The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 23, 1899, Page 3

T HE €A FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1899, CA FOR ARBITRATION Delegates Will Be So Instructed. DISARMAMENT = CONFERENCE CREDENTIALS FOR UNCLE SAM’S REPRESENTATIVES. President McKinley Will Have an Opportunity to Advocate the Policy Which He Has Al- ways Championed. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, ald’s Wast March 22.—The Her- correspondent sends the follo re is reason to be- lieve that ortant proposition looking to the nt of interna- | tlonal disputes arbitration will be | advanced e coming disarmame the American delegat n high authority that and instructions to now being pre- B s are pared ¥ tary Hay and will be ready nission to the President for h when he retu to n his ns will attitude of this Gov- of disarma- Southern trip. estion n. has been ad- appointment as senior British delegation. The to The Hague will also te M. de Stael, Russian Great Britain ar a of the Czar at ed by Pro- nterr at Rus- University the which it seems will adopt Pre: accredit the Min gates. will probabl. £ the Ame to me by a diplo- viedge of the = Russian Govern assembling of the ee will be appointed to > subjects to come bef e and the order in which “onsidered. position for general erence will be for the refer- al arbitration, ill have a plan s well as other na- a means for set- between es that can war, it is still be- questions which arise es of much friction The President is nal arbitration s and by sub- , but his adminis- mpted to negotiate for one reason be- ence of war with nece of war. In ing of the confer- £ue it is thought by the - has come when put itself on s favoring ar- ence at T i car rid a: bitration. OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. Captain Carrington Relieved From Duty at Vancouver Barracks. direc- WA By - tion ary of War the following »d men of the volun- charged from ates: Private Third United nd, Cal.; Pri- 3. “Willlams, Company_A, Volunteer Infantry, Mc- arrington, First relieved from A h., to the arrival at that post the Twenty-fourth nd will then pro- 540! ny been granted as fol- iginal—W jam H. Sny- 3 _James W. Bushong, $ Additional—Bovd to $8. Original Stewart, Com- hong, Portiand, 38. $6 J. —Adolphus Mil- TS ’jerce, $8. Increase— Blenz, Spokane, $6 to $12. Welter-Weights Matched. BALTIMORE Maurice Hereford, manager llman of 1 v for a 25- R: mpion_welter- weight The men will eet before rch Athletic Club, Syracuse, on be a complete | ¢ of the duty xplain that the United tates itary and naval stand- ow the armament it and besid was ex- that thi rernment i to hamp ny way ; of the people of it expected that do sc In fact, the alt which the offi- | n is strongly in fa- | nations, | iates that there are | MORTON SPEAKS ~ OFANEW PARTY Danger to Sound Money Due to Apathy. ISILVER MEN ARE ACTIVE| | Aot | AND THE “COIN” HARVEY FUND GROWS RAPIDLY. | The Former Secretary of Agriculture | Says a New Organization May Be Formed of Democrats and Republicans. Spectal Dispatch to ‘The Call. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., March 22.— “The danger to the cause of sound | money s in the apathy of its friend said J. Sterling Morton, for- | of Agrciulture, to me men are always | mer Secretary to-day. “Free Silver , always working,” he continued. an is on stump every day, and | HICAGO, March 22.—The mem- bers of the Government court of inquiry finished their labors in Chicago to-day and left for New York this evening. The testi- mony of Governor Roosevelt will there be received, after which the court will proceed to Governors Island. The evidence brought forth to-day consisting mainly of criticisms of the | canned beef and refrigerated beef from soldiers who ate it and watched its effects in Cuba and Porto Rico. | | was largely cumulative in its character, | | Hotel Morrison, told of a visit to the stockyards in the company of an un- preserving beef by chemical treatment. W. C. Marshall, the provision special- ist, whose testimony was expected to be seneational, threw no additional light on the question, his evidence being prin- cipally the expression of the opinion that canned beef as now put on the market is totally unfit for human food. Lieutenant J. D. L. Hartman of the First Cavalry, who was acting regimental | quartermaster while the regiment was stationed at Lakeland, Fla., testified