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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1899. " THE CONFERENCE “SENT DAN BURNS’ HOPES GLIMMERING Forty-Eight Republican Legislators Will Have None of Him. FULL SHOWING OF HIS STRENGTH After AIl His Boasts and Bluster the Mexican Could Muster but Twenty-Nine Yotes When the Crisis in His Affairs Was Reached. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-|by the Assembly Investigating Commit- 2 TO, March 1.—Forty-eight Repub- | tee of ha _through an agent, solic- lican le latosaioutkor enty-seven ited bribe of $6000 from a Senatorial candidate; Assemblyman Merrill of San Francisco, who, through Dan Burns, re- ceived two rai 1_tickets from San Francisco to New York from W. F. Her xln, and Assemblyman Miller of Los geles. nen the conference was called to at 4:30 o’clock this afternoon As- yman Johnson wanted tosknow © or not any shorthand repor re present. He said that the re- ports of the proceedin of the confer- ence made in the papers were Suspi- ciously correct and he would like to find out how it was done. As no one vol- unteered any information mente statesman subsided and was not heard from again during the session. Assemblyman Dibble wanted a cau- d so. He said he was will- to-day 1 that they would have with Dan Burns and ublican disap- s hoped to hold the la he could effec- in his hands| “omp: v and ion to whip re-|ing to go into a caucus and abide by into a dark lantern | its decision regardless of who the cau- adjourned | CUS nominee might be. He then s \ndidate is | hounced that he had had a confersnce e Al with Burns and that his utteran ft sp | were the utterances of Burns, delegated with authority to ' Johnson | if the Republican majority declared offered to with- | that Burns was not the choice of the but it devel- | people he would withdraw from the vithout authority. | C0ntest. an Dibble spoke for | _ Colonel Burns is willing to go into B D b | & caucus,” he said, “and after a rea- Lo say may be|sonable num of ballots he will con- consic co sent to withdraw and I will’ withdraw | B s when he comes to a | his name myself. He has not attempt- | his defeat—a fact | ed to influénce a single vote by im- to others for | Proper means, and I chailenge any one | to prove that he has. This is a gov- rnment by majorities, and I submit | that we should go into caucus and sub- | mit this matter to a majority of the comes from M thorized | Republican members of this Legisla- ture.” Dibble’s speech had the same effect on Assemblyman Clough as the touch- ing of a match to gunpowder. As Dib- ble bobbed down he pobbed :p and shouted: “I see what use you are seek- n to adjourn ing to turn this conference to. You are | 2 Sin indication | (r¥Ing to use it to bring about a cau- g cus. I will have no hand in it and I ather SRR will withdraw Ev 3 Suiting the action to the word, the me 428 maligned.” “It ha Senator br been asserted Davis deac her; “that the only wa ock is to have a cus. It appears to me that to-day’s vote in joint assembly should convince any one that there is no need of a cau- cus. The vote to-day demonstrated that men can transfer their allegiance from one acceptable candidate to an- other acceptable candidate. I say thi was demonstrated to-day and I say agal cus that there is no need ior a cau- ancisco), ggard. well, La Muenter, to adjourn the conference sine die. This provoked a wrangle as to whether the motion was debatable. Chairman Flint ruled that it was and this gave Senator Shortridge his opportunity to burst into orator: But it was not the Shertridge of yesterday. He was as alm and placid as a mudpuddle in a cor of adjourning sine die, absent, 8. | f those who voted with | nment there are slators who have | country lane, and where before were < stes for the railroad | threats and denunciations was now a P, te on the open floor of the joint | jove tale of wondro weetne He Assembly. They are Assemblyman|was willing to do anything, vote for F who was exonerated | anybody in any way if the kind gentle- men would only be good boys and go into caucus just for a minute. It was nice, but ineffective, and then came the vote and the adjournment which dealt a death blow to Dan Burns’ hope of a enatorial toga. Of the absentees there is but one, Assemblyman Rickard, that is now vot- ing or will vote for Burns. EQUINE ARISTOCRATS FOR HAGGIN'S RANCH NEW YORK, March 1.