The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 4, 1900, Page 14

PROMINENT BRITONS GOING TO THE FRONT [ B e e B e e o e el ] GAUNT FAMINE FACES LADYSMITH GARRISON ¢ . . .8 ARL DENEBIGH CommAnDING oM. ARTILLERY commany L’i’e.n /1, o wiTH GE 4 A f Mr. Goebel, which e minutes previ of the death rred for BECKHAM IS SWORN us IN AS GOVERNOR | h being admin- ord, clerk of the 1 determined to keep secret of the death of Mr. Goebel until small n which died and but a few doors In the room at the time to the west ¢ of the admiz of the oath were Senator-elec . Colonel B. H Thompson, Eph enant L. E. Mc- ¥ k of the Court of Colonel Har- Chinn, Kit Juseph Blackburn of the press ne of the lead- Democratic & throughout the lor contest, and Benator-elect sal at a table in the center of which they had drawn up ry to the administra- Mr. Beckham. After the i been completed there was a 2 minutes for Dr. Mc- death certificate had al- ready been prepared and Dr. McCormack quickly signed nis name and swore to the aper kham, it's your turn,” ing Goebel- said ( | Mr. Beckham, who had been standing | in the far corner of the room, at once ad- vanced to the table with a flush of excite- | his youthful face. Sign the oath,” said Colonel Young, yushing the paper toward him. Beckham Pifitated, and Colonel Young repeated his request Let me be sworn firs ham. said Mr. Beck- “You must sign the paper before you can take the oath,” said Colonel Young. “We want your oath to the signature.” Mr. Beckham advanced to the table and affixed his_signature and then _stepped back. He held up his right hand for the oath, which was read to him by Clerk Bhackelford of the Court of Appeals. The light was none of the best and the writ- ing on the paper none of the most legible, and Mr. Shackelford made slow work of it. All of the time Mr. Beckham stood before him with his eyes shining and a deep flush on his face. i When the clerk read the conciuding words of the oath, “so help you God,: Mr. Beckham's reply came: 4 “I do,” and then with greater emphasis “and may God give me strength to 4o my | auty “1 devoutly hope he will,” rejoined Col- | onel Young. | The first official action of Governor Beckham was the appointment of a new ®sdjutant general and his last act before assuming the oath was an order remo ing Adjutant General Collier and Assis! ant Adjutant General Dickinson. The order was delivered to C: mett at the gate of the Capitol | tain Ben- | grounds, | DEUTZ & GELDERMANN’S (AY, FRANCE) GOLD LACK CHAMPAGNE EXTRA DRY. CHARLES MEINECKE & CO., AGENTSE. &i¢ Bacramento st., 8. F., Cal on. SCHOMBERG MS DONN EL L ORD SALISBURY. CHIEF PRIVATE A\ " e AR angTOr | Jfwr coronEL NEW / LANCER S J | | brown streaks run across LONDON, Jan. 27.—Winston Church'll writes to the Morning Post, under date of Frere Camp, December 24 After des ribing his arrival at Durban after es- aping from Pretoria, he continues: Yesterday I rode out to watch the evening bombardment which ~wé make on thelr en- trenchments with 4.7 guns. From the low hill on which the battery is established the whole scene is lald bare. The Boer lines run in a great cres- cent along the hills. Tier above tier of trenches have been scored along their sides, and the the grass of the open country south of the river. After tea in the captain’s tent, Commander Limpus of the Terrible invited me to look through the tele- © . @ + @ : 4 4 + e . L ¢ + PS be ® . ® . @ + P + + L4 . PS + @ . . @ “ ORD HARAIS ® COMMANDING Y EAST KENT P 4 YEOMANR 7t 3 . & N : 1l . & 1 . 1l 0 * L4 . @ . 4 + @ . * . ¢ \ . ™ . RAENC L 4 \ +1 L3 Mr ctions of the office deeply hich circumstances affected by | had did not_reveal much | joy over congratulations which those in the room showered u mfl him, although he c ¥ is one thing that I would have greatly pleased to k by Mr, | h vilege my- | self, but 1 know it a matter | close to the heart of Mr. Goebel and I wish that he cowld have lived longer. - I hink I can promise’ he said with a smile, “that it will be one of the first things that I will do on Monday."” At a later hour Mr. proclamation to the people of Kentucky, t the work of the assas- the death of Mr. Goebel m) bad qualified and as- sumed the duties of the chief executive. | ter referring to the high character and | age of the deceased, who is_pro- | nounced a martyr in the cause of the people, the proclamation sa 1 enter upon