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

ATTACKED BY MADDENED HORSE One Legged Rider Has a Narrow Escape. —— JUBILEE CELEBRATION ENDS ——— GRAND REUNION OF PIONEERS AT SAN JOSE —— Open House Was Held All Day at the Various Headquarters and in the Two Court- Rooms. — e Bpecia) Dispateh to JOSE, Dec. 22.~The golden jubilee fitting close this even- e morning hours visiting various 8 of the city and calling upon one an. er. A large number v rk and enjoyed the sce there The aftern ery and bath- oon was devoted to broncho I Sports at Agricultural Park. Programme consisted of e xhibitions with the lasso, dismounting while riding at full speed, picking articles from the d while riding swiftly by g and tir 3 teen or tw the spo: the bewildered b S and refused to buck. sode occurred during the afternoon, when Britt ell, a one- egged - man, but known throughout the State as an excepts expert rider, was, at his own rec en a notedly vicious horse. Th made fifteen or twenty ter: 1 then stopped in a fit of the 1l swung him- self down and, supporting himself by one foot in his Jeft han ¥ f e flank th bis 3 rse wheeled violent e resu vigorous buck ng, and before the r could resume the saddle he was shaken off. As he lay pro: trate the striking ho on him twice, front feet and ach time. The | cked, striking | he had miscal- but little dam- | fully bullock riding st when the beasts rough the crowd exc wrters there was | f callers. The Clara County It bus: bufla: me and of the '3 ety The polite so a laz em will order to ! The little child is safe from ordinary dangers in the care of the faithful dog. But neither the dog’s fidelity, nor the mother’s love can guard a child from those invisible foes that lurk in air, water and focd—the germs of disease. Children need to be specially watched and cared for. When there is loss of LS te, lassitude and listlessness in a child, an attempt shouid anqc.tors | vive the appetite and rally the spirits. In | Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical parents have found an invaluable medi- cine for children. Its purely vegetable £ nd Mexican Veterans | broncho | will be a fitting ending to the semi-centen- nlal celebration of California’s statehood. he ball at the Courthouse was well attended this evening and both court- rooms was crowded with young peoble. Dancing was enjoyed until a late hour. Light refreshments were served. Mrs. B. D. Murphy and other members of the ladies' reception committee are being gen- erally congratulated for the manner in which they received the ubllee. At the Victory Theater Interest- ng_exercizes were held by the students of Santa Clara College in ~ommemoration of its founding, which lacks but a few months of hfllng half a century. Music was furnished by the college band and the pupils of the Notre Dame Convent rendered national songs in a pleasing ests during the manner. Addresses were made by Hon. John M. Burnett, Rev. James McDorald and David M. Burnett. Ho: ames H. Campbell recited “Our Jubilee,” an orig- inal ‘essay, and James Clarl read an original poem entitled “The Coming of the Ploneers. PG PRIZES AWARDED AT SAN JOSE POULTRY SHOW Best Display of Fowl and Belgian Hares Ever Made on the Coast. SAN JOSE, Dec. 22.—Not the least at- tractiveof the entertainmentsprovided by the Jubllee is the fourth annual poultry | show of the Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Pet Stock Association, being held in Turn Verein Hall. There has been a good attendance, and the exhibition is one of | the best ever held in the State. The Bel- | glan hare exhibit surp all similar plays shown on the coast. Some 800 chick- ens are among the entries ' Among the principal winners on poultry are: Santa | Teresa Poultry Farm, O. J. Albee, L. E. | Brainard, George A. 'Sealy, O. P. Hoys, | C. E. Gooa: F.'H. Snow. | "0.7J. Albee made a clean sweep of all prizes in_the show of collies, Ormskirk Emerald Jr. getting the first, making nine | consecutive winnings for this dog. The awards in the Belgian hare display | were: & First buck under six months, C. E. Goodsel cond, C. E. Goodseil; third, Charles E. Schroeder. First buck over six months, , W. F. Hyde; second, J. W. Wakefield; third, L. E. Brainard. First doe under six months, W. g Hyde; second, Mrs. Henry Berrar; third, Mry denry Berrar. First doe over six months, W. F. Hyde; ond, W. F. Hyde; third, Mrs. C. roat Doe with young—First, Miss Sher\fiard; | Special display—C. F. Harker. FOREFATHERS’ DAY OBSERVED IN GOTHAM | Secretary Gage the Principal Speaker | Before the Orange New Eng- land Society. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—The annual fore- fathers' day dinner of the Orange New England Soclety was held to-night in Up- per Music Hall, Orange, N. J. The hall was decorated with the national colors and Christmas greens. The principal speaker of the evening was Secretary of the Treasury Gage, whose topic nees." sat down at the the banquet hall storia to-night, the occ nety-fourth Some Aspects of the Public Fins Five h fourteen long t of the W jon belng th al of the 2 The banquet room as decorated with festoons of American flags about the balconies and ivy, inter- woven With a profusion of green branches. On the pillars and columns were silken banners _The s : “The President of the United States”; “Forefathers' Day,” Pro- fessor W. R. Terrell of Hamilton College **Our Reunited Country Professor W. McCabe of Richmond, 1 C. Woodruff " R Commonwealth,” Gov- or Roger Wolcott of Mas: usett The New Paclfic,” Hon. John Barrett. e EXPERTS ON WRITING ACCUSE MOLINEUX Agree in Their VTestimnny Against the Alleged New York Poisoner. the Molineux trial to-day was brief, the case going over until Tuesday next, after about three hours had been spent in an examination of Henry L. Tolman, a hand- writing expert of Chicago, and Chacles . Warren, chief clerk of the Lincoln tional Bank, wH® was called to the stand to identify the handwriting of Harry S. Cornish. Tolman, who at one time was of medical jurisprudence in th sity of Vermont, professor Univer- went extensively into the technicalities of the handwriting shown in the various exhibits, and de- clared that he had never before seen such an excellent collection of specimens for portraying the most striking characteris- tics of a writer. Of some of the writin, handed to him for expert analysis he sald they showed unusual nervousness on the part of the writer, strong muscular force and weak mentality. His testimony agreed with that given by Experts Kinsley ard Tyrrell reg: ing many of the strongest characteristics exhibited in the writings, second, L. E. Brainard; third, G. H. Rugg. | Flemish giants—First prizes—Old buck, W. F. Hrde; old doe, W. F. Hyde buck, Mrs. C. Sproat; young doe, Sproat 4 | e | e e e e e e e B e e e ] | such as a break between the 1" and the | succeeding oval letter. FIENDISHLY TORTURED HIS DYING VICTIM | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY., DECEMBER 23. 1899, DUKE OF WESTMINSTER ANSWERS DEATH'S CALL One of the Most Kingdom and Richest Man - % i ! : ! ! LONDON, Dec. 22.—The Duke of West- minster, who has been suffering from an attack of pneumonia, died this afternoon. He had been- slowly sinking for some time, and when the attending physicians gave up all hope of recovery the family was summoned to the bedside of the dy- ing nobleman. Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, Duke of West- minster, was born October 13, 1825, suc- ceeded as third Marquis of Westminster 1569, and creation Duke of Westminster (peerage of United Kingdom) 1§74 He was educated at Eton, and at Balliol Col- the Thirteenth Middlesex Rifle Volunteers and of Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry, an alde-de-cemp to the Queen, Lord Licuten- ant and a County Alderman of Cheshire, a Justice of the Peace for Middleséx, and Lord Lieutenant of Admlinistrative Coun- | t¥ of London: was Master of the Ho from 1880 to 1885, sat as member of Par- llame t for Chester as a Liberal from 1847 arried his first wife In 1852, Lady Constance Gertrude Levison-Gower, the daughter of the second Duke of Suther- land, K. G. This wife dying In 1880, the Duke took for his second wife Catherine | Caroline Cavendish, daughterof the second Baron of Chesham. The motto of the Duke of Westminster is “Virtue, not an- cestry.” The Duke of Westminster was president of the Royal Alexandra Hospital at Rhyl, THE LATE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER. Titled Men in the Rated as the - in the World. | | | z PP DD EDP DI PIPIDIOIDIDIDIDIOODOODO DD DD | | i | Wales, of which the Princess ¢f Wales is | a patrone and to that institution the D 50,000, the amount of the ipse stake, which.was won by Flying Fox. The Duke was rated as the richest man | in the world. The only persons to dispute | this _title were Li Hung Chang and John D. Rockefeller, but the wealth of the for- mer Is subject to the Emperor's whim, | and that of the latter is made varlable by the stock market. fortune of the dead Duke amounts ,000,000, the bulk of it being in real b ness blocks, houses an@ coun- together with large holdings and other great corporations, in rallro: W | lege, Oxford; he was honorable colonel