senate, who has been voting zed his vote semblyman Greenwell of Ventura, who went over to returned to Grant. There were two ballots taken and both resulted as follows: : 9 $ $ 2 $ S : § s s 3 : : Q40404040 to General W. H. L. His bright little daughter, Senator Bulla of to Irving M. Scott and so did o o1 RS- [ H404040404 040+ 0+ O40404040404040404 040404 ral Barnes by the who hons | been given to Gene Senators and Assemblymen ored him with their votes to-day. ‘ The transfer of this block of ten| votes from Bulla to Barnes was a hard | if not a final blow to the hopes of Dan Burn mad ntly a well-known tout the declaration in the Golden | el Hotel that €ix of Bulla's sup- | porters were controlled.by the railroad | and would go to Burns whenever the Colonel snapped his The touts | were dejected and dismayed by the ap- | plause which followed the frequent 4.} c s to the cause of General Barnes. Dan Burns met with another disaster | later in the day. He had counted with confidence on the ability of his follow- ers to extract from the conference some sort of an agreement which would lead | by further negotiation and skillful ma- | ger: nipulation to the calling of a secret his utter surprise and , the resolute and sa us Re- | conference ority in the ljourn sine die. 'ns utterly lost his nerve early in | the afternoon and regardless of the con- | -quences of his action publicly sought | ithern Pacific master to beg for | h ¢ whic uld not be given. In | all haste the Mexican rushed to the| Southern Pacific depot and for an hour was closeted in close consultation with J. B. dent. W , the divi superinten- | 1 Burns emerged from the | at the depot his face showeq | its dejection that the inter- | neither been pleasant nor | | e the conference took place the arasites of the Mexican knew what was to be done at the session. The news had passed from mouth to mouth | ‘-that the conference would accomplish | nothing and, with the afternoon, would | adjourn sine die. This action the | Burns outfit realized would be disas- | trous to them. They saw that they were about to fall into the opponents would succeed Burns show his real strength. The Me ican’s boast that he had many votes masked until the proper time would be | exposed and with the exposure the con- | ference would adjourn. ‘ This contingency was thoroughly un- derstood by the Burns touts early in | the day, and they busied themselves | among Senators and Assemblymen, | striving to prevent the threatened out- | come. They could do nothing, and the information of their failure was car- ried at once to Burns. He was then at | the Capitol and went without delay to | the Golden Eagle. He remained for a | few minutes and then proceeded to the | Southern Pacific depot to the office of | Superintendent Wright. After the long conference was over | Burns returned to the Golden Eagle, | of Ameri own trap. Their in making | | not well and honorably escape. where he was met by his troubled touts. | He was disturbed and could give no encouragement to his followers. Wright had acted, as a mat- ter of course, as an intermediary for Herrin. What the consultation was no one could tell, but the face of the Mex- ican was evidence enough that no hope had come from San Francisco. Y As one of Burns’ touts said bitterly: “Burns is beginning to realize now the truth of the legal axiom that an attor- ney who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client. Burns has trusted to the lying misrepresentations of his follow- ers and he finds himself betrayed by his own confidence. He was assured that the conference would not adjourn to-day sine die. His lieutenants gave him every assurance that no perma- nent adjournment would be taken. As a result Burns has received the severest getback of his campaign. His true strength in all its inadequacy has been exposed and he is left in & worse con- dition than he ever was since the Sena- torial fight commenced.” The foregoing is the opinion of one who wishes to see Burns win. It is colored and prejudiced as far as such a wish can influence an observer's judgment. It is unfair ‘in favor of Burns as might be expected and it ex- plains why it was that the Mexican in his excitement deliberately paraded himself as a chattel of the Southern Pa- cific Company and in desperation sought the office of Division Superin- tendent Wright. Late to-night the touts were vigor- usly circulating the story that the' ten gained by General Barnes to-day simply loaned and were not in the es camp to stay. The Call is in position to know that the statements of the touts in this respect are utterly devoid of truth. The men who went to General Barnes’ support to-day went there after mature deliberation and went t e, moreover, to remain until the finish of the Senatorial struggle. “ The despairing and desperate follow- ers of Dan Burns have now exhausted everv source of strength but that which springs from boodle and detraction. The gtory about the loan of votes to Barnes s sprung at this time to brace up the wavering ranks of the Colonel. His forces are on the verge of disintegra- tion. The game of wise looks and empty promises has been played to the extreme limit. It is evident that Burns must gain another recruit or get out of the race. S A pleasant incident of the Senatorial 'struggle is the following letter from General Barnes to the little girl. the daughter of Senator Taylor, who cast her father's vote to-day. SACRAMENTO, Cal., March 1. My Dear Little Friend: When .you are ‘older you will better understand how leasant this day has been to me and hat one of its incidents in which your gweet, childish voice, representing your dear father, pronounced my name, will never be forgotten. 