the discharge of the duties of this high office rrounded by conditions and circumstances ich would tax the wisdom men far stronger than 1. Knowing well the trying difficulties that are ahead of me, and the dangers which surround me, which have aiready compassed the destruction of civil gov- ernment at the capital of the State, 1 hereby sol warn and command that all violent | characters and militla of the State, now in | ¥ and the public bulldings. | and, lay down their arms r homes and occupations. | ing most deeply the responsibilities difficulties of the situation, I invoke the d support of all law-abiding and law-re- specting Christian this - common. wealth; and 1 promis . At within the power of man, to restore peace, qulet and | protection to all individuals regardless of party or station under the constitution, which I have solemnly sworn to obey. BLOODSHED TO FOLLOW THE LEGAL PROCESS FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 3—Civil and military authority in Kentucky have come face to face at last and unless the mints- ters of one or the other recede from the positions they occupy to-night, there can and | be but one outcome and that is civil war. Governor Taylor must, within forty- eight hours, surrender to the Clreuit Court of Franklin County the person of Alonzo Walker, now held In custody by bim in the State executive building. Sher- iff Butter of Franklin County, with a a powerful posse at his back, will attempt his release by force and it is hardly with- in the range of possibilities that the at- ;nrn)\l © be made without bloodshed or oss of If once blood is shed in an armed con- flict in the streets of Frankfort, it is be- yond the wisdom of any man to far the flame of strife will apread.‘e“ o Back in the mountain countles of Laurel, Knox, Whitely, Pike and Clay are thousands of mountainéers who be- lieve that Governor Taylor has suffered grievous wrongs at the hands of his politi- cal opponents and who are ready to lay down their lives in his cause. In numer- ous other counties of the State are Demo- cratic partisans apparently more than willing to shed their blood that the suc- cessor of Willlam Goebel shall hold the chair to which they belleve the dead lead- er was legally elected. Governor Taylor this afternoon refused to acknowledge the existence or permit the service of a writ of habeas corpus is- sued by Judge Moore of the County Court. He thus tacitly suspends the writ of habeas corpus in the courts of Frank- lin County, something under the constitu- “(Itnl;‘efd‘he B]lnlfinnf Kentueky which can- rof one legally, except in ca: - bellion or invasion. 4 - When Sheriff Sutter returned his writ tnserved to Judge Moore, the latter an- nounced that he would see that the Sheriff was glven power sufficient to en- force the mandate of his court. In so de- claring he used the following words: No attempt will be made to enforce the writ until Monday. At that time another demand will be made for the body of Alonzo Walker and If it is refused a suf- clent number of men will be given to Sheriff Butter from Franklin County and from adjoining counties as well, to enable him to take possession of the Capitol grt;;xadl and carry out the purpose of the wr The constitution of the State of Ken- tucky provides as follows: Section 15. No power to suspend laws shall be exercised unless by the Gene; or_its autharity. L Section 16. Ail persons shall be ballable by sufficient security unless for capital offenses, when the proof is evident or the presumption d the privilege of the writ of habeas great, Corpus shall not be suspended uni case rebellion ‘or 1nvasion the pUbLIC satety ey’ Ot t entirel: quire it The Democratic leaders do Woore, an s stand is right indorse the attitude of Judge while they assert that hi nsider resent time advisable. It is bfe thag fore the time set by Judge Moore for the service of writ he may be indured 1o alter his attitude. Unless he docs this, | & boxing match Beckham issued a | mark the fall of the shells. The scope and glass was one of great power and I could plainly see the )t the Boers walking ut in twos sitting on the em- nkments or shoveling away to heighten them. e selected one particular group near a kraal, whose range had been carefully noted, and lh‘_e great guns were brought to bear on the Unsus- pecting targets. 