of | the annual income amounting to about $5,000,000. The Duke was extremely popular be- cause of his democratic manners. His chief delight was in hunting, being as well | | content at the sport with farmers as with royalty. Although 74 years of age, he was as sprightly as a man of 50, and took a keen interest” in outdoor sport to ‘the last. Horses were the pride of his life, and the | Duke was the best judge of a horse in the United Kingdom. The Westminster colors have won the Derby five times and the Oaks stakes nine times. The famous sta- bles of the late Duke are at Eaton Hall, in_Chester, near Hawarden. The winning of Flying Fox In_ the | Eclipse stake was the ‘latest triumph of his celebrated blooded stock, and the | Duke was much pleased at the perform- ance. . MORE FREEDOM NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—The session of | AT PACIF CAOVE Petition for New Rules in Circulation. L et Speclal Dispatch to The Call. PACIFIC GRO\'}E. Dec. 22.—Much ex-| citement being caused In this town over the circulation among the property owners of a petition the object of which is to remove certain restrictions that were placed upon this resort when the commu- nity was first organized, nearly twenty vears ago. The petition is addressed to the Paciic Improvement Company and to | the Board of Trustees of Pacific Grove | and prays that all restrictions except that | of liquor selling be removed. character and absolute freedom from | Prince Arenberg’s Crime in South- | and narcotics commend it to every thoughtiul m. It is pleasant | to the taste, unlike the foul oils and | their emulsions offered for children’s use, "Golden Medical Discovery ” makes re blood and sound fiesh, and abso- r:trl_v eliminates from the system the | aleohol poisous whith feed disease. Ella Gardger, of Waterview, Middlesex Cn‘f?’:."ho‘tdfl ter suffered fm- mmknm weiet e .nl‘;vyingo-p!endid Desith. 13 .’.'.gg er is en! 5 5 “doctor who conld cure my child. L & e pottion of the * Golden Medical Dis- . clght ‘of * Pellets,’ and one bottle of Dr. s.;---‘ Catareh Remedy, and she is well. | We thani: God for your medicines.” = Give the little ones Dr. Pierce’s Pleas- ant Pellets when a laxative is needed. They're easy to take and don’t gripe. DIRECTORY OF RESPONSIBLE HOUSES. Catzlogues and Price Lists Mallel on Applica}lnn. POOKS AND STATIONERY. THE SAN FRANCISCO NEWS COMPANY, Geary i _reet. Above Powall. 2 K8 AND STATIONERY 242 to 550 PERIODICA COAL. COK® AND PIG IRON, 3.C WILSON & 0., -0 2 ot FRESH AND SALT MEATS. JAS. BOYES & 0., 85" %, sahe o™ SRR PRI T e 3 K LOPSTAD, o o modeiog. TIRON FOUNDERS. WESTERN FOUNDRY, 2520 % vt Castings of Kvery Description Ores Tel. Biack 1508 Fremont Made to WILLAMETTE ““ A350ARER 00, WILLANETTE ~ ‘st PRINTIND. PRINTER, 511 Sansome ot 8. F. E. C. HOGHES. STATIONER AND PRINTER. Togzase PART) oot WHITE ASH STEAM R AT MINED BY THE BLACK CO., at its GREEN ewt. Coad 10 the Maln streel, western Africa Was Extremely Atrocious. BERLIN, Dec. 22.—Officlal reports re- ceived by the Government regarding the crime of Prince Arenberg, who was re- | cently court-martialed In German South- west Africa for killing a subordinate without provocation, and who .is brought En-ra for sentence, show that the offense was much worse than the first reports ‘ndicated. Prince Arenberg, who is a nephew of the Centrist leader in the | Reichstag of the same name, not only muredered but flendishly tortured his vic- tim while the latter was “dying There were thirty-three eye-witnesses of the atrocity: The murdered man was a half- bro named Willle Keen, the son of an Englishman and a freedwoman. The Ber- lin press expresses considerable curiosity as to what punishment will be meted to the offender. —_— MRS. SANDERSON FOUND NOT GUILTY OF MURDER Acquitted of the Charge That She Fed Broken Glass to Her Husband. MARSHALL, Mich., Dec. 22—The tral of Mrs. Sanderson, charged with attempt- ing to murder her aged husband by feed- ing him 5rnund glass in his oatmeal, came to an end to-night at midnight, when, just on the stroke of 12, the jury entered the courtroom and returned a verdict of not guilty. Mrs. Sanderson burst into tears and mn':rnd in her father's arms when she heard the verdict. She soon revived, however, and thanked each juror person. ally. 2N P SEARCHING FOR FISHER. Chance That the Imprisoned Miner May Still Be Alive. ANGELS CAMP, Dec. 22—Work in the Lightner mine for the rescue of William Fisher, the miner who was imprisoned by a cave on Wednesday, i8 progressin, slowly. It is possible that he is alive an safe in the crosscut. It Is necessary for the searchers