8o far ‘as I know it is the first time in the history of .any tate Legisiature that a child has spoken n an Assembly so dignified. Other little ris have named great warships as they eft their birthplaces for a wanderin, and perilous life upon the oceans, an their older sisters have touched the’ elec- +via sour of irritable and | | the report came up ‘there was troubie, | testants had a chance. | the investigating committee, movement for the vast ma- | of chinery of exhibitions of the industries and arts of nations, but you are the first of your sex fo vote in a joint Assembly an legislators for your choice for Senators in the Congress of the United States. The fairies who spoke pearls never yielded treasures so sweet to me as yours, So I thank you and I love you. Your sin: cere friend, H. L. BARNES. W. Miss Miriam Taylor. A WARM TIME OVER HARBOR INVESTIGATION CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 1.—There was considera- ble damage done to the dignity of the Senate this morning during the discussion of the report of the Committee on At- taches and Milegge. The report dealt with the report of the investig. 'ing committee appointed by the last Senate to inquire into public Instftu- tions. It had been referred to the Com- mittee on Attaches and Mileage and had | been cut down less than $100. As soon as and it continued until the adjournment for joint ballot. Senator Dickinson, who was chairman of the investigating committee, broke the ice with an explanation of the items in the expense account. Then the pro- There were {wo items against which their eloquence was particularly directed. One of these was $4507 20 for stenographers’ fees, and an- | other was $4460 for expert architects. Both of these items were bitterly at- tacked, and finally La Rue submitted an amendment cutting out all sténographers’ fees for the ferry depot investigation, and aiso all fees for expert architects. It was mainly a question of politics that lent bitterness to the debate, for the Democratic members declared they never | wanted the committee, and that it never should have been appointed, anyway. Bulla called attention to the resolution | under which the committee had been ap- | pointed, and showed how it gave the com- | mittee power to incur all necessary ex- | penses. He believed the account should e paid; it was large, he thought, ‘but | there was nothing to_do but _pay, for he belfeved it was a debt the Senate could | Frick declared that the resolution gave | full power to contract all necessary ex- penses, and he thought it in very poor 3 for the Senate to nullify its former action and the powers it had given. | Dwyer said he believed those who per- | formed services should be pald, but he| thought the committee should be repri- manded for going to such an expense. | Then it was Braunhart's turn. He pro- | ceeded to attack Dickinson at once, say- ing he was the self-elected chairman of | but he was | romptly set aright by Prisk, who told | im Dickinson had been elécted by a vote of the members of the committee, and | that they had made a very good choice. Braunhart had just fairly launched himself on his speech and was beginning to get down to the political aspect of the case when his ten minutes expired and he was called to order. A motion was | made to allow him to proceed, but Boyce objected, and as it takes unanimous con- sent in such cases, Braunhart had to | subside. ! Boyce was next on the floor, and he| proceeded to devote his minutes exclu- sively to Senator Braunhart. He had got only so far as to say he did not wonder | at the remarks of the Senator from San Francisco, when he considered their | source. Scenting. danger ahead, Braun- | hart warned Boyce to be guarded in his remarks, for he would be called to nci count for them, but Boyce' went ri ahead and delivered a scorching _crit cism of the course Braunhart had pur- sued. Braunhart had severely criticized Reid, the architect, for, as he sald, hang- ing around the newspaper offices to re- port the plans of the committee and the rogress of its work. Boyce denied Reld ad do work of that kind, and pro- ceeded t\ compare Braunhart to Reid, much to israunhart’s disadvantage, He also described the luckless Senator from San Francisco as sitting In the Senate two vears ago on sufferance, as he then held a position in the employ of the Har- bor Commission of San Francisco, and he also spoke of Braunhart as hanging around the ln\'estlgatln% committee, wait- ing to see if he was to be one of the ones attacked, and trying to hold it off. Senator Doty tried to smooth matters by calling attention to the fact that the Senate was getting very angry and was losing its dignity. He was one-of those who opposed the appointment of the com- mittee two years ago and he said he still thought it was a great mistake, but the work had been -done and he believed it should be paid for. *Let us pay like little men and sm;ka this -discussion,” was the way he put it. The amendment then went to a vote and was defeated by 23 to 12, and then the report of the Committee on Attaches and a resolution ordering the payment of the