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HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAi{CH 7, 1899 3 “« 2 20903000 9090006060090 00606 i . MOREHOUSE RELENTS AND WILL NOT KILL EDITORS ¢ justifiable a per: killing of n s accusations. 80 ¢ 00 @90 a has authorized the statement that he will as the justifiable homicide bill when it next CALL, HEADQUARTERS. SACRAMENTO, Morehouse of Santa Cla withdraw what is known comes before the Senate for action. tl a nmewspaper proprietor, editor or writer by o has heen falsely attacked by the publication of libelous The proposed law has created much com- ment since its introduction, and Senator Morehouse’s determination to thdraw it meets with popular approval. March 6.—Senator The bill, by its provisions, makes o000 000 e 0 9 9 ©¢ 00 000603006090 06060 .—-‘ te aid not expressly provide all the employes which allowed the nization to appoint ¥ as it found received no answer, an went to a vote. ' The s were a majority, A nded and the result Doty, . Sims Davis, Pri oes—Bettman, Burnett, Cutter. Dick- T lette. Jones. Laird. Luchsinger, Nutt, Taylor, fe—15. Ashe. Boyce, Bulla, Chapman, Dwyer, Hoey. Lungford, Leavitt, Simpson, Stratton—12. 1. Smith—2. wil now come up for third read- e fight will.be made upon it. COUNTY GOVERNMENT BILL IN A BAD WAY 1. HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- O, March 6.—There is trouble ahead nty government bill. Tt is enemies in both the Senate Shortridge, when embly. and the chances arc that will never reach the Governor. Oppo- e so far as an inten- ve the enacting clause a plan thal was to be put Assembly “way to an- feature the tive which is to refer Cou Gove mmittee and there e t that the county gov- st Legislature has since the 1st of last t serious obstacle in one brought up at this ciaimed in igh: that the one under ill take weeks of time in a strong dis- 1 present measure t identical with the one of - the leaders in the oppo- Blood and Caminetti, 1 Franci delegation. t if the bill is rereferred will. never leave there nd Melick, the chair- tee, is reported to should be so. s not expected the bill but it certain if it hrough it will be amend- v know itself. There important amendments far in the Senate, and reamended *to bring the it st ed from by the Senator Curtin has withdraw all the sed for the and the Ala. hem, have- tion it some of to Alameda upon There are other Sen- hink the sure at this n would be a waste of them all it is liable to the most complicated in Senator Curtin explains hdraw his amend- ers are nefit them can be passed rais- e in office at the it is plai Pven could be amended to crease in salaries floor is willing to the rafse could not rs from now and have been com- ¢ will have been pro- for her population 1 then there will or Curtin reasons, f_salaries, and the rea- withdrawing the imne apply in other . too, will be with- lone a great deal of s proceeded in a ¢ every > county and sub- s proper represent into this bill without qu of the me committeemen. so far as it relate: been made sur umstances is 3 T by good fortune chairman of the th falrly, and I see no B on County Government, a ns of the | 8 h e ¥ k r we have_ sp a P pon it We have giv ice to see that his e I _—— PROGRESS MADE WITH THE APPRCPRIATION BILL ADQUARTERS, SACRA- ~The general appro- up In the Assembly considerable progress before principal contention arose over the int allowed for the support of the ckton Insane Asylum. ASs the bill was fted by the W and Means Com- mittee It allowed the -asylum $203,000— ;000 lcss than the appropriation of two ago. Duniap of Stockton moved nd by making the allowance $213,- but Valentine, chairman of the com- opposed him vigorously. John- mento backed Dunlap, and nded that the asylum 1 more money because of the taples and the estimated aumber of inmates. Val- figures on” them to prove imber of inmates was less on car than on the same supported lim t fully $10,000 s asylum every twc L8 statement realized by the now irs from the care of private patients, and this amount, he sald, had not been i when the committee made its When the amendment came to a vote 1t knocked out by but twe or three Votes. All of the appropriations for the Comm rer ublic Warks were ciricken from the bill, as there is now a re on the files’ which does away the_office. "he appropriations killed are the Com- salary for twenty months, y, $3000; printing alaries of -the Code Commission- 1d thelr ‘secretary were brought in Guestion by Johnson, but Caminetti, one of the commission, explained that the work in hand was not finished, but would probably be within the coming two years. e appropriations were ailowed to stand. The appropriation of $93,000 for the sala- ries of officers of the Southern California Hospital for the Insane is $20.000 greater than that of and the fact was re- marked by Johnsol P alentine explained that the institution was greatly overcrowded and that the number of inmates had. largely Increased. He was supported by Wade ‘and Ather- ton, who inspected the institution. They said that the Y]lace was S0 crowded that & number of the inmates were compelled ers to-morrow | ot | asure back to the | Under | salaries under a | nt amendments are | one. | - amend- | mendments affecting | itself. but a | adjournment | ] to sleep in the basement. Johnson with- | drew his objection and the items ‘ere al- {lowed to stand. 