to be cautious, as the ground is slowly settling. lchuTh 1s in a serious condition, and may be injured internally. AL e wra Bids for Alaskan Mail Service. WABHINO&N " Doc."zz-——;l'he Postoffice partment prepared circulars invit- 111):: yrop:tnnll for the mails rx‘z‘;xt er from both Fran and Beatti Michael and all points along "ihk“ s;’u as far as Dawson Cit; on ver n ““d ia Nome, Amk:.a'n?;: -‘hfinm.h ot -seekers 18 expects pring, and or additional service to o on the Alaskan southern being | Two im- portant items are the allowlng of busi- ness houses on other than the three or four blocks now designated without the payment oi the present virtually prohibi- tory royalty, and the allowing of dra- matic entertainments and dances an other forms of amusement at the hotels | | or elsewhere inside the city iimits. | | | | | The petition sets forth very llb!lln(‘lly.‘ however, that no alleviation of the pres- ent stringent law against the selling of intoxicating liquors is desired and on the other hand the signers would indorse greater strictures if that were possible. The petition has been in circulation for the past week and so far has met with only two refusals. Among its signers are many of the best people of the town. While there is great opfonluon to the movement among some of the townspeo- ple it is confidently asserted that were the question placed before the voters of the town it would be carried by a large majority. Great Interest is felt by the entire town as to the fate of the petition when placed before those to whom it is addressed. The Pacific Grove Retreat, as this town ‘was originally called, was organized some twenty years lsu under the auspices of the California Conference of the M. B. Church and was designed as a meeting place for religious conventions. It was then little more than a camping und with a_convention hall, and the Pacific Grove Retreat Assoclation, which had charge of its moral and prudential man- agement, deemed it advisable, In the na- ture of the case, to place certain business and pleasure restrictions upon the re- treat. ‘The Pacific Improvement Com- pany Indorsed these rules and regula- tions and the camp ground has developed into the city without their altergtion, ex- cept In minor details. Now thdt Pacific Grove has grown to national repute and visitors from all parts of America and elsewhere are coming to the town, there is an Increasing feeling of dissatisfactiion over the restrictions, many persons say- ing, :h'; reterd the progress of the city, and thé* formulation and circulation of the present petition is the culmination of this feeling. The petitioners feel very confident of the success of their effort. The Faint Was Real. PHOENIX, Ariz.,, Dec. 22—Kathryn Kidder of the James-Kidder-Hanaford combination fainted on the stage to-night in the second act of “A Winter Tale.” It occurred at that juncture when the Kin, accusés Hermoine of infidelity, an worked in o nicely with the piay that even the attendants were not aware tiat the collnrn was genuine. After a delay of ten minutes Miss Kidder was restored and the play proceeded. Miss Kidder had been sllyln‘ the double role of Hermoine and Perdeta and bad given way to ex- haustion. il op O Fritz Plank Fatally Injured. BERLIN, Dec. 22—Herr Fritz Plank, the famous Wagnerian singer, fell a dis- tance of thirty feet in the Royal Theater at Carlsruhe, sustaining nuf injuries. —_———— Selling depot for Waterman fountain and other gold pens. Sanborn, Vail & o, BOSTON MO * IRCLES NERVOLS Slight Flurry Follows " Bank Failure. —_— Speclal Dispatch to The Call, BOSTON, Dec. 22.—There was a ner- | Yous feeling apparent in financial quar- | ters to-day before the opening of busi- ness on account of the troubled aspect of | the situation resulting from the closing of the Globe National Bank. Consider- able confidence’ was expressed, however, that the action of the Clearing-house last week in making certificates avallable through a committee to banks in case of emergency would avert further serlous failures. At the Globe Bank to-day all the clerks were busy when the regular hour for opening came, but the doors remained | closed, and a notice bearing the signature of D. G. Wing, temporary Vi "’,Fh“'“""“k 5. porary receiver, gave e stock market was expe | the disturbed condition must cx::gn}; :enedl | many consultations were held and some active work was done in copper circles be- (n_;?l the Hx;ham:? opened. e galleries of the Stock were crowded when bu!lneufxch‘:!fln‘e Trading was very animated and violent fluctuations In sugar were recorded. Co, pers were a trifle