items was passed by a vote of 24 to 9. Braunhart had a chance after the vote was announced and he proceeded to take advantage of it. He did so by referring to “the gratultous, insolent and premedi- tated insults of the Senator from Santa Barbara,” and saying he made no reply and he would make no reply because he considered the source from which they emanated beneath his contempt. Having given this littie slap Braunhart sat down and a hatred deep and dark was on be- tween him and Boyce when the Senate went over for joint ballot. But when the joint ballot had been com- pleted and the Senate was back in its own chamber Boyce rose and apologized. What he had said had been sald in the heat of debate, he declared, and.he meant nothing by it. Braunhart responded with | an 'apg ogy of hi§ own and the breach was healed. —_— RAILROAD SALE BILL SUBSTITUTED IN SENATE CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 1.—A substitute for Sen- ator Simpson’s bill for the regulation of the purchase or sale of railroads in this State to any railroad company was adopted by the Benate this evening and was placed on the file in lieu of the or- iginal bill. The bill is designed to pre- vent the absorption of competing roads by the road desiring to escape competi- tion, but the provisions were too broad in the original, so it was thought ad- visable to make them more specific, par- ticularly in the clause prohibiting the raising of rates in force on the road pur- chased at the time the uals was made. Senator Davis’ bill providing that those who seek to secure water rights by ap- propriation shall commence work on their ditch within sixty days from the postin, | fraudulent intent. of their notices of appropriation wal passed to third rendlng after the defeat an amendment submitted by More- house which, practically killed the original bill. Stewart's Assembly bl 247, prohibiting the payment of money by the State to counties for the collection of State taxes, was finally passed. The bill was intend- ed to make certain the fact that the scheme to sue the State for large sums in order that fat attorneys’ fees might be drawn down could not be successfully carried through. Boynton’s Assembly bill 326, appropriat- Ing ‘money for the improvement of the State flsh hatcheries at Sisson and Price Creek, was also passed. Senator Ashe’s bill to prohibit the col- lection of fees by employment agents from applicants for work was taken u on third reading and was finally passed. MUCH TALK OVER A GOOD ROADS BILL CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 1.—Time -and patience were burned up at this evening’s session of the Assembly in a useless discussion of Assembly bill 75, one of Melick's good roads measures. The bill provides that 50 per cent of all county road funds be set aside to be ex- pended only on permanent road work, the fund so constituted-to be known as the good roads fund. Wadeé of Napa offered an amendment cutting down the percentage to 25 per cent, and in support of his amendment sald’ that the State had no right to use such coercion as proposed in the bill upon boards_of Supervisors. He said that the county officers knew better than any one else what their counties needed, and they should be allowed to direct their ownex- penditures. G etti said_that county boards of ors had been squandering money riy-five vears and had not got a de- cent road bullt yet. He hoped the amend- ment would be killed. It was, and the bill passed. Bills 870 and §74, by Hanley of San Fran- cisco, provide®for an inner vault for the vault in the State treasury, and relate to the counting of moneys and the sealing of the vaults. Both ere passed during the afternoon session. Stratton’s municipal election bill, Sen- ate bill 444, was also passed. Senator Troutt's Senate bill 362, to es- tablish a camp of instruction for the Na- tional Guard at Santa Cruz, was calied passed unanimously. ickinson’s Senate bill 127, repealing the act authorizing the allowance, settlement and payment of claims against the State, was passed. The following were also passed: As- sembly bill 726, an act to declare the Si ver Lake wagon road, commencing at Pine Grove, Amador County, and running thence across the summit of the Slerra Nevada Mountains, via Silver Lake, Lake Tahoe, a State hignway. Assembly bill 583, an act to amend sec- tion 2651 of the Political Code, relating to the general road fund and highway taxes. Assembly bill 3%, an act relating to the liens of miners and-others upon mining interests. Agsembly bill 925, an act providing what imprint shall be placed on bills, placards, posters, pamphlets and other printed mat- ter having reference to an election of any candidate, and providing a punishment for a violation thereof. . Assembly bill 168, an act to amend sec- tion 2643 of the Political Code, relating to road tax, and its apportionment among road districts. Assembly bill 582, an act to amerfil sec- tion 2655 of the Political Code, relating to highway taxes to be expended in dis- tricts. Cobb of San Francisco called up the “teachers’ annuity bill”” and it was passed without an opposing vote. Adjournment was taken to to-morrow morning. to |ARGUMENTS ON THE PLACERVILLE CASE CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 1—The meeting of the Assembly Judiciary Committee was the scene of considerable discussion on the Placerville railroad bond bill this evening. Drury Melone