1 _For the salaries of the officers of the | Berkeley institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind $90 is appropriated Mead of Los Angeles offered an amend- ment providing that all_perquisites re- j celved by the superintendent of the in- | | stitution” be turned over to the State. | Speaking to the amendment he said he understood the superintendent had not oniy a fat salary. but made fi(md money by a system of perquisites which rightly belonged to the State. Ex-Speaker Wright attempted to reply. but found he had not come prepared, an gave way to Dibble. | Dibble explained that a bill was already passed covering Mead's amendment, and the Southerner withdrew. The bili will be given further considera- | tion to-morrow afternoon. | — - GAMBLERS FALL OUT, | PUBLIC MAY PROFIT CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- | MENTO, March 6.—Dan Burns and his racing associates in their efforts to se- | cure for themselves a monopoly of | gambling privileges in San Francisco | have antagonized other gamblers and | now find themselves .opposed by a | strong delegation which is determined to fight the proposition to prohibit bet- ting on horse races except within a | race track inclosure. | | There arrived in Sacramento to- night a delegation headed by Henry | Schwartz, Harry Corbett and others. These men declare that Burns, Joe | | Uliman, Henry J. Crocker and Ed Cor- | | rigan are making an attempt to create | by legislative enactnient a gambling | trust. In other words they are at- tempting to legalize their own gam- | bling game and at the same time pre- !\-vm others of their ilk from partici- | pating in it The fact | and Ullman have ruiped racing in the | East and have by their methods closed | up_ every race track with which they They now pro- set forth that Corrigan is been associated. i have | pose to come to California and secure | a gambling monopoly which will en- | able them to rob the public to the total | exclusion of others who are more en- | titled to such privileges than they. The | men who are here to fight Burns and Corrigan propose to get their share of gambling privileges, if any are granted. They will expose the methods of Burns, Corrigan and. Crocker and give the pub- | lic the benefit of some inside history of the racing game. | | | | | |DUNLAP SAYS IT 3 WON'T BE BURNS | ‘ STOCKTON, Marc.. 6 —Assemblyman | F. E. Dunlap spent Sunday in Stock- ton. *“Are we going to elect a United | States Senator?” was asked of the leg- islator. “Yes, we are,” replied he, with a con- | idence seemingly born of certainty. | “Who will it be?” | “Irving M. Scott.- You can put In ! vour bonnet that bee. Before the end of the next week Scott will be there all right.” “How about Dan? | , it's this wa If it has to be | slature will not elect That is the way it looks to a Senator. | me. What about Barnes “Well, Barnes is a good man. to Scott he is the best man,” said the ardent supporter of the big shipbuilder. Dunlap was the first man to cast a vote | | for Scott and was alone for several | days. Now-he has five companions. | | - | | Justice in the State. | HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-| . March 6.—Senate constitutional amendments 1, 2, 12, 13 and 18 were all jumped together in one substitute by the They are amendments re- ages in the sy: j ate and include to cha | lating | tice in this S portant features. The most pronounced innovation provid- ed for in the amendments is a Court of Appeals, two tribunals of intermediate | Courts and the Supre 1 substitute two of th vided for and it was fur v should have but twenty consideration at the same time. When | e substitute was adopted by the Senate Senator Dickinson moved to amend it b adding a_provision for a third appellate court and raising the -number of cases allowed to be under consideration at one time to fifty. The amendment was added | to the substitute and the whole went to print and third reading. - “Cinch” Bills Not Wanted. HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-| March 6—Three bills which have had the appearance of being ‘“‘cinch’ bills, and which have caused much con- sternation in_incorporated business cl cles, came before the Assembiy Commit- Corporations this afternoon and | were reported back, allowing the author to withdraw ." “The bills are num- bers 715, 716 and 717. _All three were in troduced by Assemblyman Kelsey and all | relate to the government of corporations, | more especlally those pertaining to min- | ing. Tt was rumored that the bills were | introduced to freeze out certain mining corporations and the appearance of them before the Assembly hus been looked for by a number of mining corporations. | Those interested will be pleased to know | that the bills met their quietus before reaching the floor of the Assembly. { b Seawall Bill Passed. ! CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-| MENTO, March 6. -~ Senator Braun-| hart’s seawall bill was put on its went -through -with not much opposition. | The bill has been amended and reamen: ed to such an extent that its basic pro. vigion 1s about ail that remains to the | original. A number of objectionable fea- tures have been eliminated and necessary | features have been added. One of these | latter, by Caminetti, the most important | of the lot, provides that the belt line rai road shali be bullt as rapidly as the sea- wall is extended. The Senate must con- | cur in the Assembly amendments before the bill can go to the Governor. . LES ! Action on Appropriations. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA MENTO, March G—The regular weekly report of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee filed this afternoon shows a total of $5,478,288 67 in appropriations which have been referred to the com- mittee Of this amount $2,208,401 28 has been rec- ommended to pass. Appropriations aggre- gating $575,332 have been unfavorably re- ported, $408,845 referred to other commit- tees, $543,020 sent back to the Assembly with no recommendation at all and $791,- 548 05 recommended for withdrawal. % There still await the committee’s con- sideration appropriations aggregating $951,139 34. —_— The Grip Cure That Does Cure. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes the cause that produces La Grippe. The genuine has L. B. on each Tablet. 35c. . | vindicated hers final passage Ih the Assembly to-day and |- MISS WALSH I AT LAST VINDICATED She Scores a Triumph in =l afiosca:” OFFENBACH AT THE TIVOLI ALHAMBRA OPENS WITH PAT- RIOTIC MELODRAMA. A New English Farce at the Alcazar. Miss Waldorf in “The Hunch- back”—New Vaude- ville. Revenge {3 aweet. I can see Blanche | Walsh reading the newspapers this morning and enjoying a well-earned gloat at our expense. Once upon a time this same voung woman appeared here without sigmal success and—well, you remember the sort of town she called us. But now at last she is come into her own wnd the laugh Is on' the other side. In “La Tosca,” at the Columbia Thea- ter last night, she had a part to play, and she played it as no other woman has played it in English, and her triumph in the presence of an audience that was at first none too hopeful and sympathetic was overwhelmingly com- plete. After the premature disclosure of Janet Waldorf and the unskilled genius of Nance O'Neil, Miss Walsh's strenuous acting and disciplined tem- perament are doubly welcome. She is not a question of the morrow, but a good, glad fact of to-day. She is an actress to be reckoned with seriously. To say she has fallen into the mantle of the late Fanny Davenport would be cheap pral She acted Tosca last night as Fanny Davenport never dared to act it. She is indebted to Miss Dav- enport for the play, the “production,” Melbourne Macdowell, and the oppor- tunity—that is all. As far back as I can accurately re- member Fanny Davenport was a plump, amiable person, who never struck the real spark, but who was al- ways fairly reliable and who always attended to it that her productions were sumptuously and artistically scened and furnished. Scenic sumptu- ousness was not conspicuous last night. It was perhaps the same scenery, but grown tired with the years. Mr. Mac- dowell was unchanged—the same large, industrious personality. The play was the same old Sardou melodrama—bru- tal, shocking and obviously sensational (but not, I may add, larded with ob- scene religious flubdub, a la “‘Sign of the Cross”). But the woman, Floria Tosca, was new, and she gripped you at times almost—I say it in modesty— | as Bernhardt used to do. The most notable quality in Miss Walsh's impersonation was in its in- genuousness. Throughout the various scenes of love, jealousy, terror, revul- sion and despair this ingenuousness was never wholly absent. Floria was always a girl whose heart was love and whose head was heart; she was unaffected, unheroic—even in the big moment when she stabbed Scarpia the keynote was simplicity, and I am glad to mention that she did not end this scene with the -usual theatrical device of placing candles at the dead man's head. It must not be inferred that Walsh’s impersonation was in a sense anaemic or overrepressed. It w full of flesh and blood and gave prac tically unlimited vent to vocal and facial expression, but it was played from the inside, so to say, without ap- parent theatricalism and with the un- erring spell of sincerity. Miss Walsh has not only the talent, the mimetic gift, the human voice and the magnetic personality, but she has the technique. She is an artist Blanche Walsh has and the equine is happily on us. So fall in line and do the proper thing and there will not be as much vacant upholstery in the Co- Jumbia as there was last night. ASHTON STEVENS. v Alhambra. The glory of the melodrama did not flicker and dle when Morosco’s closed its blood-and-thunder past and entered upon its new career of high prices and grand opera, for when it left the