that refrigerator beef was received from Ar- | ‘Coin’ Harvey is having great suc- | cess apparently in ralsing a campaign | fund. I see it is claimed this fund is coming in at the rate of $300 a day. When fund of this kind grows | rapidly as that, it is evident that there ill a great deal of free silver lun- y abroad in the country. We will have the money question to flght all over again next year “Do you think Mr. Bryan’s Demo- cratic party stands any chance of win- ning?” was asked. ‘I can’t say that I do,” replied Mr. Morton. “Democratic principles might win. There may be a new party arise out of the present situation which will adopt these p ples and be succe a a ful. This party would be composed | of Democrats and Republicans opposed to annexation and to the present e: travagance in the expenditure of pub lic money in nation, State and cit think Mr. Bryan's hold upon the h. terical and paroxysmal section of the Democratic party ev He represents the discontent in all par- ti He is an attractive exhorter and works his hearers up to a sort of frenzy as do religious revivalists.” “Do you think the Bryan Democracy ill control the next Democratic con- vention?” “1 did think so, but at this late day | I have had hopes it would not. There | | seems to be little letting down In the | | free silver cause.” “What chance party of winning “Little under that name. Democratic principles can win, but it seems as though they must be advanced under | another name.” ‘Who would be the nominee of the new party?” “Well, there are several who represent types which are for. There is Edmunds, for 1 have great admiration fo Schurz, but he was vorn in Germany, and so is not available.” “Do you think there is any chance | of Mr. Cleveland returning to political life? “He might not I has good men lled | nc want to,” said Mr. Morton, “but he may be dragged back | into it. He is a good type of the man wanted.” “Do you think this new or conserva- | tive party would grow 8t enough to| win the fight of 19 “Perhaps, but better to make a fight for what is right and get beaten | than to support what is wrong.” NEW YORK, March 22.—A meeting of labor agitators, social reforme silver men and delegates from several bodies organized for the advancement of various kinds of social conditions | was held in this city to-day. Rev. Dr. W. S. Rainsford presided for a tim: and then his place was taken by C. F. Baird of Philadelphia. While the con- | ference was informal, some of the pa ticipants have a plan whereby it thought a national party will be or- ganized. Among those present were Dr. C. F. | Taylor of Philadelphia, FEugen Debs, Herman J. Schulters and A. Dulin, both of Washington, and Pr ident George P. Keeney of the Asso- ciation of National Silver Clubs. Mos of those present made speeches and the advisability of calling a national conference was discussed, though no action was taken. Mr. Keeney said an- | other meeting would be held. and he thought some plan would be agreed upon then. It is said that if the con- vention is called it will be held in Buf- falo about June 28 or July 4, at which time the National Social and Political | Conference will be held in that city. S. FOR A MAGNIFICENT ABODE. | e Young Vanderbilt’s Name Mentioned S in Connection With a Realty Sale. NEW YORK, March 22.—The name of Willlam K. Vanderbilt Jr. mentioned ¢ intends to have built | ence on the property. | to Miss Virginia Fair ill take place soon, the have some foundation. Belmont, mother of Mr. his evening and | asked any information | in regard horted sale, and re- | plied that sh 1 —_————— Women Who Would Vote. | WOODLA arch Mesdames D. | | Farnham, v am and Mrs. C. He- | vel and Miss expectation th, the bill authc | school election: have registered in ! Governor will sign ing women to FORCING A TARIFF BILL ON JAMAICA @ction of the British Government Brings on Crisis. " KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 22: ¢ most important since 1863, is now occupying the attention of Jamaica. ¥ The Governor, Sir Augustus Hemming, as forecast in these dispatches on B bruary 21, prorogued the Legislature yesterday and reconvened it for % to-day by the order of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Joseph 2 Chamberlain, for the purpose of introducing the obnoxious tariff bill 2. taxing industrial implements and literature, which the Council rejected 'D on March the Governor at the same time bringing in four new official B members to outvote the representatives. 