The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 28, 1899, Page 3

FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY. MARCH 28, 1899. THE 8. HELD TO ANSWER FOR THE WANTON KILLING OF A BOY O’CONNELL SPEAKS ON AMERICANISM Bail Is Denied Sheriff Desirello of San Mateo County. REDWOOD CITY, March 27.—"Held d committed to the cus- Sheriff without bail.” the order of the commit- agistrate, James Hapnon. this | n in the case of former Deputy Frederick Ferdinand Wallace rello, charged with the murder of s Johnston. The first part of the er was not unexpected, though from evidence introduced it was thought t possibly the prisoner would be ad- mitted bail. The courtroom was th ged with the usual crowd that at- tends cases of this kind. The air be- came so close and stifling that it wa necessary to open the doors and win- dow Desirello was accompanied by his | wife. Peter Johr the father of | the dead boy, wi st witnes called for the pro: used when the court made an order Sheriff to search the wit- been brought to his at- tention that Johnston had threatened to kill Desirello upon sight, whether it be in court or out. Upon being satisfied | court ordered the that he was the victim, who at the asout 17 vears of 1 a visit to a mar- he time of the t the >nd ice on ss had mad irello and | and ani- nt. . cause of avtopsy upon the 1 found that the about three inches the r ar and the same relative The jugular | leath was caused | an at about g man who )n on the night of told how he, Johnston driving to Belll’s the switch the White House tep out into the mid- tting not over Six could have stopped | 1in 4 yard or two. Th king no noise or dis 1 st imme it is ad- esirello) stepped back a | . which struck the_ front A second and | wagon. 1 shot ere fired. By this about at Belll's store. mes Johnston Said\ | or T'll put a bullet through you, 100." i | shaken. Former Deputy to him: “Jack, I'm shot.”” They puiled | up the horses in front of the store and | | Johnston jumped from the wagon and | grasped a railing on the porch of the store to keep from falling. Desireilo then came up and caught the wounded | boy as he was falling. The witness asked Desirello what he shot at them | for, he said. | Fred, you knew who we were. We | were doing no harm. Why did you shoot at us?” Desirello replied, “Shut your mouth Desirelic wife, who w came up on the scene, and “Fred, what have you done? you killed a mar “Yes; and I shot to kill,” he replied. The witn aid that a moment later Desirello -corrected himself by saying: “I shot to kill the horses.” Vaccari testifled that some one in the crowd said a doctor should be sent for, but that Desirello said it w too late. He however went to Ocean View, a dis- tance of about one and a half miles and procured a physician. When he re- turned the boy was dead. The witness was subjected to a severe cross-examination but his story with a | few minor exceptions remained un- at’ Colma, ald: | Have | Henry Jensen, the third boy on the wagon, said he got aboard near the switch and sat on the left side of the| seat with his back turned to the horses. | He noticed a man step out into the track and back again. He thought he | recognized him as Desirello from the | hat he wore. As soon as the man | stepped back he saw him throw his hand to his back pocket as though ing for a revolver. Immediately first shot was fired, and he could dis- | tinctly see the flash of the revolver. He saw the flash of a second shot, the bullet passing close to his head. When the third shot was fired they were al- | most at the store and it was then he| heard Johnston v he s shot. So | far as he could see or hear Desirello | neither called to them to stop nor made any motions to stop them. He did not see Desirello run along trying to stop the horses, and, besides, the horses were not traveling fast. He corroborated | Vaccari regarding everything that was said and done at the store after Desir- ello came up. Daniel Neville, the Constable, testi- fied that Desirello gave himself up and surrendered his revolver and asked to be taken to Redwood Ci James Crowe, the Coroner, produced the wea- pon that caused the death. Here the prosecution rested its case, and after a short recess William Mur- phy was placed on the stand for the defense. He was with Desirello on the night in question and at the time of the shooting. He said the defendant | ordered the boys to halt, as they were | going at a rapid rate, the horses being | on a lope when they passed him. He admitted that he told a reporter he was not present at the time of the | shooting, but was in the kennels at the | White House and came out when the shooting began. He did this, he said, to get rid of the reporter and not be mixed up with the affair until he was called upon to testify in court. There was an attempted demonstra- | 2 tion when the court made its order holding the defendant, which was im- mediately quelled. The District At- torney will file an information in a few days and Desirello will be given a| speedy trial. SCOIN" HARVEY HAS RESIGNED Leaves the Silver Demo- | cratic Committee. Spacial Dispatch to The Call. | GO, March 27.