south-of-Mar- ket it dawned with a more effulgent glory in the commodious Alhambra, north of the cable slot. Kids! Kids! Kids! They bubbled over in the gallery; they whistled and stamped and yelled with rage when Captain Mo- lino, the Spanish villain, immured the beautiful American girl in Morro Castle, and they shrieked with delight when Lieu- fenant Rand defled the Spaniard to his teeth. Never was there seen such patriotism in a playhouse as there was exhibited in the Alhambra on its opening night. San Bruno must have gone floweriess if all the bouguets came from there that were thrown over the footlights. E. J. Holden, an old-time favorite, was received with a Jell of delight that even his Spanish uni- form could not smother. Tivoli. Oftenbach’s mythological comic opera, “La Belle Helene,” was presented at the Tivoli last night to a crowded house. The almost continuous applause t Jarge audlence showed how well the ef- forts of the artistes were appreciated. Orpheum. The Orpheum has several big hits on the new bill. The Twins Marco scored the biggest, with Ola Hayden a close sec- ond, and then in order the Fortunis broth- ors. fiayden and Hetherton and Niven's monkeys and baboons. The Twins Mar- hre genuine human oddities, one being 6 feet 3 inches and the other only 3 feet 3. Olympia. Sherman and Morrisey are the cards at the Olympia, with Querita Vincent and | her bright new songs the relgning favor- ite, Last night she got four encores and then the audlence was not willing to let her go. e Alcazar. «A Man With a Past”. was produced last evening by the Alcazar stock com- pany fo a fairly good audience. The piece is a comedy Wwith many amusing situa- tions in it _ard by this evening there is every possibility ‘that it will be running smoothly. 2 5 ' New Comedy. Miss Janet Waldorf played at the New Comedy last-evening in the leading role of the Hunchback. There was a Jarge audience present and she was called upon to respond to several curtain calls during the evening. The Eillis Season. The sale of single seats for the twelve performances of the Ellis Opera Company opened at the Grand, Opera-house with an {mmense rush yesterday. From 9 in the morning until 6 at night the line was Miss | he | unbroken and the receipts amounted to over $14;000. Sousa Coneer's. The advance sale for the three additional concerts to be given by Sousa at the California Theater begins this morning at the box office. Los Angeles’ Opera. mer opera, and the promoter has been in this city securing talent. Among his not- able engagements has_ been that of Mr. and Mrs. Lissenden, who traveled two seasons with the ‘““Wang” company. Chutes. Ethel Lynwood, the “human knot,"” who made her first appearance at the Chutes Free Theater last evening, is by all odds the hest contortionist who ever twisted in San Francisco. Steeplechase. The public has quickly recognized the fun of the Steeplechase at Central Park. —— e ——— OF A LITERARY TASTE. Bert Roberts’ Fondness for Books -Lands Hum in a Prison Cell. Last evening a well-dressed, middle- aged man walked into Cooper’s book store and purchased two books. As he was leaving the proprietor missed two other volumes, and noticed a suspicious bulge n the stranger's pockets. He followed him to the door and called him back, but the stranger instead of returning started to run down the street. Detective Sullivan and Officer Murphy were attracted by the unusual scene and placed the man under arrest. When searched at the Central police station he had_the two volumes, entitled of Texas nd “'Barnes of New York," in his_possession. He gave the mame of | Bert Roberts and said he was attracted by the books and could not resist the temptation of taking them with him. THEIR DREAM OF LOVE SHATTERED DANIEL SHEA AND MAMIE MIL- LER ARE DISENCHANTED. | Became Acquainted Through a Matri- H monial Paper and the Police Are Now in the Game. Mamie Miller of St. Louis, Mo., and Daniel Shea, a member of the notorfous Shea family, better known as ‘“‘scarred- face Dan,” got acquainted through a mat- | ence. he was a wealthy dealer in horses and had a pleasant home, was handsome and domestic in_his habits; while Mamie wrote him that she was an helires handsome presencé and engaging ners. Finally Dan wrote her on Japuary 16 to come to this city and they could get married and settle down. She arrived here a few days later, and when they met each nearly had a Ait. Mamle is far from prepossessing, and her whole for- tune consisted of $20 which she brought with her. Dan’'s face is badly scarred from the effects of vitriol which his now deceased wife in a fit of jealousy threw on it. Mamie's love dream was soon dis- 1 sterday Miss Miller swore to a com- plaint in Judge aham's court, charging Dan with betrayal under promise of mar- riage as they had agreed notwithstand Ing. their disenchantment to get mar- ricd; but Dan now refuses to carry out | his part of the agreement, although he | borrowed $10 from her. | | Yeste P — FORWARD FILLMORE STREET The reorganization of the Fillmore Street Improvement Club has been ac- complished by the election of the