The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 4, 1899, Page 3

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1899 MAJORITY WILL NEVER YIELD TO THE MEXICAN His Latest Threat Will Not Force Them Into a Caucus. PUBLIC INDIGNATION IS AROUSED Burns’ Impudence in Demanding That the Majority Shall Rule and Then Refusing to Obey the Majority’s Will. are to be debated and determined in the face of seventy millions of Americans. The Republican party itself is not whoily united. The interests of California de- mand that President McKinley’s hands be held up and the administration sus- CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 3.—Burns is squarely confronted with the decree of the ma- jority that he cannot be elected United States Senator. He now threatens that | the vacancy in the Senate, that will be | tained. But the Republican party of| caused by the retirement of Stephen M. | California is also aware that we are near- White, shall not be filled by this Legis- | ing another Presidential election. It de- > sires that its unfon shall be so perfect lature. It remains to be seen whether | he can execute his threat to deprive the | Republican party and the people of Cali- fornia of their just representation in the ! that the State shall wheel into the Re- publican column. If Mr. Burns is de- feated and if his threat of ‘“No Senator unless it be Senator Burns'' is carried into effect the United States Senate will still | Congress of the United States. Durl: . Congress of the United States. \owrias | remain where it is; " but, if he 18 elected e e ‘_L”_i A et dunea pubUo L the manipulation of a t'lmgmrefnt of e ome bold bluffs and openly de législators the party will suffer an In- sentiment, but he has never before dared bie Injury and those who help to in- to defy the people of tnis great common this cruel wrong upon the common | wealth the high-handed manner that ¢ (h“{hl'lil }'llf!l:v“mll have to| he now assum s e people for it. | these reasons that an over- The proclamation inspired by E Sty ot the members of | and written by Assemblymen Jo {slature have decided that there | aucus, and that for this re and Dibble, is sure to arouse public in- E 1 . the political tail shall not dignation. It is clearly apparent to leas 3 thet the so-called address signed by the | Wag the politicel ‘dog. ‘T[o STl Ba e ddress Slgne e antt. | mination the people are giving hearty con- gBuchs henchmen Has cryaa dize antl- | Cyrrence, and the Burns-Johnson wall Legislature. | wiil go for naught. The men supporting Barnes, Grant and Scott regard the Burns manifesto as a | threat that no Senator shall be chosen at his session. It is in line with Burns’ ar- ssumption that he is boss of the is in absolute control. n an interview with a Burns sentiment in the Members who had considered the idea of | golng home before the adjournment of the Legislature have now resolved to stay until the finish or until Burns has re- tired from the field. The opinion s expressed here to-night rogant as State and A few days ago Southern California member of the Leg- by the ablest men of the Legislature that | Southern Caliornia mer the manifesto, stripped of _verbiag ] gave Southern Californla & Gover- simply means this X e seven out of eighty-five Senators an Subsequently, in the Republican confer- sembiymen who support Shortridge, In a speech of D. M. s for United elings of Burns, de- clared that the “Colonel” was entitle that the % ot | the distinction of bringing forwa or enough of | (iciory Henry T. Gage. There is nothing | th 1y SIXUy-Ome, | in the past or the future that Burns is £hall go into a ention or cau- | not claiming. The touts are assuming | which a bal Ali control, | that Burns has an individual right to a | caucus, when the fact is well established | the right of caucus belongs to the y ot to the individal. The re; f the party in the Legisl vote of 48 to 29 that they Aucus. s question has been definitely be by a bound tion. can control caucus which we 't = secretly | settled and will not be reopened, and if it by the hel are secretly | wore reopened Burns would 2 wilied to re to openly ¢-| claim to caucus consideration, as he was e P Burns is not award- | not suspected of being a candidate when ed ‘cus we will see to it there shall | the people were called upon to vote for | | members of the Legislature. In this sense | e in good faith and is Comment is | he is not a candid: and this the penalty “ilty of this posi- | not entitled to consideration. that while the party | made on the fact that he is now threat- iestion of a caucus or no | ening to punish the Republican party s > people of the State with the los enator because the members of the Leg- to bow to the yoke of the | because he is_one competing for Sen- simp! placed at the disposal of Burns, but not- withstanding these rich rewards Burn aid back the party by bolting the regu ar legislative nominations in San Fran- cisco and contributing to the election of a Democratic United States Senator six | years ago. Now he threatens to deprive the pa of its just representation in | | Congre: t| .Comment also {s made on the fact that 2| the great victory of last November was jeved because Burns was not con- | ither candidate can de- yut_that the whole body 1 decide their conten n that the question is | of all the Republican » Legislature was held a E hen Henry C. Dibble, on behalf, proposed in effect that conference” resolve itself into " to be governed by such rule: ity might thereafter determi 3 ereafter