appeared and spoke in vol- | uminous terms in fevor of the bill, while Judge Willlams of Placerville spoke in opposition to it. The bill provides for filling vacancies in the public offices of cities where for more than two years the people have failed to elect officers to govern said citfes. It glves the Governor the authority to fill the vacancies. This would directly hit Placerylile, for there has been no public office filled by law in that city for over thirty years, as the people are endeavor- ing to evade the payment of certain rail- road bonds, the majority of which are held by Drury Melone, a Napa capitalist, who bought them up for from 15 to 30 cents on the doliar. The story of the transaction whereby the people of Placerville were put in bond- age by an unsérupulous raflroad company was fully printed in The Call of recent date. The company, after getting the people to bond Flacerville for $250,000 for the construction of a raflroad to said city, failed to keep its agreement, and if the bill js made a law it will place the people of Placerville liable to suit to pay the bonds, where at present they are not, as the town is without officers. Melone spent considerable time and en- ergy in his endeavors to convince the committee that it should report favorably upon the bill, as did likewlse Williams in his opposition to it. The committee laid the matter over until to-morrow, when it will be acted upon in executive Session. It will probably be reported back with- out recommendation and be the subject of debate on the floor of the House. Senate bill 8) and Assembly bill 867 were both reported back with favorable recom- mendation. Bill 80 makes void a convey- ance found by a court or jury to have been formulated by the grantor with Bill 87 makes it a mis- demeanor for owners allowing their hogs to run upon premises of another. CAMINETTP'S RESOLUTION READILY ADOPTED CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March l.—Assemblyman Cam- inett! this morning finished the brilliant speech he started yesterday in support of his joint resolution asking for the elec- tion of United States Senators by direct vote of the people. Mr. Caminetti was stricken yesterday after he had got but fairly started in his speech, and he was supported on the arms of friends into the corridor. His continuation this morning sent his resolution through te ~doption with only nine votes against it. _aminettl's resolu- tion No. 24 appointing a committee of three members of each house to prepare an application for action by Congress was also adopted. TROUBLE FOR THE SEAWALL MEASURE CALL HEADQUARTERS, S8ACRA- MENTO, March 1—A Senate message came into the Assembly to-day saying that the Senate hdd refused to concur in the amendment made by Caminetti to Braunhart's seawall bill and also amend- ments 10 and 11. Caminetti's amendment provided that as rapidly as the seawall should be builded the belt line railroad should be extended. Dibble moved that the Assembly do not recede from its amendments and that a conference committee be appointed to meet with one from the Senate composed ¢f Dickinson, Braunhart and Stratton. It was so ordered. Assemblymen Cam- inettf, Cobb.and McDonald of Tuolumne zvere appointed as the Assembly commit- ee. % e Y County Government Bill. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 1.—Assemblyman Huber, as chairman of the Committee on Coun- tles and County Government, this after- noon submitted in the Assembly the county government bill, which has for a month past been the incentive for more enthusiastic rows than any other measure that has been proposed this session. Every county government bill that has been offered has been amalgamated in one blanket bill, which carries with it some 500 amendments. The bill was introduced by special permission and was sent to the printer without reading. Oakland Harbor Bill. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 1.—At a conference held by the Alameda County delegation in con- junction with a number of citizens of Oakland this evening the bill creating a Harbor Commission for Oakland was amended to suit those members of the delegation who have heretofore been op- to it, and when the bill comes up if adopted, would have | morrow, there is no_doubt but what it will be acted upon favorably. The bill will be amended so that the harbor wilk include all the water front from a point a certain distance from the original tide line, while the bill as it now stands reads: “From a certain distance from the tide line on the reclaimed land.” OPPOSITION SHOWN T0 THE EXPOSITION BILLS IN THE SENATE CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 1.