—The steamship arquette brought from England to-day wo notable thoroughbred stallions for J. B. Haggin's Elmendorf stud farm in Kentucky. Both horses are out of the noted English brood mare Angelica, and critics who inspected them at the Ameri- ADVERTISEMENTS. A woman’s health is her best and most pre- cious endowment. Her good looks, her enjoy- | ment of life, her happi- | ness, and love | and its continu- l | ance all depend upon her health Call it vanity if you will, it woman’s duty to worship at the shrine of her mir- ror. Itisherduty to preserve her good looks and youth- ful spirits as long as | possible. | The woman who suf- | can Horse Exchange pronounced tne fers from some weal o ot thes bl bred ‘lHIli((vns :‘v::.\‘ ness or derangement | brought to country. of the organs distinetly | Arkle, a breedy looking big brown fiv feminine, can mote the | year-old, of great length and range. is by daily encroachments of | Akiow, !éxll\ h’rq;mé of the $150,000 Or- eneral ill-health, by looking in her mirror. Shapfell, four s “old, Is by g‘h(' sallow or blotched complexion, heavy | ;2% " 0n brother in blood to Ormonde. He 4 dask cifeles ander them, the fittle |52 CiIpActly mads bay or brown horss eyes and dar] ! 3 of great power, with a pair of deep, slop- wrinkles that gradually creep around the worners of her eyes and mouth and the general look of listlessness and despond- ency will tell the story. Special troubles of this kind are too frequently neglected because the natural and proper.modesty of women keeps them from consulting the average tun of physicians. These men, because they are without inherent delicacy themselves, imagine that women are the They insist upon obnoxious exam- jnations and local treatment from which any sensitive woman shrinks. ~ Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription will do more for a Meoman who suffers in this way than all the doctors of this description together. Dur- ing the past thirty years it has been used b over ninety thousand women with mar- ¥5us results. It is an unfailing cure for | },reemen that the all weakness and disease peculiar to wom- | guthorities h. All good medicine dealers sellit. | of the eighty “ For a pumber of years I suffered with a com- ing shoulders, - Both horses were bred b: the Duke of Westminister, the breeder of Ormonde, Orme and Ben d'Or. - Arkle started and won on the other side, but the four-year-old has not been raced. Angelica, the dam of the two stallions, is a full sister to St. Simon, and also dam of Haggin 000 " stallion, imp. Order, sire of Ornament and of Blue Green, Mez- zotint, Dingle and Orme. The | horse was one of the best colts of his vear on the English turf, and he is the sire of the crack Sly Fox, one of the favorites In the betting for this year's English derby. Haggin had not seen the two stallions until_he walked down the gangplank of the Marquette to-day, Horace Theobald having purchased them in England for the California_breeder and turfman. A cablegram received in this brought the surprisin y to-day g news to New York inglish Stud Book e refused to register any i American-bred_yearling fillies sent_abroad last season by J. B, L Eor A e O ibles,” writes Mrs. J. B, | Haggin. Some of the turfmen here were crguson, of o e Ohester Con, 5. G0 1| at firsi disposed to Delieve this action | Fergusn, o s from physicians. but | would bar the youngsters from the Lng- i o d%to do me any good, It scemed | lish turf, but Horace Theobald and other | that my back would kill me. I had smotlhrr;‘n L et s i e ae s ot rest. Also had | ter: ed a -breeds, notwith- . spells at zight so bad I could not rest. Alsc | standing disqualification in ‘the Stud 1 took Dr. Pierce's Favoritc Pre constipation o and was en- | scription and ‘Pleasant Pellets’ tirely cured.” Send for Dr. Pierce’s Commion Sense Medical Adviser. -Paper-bound, 21 one- Book. But none of these fillies nor any of thelr descendants can ever be record- cd as thoroughbreds on the other side of the water. Theobald says this disqualification proh- mmps; cloth-bound, te:&cguumgn. ;‘,myli rewdoxt %c Lt derfinlctel! bet‘we&n 3 . Pierce, RA nglish and American definitions of the Be. B, V. Rleres, Dughe, gergn “thoroughbred.” the Sacra- | as cast in on made.by | €lderly legislator started to leave the to ad. | chamber, but was taken in hand by | j All of | friends and persuaded to remain until i caucus | the final vote should be taken. & The | Poor old Senator Simpson had a word | < : but it had small bearing on the | Davis, | Situation. He declared that he had been At Luch. | vilified, lampooned and cartooned, but tt, Rowell, Smith, | Was more convinced than ever that he -mblymen | had done right in voting for Burns. “I Jod, Chy- | cannot help but talk,” he concluded, Clough, | “because I have been abused and At this point Senator Stratton moved | latter | WASHINGTON, March 1.