determine. | gpicyous. not have been the preclse word. | ‘“There s a growing beliet that Bors| S s he result was | nas gone a step beyond the toleration of | ty resolved to adjourn sine | the railroad companv—a step that will as the caulcus propositl provoke a _bitter feeling of hostility and " did: so. - Burns toward the &orppration in every section of rtitnentandichere ST the State. Johnson's address, which was | him by a vote of i spire d by Burns, approved by Dibble | d the caucus busine and applauded by Kenneally, is a direct | the last glimmer slap in the face of the public. The *o1- | men, with ganization’ spits in the eye of the people | had up his sleeve, coulc | SAthctho remark: Jarty_of California_and | " “You will take Burns or get no Sena- . for the sole purpose g tor."” To-night the following letter was re- celved in this city: SAN FRAN Hon. W. H. L. 7 , Cal.—My Dear Sir: I have just heard that it was the intention of some of the members of the Rich- mond District Improvement Assoclation to call a meeting to-night to indorse the candidacy of | | Danfel M. Burns. | es Sena- ‘ California as a ire Burns as_its | : United States Sen- no Senator or Assemblyman know this to be the fact. With t ption of certain well-known fubsidized or controlled newspapers, the | I have not calied any such meeting, neither Wt the State IS against him, and that | 4o I approve of it, nor will T attend it. So, power, the public judgment of the | thould they call the meeting and take such oot P testing that his election would | action or publish any such movement, remem- Jand, e Rieal crime never to be condoned | ber that it is not done-with my consent or forgotte: S taayibe rig conec | approval. or forgotten, He may be right or wrong. | 0% v g1 1. Parnes for United States oot oe: bafly sinfullar oty sentitiedi to f oL S 08 E T RRTRGS SRRt Sinaication from slander and ifbel, or con- | Zoaat0n 08 rom the commencement, #n punizhment for a varlety of felonlcs. | a0 gamgtt do 1o o gne L Bt o Republican party has no concern with | "Hoping you will win the fight, T am very either condition, and decides nothing but ‘ s T N ety o Yery that it does not want him and will not | President Richmond District Improvement As- have him for its Senatorlal representative, sociation. 7t has decided the violation of its wi b bl e e means political death to him who defies | terfal change in the Jjoint atllof - | morrow. Two-thirds of the Republicans in the | “Reports are in_circulation that more ature know this as well | votes may be added to General Barnes' s %1 know their pay stopped | lict, but the expected accessions may not to-day 21l Burns’ impudent individual | be ‘recorded before next Tuesday. The O OaYa, emphasized by Grove Johnson's | Grant. managers assert that the ranks of the San_ Diego statesman are as firm as ever and cannot be broken_ as long_as Burns is in the ueld. The Southern Cali- fornia members who_recently joined the column of General Barnes are recelving | many messages of “congratulation and approval from their constituents. ‘Assemblyman Hoey of San Francisco fs The Sacramento Bee fring pen, drive two-thirds, or any into a caucus where the de- ir constituents shall be ig-1 rty-one shail se of de- * elobb part ‘nf ll(\rn';‘ mands of t nored and where perhaps thi vonquer the conscience and cency of eighty-five? C5¢ course California should have in the | o “mate for Senator Perkins. The | a critical one. Great ques !onsimdlgnant to-night. s ADVERTISEMENTS. 454 540+ DADHDHDEDADA DDA DIDHD+DHDATAD +DHO+ O+ O+ + TO YOUNG MEN ® : 9 2 2 200} O2 2024 S To those who have made mistakes, (2 ® who have in their ignorant boyhood ® pre ignored the laws of nature and are now ¥ ® beginning to see the effect. To you I (2 + want to send a book which will help & ® you. It will point out your errors and 9 * tell you how to recover the lost ground. Q © You know that you have injured your- p< self, and this book will show you how ? 3 all danger of future collapse can be § ®© avoided. ® A BOOK WORTH $100 TO YOU. 1t is full of those things a young man likes to read. It tells how perfect man- hood may be reached, how weakness can be cured, and gives you letters from hundreds of grateful men whom I have cured with my Dr. Sanden Electric Belt, the modern life-giver. I send the book, closely sealed, free. Can’t you call? = e 3 ” 2 Market, Cor. Kearny, San Francisco, DR. M. AN LAUGHLIN 2 & Broadway, Los Angeles, e, c 9 Office Hours—8 a. m. to 8:20 p. m. Sun- days 10 to 1. Never sold in drug stores. 404 D4 O+ DHIHDHDHDHDH DDA OO OHOHD +OHD+ O +O+O+0 | 1202 103 SOR OR JOR JOR dOR 08 dOR 402 (04 ¢ no right, moral or one. If his right ific. conceded, then any made to- U privilége of de- | favors he Republic: no caucus at all. |18 n_Boss Burns. S openly voting for him ary of State under the \tor than has Burns. He of Governor Perkins. Taueus, and for reasons | pointed Police Commissioner by | to himself asks | Governor Markham, and his brother- | W orders be mot complied | in-law was appointed Registrar = of | e e honored oustom | Voters of San Francisco. Nearly half the | e T nldates | patronage belonging to the loval Kepub- P e wer o this | licans who supported ~Markham was this evening made the statement that he was one of the Democrats who intended to vote for Dan Burns. He flatly contra- dicts the assertionand distinctly declares, and authorizes the publication of his dec- laration, that he will never vote for Burns or any other Republican candidate for United States Senator. He says he-came