—A delegation fromi San Francisco appeared before the Sen- ate Finance Committee to-day to sup- port the bills regarding the big expo- sition which are now pending before the Legislature. Two sessions were de- voted to the consideration of the bill providing for an appropriation of $500,- 000 by the State, and evem then the matter was not put to a final vote. Thére was more opposition shown than was expected, and % was thought better to allow the question of the com- mittee's report to lie over until to-mor- row so the delegation of supporters could have more time for argument. On the way up the delegation elected Charles L. Patton chairman, and he opened the subject before the commit- tee. He explained the plans of the pro- moters of the exposition and the de- tails of the organization so far as it had gone. The bill, however, was not up to the wishes of the committee, and all the noon session was devoted to dis- cussing the powers of the commission- ers to be appointed by the Governor and their responsibility in the handling of any money the State might appro. priate. Senator Wolfe, who introduced the bill, explained that the commissioners would all be under heavy bonds, but the committee wished their powers def- initely set down in the bill, and also that the money be handled through the State Board of Examiners. Leavitt suggested that the committee report un- favorably upon the bill presented and then Senator Wolfe could submit a new bill with the desired amendments in- corporated, but this the delegation and Senator Wolfe objected to, and it was decided to alter the original bill so as to_conform to the suggestions made. ‘When the committee convened again just before the evening session of the Senate the bill had been brought into shape to meet all objections, and then the merits of the exposition were put under the committee’s scrutiny. It was here that the scheme found its first op- position. Senator Smith did not think the results of the exposition would be s0 great as was reported, and he asked for the sentiment of the people on the question. Senator Wolfe explained that the project had not been given unani- mous support, but that it was yet in its infancy and most of what opposi- tion it had so far met with was the result rather of an ignorance of the plans than any direct objection to the scheme itself. Senator Rowell wanted to know whether it would not be better to ap- propriate what money the State coula spare for the purpose of making a showing at the Paris Exposition in 1900. Senator Wolfe said he thought it would be more to the benefit of this State if money were appropriated for a home fair than for the one in Paris, and J. A. Filcher took up the word to say that most of what was good in the Paris Exposition would be brought to the Pacific Exposition if it had the proper management and support, and hé believed any money the State would allow for its assistance would De re- paid ten-fold. It was a matter of ad- vertisement, he said, and just now this State needed advertisement. Mr. Patton added that in view of the possibilities in Pacific commerce Wwith the new possessions vo the westward had opened out it was almost impera- tive that this State and San Francisco should do something to bring to the notice of the world the favorable loca- tion of San Francisco as a port of de- livery. for the Pacific Islands and Ast- atic ports. Senator Smith believed there were better ways than expositions to bring a city’s commercial possibilities before the world and he said so. He expressed himself as not favoring the bill, but admitted that in two years he might be willing to allow an appropriation. He said the country has not yet re- covered from the effects of the Mid- winter Fair, and he was not willing to go into another venture of the Kkind until he was sure of it.- Senator Rowell spoke in a similar vein, and Senator Dickinson suggested the same course of reasoning in the questions he asked the delegates. The others of the com- mitttee did not express themselves. The members of the committee were willing to vote on the bill this ®even- ing, but it looked so unfavorable that Senator Wolfe suggested that the ques- tion be taken up again to-morrow morning and it was so decided. The committee’s report” will be made to- morrow. The delegates who came up to sup- port the bill were: Charles L. Patton, Howard = Black, Charles L. Field, Thomas Morton, Joseph 8. Stulz, George R. Fletcher, G. M. Agnew, A. B. But- ler, J. A. Filcher, Chris Stader, E: M. Torello, L. H. Kohn, S. H. Kent, P. Keller, George Drucker, Ward Herrol, J. T. Berryman, W. M. Searby, T. H. | Morris, Fred West, J. H. Dawson, R. E. Henrickson, R. P. Doolan, J. H. Costi- gan, Samuel Waller, M. H. Smith, T. C. Maher, W. L. Buckley, W. W. Ever- ett, B. A. Drucker, C. J. Reilly, J. M. Chretien, S. H. Friedlander and W. Frank Plerce. ASSEMBLYMAN BROWN HIGHLY COMMENDED CALL HEADQUARTERS, BSACRA- MENTO, March 1L.—Assemblyman Brown of San Mateo is - receiving the highest commendntion of his constituents for his course in the Legislature. The following is among the letters received by him: HALFMOON BAY, Feb. 23, 1899. Hon. Henry Ward Brown—Sir: We the undersigned Republicans of Halfmoon Bay, desire to express our appreclation of you in the discharge of your legislative duties, particularly the course you haye pursued in the Senatorial contest. Bellev- ing it for ths best interest of the State as well as for the Republican party that none but those with bright intellect should serve the people in the capacity of Sena- tors, we therefore most heartily commend you in your support of General W. H. L. Barnes for that position. Fourth Towns! Y‘ delegates to count 2 z convention—N. B. Lane. J. F. Wiente, M. W. Cardoza, Manuel Phillips Jr., A. S. Barreco, John Bettancourt, Fred B. Fill- | more, D. J. Lynch, F. W. Metzgar, W. | £. Rawls, Everett Sch ler, Ed John- | &ton, Ben' Gonzales, George P. Schaefer, | J. Beulah, J. F. Gonzales, . Borden, | W. Nelson, Robert Rawls, C. . Rath- | bone, William Metzgar, Thomas H. John- ston, Herbert Luff, C. H. Knapp. Wil- ilam Penigle, E, Schubert, W. T. Wight- man, P. A. Glano, Martin Joseph Jr., James Hatch, Thomas Johnston, John J. | Gerbing, Manuel Mar:n, W. H. Griffith, | Mi uel Noe Jr., Louis R. Bernard, Grover C. Wyman, B. F. Wyman, W. A. Johns, W. A. Simmons, Edward Rockefeller, { Pietre Dilena, Harry Johnston, Eugene | Vasquez, Thomas O. Johnston. SPAIN MUST FORM A NEW MINISTRY But the Cabine Likely to Affect the Peace t Crisis Is Not Treaty. the Ministry to the Queen Regent. other political leaders. til a new Ministry is formed. Lieutenant General Correa, Mini; tant dispatch has come from Manil will see Marshal de Campos and Li NEW YOR: ald telegraphs: date thereof, or earlier if possible.” States and Spain. He further said that as one MADRID, March 1.