1 looked through the spyhole at the tiny picture—the dirty beehives .for the kraal, a long breastwork of newly thrown-up earth, six or seven miniature men gathéred into a litt bunch, two others skylarking on the Erass beyond the trench, apparently engaged in Then I turned to. the guns. A d along the seventeen-foot through. the telescopic sights. naval officer cra barrel, peering Another was penctling some calculations as to wind and light and other intricate details. The erew stood att done. tively around. At last all was 'k to the enemy. The group still_intact re were still playing 3 pushbd the o down. 'A solitary 2¥o come into the picture and The desire of mur- Now for a bag. Bang! Jot, disarranging the tele- time to reset it and roaring its 1 looked 1 jumped a but there was plenty least a 111 there, but all startled rabbits. o the earth, one the middle of the ) the kraal again: the groug motionless and alert and Mke to bob int uddenly in Bang! nd gun had fired. But reach the trel mpered away, scattering Svidently the first had not But 1 turned the glass to ions. effect the defenses. The Boers were stolidly and only those near the wed any signs of disturbance continued for half an hour, Aung sometimes into the along the houses of Co- ut lenso and directed with marvelous accuracy. At last the guns were covered up again in their tarpaulins, the crowd of military spectators broke up and dispersed amid the tents and soon it became night. Mr, Churchill gives rather a dismal fore- cast of the future that confronts the Ladysmith forces: Ladysmith has stood two months' sfege and bombardment. Food and ammunition tores are dwindling. Disease is again. increasing. The strain on the garrison has been, in spite of t luck and stamina, a severe one. How lorg can they hold out? It is difficult to say precisely, because after the ordinary rations hes a | are exbausted determined men will eat horses and rais and beetles and such like odds and ends and so continue the defense. But another | month must be the limit of their endurance |and then if no help comes Sir Geor White will have to shoot off all his ammunition, blow up all ‘his heavy guns, burn all wagons and | equipment and sally out with his whole force in a flerce endeavor to escape southward. Per- haps half might succeed in reaching our fines, but the rest. less the killed and wounded, Would be sent to occupy the new camp at Waterfall, which has already. been lald out— such is the intelligent anticiation of the enemy—for their accommodation. From Pretoria the Daily News has se- cured an Interesting transiation of a let- ter written by Deneys Reitz to his father, the Transvaal State Secretary. The writer is with the Boer forces before Ladysmith. He'is 17 years of age. Joubert is a young- er brother and Hfamar is an elder brother, Just returned from Europe: BEFORE LADYSMITH, Dec. 2, 1899, Dear Father: Joubert and | are still safe and well. I see in the Standard and Diggers’ that the English have stormed Lombards Kop, but it is not stated that they damaged two of their guns, . On the following morning they came past us, but were soon driven back. But now comes the worst. We were on outskirt duty last night 600 jards on & hill on which stood a howitzer. elow this hill lay other outposts, which either through treachery or carelessness, allowed the English to pass. " About 1 o'clock we heard the English, on the tap of the hill erying hurrah. We sent word to Zederberg, the fleld coronet, but before be could arrive the howitzer was damaged. The English again cheered, and we were %0 enraged that ‘we immediately ran through the? bushes to stop them when they should come down again. There were only eizht of us. | Tt was, of course, pitch dark. When we had | run a short distance we heard, “‘Halt! Who goes there?' from the sentry of a body of English who had remained in the bushes. We | fired « voliey in their direction and ran as fast as we could to a ditch beyond us. After wait- ing some minutes we n advanced among the bushes, and after having marched about | half a mile we reached the creek which runs below the hill. Here a body of English who had remained behind fired volleys at us. We lay against the bank of the creek and replied to their fire. It became so hot, however, that we retired around the corner of the bank. Here Sample Van Zyl was shot. He was about & yard ahead of me. He was struck by two bullets, one in the throat