here as a Democrat and will vote for a Democrat until the end of the session. The general expression of opinion to- night is to the effect that no Senator will be chosen by this session of the Legls- lature, The Republicans who oppose the election of Burns on the ground that he is not a worthy or acceptable man consti- tute more than two-thirds of the Republi- can membership of the Legislature. They are ready to refer the question back to the people, firmly believing that the State would rather be minus one Senator for two years than submit to the disgrace of Burns’ election for six years. BURNS WILL BULE OR AU Continued from Second Page. this Legislature should select the candidate that all could support. Qur appeals have fallen upon deaf ears, our suggestions have been ignored, our re- quests have been denied. We have been told that no caucus would be held because a majority might select our candidate, and at no time has any other reply been made to us; such an answer is un-Republican, un- patriotic, devoid of reasom, without force and unworthy of men anxious to benefit the party, the people, the State, the nation, and to perform their duty to the Republicans who elected them to office. Now, as ever, we say for our candidate and ourselves, that In accordance with the time-honored custom of all political parties, in obedience to the will of the masses of the Republican party, we are ready to enter into a caucus of the Republican members of the Leglslature to consist of not less than sixty (that being, in conse- quence of the death of one Senator, a ma- jority), and to abide loyally by the decis- ion of the majority of that caucus, no mat- ter what candidate may be selected. We make no threats, we indulge in no boasts, but we are men who know our duties to our candidate, ourselves and our and we hereby solemnly declare that our fixed and unalterable purpose to continue voting for our candidate, Hon. Daniel M. Burns, until the close of this session, unless a caucus of the Republican members of the Legislature is held In ac- ce with the views hereinabove ex- 2 L. A H. C. DIBBLE. A. HENRY. Y. JOHN A. HOEY. C. JILSON. GROVE L. JOHNSON. J. T. LAIRD, K W. LEAVITT. JOSEPH McD. KELLEY. JOHN D. KELSEY. g S AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION PASSED CALL }'IEADQE\;TERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 3.—The morning hours of the Senate session to-day were devoted to the consideration of constitutional amendments. Cutter's Senate amendment providing for the payment of the salaries of Su- | perfor Judges by the State was passed. #Taylor's Senate amendment to exempt bonds of the State, or any county or mu. nicipal corporation within it from taxa, tion, was passed. His idea was that the bonds could never be found by the As. sessor anyway, and if they were exempted the interest could be reduced, and so the loss of the tax on the few bonds reached uld be more than made up in the re- duction of the interest on all. Merrill's Assembly amendment exempt- ing the Lick school property in San Fran- clsco from taxation was lost, as was also Cobb's Assembly amendment exempting from taxation all property belonging to free schools. The Senate had grown tired of exempting property, having obliged the churches and Stanford Uni versity in that way, and it would stand no more exemptions. Notlce of a mo- tion to reconsider both bills was given. Morehouse's bill to so change the code as to allow an heir to set aside a deed made by an ancestor to defraud him of his rights in the estate of that ancestor, was brought up for reconsideration on motion of Senator Davis. The bill passed the Senate a few days ago with but little to spare and after much opposition had been shown to it. It was characterized <4 dangerous measure and one that ould destrop all security of land titles, nd when the bill was brought up s evening the same.arguments were again threshed over. Davis submitted ~ an amendment allowing the wife to- set aside such a deed as is described In tue bill, and then Morehouse submitted an améendment to this amendment aading the children to this latitude. Both amendments were voted down, and the bill went to rollcall for passage. It re- quired a call of the Senate and a half- hour's hard lobbying on the part of the friends of the bill to get it through again. It passed by just the necessary twenty- one votes. ‘Senator Dickinson submitted a bill un- der suspension of the rules appropriating $10,000, or as much of it as may be needed, For the contingent expenses of the Senate. He also introduced two bills allowing the clerk of the Supreme Court to appoint five deputies and providing for their pay. Also five claims from newspapers for advertis- ing constitutional amendments under the provably mistaken notion that they would be paid. sPhator Smith introduced a bill appro- priating $800 to pay the expenses of the funeral of the late State Treasurer Levi Ratcliffe, who was buried by the State.. A glimpse of the end of the session came in a joint resolution submitted by Senator Smith, which provides for the final adjournment of the Legislature on Wednesday, March 15, at midnight. “We have to do something of that sort and make a start some time,” was_Smith’s comment on his resolutfon. “We will hardly make it on time, but when we come to the 15th we must extend the time, that's all.” As a wind-up to the evenin, Senate took up Shortridge’s bill to make possible a lien on a horse by the unpafd blacksmith who shod him, which was de~ feated some days