follow- ing officers: Dr. Charles V. Cross, presi- dent; J. H. McKnight, first vice presi- | dent; W. H. Hazell, second vice president; A. J. Vining, treasurer; John Henderson, secretary, and Lloyd C. Dietz, sergeant at rms. Executive committee—F. H. Gould, J. H. McKnight, John Henderson, W. H. Hazell and A. J. Vining. Jt is the purpose of the present club of- ficers to work for improvements not alone on Fillmore street, but in the adjoining sections. The first movements to be made by this club will be to have TFillmore reet paved with bitumen from Sutter to ckson, and Bush street put in a pass- able condition for teams. | —_———— Starving for Want of Work. A pitiful case of.destitution is reported fn a lodging-house at 12 Twelfth street, where E. A. Waller, with a wife and four small children, the oldest of them 5 years, {is on the brink of starvation_and about to be turned into the street. Waller is a any kind of toil, but-hours spent in quest of employment have only resulted = in | naught. The landlord threatens to efect him from his premises. as he is $7 delin- quent in his rent, and his friends ask the | aid of the public in securing Waller em-, | ployment that he may provide food and shelter for-his family. — e Kilpatrick Is Victor. The records of the Supreme Court now show that J. C. Kilpatrick has won his sult against the Board of Education. He was principal of the Business Evening School under the last board, and because he told some unpleasant truths about the selling of positions by the School Direc- tors he was disciplined by dismissal. Ac- tion was brought for reinstatement, and after the old board was out of office the Supreme Court decided in Kilpatrick's fa- vor. The new board revived the action, the former order was vacated and new board substituted. Yesterday the action was dismisced and Kilpatrick has won reinstatemen —_—————————— R. W. Madden Promoted. R. W. Madden was transferred vester- day from the city delivery department of the- Postoffice to the office of Chief Munro of the Postoffice Inspectors’ serv- ice, where he will act as' clerk, in place of Clerk Brincker, who has been assigned to duty as inspector. e S e Assessor’s Men in the Field. ersonal property in this city. Bach will Piave i separate district and the work will be prosecuted vigorously until they have covered the entire city. Work of the Governor. : CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA | MENTO, March 6.—Governor Gage thi morning sent word to the Assembiy tha he had approved Assembly bill 375, which provides that the canvassing of election | returns must centinue each day after election, Sundays and holidays excepted, until the work is finished, and at least six hours each day must be given to the work. A second and third message dis approved Assembly bills 24 and 25, relat- ing to the operation of search warrants in cases In which the person against whom the warrant is issued is suspected of having a' trade marked siphon, keg or bottle which he intends filling a second time. - - Oakland Harbor Bill Passed. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 6—Senator Leavitt's Oakland harbor bill passed the Assembly to-day as It was amended on Friday. It went through without discussion, with a vote in its favor of 50 to 8. Leavitt's bill treates a commission of three members and it enables the city-of Oakland to give the use of its water front to the State, while not conferring the titlte. It formu- Jates an elaborate system of dock rules and regulations and is designed to put Oakland's sleg!ng facilities on the foot- inF they should be. The bill was trans- mit ted to the Senate for concurrence in the Assembly amendment. S Mendocino Hospital Favored. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 6.—The Mendocino State Hospital seems to have been especially fa- vored by the Senate Finance Committee this afternoon, for it reported back to the Senate two bills making appropriations for the improvement of that institution. Bill 70, asking for $17,500, was cut down to $11,500, while bill 8) was allowed the full amount, $20.000. Assembly Dbill 668 was also reported without disapproval. It ap- propriates $25,000 for the construction of a wago road from Bacramento to Fol- som State Prison. Los Angeles is to have a season of sum- | “'Potter | rimonial paper and started a correspopd- | Dan represented in his letters that | f | public being rigorously excluded from | | willing worker, and will put his hands to | | | the | Assessor Dodge sent eighty deputies out | yesterday to assess the real estate and | CUBANS FATTEN ON FREE FOOD Impostors Prey Upon Uncle Sam. CHARITY THAT GOES ASTRAY INCREASED REQUISITIONS FOR RATIONS. American Distributors Unable to Dis- criminate Between the Idle and the Needy. Special Dispatch to The Call. HAVANA, March 6.