—W. H. (“Coin™) | rvey has resigned as general manager of the ways and means committee of the I mmittee and Sam B. Cook uri been appointed in his place. Mr. Cook has been in practical charge of the office for some time while Mr. Harvey has been absent. Mr. Har- Yey gives as the cause of his resigna- | tion that he could not wet the commit- tee to agree on what he thought was businesslike and aggr atic Cs practical, He expressed an earnest de policy. [ for the success of the work of the ways | and means committee and the princi- ples of the Chicago platform, but fur- ther than this he refused to make any | ROCK, Ark., March 27— Bryan was this evening | shown the Associated Press telegram clating to the resignation of W. H. | Harvey. He sa . been very efficient nd writ- contributed largely to the growth Bimetallic sentiment. Mr. Cook is the original silver men of Mis- souri dnd the work of the committee will not suffer in his hands. I believe Harvey's plan of collecting money for ‘educational purpose a feasible | one. at the people who believe in the 1 ation of bimetallism ought to contribute to carry on the fight. The | financicrs have contributed largely to | circulate the gold standard literature. | Harvey's rea- I know nothing of Mr. sons for resigning further than your telegram stat DIES IN AN ASYLUM. i ST. LOUIS, March 27.—Bishop James | Duggan died to-day at St. Vincent's In- ne Asylum, where he had been a pa- nt for twenty He was T4 years of age. The came clouded in it was found qry to provide for him at the a One of his delusions was that he At intervals he appeared rational. At such times he would poré over ecclesiastical volumes count incidents of his life. rs ago Bishop Duggan was the and friend of Archbishop Ken- Yooked upon his as his suc- but he was afterward rem ved to Up to the time of his death : ‘permijtted to retain the was alw garb of a Bl Exonerates Dr. Corey. TACOMA, March 27.—The Coroner's jury in the case of Mrs. Dr. Corey re- turned rdict that she came to her deat) being shot by her husband while hr W oring under the influence of a nig g — e —————— Edward Hanlon, the great mana- ger of the champion Baltimores, swrites about baseball for 1899, in next Sunday’s Call. | fifth fioor. RE DESTROYS ARMOUR WORKS Employes Missing, Many Injured. | displeased John. He sent a bellboy to the Six Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, March 27.—Fire destroyed the Armour curled hair and felt works, | Thirty-first place and Lenson street, | to-night, causing a property loss of | nearly $400,000, injuring eleven em- | ployes, one fatally, and endangered the | lives of 400 others, who rushed to es- cape through the blinding smoxe. e to-night it was found that six peuple who were in the building when | the fire broke out were missing, and while it is not thought that all of them are dead, It is probable that the m jority of them perished. The names of | | 5 FLANNAGAN, machine | hand, last seen on third floor. } i | WILLIAM GILLSON, workman, last seen on fourth floor. ELLA HENNIWRIGHT, last seen on | second floo: THOMAS MITCHELL, last seen on DENNIS SHEEHAN., JOHN WHITE, last seen on third floor. The injured: Jeremiah Steele, jumped from third story window, will die; Jo seph Kuda, badly burned about legs and body; Jochn Rhodes, jumped from | second story! window, leg broken George Mosher, fell down elevator | shaft, right shoulder broken; August| Schomberg, ankle sprained and scalp wound; Mamie Ryan, face and arms| burned; Georgle Schwartz, hands, face | and arms burned; Margaret: Goenthy, both arms cut and head bruised; Nel- lle McNab, hands and face burnes Paul Roscmier, both hands burned, left side of head scorched; Harry Lee, fell from second story window, scalp wound. Employes on the floor on which the fire statted said that a nail which caught in a “picker” caused friction, igniting the inflammable material with which the machines are fed. The flames spread to bales of curled hair, and in three minutes the entire floor was dense with blinding black smoke. Men and women left their posts in frantic rushes to the exits. Many ran to windows and descended by the fire escapes, but most groped through the smoke to the first floor and out the cor- ner entrance. Jeremiah Steele was bending over his carding machine when the blaze broke out. Stifled by the smoke, he staggered to a window, swung himself over the sill and held by his fingers. Mean- while - firemen - stretched a net and shouted to Steele to drop. He did so, but crashed to the stone sidewalk. The Armour felt works burned out nearly a year ago. It was replaced by a substantial five-story structure, 112 by 225 feet, which was completed only last August. Equipped with special reference to fire protection in the way of construction and exterfor fire es- capes, the total destruction worked by to-day’s blaze was a source of keen re- gret to the owners. The loss is total. The insurance is $300,000. | embraced the doctrines of Father Hecker. | troduced into his doctrine, | in a society without binding themselves |SULLIVAN NOT ASKED | HWayor Hfason of | Portland s Dead | sullivan arrt Special Correspondence of The Call and New York Herald. OME, March 10.