ago. Shortridge de- clared that his record as a.statesman de- pended upon the bill, and he appealed to each Senator personally to vote in its fa- vor. There was great merriment over his ‘speech and over the entrance of ons of the sergeants at arms, who bore a gi- gantic floral horseshoe as an offering on the expected bier of the bill. When the roll was called there were but three votes for the bill. ~Shortridge voted against it himself, evidently with the intention of moving’ for another reconsideration; but as soon as the roll call had been finished, and before the result of the vote was an- nounced, Senators began to change from no to aye and the votes in favor grew until the bill had two short of enough for its passage. session the There was a call of the House, the two Necessary votes were se- cured and with just the required twenty- one votes, the record of Senator Short- ridge as a statesman became assured. - ASSEMBLYMEN MIXED UP IN A SERIES OF ROWS CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 3.—The Assembly got started off wrong to-day. It got out of bed on the wrong side, or broke its look- ing-glass, or something, and there was trouble from rollcall to adjournment. It developed into a’ warm little tiree- cornered row this afternoon with Valen- tine, Dibble and Johnson each holding down a corner, and later it was a combi- nation eof Johnson and Dibble against Valentine and the general appropriation bill. Some of Dibble's embroidery work on the files started the fuss. As chairman and the rest of the Rules Committee he offered a fresh paragraph to the rules, providing that certain deficiency bills be taken up to-night. There was no objec- tion to that, but there was to the fact that certain bills had been ignored. It was " 000090069099 Congress. against a caucus he refuses to ® Company. refused to withdraw from the 0 j ¢ BURNS’ INCONSISTENT L] ! TALK OF ® ® CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, March I 3.—D. M. Burns is not the people’s candidate for United States Senator, but was put ° Southern Pacific Company, and as such is not entitled to any 5 consideration at the hands of the people. B In spite of his knowledge of the fact that he is held in disesteem by nine-tenths of the people of the State, he persists in remaining a candidate at the risk of ruining his party and robbing the State of a representative in the upper house of He insists that the majority shall rule, yet when a major- ity of the Republican members of the Legislature declare he was forced to become a candidate by the newspapers, e though not a newspaper in the State mentioned him as a Senatorial possibility until after his candidacy had been an- nounced by the political manager of the Southern Pacific He alone of all the candidates before the Legislature has -0 90609009 MAJORITY RULE forward as a candidate by the abide by the decision. He says contest. 90099000006 -90-9 000000090 expressed by Valentine, who moved as an amendment that his Assembly bill 381 be added to the list. Dibble kicked and Johnson mixed in the row for no other apparent reason than the fun he could get out of it. Dibble got the best end of it, and then Belshaw tried to get on with a bill of his own. Hanley of San Fran- | cisco moved to lay Belshaw’s motion on the table, thinking, that if carried, it| would table Dibble’s new rule as well | Johnson and Valentine were of the same opinion, and backed Hanley against Dib- ble. After a warm squabble Speaker Ander- son decided that the motion to table Bel- shaw's _amendment did not carry the rule with it, and Dibble demanded the previous question. His rule was adopted. At -4 o'clock the general appropriation bill was taken up and Johnson got into line with Dibble in a fight to effect some changes that for one reason or another they deemed necessary. The bill was, of course, considered by the House sitting in committee of the whole. Valentine was first to interrupt _the reading with an amendment to add $1200 to Secretary of State Curry’s printing fund for the pur- pose of printing the constitutional amend- ments to be proposed at the next election. The amendment was adopted. Then Johnson threw down his hand. He moved to increase Curry’s $9000 printing allowance to $12,000. He said Mr. Curry could not print the State Blue Book un- less the increase were allowed him. Cam- inettl said if the blue book missed publi- cation congratulations would be due ths State. His opinion was echoed by about everybody in the hamber save the tongue-tied few whose speeches Johnson is in the habit of mak Valentine said Cu been finally passed Johnson's right to call it up again. Grovel insisted, but tried to hedge by saying that he only offered the : ment at Curry’s request. Valentine said that Curry had told him and the rest of the Committee on Ways and Means that $9000 would be quite enough for him. Johnson said Curry told him quite the contrary. Dibble got in with Johnson and the aggregate racket kicked up was any- thing but edifying. Johnson's amend- ment, however, was finally lost. Dibble cut loose from the Sacramentan on the next round and went over to Val- entine. The question was on a clerkship created In the adjutant generals depart- ment by an additional appropriation of $3200. Dibble wanted the clerk appointed hecause he wants some one to collect and care for relics and mementos of the Re- bellion and the late war with Spain. He has a bill coming up shortly which pro- vides for about the same thing, and be- sides helping the project to-day