—For the month of March the various provinces, except- ing the province of Santiago, have made requisition for two million ra- tions. Thus, instead of diminishing, the requisition has doubled since that of January 1. This is due’partly to the fact that the Cubans use every possi- ble opportunity to get ratfons under false pretenses, and partly to the fact that the American distributors are un- able to discriminate properly between impostors and the really needy. Thé requisition for the province of Havana for March is 650,000 rations. Major General Ludlow has given the strictest order that the distributors in Havana shall, as far as possible, give only to persons really 1ll, utterly unable to work, or of advanced age, and that ap- plicants who are proved guilty of mis- representing their condition shall be se- verely punished. The supply ship Comal, with a million rations, will proceed to Matanzas and | Neuvitas to unload to-morrow. The Cuban military assembly held a | third secret session this afternoon, a | guard being placed around the house where the meeting was held and the | the precincts. The assumption is that | |the = mysterious $12,000,000 proposal fathered by Senor Farres is still under discussion. | General Maximo Gomez ignores the | | assembiy. With the disarming of the army the assembly’s functions will dis- appear. It Is rumored to-day that the | | members are considering an early dis- | | solution. | An unconfirmed report s in circula- | i tion of riotous disturbances by Cubans | YLst Puerto Principe. La Discussion publishes an allezed | interview with Major General Wilson, | Military Governor of Matanzas, which | represents him as having said to the | Cuban general, Pedro Betancourt, that | | he expected to leave Cuba soon and | | that, therefore, the work of appointing | new ci administrators for the pro- | | Vince must be hastened. Jose Maria Gomez has been appoint- | ed Civil Governor of Santa Clara. PRIVATE B. F. JOSLIN TOO FREE WITH TONGU: MAKES STRONG CHARGES AND THEN RLGRET~ IT. Private B. F. Joslin, a member of the | Third Heavy Artlllery, stationed at Alca- | traz Island, has created no end of trouble for himself, his immediate superiors and | Major General Shafter by a too free use | of his tongue. About two weeks ago he attended a class meeting in the First M. | E. Church and voluntarily informed | Pastor Urmy and those present that he had been maltreated by the officers of | | nis battery. He stated that while in hos- | pital at Fort Mason he suffered from a | lack of food and was compelled to send | 510 to the city for the necessaries of life, | | and, further, when he returned to his | battery he was compelled to serve in the | canteen against his expressed wish, and | was threatened with imprisonment if he | declined to obey orders. | | The statement was reiterated to Dr. Urmy after the meeting, and the latter | told his fellow-pastors at the mext meat- | | ing of the Methodist Ministers’ Union the facts as he knew them. A committee, | consisting of the reverend gentleman, Dr. ! vilson and Dr. Beard, was appointed to'| investigate the matter. Dr. Urmy | wrote a letter to General Shafter, stating | the facts, and in answer received the fol- | lowing letter, which was read at the | weekly meeting vesterday Headquarters Department of Californla, | SAN 'RANCISCO, Feb. 28, 18%9. Rev. W. S Urmy, Pastor First M. E. Church, San Francisco—Dear Sir: Referring to your let- | ter of recent date enclosing statement of com- { mittee with reference to the service of Private B..F. Joslin in the ‘‘canteen’’ at Alcatraz island, I have to say 1 immediately sent one | of my staff to investigate the case, cautigning | him to do so in such a manner as not to give ‘rlse to a bellef that Private Joslin had made any complaint. Private Joslin on being ques- tloned stated that he had no objection what- ever to working In the ‘“‘canteen” or handling or selling beer. That he had not and did not object to being detailed for the duty. He was’ informed that as the duty was not strictly in the line of .what might be termed military duty, he had a perfect right to object to per- forming the duties. That as he was pald ex- tra for the servicé by the ‘‘canteen’’. manage- Thent the service was voluntary on his part, | And that he would mot be compelled to per- | form the duties if he wished to avoid doing so. | He replled that he understood. the situation, | P 2 | but that he had no objection whatever to per- forming the duties. Private Joslin was also questioned as to his treatment while in the hospital. He said that | §t ‘was his opinion that the reason why he was | not given more to eat while in the hospital was | bocause the surgeon In charge wished him to | have a light diet. Trat he had not applied to | friends for food, but that when they visited | | him they offered to' send things tm, and | hat they did. He did not have to pay for what | | they sent.. | "I nope this will be satisfactory to you and the other members of the committee. There seems to have been some misapprehension or | | Tisunderstanding between the man and those | Who are interested in him. He stated In the | course of the investigation that some person | 1 the city might object to his working in the | Yianteen,” but that he had no objection him- Very respectfully, £ WILLIAM M. SHAFTER, Major General U. S. V.. Commander. Joslin was seen on Alcatraz Island yes- terday, and made the following state- ent: "?lrother Urmy was mistaken when he said-1 was glven no food while in the hos- pital. Tt was furnished me, but was of the poorest quality. I was detailed to work in the canteen, and stayed there one Jay, but as the work was against my Teligious principles I asked and was Fiven permission by Lieutenant Haynes $o return to my company. I am sorry this got out, as it is likely to hurt me dur- ing my enlistment. 