4 Jamaica Assoclation has convened public meetings throughout 5 ,untry and it has cabled to Mr. Chamberlain explaining the gravity I3 situation. Much anxiety prevails and it is expected there will be % trouble if the Government persists in its present policy. a Political —A political crisis, said to be the OROROROR O RORGLCH OO0 IR SO O B KX RIS OB IR KX 86 | morrow | Mr. McKinley, will pledge fidelity to the | nexation vote at| 7 mour & Co. It was brought to Lakeland in cars. At first it was very good and there was no objection to it, but in three In two instances a board of rejected the beef. In one case rejected a whole carload. qualit Survi the witness David Fleischman, a bellboy in the| known man, whose purpose he supposed | to be an experiment in the matter of | or four days it began to get poorer in | The stench was observable before the car | | was opened. because decomposition had set in. The beef was not received | The | rejected beef was not accounted for in | the voucher: David A, leischman testified that he was employed as bellboy at the Hotel Morrison, Chicago, during the month of | June, 1898, “One day in June,” he said, “a gentle- man in room 131 asked me if I would be at leisure to go to the stockyards with him. 1 went out there with him and helped to carry two boxes. He went out to See some man about meat, he told me. We took the boxes and went to a car where there were three or four rows of meat. In each of the boXes there were four smaller packages, containing, as I recall it, a black or rather a light gray- colored substance, He put this into per- forated trays made for that purpose, set fire to it and placed it under the meat. [ asked him what that was done for and he d it was done as an experiment to pre- serve the meat. back and get the cans. I asked himgwhether it was to Kill germs or anythithg like that, but he said called attention to th looked rather larger t there before. He said | an enlargement of the meat from the ice. when we were the Democratic | There was a sulphurous smell in the car and another odor, which -1 cannot de- scribe. I took the cans back to the hotel. “I noticed in one end of the car there | was a card marked ‘Tampa, Fla." This | was only one car and only about three | rows of beef. 1 think it was halves. I asked him who he was, and, if I am not mistaken, he told me he was a quarter- # a quartermaster general, or ext day 1 was to 8o | The process canning meat to- day robs it of allpu- trition, leaving noth- ing but fiber, fat and gelatine in the can. I consider it entirely unfit for ‘human food. The Govern- ment chemist de- scribes it as a mass - of inpsoluble mat- ter. In the packing- house this insolu- ble matter would come under the head of tankage, and would be used as a fertilizer,.—Ex- pert testimony that was barred by the Beef Court of In- quiry. 9 B40+0+040+ 0404040404040+ B F, acting sergeant major of the Second Battalion, testified that at Jacksonville the refrigerated beef had to be frequent- Iy rejected; it looked good, but when cut open it had a peculiar odor, a nauseous stench. On one occasion a_ French beef stew was served and immediately there- after the entire company was taken lently sick with vomiting and dia For two weeks afterward three men out of the company was the maximum fit for duty. Within six weeks three men died and although the records showed th died from fever, witness sald he Knew that the sickness from this meat was what killed them. This meat had to be brought two miles and a half from the Qfl!nt of issue, which took about haif an our. An_ investigation was made of the O+O+O40+ 0O+ O+ 0 4 O+ CHO4D4OIO40IO4040404 0+ 04040+ O+04+0+04 0+ 0+ 0O+ 0404040404040+ 4040404040 40+4040 40 | beef which made the company sick, but no, simply to preMgve the meat. I put my finger on the m&t and tasted it, and | | it burned the end my tongue. I | Jacksonville, was simply | at Armour’s packing house. There | | The only something like that. He was about § feet 10 inches tall, wore eyeglasses, and, should judge, was about 45 years of He wore no uniform, but was | 1 lain clothes. I understood sald that he had some con- | with the mi vice.” E. E. Murdoc for two k, o esident of the auxiliary medical e Chicago Health Department, i is an analytical