—The last lingering possibility of an extra session of Congress disappeared to-day when the House passed the Senate army re- | organization bill. Very considerable jand vigorous opposition to the accept- ance of the Senate bill was voiced on both sides of the hall and for a time it appeared possible that the bill would not secure the necessary two-thirds fo pass it under suspension of the rules. But the Republican leaders, Henderson, Grosvenor and Cannon, came to its sup- port on the Republican side, and Bailey, the Democratic leader, threw the | weight of his influence in favor of it on the Democratic side, arguing that it provided for only a temporary increase of the army which would be made permanent if Congress were convened in extra session. Another big element in the vote was Hull's recital of a statement made by | the President to him that he would not | construe section 12 as authority to con- | script the minority in volunteer organi- zations which should elect to remain in the service. The bill passed—203 to 32. | It now goes to the President. | “The decks were also cleared of many | other important matters. The general deficiency appropriation bill, carrying 21,089,000, was passed under suspension of the rules without a word of criticism. ‘This is the last of the appropriation | bil! The Senate amendments to the river and harbor bill were non-concur- | red in and it was sent to conference, the friends of the Nicaragua canal amendment having decided to postpone their fight until the conferees reported. | "The conference reports on the omni- | bus claims bill, the naval personnel | and many other less important meas- ures were agreed to. The Senate bill making Dewey a full admiral was | passed. The bill now goes to the Presi- dent for his signature. After the rzading of the journal the sun- | ary civil bill was sent to conference. Can- fon (R.) of Illinols, Moody (R.) of Mas- Eachusetts and Dockery (D.) of Missourt were appointed conferees. Mahon (R.) of Pennsylvania, chalrman of the Committee on War Claims, pre- | dented the conference report upon the bill %o pay certain judgment of the Court of alms under the Bowman and Tucke: “The Senate placed upon it what is as the omnibus claims bill, in- | ereasin, it to $9.030,000. The conference report .i\ duced the total carried by the bill to $3,100,000. Loud (R.) of California attacked the | conference report and the claims it car- fed. Jie saw no reason why the claims a and Oregon should have ated from the bill, but even | been elim | those claims, he declared, had no founda- | tion in equi As to the French spolia- “he said, no_one could read age of “that great man, Mr. hout recognizing this as a tion_claim: the veto m: Cleveland, o mentlon of Mr. Cleveland's name provoked some jeers from the Democratic stde. S0 entlemen may jeer,” said Loud, turn- ing upon them, ‘but Mr. Cleveland had ihe courage of his convictions, the great- est factor in making & great mar Richardson (D.). ennessee, one of the conferees, defended the conference Teport. All the State claims had been re- Jected and the conferees, he said, pre- tented a clean-cut bill, which dealt justly with both sections. HOUSE PASSES BILL FOR ARMY REORGANIZATION Legislation That Disposes of the Danger of an Extra Se¢s- sion of Congress. The conference report was adopted—l48 to §7. The conference report ;Fpn the na- val personnel bill was also adopted. Burton, chairman of the River and Har- bor Committee, then secured recognition and under a suspension of the rules moved to non-concur in the Senate amendments to the river and harbor bill and request a conference. The motion was carried without division. Burton (R.) of Ohio, Reeves (R.) of Illinois and Catch- ings (D.) of Mississippi were appointed conferees. The conference report upon the census bill was adopted. The Senate bill was passed to set aside certain lands_in the Pacific forest re- serves in the State of Washington for tne Washington National Park. The conference report upon the bill to reimburse the Governors of States for moneys expended in organizing troops for service in the late Spanish war was adopted. Cannon, chairman of tions Committee, was then recognize moved to pass the general deficiency ap- propriation bill under suspension of the rules. Under the rule twenty minutes’ de- bate was allowed on each side. Allen (D.) of