—I have been for- tunate enough to have a long talk to-day with Monsignor O'Connell, formerly rector of the North Amer- fcan College, who is an ‘intimate friend of Monsignor Ireland and of Mon- signor Keane, who has always been one of the most fervent apostles of American- ist doctrines. I wished to know what was the interpretation that this prelate gave to the letter of the Holy Father on Amer- fcanism, and the opinions he was kind enough to give me on this subject are all the more valuable inasmuch as they may | be considered as a refiection of the opin- fons of the Archbishop of St. Paul and of the high dignitaries of the Catholic | church in the United States who have “The question,” he said to me, “is not as obscure or as complicated as it may appear at first sight. The confusion which has arisen is due entirely to the passions which have been stirred up | around it, in Europe more than anywhere else. Heckerism has been confounded with Americanism—that is to say, they are two things standing entirely without the other, and one may disappear with out the-other, the other ceasing to exist. ‘‘Has not the Pope's letter condemned them all?” “On the contrary, it condemned certain theorles formulated by Father Hecker, but it cannot be said that it absolutely reproved Heckerism as a whole. If one wishes to be more precise, it may be said the Pope has censured the exaggerations which Father Hecker’s blographers in- which were condemned by Americanists themselves long before the august word of the Holy Father " had enlightened them, but the | fundamental work of Father Heeker re- mains intact, and the Pope's letter recog- | nizes its legitimacy as far as the Paulist | fathers are concérned. | “Then you do not think that the Paul- ist fathers were condemned ™ “It does not become me to judge. I| limit myself to reading and meditating | on what the Holy Father has written. If there are persons who prefer to unite by vows there is no obstacle in the way | of their following their vocation, for this | manner of living is not new in the tra- ditions of the church and is not repre- hensible. Only they must refrain from placing this conception of community life in antagonism to other religious order: is what the Holy Father has writ ou see, therefore, that the Paulist | a1y live and prosper with the | on of the church and the Holy | ntagonistic to religious order: You have put your finger on the knot of the controve! Those who in Amer- set out to exaggerate the tendencies erism before letting it be judged in Europe and those who from this side | of the Atlantic regard it with European | prejudice said: ‘Americanists combat our | srders, which they consider as | ion of the middle ages. monastic vows with - anua consequent roy what Kurope considers religious. institution. Con- are heret 4 yning is founded on false e United States there ex- from the middle | is tbe good of | proach individuali tempt to de: sential’ the Te In th premises. In t it istg_nothing descended st What, therefore, ing of destroying what does not ex- The product of that soil is exclu- indigenous and contemporary “vthing springs forth spontaneously om the customs and spirit o. the age and tends to form institu..ons appropri- ife to the people and to our time, ana not {o overthrow what has never taken root ong us. “The conclusion is p the Holy Father reproves those who deny the good and legitimacy of European re- ligious corders, and Americans have no Kind of reason to feel under the ban of in. The letter of THE POPE PLEASED BY THE LETTER OF NEW YORK BISHOPS NEW YORK, March 27.—There was issued an official statement in regard to the letter sent on March 10 last by the Roman Catholic Bishops of the province of New York to the Pope, expressing their gratitude for the letter the Popbe sent§to this country regarding what is called “Americanism.” In the letter the Bishops said: “The Bishops receive and accept such letter, word for word. sen- tence for sentence, and in the sense intended by the holy father, which 1s no other than the sense of the universal church of all ages. Hence- forth we will regard these questions as settled. Thanks to his Holiness. the hybrid theories to which the name of Americanism nas been given died almost at their birth. “This misconception being removed, the true Americanism is for us the subject of pride and glory. We glory in it because our nation is great in its institutions, in its enterprises, in its development, in its untiring energy; but when we come to speak of religion, of dogma, of discipline, of Christian morality and perfection we take equal pride in being faithful followers of the Holy See.” The letter concluded with the wish that his Holiness may be spared for many years to see with his own eyes the happy results of his watchful care and apostolic benevolence. | By direction of the holy father, Cardinal Rampolla, Secretary of State, has written to Archbishop Corrigan, under date of March 14. to acknowledge the receipt of the dutiful address which the Paulist Fath- ers forwarded to Rome on February 28, through his hands, and to ex- press the special pleasure and satisfaction which this document has afforded his Holiness. 