—Senor Sagasta has handed the registration of The Cabinet crisis is expected to last for two or three days, as it will be necessary for the Queen Regent to consult with the presidents and In the meanwhile the Chambers will adjourn un- The Ministerjalists hope the Queen Re- gent will support Senor Sagasta and dissolve the Chambers. States Government has protested respecting the conduct of General Rios, the Spanish commander in the Philippines, or that the Government has received alarming news from Manila, although he admits an impor- . The Queen Regent held several conferences with principal states- men and party leaders concerning the Cabinet crisis. March 1.—The Washington correspondent of the Her- “The present treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by her Majesty, the Queen Regent of Spain; and ratifica- tions shall be exchanged at Washington within six months frem- the This is the last article of the treaty of peace between the United It was-quoted to me to-day by a high official of the’ administration to show that the Cortes, whether it rejects the treaty or not, has absolutely no voice in its ratification. States required that the Cortes should give to the Queen Regent the right to cefle territory, and this authority was given. It is therefore declared by high authorities that it makes little dif- ference whether the Cortes ratifies or rejects the treaty, and that the resignation of Sagasta’s Ministry can have no effect, because the Queen Regent must by June 10 next either appoint a Minister to exchange rati- ster for War, denies that the United a. To-morrow she leutenant General Ascarraga. of the preliminaries, the United O+ 040404040404+ 0404040404+ 04+0+H flcations in Washington or the treaty will fail and Spain will be de- prived of $20,000.000 which she would otherwise obtain. § s H4O404040+ 04040+ 0404040404040 40404 040+ 0+0+0+C+0+ N PRINCE LUDWIG KARL DECLARED A GERMAN SPY LONDON, March 1.—A weekly publi- cation called the West End Review publishes an article asserting that Prince Ludwig Karl of Loewenstein- Wertheim, who was reported to have been last seen in England in October and has recently been advertised for by a London law firm, is now acting as a German spy in the Philippines. The article denies the statement that he was. last seen in England in October and declares that he has really been in Manila since July, 1898. The Germans at that time, foreseeing the downfall of Spain, were uecrsué trying to obtain® influence with the Filipinos, and Ger- man officers were helping them, while Prince Ludwig Karl was acting as a spy inside the Spanish lines, and later in the American lines. - The Review publishes the following alleged cable dispatch from Manila, dated February 23: “Prince Loéwenstein still here and is well.” To this the Review adds: “These seven words were received at redt expense as we go to press.” b The Dglly Mail claims to have infor- mation that Prince Ludwig Karl was in Nloilo in January. He was serving as aid on General Miller's staff, and enlisted in the American army early in the war. CLAIM TO HOLD MANY AMERICANS AS PRISONERS LONDON, March 1.—The Filipino Eu- ropean Junta has received the follow- ing dispatch from Madrid, dated Feb- ruary 28: “The last encounters have been, real battles. We now hold Pasig, Pateros and Guadalupe. Our northern line has advanced to Tondo. The Ame! 0S8 e ”or consideration, as it probably will, to-| logses are l&rla:;or in proportion than ours. We hold 600 American prisoners, who will be taken into the interior. Not one of our people has surrendered and our Government maintains Its inde- pendence and will not yield.” Filipino _telegram from Cebu as- serts that the foreign residents have asked the insurgents to withdraw in order to avold a bombardment. The Filipinos have acceded, trusting that their action will be brought before the foreign cornsuls, with the view of ar- ranging an equitable settlement with the Americans. SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC IN ARIZONA TOWNS LOS ANGELES, March 1.—Mrs. J. M. Griffith, president of the Red Cross So- clety, is in receipt of a letter written by Mrs. A. Davidson of Clifton, Ariz., dated February 22. Mrs. Davidson writes that in Clifton.and the adjacent town of Metcalf there were at that time fifteen cases of smallpox. The inhab- itants of the towns are principally Mex- icans, employes of the Arizona Copper Company. Owing to the peculiar atti- tude of the Mexicans there seemed every reason to apprehend an epidemic, which probably would be weB under way early In March. Nearly all the cases were concealed several days, and much trouble and some force arms were necessary to gef them isolated. ° Dr. Davidson and his brother are the company surgeons. They have so far _been able to attend to all cases, but both are suffering from la grippe and neither is immune.