he also took advantage of the opportunity to make an eloquent speech in favor of his forthcoming measure. Johnson saw a chance to get even for the defeat of the Curry amendment. He gaid that if he could get one of the San Francisco delegation to second his motion he would see to it that not another sec- tion of the bill should be considered until that clerkship should be cut out. The delegation sided with him against Dibble and Valentine, and the section was or- dered stricken from the bill. The $5000 appropriation for the mainten- ance of the training ships of the Naval Battallon was so amended that $2000 of | the amount should be for the use of the | Marion and $2000 for the Pinta. The bill ~ill come up for further consid- eration to-morro COST TO THE STATE OF TWO JUNKETING TRIPS HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 3.—The Committee on State Prisons and Reformatories ren- dered {ts report to-day upon the needs of the Whittier Reform School in Southern California. It recommends that a new building for the foundry and machine department be erected and that the State expend $15,000 in having wells on the banks of San Ga- briel River in order that the school may have a sufficient supply of pure water. It has cost the State just 389820 in mileage to acquire these recommendations. The Committee on Mileage recommend- ed that the sum of $90 be allowed the Com- mittee on Health and Quarantine to pay the expense of its recent trip to San Francisco, when it inspected the garbage crematory. The bill put {n by the committee was for $144, but $54 of the amount was declared improperly charged. e Shall Women Votef CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 3.—Senator Shortridge burst into eloguence this afternoon over Johnson's Assembly bill to allow women to vote at school elections and for school officers. Shortridge wanted the bill put over until Monday, when there would be time to properly consider it, and after some discussion’ this was done. The dis- cussion developed two more friends be- sides Shortridge—Smith and Morehouse— and one opponent, Gillette. There were a few words said upon the constitution- ality of the bill and a few more on the broad question of woman suffrage. Shortridge said he knew he could con- vince the Supreme Court that the bill was all right. Smith read a list of States in which a law similar to the one proposed in the bill had been put in force, and then he read another list of those States in which the law had been attacked and had been sustained by the Supreme Courts_of those States. g Morehouse believed an intelligent wo- man had as much "’5*" to vote as a man, and Gillette declared if they could allow women to vote they could allow minors to_do so. There was no objection to allowing the bill to remain over until Monday and then the fight will be on. P A Well-Signed Petition. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 3.—A petition has been going the rounds of the Senate requesting the Governor that if the bill providing for the appointment of a State veterinarian becomes a law to appoint to the position thereby created one of the faculty of the veterinarian department of the State Uni- versity. It is set forth that these men give their time to the State gratuitously, or nearly so, and that they should be shown some consideration if it should come to pass that a place one of them could fill should be formed. Already the petition has received the signatures of nearly every member of the Senate, and when it goes to the Governor it will have the nafl:el of nearly all the Assemblymen as well. g. v's allowance had sterday, and denied CALL e Sage Advice to Green.: CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 2.—Milton J. Green has been given until next Wednesday toappear before the Assembly and purge himself of contempt. When his name was calle to-day nefther himself nor a ‘‘certificate’ answered to it. Grove L. Johnson, how- ever, said that when Green was here in the middle of the week he had explained to him that he was obliged to return at once to Oakland because of the sudden and serious illness of his wife. Upon this cx]gl:lnallon he asked for further time. ibble moved to give him until Wednes- day; Johnson amended by moving to have Green taken in charge by the sergeant- at-arms if he should come to Sacramento between now and Wednesday. The motion was carried as amended. Altogether it was a very clear and friendly tip to Mr. | Green to stay away, and one which Mr. Green will probably gladly accept. Pico’s Claim Turned Down. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 3—The claim of Major Pico came before the Senate Finance Committee this evening and was reported back with an unfavorable recommenda- tion. For the past three sessions Pico has endeavored to get his claim allowed by the Legislature and this is the first time it has been turned down by a committee. Heretofore it has passed out of the hands of the committees and has been vetoed by the Governor, but this time it will prob- ably meet its finish in the Senate. It is a claim to pay Plco i1l for equipping four companies of men during the Mexi- can war. Considerable surprise is evinced by a number of members of the Legisla- ture on account of the committee’s action, asit wasthought the claim would pass.The committee also reported unfavorably upon the bill to pay the claim of certain un-| who ask $182 50 dertakers of Los Angele: shipping of the for the embalming and body of Licutenant Hartly R. Hodgson, who dled in Los Angeles while attending an_encampment of ‘the Natlonal Guard ere. . A iR Newspaper Bills Shaved. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 3.—It was the Senate Finance Committee's turn to handle the newspaper bills for the printing of consti- tutional amendments this evening, and it did it in much the same way as Ways and Means Committee of the As- sembly did with others of the same Kkind | cuts were in about the same proportion, though bills "asking larger appropriations came before the Senate committee. The unauthorized bills were sent back without recommendation, while with very few exceptions the amount, where it did not exceed $130, was shaved ‘and in some cases to less than half the amount asked for. The San Francisco papers were treated in the fol- lowing manner: San Francisco Call, from $6900 to $3400; Chronicle, $3450, the entire amount askcd for; Examiner, from $7.- vesterday. The 170 40 to $3400; Bulletin, from $4510 to $3400; | Post, from 32500 to $1600; Report, Ifrom $2600 to $. e Poolselling Restricted. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- TO, March 3.—Assemblyman Ather- ton’s anti-pool seling bill passed the As ight, with only the votes of Mr. Atherton’s bill tortuous legis- t introduced as Assembly bill 448 and red to the Com- mittee on Public Mor . The committee got two pleasant junkets to San Francisco on the stre od its passage without amendment. There has been no hard fight made against it by the race track people, but the poolsellers have wielded their hammers without mer- ¢y. The bill provides that pools on races of any kind shall be sold only In the en- Closures where races are held, and makes violation of theJaw a felony. e N S In Behalf of the Falir. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 3—The Senators from San Francisco met in the Senate chamber after adjournment of the morning session to consider the bills asking an appropria tion of $300,000 for the big fair in 1901 The subject discussed, but owing to the absence of some of the members no de- cisive action was taken. After electing Senator Hall chairman and Senator Bur- nett secretary the meeting adjourned to meet Monday afternoon, when something Gecisive will ‘be agreed to. — Dewey Congratulated. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 3.—Assemblyman Wardell to-day offered in the Assembly a resolu- tion conveying to Admiral Dewey Cali- fornia’s congratulations upon his promo- tion to the rank of admiral in the United States navy. The resolution was adopted by an enthusiastic vote and at once trans- mitted to the Senate, where it was as well recelved. ~The ¢ongratulatory message was cabled to Dewey at Manila. il s Two New Laws. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 3.—Governor Gage sent word to the Assembly to-day that he had approved Assembly bill 420, by Johnson of Sacramento. The bill provides that ef- sembly to- the “‘push” against it. has pursued somewhat lative course. fective fire escapes shall be placed on all | hool buildings. He also approved As- semblyman Raub's bill, No. 257, which re- lates to the payment of invalid assess- ments in reclamation districts. Assembly Gets to Work. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 3.—To-day in the Assem- bly was given over for the most part to bickering and petty quarrels, but at this evening's session a good bit of file work was got through with. There were just enough votes present to pass bills and the evening went by without incident. EVIDENCE OF SUICIDE. ‘WOODLAND, March 3.—There is a mys- tery surrounding Miss Philippine Kotto- man’s death that even the verdict of the Coroner’s jury cannot clear away. The account of the finding of her body in a well on the farm of her stepfather, Fred- erick Hermann, five miles southwest of Blacks, has been published in The Call. Coroner Bean and Deputy Coroner Apper- son left for the Hermann farm yesterday afternoon and held an inquest. After hearing all the testimony the jury found a verdict to the effect that the youn lady was 28 years of age and a native of Missouri, and that she came to her death by drowning in a well, but whether as a result of accident or intent could not be determined. A short time previous to the drowning of the young woman, who always been of a cheerful disposition, she had a spell of despondency, and ti leads to tge conclusion that she committed sul- cide by jumping into the well. —_————————— Writing papers, pens, pencils, ink, plank books and. legal blanks cheap at Sanborn & Vail's. . [ ° e ¢ ° ® ° ' ® . 1 ® ° ° ° e e ® [ ° ® the | sth of it and then recommend- | MAJOR LEE NOW ACTS AS COUNSEL Represents Miles at the Beef Inquiry. CROSS-EXAMINES WITNESSES COMMANDING GENERAL WANTS TO BRING OUT ALL FACTS. Testimony of Colonel Woodruff Con- | cerning Supplies in Indian Cam- paigns Is Declared Incorrect. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, March 3.