8 2 ° §, : ° 40404040+ 0404040+ 040+ 0+ 040404040+m + H4040404 0 +0+ 0+ 04040404040 +040434+ O+ 0+ 0 +04+0+040404m this reproof. They have Paulist Fathers. | “Well read the Pope's letter. It says | Now on this point the Holy Father lo- | textually: Discipline of life does not ex- | cutus est. They form a religious society | clude temperaments suggested by diver- | Without the obligation of vows and the | sity of time and place, and the Holy chief of the church has sald to them that | Apostolic See is ever inclined to modify | they are not to be reproved for that.’ | discipline so well that without injuring "It Seems to me, however, that all these | divine right he never neglected to take | considerations belong to the question of |into account customs and i active or passive virtues.” | which result from immense div ‘‘Precisel Now, if there exists in the | peoples subject to this discipline. United States a religious order which American Catholi therefore, onl does not exact from its members vows | apply principles. which have constantl imposing the practice of passive virtues prompted the conduct of the Holy See. ang the obedience usque ad mortem | “If T have a good memory Monsignor | Wisely recalled in the letter of the Su- | Keane said that American Catholics do preme Pontiff, it does not follow that we | ot fear the spirit of the age, the ten- should deny the sacredness of passive dencies of which, on the contrary, they virtues and supernatural virtues.” are dl;pn. d to favor. “Yet has not the Holy Father erllten mo’r&‘,'fiu; uel Now xeadgonce mote a s v - American- 0 @ : < far from our jhat neicisspproves) g called | intention to repudiate the fruit of genius A at is a side of the question we have | Of our age, for, on the contrary n sl g *h | With pleasure truths acquired b not yet touched upon. Up to the Present | ng all sound fruits of sound activit ve spoken only of L o ¢ B e YRS Snother: thing alto-|add o} theipatrimony of sclencejjandy gether. The Pope has condemned cer- [ WigEH }inorlflfilfl ‘mm«‘m:mll. : 1 o theories whignsiini Eiiropesipass| < ciTe’ copejiiugirecopnizes the legiat e hams of AmeripanyCatholiclsm{ i E1aCT afe Lo mOBL astirmined iand most bue these theorles are not those which the | JTHITE DT s m’}g‘?”fié“’,figfid“’:} American Bishops profess. True Ameri- | Grqins" that, on this point, their cons canism has for its cornerstone that same truth which Leo XIII indicated as ng the foundation of the churchx'I follow only Jesus Christ and am bound in fellow- Ship to your Holiness—that Is to say to the chair of St. Peter. Upon this rock I have built the church and whoso gather- | eth not with you scattereth.’ | “American Catholics have diametrically opposed other Catholics who wished to create in America a different church from that which embraces all countries, and | sciences are in perfect harmony with the doctrines proclaimed Dby thelr Infallible chief.”” . “But the words which ypu have just | awoted do not relate to preaching, which | in America they wish to do freely, even | de the churches, “Even on this point we are not out of harmony with pontifical prec Leo XIII_wrote Cardinal Gibbor t with the approval of the Hierarchy religious propaganda may be conducted elsewhere en " German-Americans tried t0 na- | than in churche M ize the administration and to take | “You, therefore, find it logical that Mgr. ot e church of the United States its | Ireland addressed to the Pope his letter lity, Cardinal Gib- bmission ! aracter of univer: 7 ¢l bo Monsignor Ireland and Monsiggor | hatever was the judgment of the| Kenne opposed this attempt in order to | Holy Father, the duty of every good preserve the unity of the Catholic church | Catholic was ‘to bow before the word of | in the United States in conformity with | truth, but the dischargg of this duty must | the instructions of the Holy Father.” | have ‘been all the mort easy to Mgr. Ire- ““This concerns, if 1 am not mistaken, | land, as the truths proclaimed by the the nationality, while the judgments pro- | supreme pontiff are in entire conformity hounced by Leo XIII on ‘Americanism’ | with those which American Catholics | concern the doctrine.” have always practice | “Even from that point of view the Holy | “You consider, in brief, that American- | ism_has not been condenined.” “The only condemnations have been er- rors which certain fanatics had put in circulation under the name of American- ism. They had forged the phantom of heresy. The Pope swept away the phan- tom and has made the truth shine.” 3 Heclared himself with wisdom | it is tmpartial. 