2 - e Counter Charges of Battery. The cases of A. Poulin, foreman, and A. F. Markham, engineer for the Eisen | | Vineyard Company, charged with battery | | on Special Officer Trade, were dismissed yesterday by Acting Police Judge Groe- Jinger, as the complainant failed to ap- pear. Attorney Black, who represented | the defendants, at once made a counter charge of battery against Trade. Trade surrendered himself vesterday at the City Prison and was released on his own recognizance. He says he will re- Quest ‘he court to put Poulin’s case back on the calendar, as he understood the ac- tion was not to be tried until to-morrow. Prade is employed by the crematory com- pany and says that he brought three of-| ficers of the Health Board to the vineyard company’s establishment to prove to them that the latter concern was burning gar- lba e contrary to the law, when Poulin ms Markham assaulted him. self. | ability have to answer to another charge | | of a valuable watch. _arfes has caused the dissolution of uie | Benjamin, the manager of the company, SLEW HSWFE D FOUR BABES | Kansas Man’s Horrible i Crime. I JOHN GILBERT’S CONFESSiON MURDERED HIS FAMILY WITH A HAMMER. i After the Killing of the First Child | the Mother Sought in Vain to Escape to a Neighbor’s House. Special Dispatch to The Call. KANSAS CITY, March 6.—A special to the Star from Emporta, Kan., says: John Gilbert, in the County Jail, to-day | confessed to having brutally murdered | his wife and four small children near | Enterprise, Kan., last Tuesday. Gil- | bert, for whom a reward had been of- fered, was arrested here yesterday. He feigned not to know of the crime, and to-day at first shammed insanity. Finally, hard pressed by Sheriff O'Con- nor, Gilbert confessed. . Gilbert said he was badly in debt, and had been trying to leave Enterprise for | a long time. He could not take his family, he sald, and offered his wife a divorce. “She kept nagging at me about the children,” said Gilbert. “I told my wife | if she would give me $10 I'd leave and never bother her any more. During the night I got up and went out into the yard. Coming back I picked up a ham- mer and hit the baby on the head. My wife ran out into the road and was go- ing over to the neighbors. I ran after her and caught her. She said she'd come back-if I'd behave; and I thought I would then. But when we got in— Wwhy, the baby was thrashing about on the bed and when I saw it I could not hold muyself, but hit my wife on the head and pounded her until she could not move and then took the chiidren.” When asked why he did it, Gilbert | said: “I don’t know. It seemed like I just couldn’t help it, after seeing the baby there on the bed.” POLICE STOP THE FIGHT. Save Carkeek From a Knockout at Stockton. STOCKTON, March 6—Charles Selna, the baseball player, all but put out| Thomas Carkeek at Agricultural Pavil- ion this evening in a ten-round contest. During the first part both men fiddled. In the third, fifth, seventh, ninth and tenth rounds there were several sharp rallies. Both men mixed things In the | final, and it was one of the hottest | rounds ever witnessed here. Selna landed | a right on his opponent's jaw and sent | him down and would have finished him | had not the police interfered. “Jack™ | McMahon, the referee, decided it a draw. | McMahon' secured a decision over George Smith n the sixth round. To Match Lavigne and Burge. BOSTON, March 6.—A forfeit of 3500 was posted to-day by Willlam McPherson in support of an offer to match “Kid” La- vigne against “Dick” Burge for $2500 a jde and a purse of $2000 offered by the | Bolingbroke Club, London, if $00 be al- | lowed for Lavigne's expenses, If Burge will come to this country and fight at the Lenox Club, New York, $500 will be al- lowed him for expenses.” The mien are to fight at 144 pounds, a demand made by | Burge. ot e e s Wheelmen’s League Meetings. MONTREAL, Quebec, March 6.