—The latest | developments of the War Department Court of Inquiry into General Miles’ beef charges was the appearance to- day of Major Jesse Lee as counsel for the general commanding the army. Ma- Jor Lee was so introduced to the court by the recorder, Colonel Davis, at the beginning of the afternoon session. He began to cross-examine witnesses at once, and with the first one antagonized the court to the extent of demanding the admission of certain letters as evidence, but was refused. The pro- ceedings were not marked, however, by any unpleasant friction between the court and the new counsel The appearance of Major Lee in the case Is the culmination of considerable correspondence between General Miles | and the court as to the accuracy of | some statements made by witnesses on | | the stand and which General Miles con- sidered he had official data to prove incorrect. It began with the testimony | of Colonel Woodruff several days ago | | that beef herds were seldom, if ever, | driven with troops in the Indian cam- | paigns of the West. General Miles called the attention of the court to this case, and was in- | formed by letter that if he chose it was | within his rights to be present or to| | be represented by counsel to keep track of the examination. General Miles replied that it was sometimes the custom in courts of in- | quiry to have present an officer to as- | sist the recorder in keeping the records | in shape. | The court re HP? to this that it did | not need any sslistance” for its re- corder, but suggested again that Gen- | eral Miles could be present to aid in the examination of witnesses or could be represented by counsel if he wished. | To this General Miles replied to-day | that in accordance with custom in such | | cases he would be represented here- after by Major Jesse Lee, ‘“for the purpose of participating in the exami- nation with a view to eliciting the full truth pertaining to the subject under | discussion.” This does not place Gen- eral Miles in the position of defendant before the court, but gives his coun- | sel the right of conducting a cross-| examination as full as he desires. | WHY HAGGIN'S FILLIES ARE DENIED REGISTRY | English Breeders Devise a Method of Preventing American i Competition. NEW YORK, March 3.—The news from London that the entire consignmenf of vearlings sent to England by J. B. Hag- gin and sold there had been refused r istry in the Stud Book has arouse | much feeling In turf circles. The send-| | ing of the fillies to England by Mr. Hag- gin was in answer to a demand which | has lately arisen among English breeders for some new blood to infuse into their lines, and there was a natural turning to | America for it in the shape of native| bred fillies. So numerous were the in- | | quiries that Mr. Haggin, with character- | | istic Yankee alertness, sent the fillies to | | Tngland instead of waiting for English- men to come after them. But the master of Rancho del Paso made one mistake—he sent too many at | once. The hest breeders in England were | attracted to his sale, and the fillies brought such prices that Mr. Haggin de- | termined to sell in England every year. | His success attracted other Americans, | { All over the country men were looking | over their stock with a view to a possible Tinglish market. Much of all this was spoken of in the newspapers, both —on this side and the other, and the English- man suddenly realized he was inviting a flood of forelgn blood into his pedigrees | and that these same Americans would come into competition with the home | breeder on the Englishman's own land. | Tt was this realization which stirred up | the breeders over there, and they have been writlng about it, talking about it| and conceived a scheme to stop it. -An| intimation was sent to this country some time ago. Mr. Haggin was told that his future shipment of fillies would not profit him. The Stud Book was not men- | tioned as a weapon of defense, but it was | | | generally understood weeks ago that| Youngsters going to England here- | | after would not be welcomed. Tt was oxpected the English method would be | jto question the pedigrees to the minutest Jetail and throw out all that were not clearer than a diamond. thus discouraging Americans by their harassing exactness. |MASTER OF TO KALON RANCH PASSES AWAY | Death of H. W. Crabb, One of Cali- fornia’s Most Successful Vineyardists. ST. HELENA, March 3—H. W. Crabb, one of the most successful and experl- enced viticulturists in California, died at | To Kaion, his home, near Oakville, last | evening, after an iliness of a week, of | apoplex: | Mr. Crabb was a ploneer in viticulture, having begun the manufacture of wine as early as 1574. His ranch, To Kalon, con- tained 360 acres, and all wines made by himself were branded with that name. It is a beautiful and picturesque place, stretching from the county road, in the heart of the little village of Oakville, back to the foothills, where is situated the beautiful residence and extensive wine | cellars. The product of this ranch was famous in Burope for its excellence. It won-a number of world’s fair prizes. Henry W. Crabb was born in‘ Jefferson County, Ohio, on January 1, 1§28. On Jan- uary 4, 183, he sailed from New Orleans | Yor "California, arriving in this State on | the last day of that month. He went at { once to the mines, working for some time in Placer and Nevada counties. After- ward he settled in Alameda County, near Haywards, and then, in 185, came to Napa Counte{ and purchased the ranch on which he died. In 1851 he married Miss Rebecca A. Donohoe, who died in 1852, leaving three children. Afterward he Wild Rush of Diamond Miners. A wild rush of excited miners is reported at Nullagine, Western Australia, Wwhere dia- monds have been discovered in large quan- titles, and it is feared that many will lose their lives in the mad struggle for riches. In this country the rush for gain is causing many other men to break down in health and strensth. Nervousness, sleeplessness, loss of flesh and appetite and general debility are the common symotoms. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters will cure them all. i NEW WESTERN HOTEL, | JCEARNY, AND WASHINGTON STS.