chemist, stated that had made several examinations of both canned and refrigerated beef, dating back eral ye: In the latter part o June, 1858, he sald, some canned meat was brought fo him to determine its charac- t He found that the meat appar- v boiled beef. It probably had been before it was sealed in the can and There was in the c of common salt and also otherwise saltpeter. preservations, said the witne: have been in' the can before the had urated the fiber of the meat and har- dened it. “Have you ever found horseflesh put up in cans and sold on the market here fn Chicago?” ¢ put up in cans, but I have had somewhat after. quite a quantity i pot nitrate of st boiling was complete, because they fresh beef from the market, and havi found some of these samples to be horse. flesh instead of beef. had no means of knowing whence they came. An investi- on with that result on led the gé Health Department to suppress an estab- lishment in_the outskirts of Chicago.” William J. Griffin, sergeant Company samples brought to me purporting to be | with what result witness could not say. Dr. John G. Burne of Chicago, who was assistant surgeon of the Second Illinois Volunteers while the regiment was at stated that he had demned the refrigerator beef times before it left the wagon _which brought it. He had also returned some of it to the cars, taking it back in wagons and telling the agent of Swift & Co. that he could not use it. He had re- fused the meat seven times in one month on account of the bad odor and bad taste. The men complained bitterly that they could not eat it. Colonel Davi: ““Had you occa- sion to believe or suspect that the Swift vers refrigerated beef been chemically treated with a view to its ‘preserva- tion’ 2" “That had never been suggested to me, but it occurred to me when I used fit. ground I had for that belief was the difference in its taste and its ap- pearance after it had been removed from the car. It had a deadened, peculiar ap- pearance and I wondered whether any chemicals had been_ used.” First Lieutenant Hedekin of the Third Cavalry testified that the principal meat ratfon in Cuba was refrigerated beef. The complaint against it was that it was rotten. Colonel Davis asked the witness if he had reason to believe or suspect that chemicals had been used in preserving the refrigerated beef. He replfed: ““The night after 1 joined my troop re- frigerator beef appeared on the table in the form of steak. That was the first I had seen. Upon tasting it I remarked that it had a peculiar taste, which 1 had never noticed before. I ate very heartily of it. That night I had diarrhea which developed shortly afterward into dysen- tery, and 1 was unable to ascribe the disease to any other cause.’” “What led you to ascribe the peculiar- ity to preservative ““The fact that the meat was different from any that I had ever tasted and that it_made me sick.” W. A. Robinson, traveling representa- tive of the chemical firm of Charles Pfizer & Co., New York, testified that he for- merly 'had solicited orders and sold chem- icals to the packing trade. The witne: said it was within his knowledge that his firm sells to packing houses large quan- | con- | 1 BEEF THAT CAUSED SICKNESS AND DEATH titles of boracic acld and other chemi- als, but that so far as he knew such hemicals were never applied to fresh eef—they were used for export pork. Horace C. Gardner of Swift & Co., re- called, gave a detailed list of the various chemicals used in the different depart- ments of that.establishment. He said that in the refrigerated beef department no chemicals of any kind are used and that he never knew of salicylic acid be- ing used on the premises for any purpose. Albert G. Manns, the chemist for Ar- mour & Co., testified that a large num- ber of chemicals were used in the manu- facturing department, but none in_the packing house except borax and boracic acid, which were used in packing some goods for the foreign markets. The witness stated that the refrigerated beef sent to the army was shipped in the usual way and that no chemicals were used on it. In reply to Colonel Davis the witness said he had seen what is called ‘‘preserv- aline” and had analyzed it. Its main in- gredient was borax and it was used for preserving vegetables, milk, cheese, but- ter, etc. John_Blerma, private in Company E. | | & | B | signed to a provisional battalion of