—A con- ference between the world's bicycle meet committee and Fred Porter of Boston, representing the League of American Wheelmen, was held here to-day. It was decided to hold the world’s meet in| Montreal on August 7 to 12, and the League of American Wheelmen’s cham- | plonships in Boston, August 14 to 1. | SHOULD NOT RELEASE ARTICLES IN HIS CARE| JUSTICE COOK GIVES JUDGMENT | AGAINST A SHERIFF. Justice of the Peace G. W. F. Cook ren- dered a decision yesterday in the case of | o | scores ‘on the honorary target. Charles A. Lane against ex-Sheriff Rich- ard I. Whelan, and in so doing defined | the duties of a Sheriff. Attorney Frank | Schilling represented Lane in this suit, as he did in the original one against Amanda | J. Fennell, or Marceau, out of which l[l grew. Mr. Whelan, while Sheriff,-levied on a lot of bric-a-brac, a piano and some fur- | niture belonging to Mrs. Fennell. While held by him a claim was made for the ar- ticles and they were released without no- | tice to.the levying creditor. Justice Cook | went fully into the law involved in the case and granted plaintiff judgment for | the full amount for which suit was brought and costs. —————————— “DOPED HIS DRINK.” Suspected nobb;s Identified by One of Their Victims. Frank Ballard and Harry Edwards, who | are accused of chloroforming and robbing | John Strothoff, a' Third-street saloon- | keeper, a short time ago, will in all prob- | of robbery. | According to Detectives Gibson and ! Wren, who arrested them, on January 10 | the men met A. B. Middleton of 453% Te- hama street and Invited him to have a drink with them. While his attention was | temporarily abstracted one of them placed | 2 “knockout drop” in his glass. As soon | as the polson took effect they led their | Victim from the saloon and robbed him Ballard when arrested for robbing the saloon-keeper had the stolen timepiece in his possession, and as he was being taken into the California-street station he at- tempted to dispose of it. He was detected | in the act and the watch was secured by the detectives. To-day it IS expected sev- eral charges of robbery will be recorded against the men. —_—e————— BROKE UP THE SHOW. Maids of a Chinatown Vaudeville Company Didn’t Get Their Salaries. The righteous indignation of eleven fair damsels over the non-appearance of sal- | alleged vaudeville company which has been giving performances in the Wash- ington-street Theater in Chinatown for the last three weeks. Sunday night was the time “Shorty" had promised his starg their salaries. the ladies in the troop eleven had sala wL ranging from $ down to 50 cents due them. After the performance Sunday night all were called upon the stage and | the manager suavely informed them that the gate recalgls had not been up to his expectations, but that he would pay out ro rata ail the money he had taken in. 'he highest amount received by any one was 50 cents and some of the falries were left without a cent. i Then the war cloud which had been gathering while the explanations were being made by the manaker burst. “Only | fifta centa for my week worka?" shrieked | one of the maidens, who was evidently | reared under Italy's sunny skies, and ‘T | only get 25 cents?’ walled Maud, who is | a native daughter. But Maud thought a moment and an 1idea struck her. She thraw the paltry two-bit pieca on the floor and, seizing a whip which was among the properties, she informed her manager that if he didn’t raise the sum to 50 cents she would chastise him. Her assertion that she had horsewhipped a man before and knew how to do a good job infiu- enced the manager to grant her Tequest. The successful outcome of Maud’s at- tempt and the urging they received from that lady to try the same medicine in- ducea the other maidens to threaten the thoroughly frightened Benjamin. He was Lustled. pulled and pushed from one end of the stage to the other by the enraged women. Lynching, tar and feathers and divers other punishments were suggested and would possibly have been carried out had not the police, attracted by the noise, arrived on the scene. With difficulty Of- ficers Bonner and Rutler of Lieutenant Price’s squad rescued Benjamin from his sorry plight and piloted him safely out of Chinatown. —————— SPRING SCHUETZENFEST. Big Tournament, Sunday, April 2, at Schuetzen Club Park. On Sunday. April 2, the California Schuetzen Club will hold a big schuetzen- fest at their park. This will be the first great shooting tournament of the s son, and in addition to the local sharp- shooters many cracks from San Jose, Los Angeles and other -places are expected to attend. Competition for thelarge list of prizes will be open to all comers, and the only. guns barred are telescopes and {ngh power arms using metal patch bul- ets. The arrangements committee consists of F. Ottinger, L. C. Babin. R. Erlanger, U. Remensberger, Joseph Straub, D. P. Faktor, John Utschig Sr., John Waller and Philo Jacoby, president of the club. A’ meeting was held Friday night and F. Ottinger was elected captain of the com mittee, R. Erlanger_secretary and . C. Babin ' treasurer.. The programme was partially arranged, and the list of prizes ordered printed. Shooting will begin at 9 a. m. and continue until § p. m., with e hour intermission from 12 to 1. Forty cash prizes will be given on- the public target, and 1000 souvenir trophies for Prizes will the also be given for the best bullseye, first and last bullseves in the day’s shoot- ., and a special silver goblet, donated L. Ott, for the best ticket on both ing. y A. CHRONIC MALARIA Differs materially from ordinary chills and fever. It is the result of repeated acute attacks. The liver and spleen are principally affected. They act as store- houses for the malarial poison and the i blo takes it \ from them. 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