and the other through the lung. We are very sad to-day on account of his | death, for he was the life and soul of our { camp. He did not die Immediately. We placed bim against the bank and gave him water. | We were then obliged to leave him for some | of the enemy were behind us, while those who | bad been on top of the hill were in front of us. We ran to the opposite side, and then an Englishman rushed down toward me and was going to stab me with his bayonet: but he was a little too high up, so he could not do it. He sald: “Throw down your gun and 1 won't shoot.”” But I said: ‘“Throw ~down yours or I will shoot.”" And so I would, but he threw down his gun. Then he fumbled with | his hands in his breast, probably to loosen his | cartridge pouch, but I thought he meant to take out a revolver. My comrades shouted out, “Shoot him, Reits, shoot him.” But I had not Food and Ammunition Dwindle and White May Have to Make a Desperate Dash. Correspondence of the Associated Press. | said. the heart to shoot a man at two paces, SO said, ‘Put up your hands or I'll shoot, ‘whi he sccordingly did. I then took his 'gun and shall send you the bayomet. The English were approaching and we cowld h what they They were in high spirits and they were quite unaware of our being in front of them. We waited untill we could see them. They marched in close -order. about 300 in number. They were then about ten yards from us. We then fired among them. They stopped and ail called out ‘rifle brigade.”” They must have supposed that we belonged to their people. Then one of them sald: *'Let us charge.” One officer, Captain Paley (I am writing this let- ter with his silver pencil case), advanced, though he had two bullet wounds already. Jou- bert gave him another shot and he fell on top of us. Four Englishmen got hold of Jan Luutig and struck him on the head with their rifles and stabbed him in the stomach with a bayonet. He seized two of them by the throat and shouted: - ‘‘Help, boys.”” Hls two nearest Comradea shot two of the nearest soldiers, and | the other twp bolted. But then the English | came up In such numbers that we all lay down | ds quiet as mice along the bank. They came in single fle, about 50, “along ‘the footpath, a I h only about six yards from where we lay. there been more of us, we would have con- tinued firing, but the English would simply have trampied us down. We could, of course, see them well and hear all they said. One of théem said, knows the way?’ Another replied, ‘‘Kee the. right,” and as I was sitting a few vards | to the right I felt somewhat uneasy, but they | just then fortunately found the footpath again and didenot see me. While they were crossing the ditch one of the English wounded crie Wounded man, wounded man to the I can’t walk.” But one of them replied, | “Oh, 'you are only a Dutchman,’” and another | crled, “Go to hell.” When the English had all passed the day was just breaking. We | afterward found twenty-two of them killed and wounded. Captain Paley was still living and we did for him what we could, but we had no water and he died shortly afterward. The | other wounded men constantly cried out for | water and we then sent one of the prisoners— there were five or six of them—with a white flag to Ladysmith to fetch doctors. | One Englishman had been struck by seven | bullets, one by four and one by three. There | was, T belleve, not one who had less than two bullet wounds, and considering that we were only seven in number and only continued firing for about five minutes you can see that it | must have been warm work. Besides the Brit- | ish carried off'a couple of their wounded out of the ditch. All their guns had bayonets fixed | to them. T took four guns, but I gave two to the doctor to serve as splints for the broken legs of two of the wounded. Among the twen- ty-two were Captain Paley, one major and one corperal | Further on the English killed three of our men with bayonets and wounded two. Higher up the hill there lay ten dead of the English; where we had been challenged by them also lay one. Isaac Malorbe has gone to Pretoria with | the prisoners, and it you meet him he can tell you all about it. | If Hjalmad is still in Pretoria let him bring us a coule of water bottles, for we have al- ready suffered once or twice from having none. | Tell At] I have received Willie Brill's letters, and also tell