engi- neers for duty in Porto Rico, testified next. roast beef unle: achs rebelled against it and they were attacked with vomiting after eating it In Porto Rico the men very seldom ate the canned beef while their money last- ed. The surgeon told the men that the refrigerated beef was unfit to eat and that he couid not do anything with his medicines as long as they were pelled to eat it; he also condemned the canned beef. W. Clark Marshall said he had been a specialist in meat provisions since 1848, establishments in seven or eight years. “Please explain the nature and char- acter of your experience with reference to canned meat, more particularly | roast_beef, so call said Major Lee. | “I have 'investigated and experfmented in the matter since 1848. | canning meat to-day robs it of all nutri- First Illinois Volunteers, afterward as-| com- | In all cases, he sald, the men in| his battalion refused to eat the canned | absolutely driven to fit. | They said it was unpalatable, their stom- | | | to | consider. the UPROAR IN THE MISSOURI HOUSE Bitter Words Exchanged by Lawmakers. ALMOST COME TO BLOWS/ | OPEN CHARGES OF DISHONEST VOTING. | | | | The Trouble Arises Over the Bill De- signed to Regulate Charges in the Stock Yards. Special Dispatch to The Call. ST. LOUIS, March 22.—A special to the Republic from Jefferson City, Mo., says: The bill to regulate stockyard charges caused furious excitement in to-night'’s session of the House. Charges of dishonest voting were openly made and pandemonium reigned, at times so furjous that it seemed probable the members would come to blows. The object of the bill is 1o reduce yardage and other charges from 20 to 50 per cent. It is said to be a duplicate of the Kan- sas law. The bill was placed on its passage although he had not been In any of the | during the early part of the session and defeated—ayes 51, noes 67. Mr. Bohart of Clinton moved to re- vote by which the bill had failed to pass and his opening sen- The process of | tence was: “Honest men and honest legislation | tion, leaving nothing but fiber, fat and | have no place in the Missouri Legis- | gelatine in the can. I consider it entirely | unfit for human food. The Government chemist describes it as a mass of insolu- | ble matter. soluble matter would come under | head of tankage and would be used as a | to vote fertilizer. periments scientists There are thousands of ex- in all colleges, known to all to show that animals fed with rve to death. Canned corned beef—. Colonel Davis said: “I object to any | testimony from this witness which does | not relate strictly to the objects of the | inquiry. | Major Lee replied: “I believe that at times the questions of the recorder have | gone outside the subjeéts of the inquiry. I wish the witness, of course, to keep within bounds.” In reply to Major Lee the it | house used to be located. He also knew of a herd of thirty or forty condemned cattle being driven there for slaughter. He saw some of these cattle the next day in a city market. He knew of the car- « es going afterward to a canning es- tablishment. He would not give the name of the concern unless the firm de- sired it. The cattle had pleuro-pneumo- nia. _This occurred eighteen months be- fore Dr. Devoe took charge of the Bureau of Animal Industry at the stockyards. ““How long will canned roast beef keep?"' “If properly canned it will keep for twenty year: The witness stated that the present pro- cess robbed the meat of its nutrition, and the sterilizing feature of it generated a which tainted the meat. “Is fresh beef prior to or during ship- ments direc or indirectly treated with any chemicals?"” ““A man would be a fool if he did not treat it chemically under ordinary regis- tration, becau meat going from here to London could not be sent under the or- dinary temperature of an icehouse with- out ving on its arrival a deposit of at- mospheric germs and the meat would be unsalable in London.” Witness did not think there was any harm in so treating beef if it were done intelligently. Captain R. H. Wainwright of the First United States Cavalry said that in Cuba there was no complaint by his men about the so-called canned roast beef. generally eaten by them. There was gen. eral dissatisfaction, however, with it on account of its unpalatableness and non- appetizing qualities. The last witness examined in Chjcago was Lewis H. Wilson, who served’ with the Seventh company Signal Corps in Porto Rico. He stated that on all occasions the men in his com- pany complained of the canned roast beef . No more than 10 per cent of that issued to his company was con- sumed. East to-night and wili meet in New York at 11 o'clock Saturday morning. 