Mississippi, the wit of the House, who controlled the time of the minority, declared that while he was proud of the valiant deeds of our soilliers and sailors during the late war, he thought the country had not got:exactly what it paid for. Seriously, he reviewed and reckoned the war appropriations at $500,000,000, and these, he said, did not represent half of what was yet to come. Our grandchildren would be paying the cost of this war. At the rate expendi- ture was going on he predicted that in two years the people would auit licking revenue stamps and begin licking the Re- publican party. He had wrestled with the white man’s burden in the South unt. he was tired of it, and he was opposed to “coercive liberty and coercive religion.”” The bill was then passed without division. Hull moved the passage of the Senate army reorganization bill under suspension of the rules. Hull, on behalf of the Com- mittee of Military Affairs, explained the reasons which_induced the committee to introduce the Senate bill. It was needless to say that the committee had been con- strained to report it. It was not such a measure as the committee would recom- mend to the House if there were time ahead, but with this Congress in its dying hours the committee does not feel war- ranted in taking action that must inevi- bly cause an extra session. Bailey questioned Hull closely as to cer- tain features of the bill. The Senate, he said, had practically stricken out the age limit_for civilian :|{)]mixnmun\s. Bailey asked whether the language of the bill meant that in case a majority of the vol- unteer companies who have the right to be mustered out after the ratification of the Appropria- | and | the treaty of peace should desire to re- | main in the service they could hold the minority, in other words, conscript them Bailey advised the Democrats to ac cept the pending bill, because it met temporary condition ~with a temporary provision. An extra session would fasten a large permanent standing army upon the country. Steele (R.) of Indianh earnestly opposed the passage of the bill, which he de- nounced as an abortion 8o full of defects that it might be construed to create an army of 23,000 men or an army of 129,000. After some further remarks by Shafroth of Colorado, Jett (D.) of Illinols and Will: jams (D.) of Mississiopl in favor of pass- ln;:’ the bill, the question came to a vote. and noe: both sides Only eleven members sugvorted the de- mand, and on division the bill was passed, 203 to 32. Upon the motion of Boutelle (R.) of Maine, the Senate bill was passed to cre- ate the grade of admiral for the benefit o Rear Admiral Dewey. CANADIAN LMD " MBIV ALASKA Seizure of American Territory. | | Spectal Dispatch to The Call. VICTORIA, B. C., March 1.—A sensa- | tional story was brought by the miners | who arrived on the steamship Tees this evening. They say that notwithstand- ing the fact that no change was made in the Alaskan boundary by the Joint | High Commission, which lately sat at Washington, the Canadian officials on Dalton trail have seen fit to change | the boundary line to suit themselves. | They have advanced a considerable dis- | tance into American territory, and, ac- cording to the story which reached ‘here by the Tees, nave planted the | British flag within seven miles of | Haines Mission, the entrepot for the Porcupine District. The point to which | the Canadians have advanced will | throw a big area of the recently dis- i | the mines of the Porcupine District nto British territory, should the hml.nd. ’ary as amended - by the embryo Cecil Rhodes of the Dalton trail pe allowed o stand. orhis Will mean a great deal to the miners wo have staked on the newly | claimed area, who are mostly Amer- | jeans, as should the change be allowed | to stand their mines will be thrown | into British Columbia, and under the | terms of the exclusion act they will covered se their properties. ‘ ‘":;!:’en lhl:‘ report of the high-handed | doings of the Brit | ishers reached Skaz. i aused quite a commotion, an | o o mad the effect of turning back | & number who had outfitted to go into | B orcupine country. It was also | 2% in the real estate market, and sev- ‘eral prospective sales were declared ‘Of%lewa is brought by the Tees that a | number of miners have been frozen to | death on the Atlin trail during a ter- | Sihle cold snap of Sunday and Mon- day week. The mercury fell to 58 be- low, and no less than eight unfortun- ates are said to have succumbed to the cold. Their names could not be learned. Several others were badly frozen. ‘Among these was W. W. Grime of this city, who went in for British capital- ists, and J. Wishart of Vancouver, both of whom had their feet frozen. Wish- art is now in a hospital here and will |lose a foot. RESTAURATEURS PERTURBED. LOS ANGELES, March 1.