1 advise you | {0 read again the declaration which Mon- | Signor Keane made_on this subject in a | Tecent interview: ‘Truth is one and un- changeable, while temperaments, cCus- toms, places and spirit of times vary. Father hs as lofty as TO ACT AS REFEREE 1.0OS ANGELES, March .—John L. d at the Hollenbeck Hote last night accompanied by his thirst. Strict orders were given by the manager | of the aggregation of which John L. and | Jake Kilrain are stars that no drinks should sent to the ex-champlon. That o7 bar- with instructions to. get a bottle of whisky. The boy returned and announced laconically: 2 “Can’t do nothing for you, John.” | wwell, that's lightning,” said Sullivan; “put 1 don’t blame vou, kid,” he added. | Contrary to expectations the big Bos- tonian accepted his fate meekly and went ithout his “bot.” O er was asked to referee the Mc- Coy-Choynski fight,”” sald Sullivan to-day (¢ was dead wrong to say 1 was. People | get sore when you job ‘them like that. 1 Ss In Ventura that night and never had any idea of being referce. J. WALDERE KIRK AND “BARONESS” BLANC NEW YORK, March 2T.—The Herald's Chicago correspondent telegraphs ‘When 1 called to see “Baroness” Blanc at the Hotel Lancaster to-ask about the report of her marriage to J. Waldere Kirk the latter appeared. The *Baroness” could o seen. no}:’["r’;(. when I asked him about the re- ported marriage, sald: “I won't say any- thing about it, because there i3 no :T:; or me to say one way Therc's nothing 107 T are, at liberty to conclusion STPfak been at the Hotel 3t three weeks. Previous with friends at 2611 Calu- One week ago last night she on at the Adelphl th her: play, “’l;heu%:‘r{ rom Chile,” and has not been out w Hrom COn Thursday night next she will play a benefit. Up to three or four days g0 Kirk was a guest at the Auditorium Annex. He is now a guest at the Lan- aster. e CRACKER TRUST NOW IN WORKING ORDER 1.0S ANGELES, March 27.—The sale of the Southern California Cracker Company and Bishop & Co.’s plant to the Syracuse syndicate is about completed. Robert Shaw and Counsel Ide left for the East after having received instructions from their superiors, including M. Diehl, the New-York capitalist, who is on his way 1o this coast, to permit the acquired con- cerns to run until the terms of the eon- tract are complied with. Bishop & Co. have received orders to close thelr cracker plant on April 1, after which Southern California, Arizona and New Mexico will be supplied by the Southern Galifornia Cracker Company. The asser- tion 1% made that the new company would be capitalized for $6,000,000, of which $3,- 000,000 is to be preferred stock and the re: mainder common stock and also that $50,- 000 has already been subscribed by local capitalists, one banker taking $10,000, SAVED FROM DEATH BY BEING ARRESTED SAN JOSE, March 27.—The timely ar- rest of F. A. Hanscom, alias C. A. Smith, prevented the latter occupying a slab in the morgue to-night. He attacked a 12- year-old girl at Hester School this after- noon. The principal discovered him and chased him away, notifying the Sheriff's office. When C. H. Coles, the father of the girl, heard of the crime after he got home from work, he armed himself with to that she W avenue. a_short cater here a shotgun and started out to kill Hans- com.. eputy Sheriff Black ran across the wretch just as the irate parent was R e e o 3 @ © . PORTLAND, Or., March 27.—Mayor W. S. Mason died this morning. He was twice elected to the Mayoralty. His first term began in 1891, when Port- land, East Portland aond Albina were consolidated into one municipality. He served three vears. He was re-elected Mayor last June, his personal popular- ity and integrity giving him a large majority over the three opposition can- didates combined. Mr. Mason was pres- ident of the Chamber of Commerce for a number of years. He organized and was president of the Portland National Bank, which met disaster in 1893. Mr. Mason put up over $100,000 of his pri- vate fortune and saved depositors from loss. Services over the body of Mayor Ma- son will be held in this city to-morrow at the First Presbyterian Church, and immediately afterward the body will be. taken on board the steamer Columbia for San Francisco. The Columbia prob- ably will arrive in San Francisco on Friday morning Mayor Mason was a member of Gold- en Gate Commandery, Knights Tem- plar, and it is by his express wish that this organization will take charge of his funeral in San Francisco. The body will be interred in Masonic Cemetery, San Francisco, beside his two sisters. - D e G B e e B e e S e S DR G0 4 an an ancan s SRCEL SCEN S S i Sl o o e o Slom L R O e o e Sca started and Mr. Mason undertook the extra burden of superintendent of that line, along with his other duties. This class of work was altogether new to him, but being a thorough railroad man he soon picked up enough about the business to make him a successful manager. In 1882, finding his duties rather arduous, he resigned his position in this city to go into business in