'REPUBLICAN PARTY FOR PORTO RICO | Radicals to Prepare a Platform and Endeavor to Unite All Factions.’ SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO, March 22.—The leaders of the Radical party | have decided to organize a Republican | Smith was asked in regard to rates for domestic purposes and said they would remain the same as they were at present. The proposition was to hold good for five yvears. The matter will come up for final consideration at the meeting next Tues- day evening. — HAWAII TO HAVE NAVAL MILITIA party in Porto Rico with a thoroughly | An Officer May Be Sent to the Islands They will endeavor The platform will American platform. all factions. be submitted at a meeting to be held to- | d it will indorse the policy of United States, hail the prospects of an- to the United States, express the belief that the Porto Rico courts can be trusted with the civil government of | the island, but will declare a willingpess to_await the action of Congress. The platform will also favor free suf- frage, public schools, free trade with the United States, with the establishment of a gold basis for the currency, the Amer- jcan system for the judiciary and will pledge the party to lend every effort to- ward itants States. to become loyal B 20 e | ALAMEDA SCHOOLS PRAISED. | Marin County Teachers Pleased With Their Excursion. RAFAEL, jtute opened with music under tion of Miss Edwina Dufficy, which was followed by the reports of the committees that visited the Alameda pub- lic schools. Discussion of these reports was conducted by Professor T. L. Hea- ton. opinion that the Alameda schools were conducted on the most approved modern plan and that the puplis attending them had every facllity for acquiring a sound, practical’ education. The discipline in vogue was highly commended. A vote of thanks was tendered Superintendent Sul- livan for the reception and banquet ac- | corded the teachers. Professor Heaton read an Interesting aper on, “The Laws of Our Language, B mmar—Tts Alm and Scope.” Dr. i mer E. Brown discoursed on *‘Art and Education.” Both papers were discussed by the institute. 2 At the afternoon session Professor Hea- ton spoke on ‘‘Aims and Methods of Dis- cipline.”” Dr. Brown on “The Social As- pect of Education.” Among those to take an active part in to-morrow’s exercises are Miss Kathryn E. Stone and Profes- sor Elwood P. Cubberley. e WATER COMPANY’S PLEDGE. WATSONVILLE, March 22.—At a meet- ing of the City Trustees to-day the prop- osition was submitted by Francis Smith, representing the Watsonville Water and Light Company, that the corporation will supply the city of Watsonville free water for all public purposes, to include water for street sprinkling and fire use, and also will supply 15,000 gallons daily for the sewer system that the city intends build- Ser " The proposition was made on con- dition that the Trustees abandon the in- tention to vote bonds for a water system. The teachers were a unit in the | | civilization and to teach the inhab- | to the United | force to Instruct the New Organization. NEW YORK, March -A Washington apecial to the Tribune says: Hawail is to have a naval militia organization similar to the auxiliary forces possessed by many of the States, which were so valuable in the recent Spanish war. Secretary Long received a letter on the subject to-day from J. B. Castle, who was Hawaliian sceretary of legation at Washington be- fore annexation was accomplished, ask- ing for all necessary regulations regard- ing the militia in order that steps could be taken at once at Honolulu to perfect an_organization. The Navy Department is highly grati- fled with the prospect of such a reserve in the mid-Pacific, as Mr. Castle | and the Hawailans interested with him March 22.