—Restaur- ant men are much perturbed over the recommendations the Police Commis- sioners are considering, to be submitted to the Council as the basis for a new | liquor ordinance, and shudder at the prospect of being required to pay a re- tail liquor license for the privilege of selling liquor at retail. : Before the ordinance takes tangible shape there will be organized factions | ready to fight over it. The first-class | saloon men_ constitute one class, the | smaller dealers another, the restaurant men flock by themselves and the church people will be against » the fleld. | pinos, Was a paseenger on the MURPHY HEIRS ARE AT PEACE Compromise Their Dif- ferences. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, March 1.—The long threat- ened contest over the will of the late J:{mes T. Murphy will never materialize. Wilhelmina Mary Chapman, daughter of the testator, and the sixteen nieces and nephews have agreed upon a compromise. This amicable condition was brought about by B. D. Murphy, uncle of all the beneficlaries. At the time of Murphy's death, it is sald, the estate was worth $250,000. Ome-half of this was given to the daughter and the balance divided be- tween his nephews and nieces. Pretty Mrs. Chapman, backed Ly her mamma, the divorced Mrs, James 1. Murph; declared that her cousins had influenced her father against her and got what in reality leunfied to her. She was determined they would never get a penny of her father's money, and at once con- sulted a lawyer with the intention to con- the will. She talked freely to the newspapers at that time, and her words were anything but complimentary. Her mother joined in these discussions, and declared her ex-husband’'s brothers and sisters _had entered into a conspiracy to cheat her child out of her rights. The nieces and nephews were equally bitter and determined to get their inheritances. Now all this is changed and the various heirs _are indulging in a love feast. Gen- jal Barney Murphy accomplished the change. he estate was heavily in debt and an immediate squabble over it would have been disastrous to all interests. A compromise has been effected. Mrs Chapman_agrees mot to contest her fa- ther's will and the nleces and nephews in turn have agreed to relinauish one- half of their share of the estate. The R;npert' relinquished is to be given to Ts. Chapman. In all probability the value of the estate when it is settled will not exceed $100.000. The principal preperty is a large ranch containing 1100 acres near Milpitas. Mrs. J. T. Murphy, mother of Mrs. Chapman, has a lien against this place to secure $20 a month alimony for he balance of her life. he has con- sented to compromise and will receive a cash consideration. When the ranch be- comes of a certain value It will be sold and the different bequests paid. Judge Hyland agreed to this sort of a compromise to-day, and he made an order allowing: B. D. Murphy, guardian of Pat- rick W. and Helena D., minors, to enter into it. The other heirs will at once fol- low suit. ' It is not known just what provision was made_for Miss Bertha Smalley, who lived with Murphy during the last few years of his life, but it is said she will get a good slice of the estate. She, too, was threat- ening a contest, and the supposition is that “Lucky” Baldwin, her uncle, was backing her financially. This would have brought an interesting entanglement and it is said the compromise was effected so as to shut out the sensational side of “Jimmy" Murphy's life. LOSS OF THE LABRADOR. The Steamer Ran on the Rocks, but Passengers Were All Saved. MONTREAL, March 1.—A cablegram re- celved to-night by the Dominion Steam- ship line agents here announces the total loss of the comfiany's steamer Labrador, from St. John, N. B., for Liverpool. The passengers were all saved. e Labrador went on Bhe ore Rock, on the Irish coast, at 7 o’'clock this morning. Agoncillo, representative of the Fill. Labrador, enry (D.) of Texas demanded the ayes amid cries of “No, no,” from | | | HUNTINGTON WILL ' CLOSE Southern Pacific to Build Between Surf and Ellwood at Once. SANTA BARBARA, March i—Fdward Ivison of this city, who has been in continuous correspondence with C. P. Huntington in regard to the closing of the “gap” for several years, recelved the following letter this evening: NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. Cal.