\ There is not a ‘trained nurse within several hundred miles and Mrs. Davidson asks if the Red Cross could send a doctor and nurses at once on receipt of a tele- gram. She asks that they state defi- nitely the charges, besides railroad fare, for s doctor/and a murse_ The Grip Cure That Does Cure. _ Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets remdves the roduces La - that pi Grl; fan'L. Q. on each tablet; oo v ) e SR INIRO RN+ RN R IRIREREN HUNDREDS SIGN < sympathy from leading citizens brought the following: party and the people of the State. J. Keller, CALL HEADQUARTERS, LAND, March 1.—The members of the Alameda delegation at Sacramento have frequently stated that if their votes for a United States Senator are not in accordance with the: wishes of their constituents, it is time their con- stituents made themselves heard. This is particularly true of the members | from the city of Oakland, who are steadily voting for Dan Burns. Seeing that there is little possibility of the deadlock being broken unless the two candidates now leading withdraw from the contest, many prominent Re- publicans of Oakland and Alameda decided to send some encouragement to General Barnes, whom they believe to be a man upon whom the party in the State can unite and who would be ac- ceptable to all. For the purpose of testing this opinion Court Commissioner Babcock and George D. Metcalf, the law partner of Congressman Metcalf, did a little canvassing on their own ac- count. They were surprised to find that among leading men on both sides of the estuary there is practically no di- vision of opinion. Colonel Babcock headed a few sheets of paper with the following personal expression of opinion: “I think W. H. L. Barnes would be an excellent choice for United States Senator.” These papers were circulated for a couple of hours and in that time 125 names were obtained and the attempt was given up solely because there was no purpose to be served in carrying it any further. Public opinion was found to be practically unanimous in favor of the general. No opinion was asked regarding any of the other candidates, but the idea was found to be common that nothing can be done while Grant and Burns are in the field, and that a man must be -found whom the Repub- licans could support solidly and who would be equally acceptable to all fac- tions. “This was done as much by way of experiment as for any other purpose,” said Commissioner Babcock, “and we were all surprised at the result. In Alameda I did not find one person who would not willingly see General Barnes sent to_the United States Senate. In Oakland I found the same thing. One hundred and two names were put on our slips as fast as they were circu- lated, and we only stopped because there was Teally nothing else to do— everybody being of the same opinion.” In Oakland George D. Metcalf pen- ned a strong letter along the same lines and personally went cut on the street with them. He decided to visit capital- ists, merchants and attorneys, and in twenty minutes he had fifteen of the bestsknown men in Oakland indorsing his letter, which he sent to General Barnes. Those who signed at the rate of one a minuté to Mr. Meétcalf’s opinion were the following: Judge John Yule, W. V. Witcher, ex-ffesident Merchants’ Ex- change; P. E. Bowles, president First National Bank; Fred Kahn, dry goods merchant; J. B. Richardson, attorney at law; James P. Taylor, president Oakland Board of Trade; Charles K. Clark, secretary Building and Loan As- sociation; M. J. Keller, director Board of Trade; W. W. Garthwaite, cashier Oakland Bank of Savings; Frank C. Howe, buggy and harness maker; Charles W. Kellogg, cordage manu- facturer; Willlam Moller, wholesale plumber, and George E. Grant. “These names are merely suggestive of hundreds of others,” sald Mr. Met- calf. “No matter where you go the feeling is the same.. I do not care what branch of business or what profession or what portion of town you go to work, you will find every reputable Republi- can approving of General Barnes for United States Senator. There is practi- cally no opgosman to him.” Among the one hundred and more names signed by Republicans=4n Ala- meda are the following: R. J. Van Voorhees, Ben Lamborn, City Clerk; D. W. Martin, ex-Supervisor; Recorder Frank A. St. Sure, Henry D. Lang, Will H. Burnham, Charles L. Lloyd, D. J. L. Welch, Edwin H. Nauman, E. Finley, F. A. Kleupfer, Charles Jen- kins, Arthur McCann, H. T. Morris, G. D. Gray, T. C. Cougfiun. G. W. Scott, George Babcock, E. D. Judd, E. A. Randlett, Hugh C. Gallagher, M. W. Simpson and scores of others. ‘When the result of to-day’'s vote at the Capitol was known there was much rejoicing among Oakland Republicans. The veterans, almost to a2 man, declared that the winner had at last been named. Mayor W. R. Thomas sald that the general is the best man California can send East. “If General Barnes should go to the Senate,” said the Mayor, “it would be the dawn of a new era for this State in the East. He would teach them a few things and would materially raise the standard of Western legis- lators.” “General Barnes is the best man yet named for Senator,” said Judge John A. Stanly, “and I have no doubt he would be acceptable to the Republican party of the State.” g ~No Action on Quarantine Officer. CALL HEADQUARTERS, BACRA- Hon. W. H. L. Barnes, Sacramento, Cal.