weak, sontana drop- ping five, but recovering half of the loss almost immediately. United States oll dropped 2%, but rnlf;ed i . ket showed good Support, Y ‘The mar- Recelver Wing and President H. H. Stevens of the Globe Bank decli anything about the luuatlo:“l;?d‘:)z There was no unusual scene around the bank, uthough & number of out-of-town customers who came to draw money for Christmas were considerably upset by the ln_:%nn):tlan u:-sthme bank ‘was closed, e Natlonal Shawmut ‘mad lic the following notice: Sk i ‘That there may be as Iittle \venien: as possible to the depositors of u‘::uglabo x: tional Bank and others the National Shawmut Bank offers to advance to-day to all deposttors in the Globe Bank against their deposits 50 per cent of the net amount of the same. The action of the National Bank had an excellent effect in usl‘l“cl'r?l‘el: and within a short time after it had b come known, except for a feverish ten- g‘encg' in so;:;.e tgnmw':uom on the Stock Sxchange, e financlal sectf, cl;y were l“ qu{iét’u usual. e t was learned in connectio; Globe Bank case to-day that or"n:'."éflf 000 advanced by the Boston Clearing- house to the bank last Saturday $200.000 has been repaid. The nomirial mariet value of the securities given the Clearing- house for the loan is $4,500,000, NEW YORK, Dec. 22 —The correspond- ents in this city of the Globe National Bank of Boston, which yesterday went into the hands of a receiver, are the Bank of North America, the Hanover Na- tional and the Natlonal City Bank. The most of the Globe National Bank's bust ness was transacted through the Bank of North America. erc are small bal- ances to the Globe Natlonal Bank's credit in each of these three banks, FALSIFIED. John P. Squire’s Sensational State- ment chl;ding the Globe. B N, Dec. 22.—The crediters John"P. Squire & Co. Cwnnr-.unn.o t“m: meeting 1o-day, voted to continue the business of the firm under an assignee, subject to the ;s:;nnu and approval of a committee of three representing crx!dl'ton(h eeting it de n: . er me Chaplin's aenll.l of the reapog&edd lfi‘.%:luedr. ness of the firm to the Globe Bank sensation, as he stated that the was reported as owing m L lion dol flgm!htg lfi-‘imw.mu books of the bank. This was done, Mr. haplin explained, by charging the notes and collatral loans against the firm with- out crediting the collateral, so that every loan was mage to appear twice as -arge as it should.” An explicit explanation of the books caused the overdraft to disap- ?ecr. At first it was not considered wise 0 ivo bublicity to the condition of the bank’s affairs,” but the assignment 1s thought 10 make it prudent to do so now. Drygoods House Fails. NEW YORK, Dec. 22—The large dry goods house of John M. Conklin & Son of Brooklyn made a general assignment to- day. John M. Conklin, who established the house a year ago, died last August, and his son William has carried on the business since that time. The liabilities fifié‘m‘"d at §250,000 and the assets at EXTRA SESSION TOPICS RECEIVE ATTENTION GOVERNOR GAGE REPLIES TO MERCHANTS’' PETITION. Q Rambling Response Leads the Sign- ers to Believe That the Chief Executive Will Convene the Legislature. Governor Gage in a letter to H. P. Sonntag has acknowledged the receipt of an extra session petition. The petition was signed by merchants and brokers of | this city and forwarded to Sacramento on December 18. Foliowing is the text of the Governor’s reply: STATE CAPITOL, Dec. 21, 1899 Henry P. Sonntag, President, and Edgar Painter, Secretary, North Central Improve- ment Association, and Gentlemen of the “Committee of ~'Harbor Improvements' : Your letter at hand, together with your titlon, requesting that at an early date convens a speclal and extraordinary ses- sion of the Leglisiature of the State, for the purpese of enacting such legisiation as is Necessary to'enable the State Harbor Com- missioners immediately to construct and to extend such wharves, piers, bulkheads and breakwaters as in their judgment are de- manded by the changed conditions and the rapldly increasing necessities of the com- merclal and shipping requirements of the port of San Francisco. A request of this character, made over the signatures of such a splendid body of gentlemen, distinguished, among other things, for their wonderful business sagac- ity, s well as for their great wealth, in- fluence, integrity and honor, certainly in- dicates’ the importance of the question un- der consideration; and I beg leave to as- sure you that in view of itf gravity I will_give the subject further and careful attention at my earllest opportunity. While 