—My Dear Sir: SI0HE 108 83 0% 83 L OISOt OO 6 80 % 20 LY STROSEORSOILICK 3 KASROIAGCIRTIONG K 23 101 20 10X S RIRE e 0 BR) WILL GREET THE FRIENDS OF LO Los Angeles Captures an Institute. Spectal Dispatch to The Cail LOS ANGELES, March 1.—Los An- geles has been selected as the place for the annual meeting of the Summer In- stitute on Indian Schools, after a strux- gle on the part of other places on the coast, especially Portland, Or. The date has been fixed and the sessions will continue two weeks, from July 10 to 25. The Indian School Institute, as the name implies, is intended for all super- intendents, teachers and other em- ployes of the Indian school service of the United States, as well as all per- sons interested in Indian education. Last year it was held at Colorado springs, Colo., and the attendance dur- ing the two weeks was 200 daily. Los ‘Angeles, being more favorably located, Will undoubtedly attract a larger num- ber, especially since the National Teachers' Association Will be in ses- sion at the same time. A large proportion of the Indian schools are located in the West, prin- cipally New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, while there are some in Montana, Minnesota and the Dakotas. The Indian school ervice is conducted under the regula- jons of the Department of the Inte- rior. Miss Estelle Reel of Washington s the superintendent. There are a num- ber of physicians in the service and a conference of medical men is usually called to take place at the time of the institute. Final arrangements for the institute and the physicians’ conference have not been made and programmes will not be ijssued for several months. Some of the leading educators of the country, who will attend the National Teachers’ Con- vention, are scheduled to participate. CALIFORNIA ORANGES SOLD AT AUCTION FOR CHARITY New Yorkers Pay Fancy Prices for a Carload of the Golden Fruit. NEW YORK, March 1—A carload of California oranges sold at auction for charity to-day brought $2000. The owners of nearly all the large orange groves in Southern California set aside certain trees, the fruit from which is yearly ded- jcated to the Homeless Children’s Soci- ety of California. This non-sectarian in- stitution, which is located at Los Ange- les, shelters orphans and finds good homes for youngsters. Oranges which are gath- ered for the home are shipped to this city, where they are sold. Coroner Zucca, for Richard Croker, paid $32 for a box. and he also bought another box for Mayor Van Wyck for $18. The highest price paid for a single box was $47. The consignment of oranges was packed, freighted, adver- tised, auctioned and carted free of cost. A carload of the choicest oranges picked for general sale, upon which all expenses have been paid, brings about $1200. pliiset pliniad: CATCHES THE SLAYER OF -“LIITEE PETE? REDDING, March 1.—A repaort has | just reached this city that the murderer of “Little Pete” in San Francisco has been captured at Scotts Bar, Siskiyou County, and taken to San Francisco by a detective, who was wired that the suspéct Was in hiding there. The supposed mur- derer is a Chinese. He has been under | urvetllance for some time, his own coun- trymen furnishing the clew to his iden- tity and intimating the crime for which he was wanted. The Chinaman made no fight when arrested, but submitted | quietly. 22, '99.—Mr. Edward Ivison, Santa Barbara, Your letter of the 15th has reached me en route to Vir- ginia, and I am glad to be able to say something encouraging in the matter in which you aad othe residents of your sectlon of the country are so much interested. We have succeeded in geting Mrs. Stanford and Mr. Crocker (who are now in New York) to agree to go on and close this gap between Surf and Ellwood as soon as it well can be, at least to work up to the economical point, and I hope the trains will be running through your city in about twelve months after we get fairly to work. You and your friends have certainly had to wait much longer than we expected you would when we agreed to build the THE “GAP” | | George road. Very truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. B 2Gias om0 20 0 03 0 Gt MEAT PACKERS HAVE A HEARING | Representatives Before the Court of Inquiry. | Epecial Dispatch to The Call. ‘WASHINGTON, March 1.