Port- land. His work on the railroads was greatly appreciated by Mr. Donahue, who always spoke of him as the best railroad man in the country. ‘W. S. Mason came to San Francisco in 1876 from Illinois, where he had been connected with the freight department of the Illinois Central Railroad. Soon after his arrival he made the ac- quaintance of Peter Donahue, and Mr. Donahue at once became strongly at- tached to him. He gave him the posi- tion of general freight agent of the old San Francisco and North Pacific Rail- way. Later the Omnibus Road was about to find him, and thus prevented bloodshed. Hanscom is an all-round crook, and there are two charges of forgery against im, he having bassed o number of wor less checks on merchants. g tes : DEPOSITORS WILL BACK THE COMMERCIAL BANK and assured the depositors that 1f the: would agree to the above conditions su ficlent money would be provided to re- open the bank. : early every depositor present then signed the agreement. The shareholders later held a private meeting and decided to open the concern some time next week. Deposits to the amount of $250,000 wers signed for to-day. There was every evi- dence of good feeling at the meeting and when the bank opens it will receive the heartiest support. Pledged Their Support to the Extent of $250,000 Yesterday. SAN LUIS OBISPO, March 27.—A meet- ing of the stockholders, depositors ana customers of the closed Commercial Bank was held here to-day, the object being to talk over the situation and if possible arrive at some conclusion toward reopen- ing the concern. About 200 were present. The president of the bank, McD. R. Vena- ble, made a speech, explaining that per- mission had been secured from the Bank Commissioners to resume business and all that was needed was tihie assistance ot the depositors, who were invited to come forward and sign an agreement to the effect that for the next ten months they would . only withdraw their deposits at the rate of 10 per cent of such deposit each month, thereby giving the bank an op ortllnltg to fully recover. enry Brunner of San Francisco, a large stockholder in the bank, followea AN ENCOUNTER IMMINENT. LIMA, Peru, March 27.—Advices from Bolivia say that an encounter is imminent between the Government troops under President Alonzo and the Federalists, or insurgents. The fighting will probably take place between Oruro, where the Government reserves are stationed, and Coracolla, about sixty miles northwest of Oruro. - = Antarctic Explorations. LONDON, March 27.—Llewelyn Long- staff, a member of the Royal Geo- graphical Society, has contributed £25,000 toward the fund being raised by the Brit. ish Association and the Royal goclety for the British Antartic Expedition, which will co-operate with the German Antartic expedition In exploration next year, though each will take a different route. | Packing Company, was | who_appeared. | curred one hour later the water works | MR. SWIFT SAYS GENERAL EAGAN WAS MISTAKEN Controversy Between Beef Con- tractor and Commissary as to the Meat Supplied. WASHINGTON, March 27.—The Mil- | frigerator and either on shiphoard or on itary Court of Inquiry appointed by tke >h.yxn»_ President to make an investization of | “that Gene the beef furnished the army during the | interview Spanish war has returned to Washing- | dorstandin ton, and at 2 o’clock to-day resumed its sittings here. The memb of the | : Ceaammn 3 commission are hnpefux_maz lhey_ ill | hours the time for (N‘ih :‘fj"‘il;\&g;);’fe?:; Dbe able to conclude their work Within | taken out of the refrigerator was not & the next ten days, and expect to have | clerical error, as suggested by the gen- some hnportant witnesses before them | ' in that time, including General Eaga who will be recalled. It is also pected that General Miles will be an opportunity to testify. . E. C. Swift, vice president of the Swift the first witne: He is a resident of Low- and gives especial attention to can only responded Swift, L that he was mis X rA\l,m»r Lee “Then the insertion Chat cannot be so. He said his agents rve the meat red him that if t would be good after being taken un, and I lorie_the m for twenty-four hours from the refrigerator. Swift continued by saying that refrig- | erated beef in a torrid country would keep good longer than an ordinary person would think it good, on account of the utside appearance. ‘As a consequence of his representations, the first draft of the contract had been changed by General Eagan in several particulars. Swift said in reply to a question that the dressed beef export business was growing rapidly at the expense of the ex- portation of live cattle. There was, he aid, a_ super-demand abroad for refrig- rated beef, and in London this beef was supplied to the best trade. arles E. Barry, traveling salesman for Swift & Co., followed Swift. Ile testl fied to his participation in the negotia- tions with General Eagan to secure the army contract, saying he had met the general several times on this subject, the st meeting being in May of last