—The third | on of the Marin County Teach- | | | | | | propose to establish, especially as it is [mposible to maintain as large a regular naval force there at present as the im- portance of the locality would justify, did Admiral Dewey not require so many ves- sels in the Philippines. It is expected that a naval officer will soen be spared to undertake the instruction of the Ha- waiian battalion in technical matters, drills and routine ship life, and if pos- sible a monitor or gunboat will be a signed to the battallon for cruising duty. GENERAL TORRES NOW COMMANDS BLUEFIELDS He Is an Avowed Enemy of Ameri- cans and Will Oppose Tariff Revision. NEW ORLEANS, March 22.—The steamship Sunniva from Bluefields ar- rived to-day with the latest news from the Nicaraguan coast. The main item bearing on American interests is the ap- pointment of General Torres to command the department including Bluefields. Tor- res is an avowed enemy of Americans, anc for his part in aiding the escape of Arguillo, who murdered an American citizen, the United States forced his re- moval from the governorship four years ago. The commission to revise the tariff has not yet reported and Torres’ influence is likely to make the work abortive. He has already thrown revolutionary sus- pects into jail, and says he will sift the uprising to_thé bottom. The Government has ordered the estates of General Reves confiscated. His plantations and cattle were sold to Warren Brown of Buckport, Maine, who protests against the seizure, having made the purchase in good faith Nicaragua, however, claims that titles executed during a revolution are illegal. el i Woodland vs. Willows. WOODLAND, March 22.—The Wood- land baseball club will go to Willows on Saturday to play the Willows club. 'WIFE AND DAUGHTER NEARLY ASPHYXIATED Joseph Becker Returns to His Home | on McAllister Street Just in | Time to Save His Family. Joseph Becker, employed as a bartender by Dick Carr, on Montgomery street, re- turned late last night to his rooms in a lodging-house at 106 McAllister street and found his wife and ten-year-old daughter Lizzie in an unconscious condition, the re- sult of escaping gas. Becker immediately threw open the windows and dragged the semi-lifeless bodies into the ha | _Becker states that before leaving his home this morning he detected the odor of gas and notified the landlord. The latter gave the assurance that the matter would be attended to and Becker thought nothing - more about it. Last evening, however, when ke returned from his work he met another tenant of the house, who had percelved the same odor ani who had just visited the basement with the intention of turning the flow off at the meter. itness said | hat he knew where O'Malley’s slaughter | It was | of the Volunteer | unpalatable and entirely | The members of the court left for the | | | | | | | When Becker became acquainted with’ this fact he immediately realized that the landlord - had ignored his warning given | hours before, and he rushed to the room where his wife and daughter were sleep- ing, only to find them fast becoming vic- tims of the deadly fum Both were taken to the Recelving Hospital, where Drs. Tormey and Runnell administered coplous draughts of oxygen, finally re- storing them to a conscious condition, Had Becker made the discovery a little later it is probable that his fam would have been asphyxiated. The fact that th had been sleeping but a short time was also in their favor. Becker is well known, having managed the Olympic Club bar for many years. — e — Troops for Manila Arrive. Two companies of the Ninth Regiment, recently ordered to Manila, arrived from Madison barracks, New York, yesterday morning. Five officers of the regiment accompanied them. Colonel Powell, the band and other companies will follow this morning. The companies which arrived yesterday immediately went aboard the transport Puebla preparatory to sailing. The men are all in good condition. —_— e——————— Native Sons Elect Delegates. Pacific Parlor No. 10, N. S. G. W., held an interesting and exciting meeting Tues- day evening. The following delegates were elected to- the Grand Parlor to be held at Salinas on Aprily24: 8. V. Cos- tello, D. A. Ryan, Leonard Stone and James O'Gara. G. B. Stangerberger, T. P. Martin, Frank Christmas and G. R. Butler were named as alternates, ——e———————— ‘Writing papers, pens, inks, blank books and legal blanks cheap at Sanborn & Valil's. _ B ——— Rev. James A. Spurgeon Dead. LONDON, March 22.