him he must not insist on coming to the front, for it is no plenic. I shall now conclude with love to all. Your affectionate son, DENEYS REITZ flict in the streets in the capital of Ken- tucky is certain. The prisoner whose release is demand.ed who Alonzo Walker, a stenographer, was arrested and put into confinement | yesterday after pinning notice of a writ of injunction on the door of Governor Taylor's chambers in the executive build- in Shortly after 4 o'clock Mrs. Lizzie G. Walker, the wife of the imprisoned man, appeared before Judge ty Court and applied for a. writ of hal ‘ release of her husband, it that he had been de- rocess corpus for the making afiday Pived of his liberty without aue p Bt law. Judge Moore at once directed that a writ of habeas corpus be issucd against Governor Taylor and Adjutant General Collier demanding the release of Walker, and the writ was placed in the hands of Sheriff B. F. Sutter, with direc- tions to serve immediately. Outside of the capitol grounds the Sher- iff was met by Captain Walcutt, marshal of the State troops guarding the State buflding, and together the two walked to the entrance of the grounds. Sheriff Sutter explained the nature of his mission to Captaln Walcutt, who at once Went to the executive building to notify Governor Taylor and Adjutant Gener: Collier of the matter and learn their Wishes in regard to the matter. Sheriff Sutter in the meantime stood ~without the gate close to the sentries, whose crossed bayonets formed a bar to his ac- cess. In @ moment or two Captain Wal- cutt returned. In the meantime an im- mense crowd had gathered around the | Sheriff without the gate in the apparent expectation of trouble. No one was al- | lowed to enter the grounds, however, ex- cept a mall carrier with a sackful of let- ters, for whom the bayonets were un- crossed. When in a moment or two Cap- tain Walcutt returned he was also im- mediately surrounded by a number of the members of the State militia. _Captain Walcutt then informed the Sheriff that he could not enter. The Sheriff again de- manded_admittance and again was re- fused. Throughout the parley both men were smiling and there was an utter ab- sence of ill feeling. The Sheriff turned away and slowly walked back to the Capitol Hotel, where he found Judge Moore and reported his inability to serve the writ. it Mo AN INJUNCTION TO RESTRAIN GOV. TAYLOR FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 3.—Judge Can- trill of the Circuit Court this morning granted a temporary injunction restrain- ing Governor Taylor from interfering with the meeting of the Legislature and from moving the seat of the Legislature to London, Ky. The temporary Infunec- tion is to remain binding until February 8, when the hearing to make it perma- nent will take place before Judge Can- trill at Georgetown, Ky. At the opening of court Judge Pryor sald: Your Honor, we desire to offer a peti- tion signed by ‘South Trimble and others against Willlam 8. Taylor. The petition has been filed and is now a portion of the records of this court.” He then produced the petition, which has already been published and read it in ful W said: 1 'do not suppose that it is necessary to rove the case of the plaintiff, and your jonor having read the petition in cham- bLers, and there being no counsel present for the other side I ask that the follow- ing order be issued.” He then read an order in accordance with the petition, and it was entered by Judge Cantrill. - ‘Your Honor will notice,” continued Judge Pryor, “that this is but a tempo- rary restraining order, to be effective on the defendant until February 8, when a request will be made that the petition be maae perpetual.’” ‘Are there any attorneys present for the defendant?” asked Judge Cantrill. There was no_reply. “Mr. Clerk, let the order be entered,” sald the Judge, “but I wish to make it read that the application for the perma- nent injunction will Treard at orge: town, in this State, instead of Frankfort. “:l'hls was agreeable to the attorney for e dered. No It(amlpt ‘will be made to secure per- gonal service of the writ of injunction upon Gover:or Taylor. Tmmediately after the 1ssuance of the writ Judge Cantrill in- structed Sherift Suter of Franklin County to make no effort to present the order of court. The Judge directed that it be al- lowed to remain binding without service, because of danger threatening the man who should undertake the task, and the res: that might ensue, owing to the excited state of the public mind. DEEPLY REGRETTED g BY GOVERNOR TAYLOR RT, Ky., Feb. 3.