vear before the issuance of the advertiSement for hids. He also understood that the seventy-two hour clause applied only to the time that the beef was to be kept in the refrigerators on shore. There was al understanding with General 1 to the twenty-four hour clause, niting the time which the beef could be kept out of the refrigerator, he agreeing at it should be kept considerably under er. ell, Mass., thé Eastern interests of his company. assisted in preparing the contract for | supplying beef for Cuba during the wai coming to Washington for that purpose first on June 23. ' Mr. Swift said he start- | ed to Washington in response to a re- quest_from General Eagan when it ap- peared that his firm had made the lowest | id. The conversation with General Eagan on this occasion was somewhat general, relating to the conduct of business. was here only a day and was told before he left that the contract would be award- ed to his firm. General Eagan had, how- ever, stated at that time that he could not go Into details with him until he could make some necessary investigation as to {table ships, Mr. Swift made his second Vashington on the 28th of June, e contract was submitted to him. He had then made some objections to the terms of agreement as presented to him. One of these objections was to the terms which he thought might require the beef company to deliver beef by lighter, he complaining that the company could reasonably be expected to deliver at on such points as had railroad tracks along- de the wharves. It was also understood that beef was to be supplied only to the the inland points to be fur- oo ed that on one day when he eral Eagan's office, prior to the the contract, the later com- of letting nished w beef killed in the country ; ¢ ; nished - 1 3 plained of the number of people who Wi They were to keep on ha_pd a sufficient | oyiting letters to hirrxl pnngfern?:g te):g supply for sevei hours’ consumption, | «processing” of beef. The general had this time to be then handed him a letter from a Mr. ours under ," 5 o Powell of w York, who claimed to have frigeration was contemplated in_ all the | 5 Trcc 2l w00t T Crpd iy conversation and with this understanding | § BroGess for preserving meat, aying he was to be had the company had | D20 & L G agreed that the quality of the beef should | PIIIS In the Southern States. be maintained for three days and nights. | opo) e o natn e In response to a question from Major s e o har e wan 1 Lee, Mr. Swift stated that General Eagan | oicraing upon Pl B s ad during the interview with him men- oal with LE 8 "-n and i R B deal with those who could receiv some sug- gestion of a process for preserving meat, . : ] fut General ‘Eagan did mot g into de- | After hearing Barry, the court at §:3 Eiving no names of the inventor nor | 9clock held a brief executive ses then adjourned until to-mo: o process. Major Lee then stated that Eagan had said in his testimony before | the board that the company had guar- | anteed that the beef should be kept good for seventy hours after leaving the re- L00D WATERS ARE RECEDING No Danger Along the Sacramento. General The woman who truly loves her husband will keep a watchful eye on &) his health. She will remember that if his health is neglected, any ‘telephone call from the office may be a message that he has been stricken by death. ‘The average man does not feel that he has time to fool away about trifling | indispositions. He is too busy making money. He says he leaves sickness to the women folks. That is the way men commit suicide— tens of thousands of them. A woman stand between this danger and her husban if ghe will. A little watchfulness—a sug- gestion now and then and a little of a good Special Dispatch to The Call. | WLUSA, March 27.—The Sacramento River is falling slowly. The lowlands on the east side of the river are flood- ed. There will be no damage to crops, as the water will recede soon. At § | g:;'?‘:‘g;fisfy‘mwargrflpf;::ig- e o’'clock last night the fire be}l_rang for | wedical Discovery is a remarkable remedy a break in the levee. The citizens an- | for hard working men and women. In a wered the alarm immediately. The | certain sense, it is a cure-all, for the reason break was found to be at the water | that it goes down to bed-rock and cures the works. The engine and pump room was | disorders that are responsible for the ma- flooded. The water rushed through Jl?my of ety mn;ssuh It sumgq‘:gm A oz G S =7 | the stomach, and makes the appetite keen with terrific velocity. It entered the | .q°GrC" Tt invigorates the liver. It residence of Mrs. A. Bond, and through | gids the natural processes of secretion and an alley found its way into the street. | excretion. It makes the assimilation of The men piled sacks into the break | the food perfect. It purifies the blood and stopped it. If the break had oc- and fills it with the life-giving elements that build new and healthy flesh tissue. It | tones the nerves. It is the great blood: | maker and flesh-builder. It cures g8 per cent. of all cases of laryngial, bronch&l, throat and kindred affections, which, would have been ruined. WOODLAND, March 27.