—Dear Sir: signed Republicans resident in Alameda County, hereby convey to you the expression of our respect and esteem and the assurance that in your honorable and gentlemanly candidacy for the high honor States Senator from California you have not only our own, but also the cordial support of the great body of the Republicar voters of the State. ‘We believe that among those men beforethe Legislature ascandidates you are the logical and proper representative of the Republican party and entitled to its honors by reason of your distinguished services in its behalf as well as your crowning abllities and eminent qualifications for the office, and that your election as Senator would entirely satisfy the Respectfully, George D. Metcalf, John Yule, Frederick Kahn, J. B. Richardson, James P. Taylor, Charles K. Clark, M. W. W. Garthwaite, William Moller, Charles W. Kellogg, C. E. Palmer, George E. Grant, Frank C. Howe. ‘0820&088038 481+ R B eTietietiotiv s e Ne RN R R e NeNeNe Rk OAK- | MENTO, March:1—The Assembly Com- PUBLIC OPINION UNANIMOUS FOR GENERAL BARNES Constituents of the Alameda Delegation Make Themselves Heard. AN EXPRESSION of the State. The mail to-day OAKLAND, Feb. 27, 1599. We, the under- of United W. E. Witcher, P. E. Bowles, o0t t RNeNINIRe RN e N RN N RNeReRIn mittee on Public Health and Quarantine met this afternoon and took action upon bill 952, which provides for the creation of a State guarantine officer by the State Board of Health and abolishes the office of Quarantine Officer in San Francisco. The committee decided to report the mat- ter back to the Assembly without rec- ommendaiton, where it is expected much opposition will be made by the San Fran- cisco delegation. Mileage for Junkets. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March l—Another bunch of bilis for ‘junketing trips was sent into the Assembly this morning. The Public Bulldings and Grounds Committes drew down $209 for visiting the Chico Normal School; the Committee on State Prisons drew $898 20 for_going to Whittier, and Committee on State Hospitals, $105 6. three resolutions were referred to tne Committee on Mileage. GREEN SICKNESS Or Chjorosis derives its name from the fact that the skin assumes a greenish tint. It is rather a common d'jease and is met with amongst young wumen. It is caused from an _{mpoverished condition of the blood. Being. a blood disease Chlorosis can be cured by HUD- YAN, the great vegetable remedy for blood_and nerves. HUDYAN will en- rich the blood and phe it back its ealthy, red color. HUDYAN will r leve all the symp- toms if its use i continued. T h symptoms are marked. The blood being in a poor condition, none of the organs of the body are pro erll)y s e nourished. . HUD- YAN will cause the blood to be- come pure. HUD- YAN will restore the organs to a healthy condition. HUDYAN will ’ bring back the bloom to the cheeks and cause the green tinge to disa) f]e"' If you have the symp- tums, take DYAN now, and they will leave you. THE PRINCIPAL SYMPTOMS ARE: 1. CONSTANT HEADACHE—Due to the impaired quality of blood that reaches the brain. HUDYAN will make the blood gure and nutritious and the headache will lisappear. Z2GREENISH OR YELLOWISH GREEN COMPLEXION. HUDYAN will make the complexion red and rosy, by re- storing the blood to a healthy condition. 8. PULSATION IN- THE NECK. This is due to the watery condition of the blood, and will disappear shortly after the use of HUDYAN is commenced. 4. WEAKNESS AND PALPITATION OF THE HEART. HUDY AN will gtrengthen the heart'and make the beats full, strong and regular. HUDYAN fs the remedy that you want. Have your blood purified. Your friends will soon tell you ou , are looking more healthy. The ¢olor will return to your cheeks. Your headache will disap- pear and you will no longer appear weak and miserable. HUDYAN will restore the functions of nature. After you have used HUDYAN tell other sufferers what it has doxr for you. Remember that HUDYAN is for men and women. Go to your drug- gm and get HUDYAN and follow the di- ‘ections as given in the circular. HUD- YAN is sold at 50c per package, or 6 pack- ages for $2.50. If your druggist does not koé& it, send direct -to the HUDYAN REMEDY COMPANY, San Francisco or Los Angeles, Cal. Remember that you n_consuit the HUDYAN DOCTORS ’l‘l En.flC'le]: ::d see the ldtocton You may call as em or write, as you . Hdros you destre, HUDYAN REMEDY COMPANY, No. 816 South Broadway, Los Angeles; Cal. Cor. Stockton, Market and Ellls Sta, “San Francisco, Cal, [ng Preparations simp- Iy o decom; causing & far more losmhl ordinaty“*'HIE, than, the S G n't neglect 531’25.."’.8"“ Balm Cream balm I8 placed int. ad |ovl! the menkbrut and is :b-:r:;:l\;‘.l"nfifeef 1: _:n’mtalm and a cure follows. It 1s ot arying Droduce snéezing. Large size, 50c: Y 3’3 sts or by mail; triai size, je, by mail. 56 Warren st.,'New York. CDODO0DODOOTSOOD " PALACE **3 GRAND HorsLs$ Q SAN. FRARCISCO, - Daseageway. 1400 Roor Wi Y a m ith Bath Attached. g ‘Comnected by a covored R e e JOEN 0. RIREPATRICK, 4 ; QQooacoae a4 Surprising Result of a Few Minutes' Canvassing AMODS the Prominent Republicans of the Cities Across the Bay. BI5GB e B o5+ Bttt T i e i e tie 5+ K3 0 e tie e tietio M ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACMKENTO, March 1.—General Barnes is constantly receiving assurances of support and a ) e