1 am well aware of the necessity for amendment in our laws to increase the powers of the State Board of Harbor Com- missioners, in order that it may be en- abled to care for and meet the constantly increasing demands of the shipping inter- ests affecting the great and flourishing ity of San Francisco as well as the entire State, I am likewise deeply impressed with the {dea that an extra session would un- avoidably entail considerable unusual ex- pense upon the State. In order to properly determine whether the interests of the people of the State would be best subser by a call for an extra session for this purpose I will be obliged to consider arguments against such a course as well as those advanced in favor of it, among which latter are these fur- nished by yoursel and also the data furnished by ate Board of Harbor Commissioners. Under the policy of State economy by me maintained, perhaps it is not inopportune to observe that in the mere matter of vetoes alone 1 have thus far saved the peo- ple of the State 32,676,131l Again, the gen- eral and special appropriation biils during the two first years of my. able and hon- orable predecessor's term amounted to more than $8.040,202, whereas these appropriations under the first twa years of my officfal term are less than $,%7,415, making a balance 80 far as these items alone are concerned in favor of this administration for its first two years of more than $2.132,78. Adding to this last sum the amount-of my vetoes and you have a gross saving of $4,868,915. Or, In other words, by vetoes d by com- parative economy I have already saved to the taxpayers of the State during my briet administration upward of $3200 per day, Sundays, holidays and all included, during my entire official term, whether I should or should not out the term of office. Or. again limiting this computation to the first two years of my administration, it is equivalent to a saving of more than 36000 per day. And notwithstanding this economy, every institution of the State has had liberal but not lavish allowances. While mean saving in any of the State departments has not been and will not be | my policy, still my resolve to cantinue to economicaily administer the affairs of the State leads me to give serious considera- tion to the matter of expense which would accrue from an. extra session. At a very early time, however, I shall give the subject the deliberation to which its importance s entitled, and meanwhile T will be pleased to receive all further In- formation which you or others may desire to furnish. Very respectfully yours, HENRY T. GAGE. —,———————— ELIAS MUSCAT IS " CONVICTED OF MURDER In Spite of His Own Testimony, a Jury Finds Him Guilty of Kill- ing Mrs. de Sanchez. Ellas Muscat, charged with the murder of Sebastina Oritgoza de Sanchez, was last night convicted by 8 jury in Judge Lawler's court of murder in the second degree. He took the stand yesterday and *eaid that Imstead of = murder- ing the woman he endeavored to prevent her firing the shot that ended her life. He sald that he met the woman at Vallejo and lived with her five months there and then came to this city. They had fre- uent quarrels, and on the night of her eath they were In the saloon at Broad- way and Kearny street. He sald that he ‘was standing near a window lnok|n5 out. He heard her approach from behin and looking up saw her pointing a revol- ver at her head. He grasped the weapon, but she pulled the trigger and fell dead to the floor, a bullet in her brain. When asked whether or not he admitted having killed the woman he sald that he had no recollection of having made a confession, | his mind being a blank for several days after the tragedy. —_———— LEGAL RATE FOR GAS. Justice Dunn Holds That It Is $1 50 Per Thousand Feet. Justice Dunn has rendered his opinion in the case of the San Francisco Gas and Electric Company against H. G. Cupples, one of its patrons, who was sued for payment for gas furnished. The company submitted a bill to Cun?les for 4000 cubic feet of gas at the rate of $1 75 a thousand, :lndoCupplel claimed that the legal rate is 1 Justice Dunn holds that the resolution passed Board of Supervisors on lAprfl by the lh fixing the rate at $110 is {l- use companies and corpora- tions, as distinguished from individuals, who furnish gas, were alone subjected to the provisions of the resolutions. ‘The resolution passed by the board sub- sequent to April 3, In which the rate is fixed at $1 60, Is held to be valid by Ju: tice Dunn, because the word ‘‘person, which was missing in the first resolution, was supplied. Therefore, the rate to be