—RE- o kel G, WARD | little difference. dered methods, and at such prices charge for laundering them in a man- ner that guarantees satisfaction. ceive samples of each. JO! remarried and by this second union ha¢ one child. The remains will be taken to San Lo renzo for interment. GRADERS AT WORK IN LASSEN COUNTY Nevada, California and Oregon Road: bed Rapidly Nearing Alturas. REDDING, March 3.—The constructiog crews on the Nevada, California and Ore- gon Railroad have reached a point twelve miles north of Amadee, Lassen County, and are rapidly extending the roadbeé across the Madeline plains toward Alturas and Southeastern Oregon. Construction trains now proceed ten miles beyond the old terminus. By fall the road will be completed and in operation as far as Alturas. The road will not touch Susanville in its northward flight. It is understood thq company asked for a bonus of $100,000 to go out of its way in affording rail con- nection to the county seat of Lassen County. This sum the people of Susan- ville could not or would not raise. The haste of the narrow-gauge people ir throwing their road forward is occasioned by the approach of a road southeastward from Grants Pass, Or., which is making for the rich stock regions of Klamath and Lake counties, Or. Reports from Lassen County say that more men are being added daily to the construction forces of the narrow gauge. A start was made with a crew of forty men, and now, notwithstanding construction material has been hung up in the snow blockade in Colorado, the construction crew has been increased to three times the original force. A demand for good draught horses has also been created. WHEELING’S DESTINATION PRGBABLY MANILA VANCOUVER, B. C., March 3.—The United States gunboat Wheeling sailed this morning. It is thought here that her destination is Manila. e g Joe Reay Defeats Tobin. FRESNO, March 3.—Joe Reay of the Olympic Club of San Franctsco won from Charles Tobin, the sailor, In the tenth round of what was to have been a twenty-round contest. The decision was glven against Tobin on a foul, but the sailor was about gone anyhow. e Gift to the Mission. NEW YORK, March 3—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Moffatt of Los Angeles have given $5000 worth of real estate to the Florence Crittenton Missi ADVERTISEMENTS. A magnificent ex. ample of what care of health will do for a man is pre- sented in_the life of Mr. Gladstone, the greatest states- man of the century. This “Grand Old Man ' at eighty-six years of age, retained his intellectual vigor unabat- ed, and had not lost ‘ttli:e sinew with wh’ich hg {la_stened upon any subject that interested im. Nearly every man has it in his power to live to agreen old age like the great states- man of England. It is simply a matter of a little daily thought and regard for health. If, when a man feels that he is a little out of sorts, he will resort to the right remedy, he will never have to submit to the more serious ills of life. Most men, when they have a headache, feel drowsy during the day and are restless diring the might, and find their appetite falling off, pay little or 1o heed to these warnings. The inevitable result is some dangerous and possibly fatal malady. The doctor may call it consump- tion, malaria or_biliousness, or perhaps some blood or skin disease. It makes but le difference. These troubles all have their inception in the same cause —im- proper and insufficient nourishment, Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery corrects that cause. It makes the appetite keen and hearty, the digestion perfect, the liver active and the blood pure and rich. Itis the great blood-maker and flesh-builder. It facilitates the assimilation of the life- giving elements of the food, filling the blood with the nutriment that makes new and healthy flesh and nerve tissue. Medi- cine dealers sell it. * Last summer,"” writes Miss Laura Piersel, of Fast Bethlchem, Washington Co., Pa., *' T was going into cousumption. | Br. Pierce's Golden edical Discovery completely cured me.” A man or woman who neglects constipa- tion suffers from slow poisoning. Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. One little “Pellet” is a gentle laxative, and two a mild cathartic, “When a Man Is Married His troubles begin,” if he has to depend on an indifferent laundry at home to do up his shirts, collars and cuffs. It need be no cause of annoyance when it is so easy to have your linen laun- just like new by our perfect as Wi “No saw-edges.” The United States Laundry, offics 1004 Market street Telephone South 420 Use Use Woodbury’s Facial Soap. Woodbury's Facial Cream. Wrinkles, - blotches, pimples, _blackheads, rough, red or oily skin speedily removed and cured and the skin rendered soft, smooth and vhite. Send 10 cents for Beauty Book, and re- S ¢, WOODBURY. HN _1. 26 W. 28 st., New York, and 183 State st., Chi- cago. visic DR, JORDANW'S Groas Museum of Anatom 1051 XABKET ET. bot. 6tb & Tth, 8.7, The Largestofits kindin the World. DR. JORDAN—Private Diseases. Consultation free. Write for Beok Phllasop'ily of Marriage. DR. MCNULTY. VIS WELL-KXOWN AND RELIABLE OLD ‘Specialist cures Private, Nervous, an enses 0/ Men only. Book on Private Diseases and Wenknesses of Mer:, free. Over 20y’ra’ experience. Patlents caredat Home. Terms reasonable. Hoursd to3dally:6.30 to 8:20 ev'gs. Sundays, 10 to12, Consul- tation freeand sacredly confiden| , oraddress P. ROSCOE McNULTY, M.D. ‘rancisco. | 26 Kearny St., San ¥