—The court of inquiry into the beef charges held a long session to-day, examining officers ang enlisted men and representatives cf ‘Western meat firms. The meat pack- ers’ representatives gave practically the same testimony they had previous- ly presented to the War Investigation Commission, but it is understood that this is only to get their general state- me{\t on the court record, and that their examination will be followed by a much more detailed examination into specific incidents connected with meat furnished to Cuba and Porto Rico dur- ing the war. Major Jesse Lee, who has attended the court for some days, it being gen- erally understood that he was present | in behalf of General Miles, appeared | again to-day, taking notes and formu- | lating questions. He was allowed to | question the men of his own regiment. | but his questions to other witnesses | were taken under advisement by the | court, and it was understood a decision | will be reached to-morrow as to Major Lee’s standing before the court. Dr. W. C. Bowden reported on the beef experiment tried on the enlisted men yesterday. Dr. Bowden said in | preparing the various sorts of meat yesterday one plate of stew was from canned. beef bought in open market, a second was from canned beef brought back from Porto Rico, a third was of fresh beef bought in the market here | and boiled thoroughly, while the fourth was of fresh beef parboiled eight min- utes and subsequently roasted half an hour. The latter was the way in which the packing houses said their canned roast beef was prepared. Four other plates of the same variety of meat were served cold. As a 1esult of the test four of the enlisted men picked out the Porto Rico canned beef as what | they had eaten in Cuba. Two selected the canned meat bought in open mar- ket. Two picked out the fresh beef which had been simply boiled. Of the cold meat two men picked out the Por- to Rican canned beef, four the canned meat bought in open market and two the boiled fresh beef. None of them picked out the fresh beef boiled and roasted according to the packing house recipe. HANNA-PAYNE BILL WILL AID THIS COAST In the Event of Its Passage Three Fine Vessels Will Be Added to the Oceanic Line. WASHINGTON, March 1—John D. Spreckels is at the Shoreham Hotel, where he arrived to-day from Philadel- phia. He will call on the President to- morrow and leave for Philadelphia to- morrow afternoon. He will visit New Y‘nrk again before returning to San Fran- cisco. Mr. Spreckels says he came here to in- quire about the chances of the Hanna- Payne shipping bill, and has ascertained that it is almost certain to pass at the next session, as it seems to be a very | popular measure with Senators and Rep- resentatives. In the event of its passage Mr. Spreckels’ company (the Oceanic) will build three more fine vessels to ply be- tween San Francisco, Honolulu and Aus- tralian ports. Ex-Senator Felton is with Mr. Spreck- els. This is his first visit to \V'n\shlnglon: in two years. | —_—— More Native Sons. WOODLAND, Feb. 28.—At a meeting of Woodland Parlor No. 20, Native Sons of the Golden West, to be held on Wednes- day evening, thirteen new members will be initiated. 5 2 HAVE YOU EVER USED A POROUS PLASTER? Perbaps you have and it hasn’t bene- fitel you—or perhaps it has spread on your skin and stuck toyour underclothing and made itself generally nasty. Allcock’s POROUS PIASTERS i never do is, but imitations generally do. Ineist upon having Allcock’s and you will get the best and original and the one | rary reliet. ADVERTISEMENTS. Positively cured by these Little Pills. They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsiay fndigestion and Too Hearty Eating. 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Wong Him, Nos. 15 and 117 Mason €an Francisco, Cal.—This 18 to certify that I have been for several years 8 great _eufferer from Bright's Disease of the Kidneys, a tumor in the left side and other dis- eases incidental to fe- that 1 have for U iime been totally unable to attend to my domestic affalrs, and much of the time confined to the bed. Nothing could be done for me that afforded more than tempo- “About three months ago I was ad- Vised to place myself under your treatment. On my first interview, after feeling my pulse, ou described my condition more accurately fian T could have done myself. After using our medicine and following your advice hat time = am very happy to say 1 have - tirely recovered my health; am fully al fulfiil all my duties as the mother of a lu“ family of chilaren; lndjeed.dxor the past 1:‘2:“. years I have nof enjoyéd as rol MRS. HETTIE E. LOWE, 3571 24th street, San Francisco, Cal DR.MCNULTY. 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