—Rev. James A. Spurgeon, brother of the late Rev. Charles Haddon Spurgeon, for many years the celebrated minister of the Met- ropolitan Tabernacle in London, was found dead in a rallway carriage this evening on the arrival here of the Brigh- ton express. It is supposed that death resulted from apoplexy. lature.” “If the gentleman from Clinton In the packing houses in-|means to insinuate that undue influ- the | ence caused a majority of the House the bill, he ys what e,” retorted Mr. Jones against he knows is fals of Howell. Mr. Cleary of Kansas City said he regarded the remarks of Mr. Bohart as the ravings of a misguided youth. Im- mediately the House was in an uproar and some personal encounters were narrowly averted. | With fifteen or twenty members | clamoring for recognition, some one | moved to table the motion to recon- sider, which, had it carried, would have | killed the bill. The motion was put and lost; ye: 51; nays, 69. Before any further move could be | made a motion to adjourn prevailed. Under the rules the bill must be voted upon to-morrow. OFFERS A BIG PURSE. Chicago Promoter Wants the Fitz- simmons-Jeffries Fight. NEW YORK, March : A. Brady and Martin Ju cide where Fitzsimmons and Jeffries shall fight they will consider a new propos tion from C. B. Bennett, a Chicago pro- | moter, who has offered a $25.000 purse for the men to battle for. Mr. Bennett's $5000 forfeit has been sent to the Police Ga- zette office, and Brady, who has had some correspondence with him, Is anxious to | discuss the details of the bid with Fitz- Bennett simmons’_representative. pro- poses to have the fight take piace in an amphitheater erected for the occasion in Tilinois, Indlana or Missouri. He is now in Kansas City looking for a suitable bat- tle ground in that locality SALE OF MOUNT LOWE RAILWAY Property to Go Under the Hammer. SOUTHERN PACIFIC MAY BID WILL BE OPPOSED BY THE PRO- TECTIVE POOL. An Agent of the Latter Is Quietly Buying Up Bonds and Expects to Get Possession of the Road. Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, March 22.—At noan on Tuesday next the Mount Lowe Rail- way prcperty will be sold under fore- closure proceedings by Court Commis- sioner Henry Newby. For many months Arthur B. Cody of Chicago has been buying bonds at a price never above 27} cents on the dollar. Cody is a member of the protective committee, the other members being P. M. Green, Andrew McNally, J. S. Torrance and Jo D. Pope. Through this committee pro- ceedings in foreclosure were begun in June, 1897, and the decree was granted in October of the same year, the sale subject to twenty days’ notice. Since then the bondholders have not been idle and the holdings have been con- centrated in the hands of Cody and those whom he represents, principally the Sing irs of Chicago. Vaientine ten, a capitalist of Danville, Ill., rancing money for the purchasers. in Pasadena and will likely be the purchaser under foreclosure. The Southern Pacific owns $25,000 in bonds and did not come into the pool of the protective committee. It is ex- pected in some quarters that the road will bid actively. The Huntington syndicate controls the Pasadena and Los Angeles electric | line and it has ever been an open ques- tion whether the street railway corpora- | tion has not had an eye on the Mcunt Lowe road as an adjunct. Peyton de- clares his interests are not linked with h of Huntington. To make the line profitable and stable a right of way 200 feet wide on Govern- ment land, from Echo Mountain to the summit of Mount Lowe, had to be ob- tained. The last Congress enacted a Jaw granting this, with 160 acres addi- tional on the summit of the mountain, as the railroad was simply a squatter on the public domain. That legislation was the culmination of the efforts of those who expect to become absolute owners of the property. NOT YET DETERMINED. NEW YORK, March 22—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: Nothing is known at the State Department rela- tive to the reported demand made jointly by the American, British and German Ministers in Peking for a determination of the foreign settlement question _at Shanghai. 1f Minister Conger has taken any action of the kind indicated he is acting_without authority from Washing- ton. Some weeks ago Minister Conger acted jointly with the British Minister in protesting ag#inst the extension of the French Shanghai, and the protest ' 4 on at ssfu + ® RHEUMATISM CURED BY HUDYAN. Dear Sirs: time and according to sufferer from at times. I say I had cured. There is I uable remedy. L good. 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