—A telephone message from Knights Landing this morning reports that the Sacramento | neglected, lead up to consumption. It is River is 16 feet 2 inches at that point | also an unfailing remedy for all nervous and slowly falling. There is no further | disorders. ~An honest dealer will not urge danger of overflow. Land owners are | 2 Substitute. 2 confident there is not more than half Tastmintefl oMk NI thea 2 called la grippe,” writes Mrs. Sarah Farley, of as much water on reclamation district | Fairfax, Atchison Co., Mo. *‘Was sick for about No. 108 now as there was after the four months and nolhiqg that I took seemed to freshet last January. A full supply of | S0 Ie ey Bged Ay e e e whie, fuel was received on Sunday and the | and nearly gave up all hope of ever getting well. pump. was started Sunday afternoon. | 1heardof Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Di The basin will be entirely free from flood water in a few days. “Doc" and thought I would tryit. I had not finishe Boyer, who is farming extensively on the first bottle when I n to better. I have taken two bottles of the ‘ Golden Medical Grand Island, is in this city. He is confident that all danger is past and Discovery’ and one of the ‘ Favorite Prescrip- tion * and feel better than ever before in iny life. that the area of grain which will be destroyed by flood water will be com- paratively small. He expects the tule lands will yield big crops this season. From Knights-Landing down the only crevasse on the west bank of the river 4s what is known as the Woods break. That above the mouth of Feather River, and consequently, before the meeting of the last Legislature, was not within the jurisdiction of the de- partment of public works. Every pos- | sible effort was made to induce. the land owners to close the break. Most of them were willing to do so and men whohave no land on the river bank offered to subscribe liberally. Some of those who would have reaped the most benefit from such work refused to give anything and the project was necessar- ily abandoned. A large volume of water is now run- ning out of the Woods break and as a result a great deal of excellent farm- ing land In that vicinity will be ren- dered pretically useless for this sea- FOR FINE TAILORING PERFECT FIT, BEST OF WORKMANSHIP, at 25 per cent Less than Other Tailors Charge, Go tc JOE POHEIM gz gt w $35 panistrom .. §4 0§10 201 and 203 Montgomery St., 1110and 1112 Market S, S.F. 485 14tH STREET, OAKLAND, CAL. WIAKE PERFECT MEn DO NOT DESPAIR! Do notSut. fer Longer! The joys and ambitions of {ife can be restored o you. - Th worstcases of Nervous Deb) absolutely cured by PER] ABLETS. Give prompt relfef to in- comnia, failing memory and the waste son. Any one of the p‘:'inclfifll !M;g and drain of vital powers, incurred by owners will lose more than wou - ly years. I Tt vij and pote: toe: funo- have cost to fill in the brealt and con- | o o Vg, AR Siv gl Tioom to the. struct a levee. This flood water will| cheeksandiustre to the eves of Joumg or ol Sital a encroach on considerable pasture land 30 compiete & "m"dflg. s northeast of Woodland. The general | finded. Can be carried in vest pocket. Bord everywhere or mailed ( plain wrapger on receipt of Jrice by TIE PERFECTO €O, Coxton Bidg., Chicago, il £old by Owl Drug Co., 8. F. and Oaklaod. visic DR, JORDAN'S Grea Museum of Anatomy 1061 ZARZET OT. bet. 6th & Tth, 5.F. Cala ‘The Largestof its kind in the World, DR. JORDAN—Private Diseases. Conultation free. Write for Boek Philosophy of Marriage. opinion is that it will not seriously in- terfere with farming operations on the | strip cf. land along the river, or the | Swingle or Martin farms near Swingle Station. Neither will it reach Solano County in sufficient volume to do seri- ous damage. e THE THISTLE NOT LOST. Missing Sloop Seen at Anchor in a Northern Harbor. | VICTORTA, B. C., March 27.—There seems a_strong likelihood that after all the Ford-Thames party of nine reported lost with the sloop Thistle between Alert Bay and Hornby Island is safe. A ser- geant of the provincial police saw Ford's | at North End Island on March 9,/ P/ SDR. HALL’S REINVIGORATOR Five hundred reward. for any 5100 case we cannot cure. This secret Ford having gone north to pilot some remedy stops all losses 'in 24 vessel. The party was awaiting his re- hours, cures Emissions, Impo- turn. This would mean that they were tency, Varicocele, Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Fits, Strictures, Lost y r the in safety long afte time mentioned | Cleat. | Fite Steictiees, " Toet as the probable date of their loss. | - of self-abuse or exc Sent e e from. ornby atand, ang | Scaled. § bottle; 3 battles, &5: gustanised to would therefore not’ know anything about | TisE, M Remdnay Oakisnd. Cat Also: fap the delay occasioned by Ford SOing far- | sate ot o 5. F. Al private dise ther north than Alert Bay. 3 Sases quickly © 4 for Tres