c)l-.r‘a; and collected for g’g in this city and county from July 1, 1899, is $1 50 per 1000 feet. Cupples' contentlon that he only burned 1571 cubic feet insted af 4000 as returned by the gas company, was not sustained by the court, as he could bring no satts- factory evidence that he had not burned the larger amount. —_————— KILLED BY A FALL. Carpenter Ryan Stepped Upon a Temporary Flooring to His Death. ‘Willlam Ryan, a carpenter, residing at 1208 Turk street, was accidentally killed at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the building at 321 Pine street by falling of the through the floor of the second story, a distance of about twenty feet. The building was being repaired and re- modeled, and Ryan was working on the second floor near the elevator shaft. The | opening of the shaft in the floor had been bo‘.rdei up with tongue and grooved _ boards to ..eep the dust and debris out of the brokers' office of Stauf & Cooper, on the first floor. Ryan, believing that this temvorary nooflnf would support his weight, stepped upon it, when the boards ve way. precipitating him to the office {:lnv. l{s ‘was unconscious when picked | died in the ambulance on the MANILA PRESS GAGGED BY 0TI Democracia Compelled to Suspenfid. PUNISHED FOR CRITICIZING oLl DECLARED THE STREETS WERE IN BAD CONDITION. TR The Times Threatened With Confis- cation for Asserting That There Is Corruption Among Officials. ST Special Dispatch to The Call, MANILA, Dec. 22—The newspaper | Democracta, the organ of a coterie of | Filipinos, including the Supreme Court Judges, favoring American control in the Philippines, to-night announces that it has been decided to suspend publication. The paper was started at the suggestion | and under the patronage of the Philip- pine Advisory Commission, headed by | Professor J. 'G. Schurman.’ The Deémo- | cracia prints a single page, in big type. In the statement accompanying the nouncement of Its suspension, the editor says he has been airected by the pro- vost marshal to retract certain criticism of the clerical methods adopted in regard to the management of schools, and adds: Recognizing the authority of the provost mar- shal, we have no recourse except to comply have decided to suspend publication until | the present. extraordinary conditions regard- ing press matters disappear. When we know what laws rule us, by what mode we are judged | and to whose jurisdictiaqp press matters are | amenable, the Democracia will reappear. The paper has generally been a warm supporter of the administration. The pro- vost marshal recently threatened to sup- press it for publishing an editorial a: serting that Manila streets were in a worse conditlon under the American than they had been unaer the Spanish agmin- istration. The Manila Times also was recently warned, with an Intimation of imprison- ment and conflscation, for printing an edi- torial recommending ' the creation of a board of charity commissioners to con- trol the charitable institutions, on ac- count of rumors of mismanagement of (!'Ihdrlt:xble funds by the churcfx authori- es. The newspapers complain bitterly that the authorities exercise a_paternal super- vision, threatening suppression, they claim, for trifling errors in the publica- tion of news not connected with public matters. They say the censorship handi- caps newspaper enterprise by suppressing cable dispatches received from respecta- ble agencles, whose transmission is of an exceedingly costly charicter. The mat- ter. suppressed - includes reports of the Government's action, among them being Philippine and American occurrences which might give the Filipinos an un- favorable opinion of the United States. APPOINTED TO PLACES IN AUSTRIA'S CABINET Two Former Ministers Are Returned and Dr. von Chlendowski Gets a Position. VIENNA, Dec. 22.—Following the resig- nation of the Austrian Cabinet, headed by Count Manfred Clary, in consequence of the blockade of parliamentary business resulting from persistent Czech obstru tion, Emperor Francis Joseph has ap- | pointed Dr. von Wittek, who was Minister of Railways under Count Clary, to be President of the Council. The portfolio of National Defense is in- trusted to Count Welzrsheim, who was charged with the same duties in the Clary Cabinet, and that of Commerce to Dr. ¥. S(ll:rul, who thus continues at his former post. Dr. von Chlendowski is designated a Minister without a portfolio. The other departments are left in the hands of the various department chiefs. The Relcns- rath adjourned to-day. ade S Speculator Ends His Life. 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