—Governor Taylor while in his office In the executive bullding received the news of Mr. Goebel's 11. en he had concluded Judge Pryor or Governor Taylor acknowledges the sor. vice of the writ and recognizes the exist. ence of the State courts, an armed con- death. When offered the use of the wires of the ted ] to convey to the people of the United States any statement Moore of the Coun- | rovost | laintiff, and the matter was 80 or- |- which he might desire to make Governor Taylor declared that he had nothing to say and_no statement of any kind to make. The messenger who brought this reply from Governor Taylor, who declined to be seen, was asked to return to Gov- ernor Taylor and inquire If he cared to say anything concerning the death of Mr. Goebel. The messenger returned imme- diately and made the following reply: “Here is Governor Taylor's statement: ‘I deeply regret his death. . CAUSE . St GOEBEL’S ASSASSINATION COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 3.—A special to the Dispatch from Wellston, Ohlo, says: A stranger arrived here last night and | announced that he was in Frankfort the | day Goebel was shot. He gave Rodman as his name and claimed to know all about the shooting of Goebel. He said: | " “A trap had been set for a long time irl‘d the opportunity was anxiously await- to kill Goebel for his killing of John Sanford. The party who fired the shot was a near friend and intimately connect- ed with Sanford. Politics had nothing to do with the affair.”” CASTLEMAN APPOINTED ADJUTANT GENERAL FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 3.—Mr. Beck- ham has appointed General John B. Cas- tleman of Louisville Adjutant General of the State. He will enter upon the dutles of the office immediately. —— - |LIFE OF WILLIAM GOEBEL, LAWYER AND STATESMAN The death of William: Goebel, at the hand of an assassin, removes from the political sky of Kentucky one of the most remarkable personalities that ever rose above its horizon. He was born in Penn- sylvania in 1861, and moved with his pa- Covington, Ky., where he ever since re- sided. He gained the substantial founda- tion of an education in the public schools of that city, and when yet in his 'teens began to study law in the office of ex- Senator and ex-Governor John W. Steven- son. He showed such remarkable genius for the profession, and such ability in its practice, that on his admission to the bar, though, still in his minority, Governor Stevenson made him his partnery This partnership, with the strongest personal friendship between the two, continued until the death of the ex-Governor, who made his young friend the executor of his large estate without bond. Soon after this he accepted an invita- tion to a partnership with John G. Car- lisle, the leading lawyer of the State, who had become much impressed with the legal ability displayed by the young man. his partnership lasted a number of years, and was only terminated when the gifted senior member was made Secre- tary of the Treasury of the United States. The departure of Mr. Carlisle to Washington left young Goebel with a prestige that, bnc{ed by his own ability, soon put him in the front rank of the le- gal fraternity in his section, and it was not long before he had a practice of over A r wear. He made, as it were, a speclalty of cases against corporations, including railroads, and was so success- ful In this line that he found himself with more work than he could do. ‘Well established in his profession, he turned his attention to the political fleld and met the same success as in his I career. After winning many of the lesser honors he was in the middle eighties elected to the State Senate, and soon be- came by name one of the best known men in the State, due to the an with which he acted in behalf of a num- m %‘u ltn:utum con ng the people of a hrfi One of these, the passage of e act making bli; a felony, was al- most en ‘work and will of Sen- T Goebel. He also inti and had ssed the rate of tolls over hio River bri 1 cent for foot pas- at nt fol sengers. This led to a bitter hostility be- {we‘en mmfll.;(l!dCoI?nal John, Bandtord, a arge stockholder in one companles, which ended in bif: shooting Sandford, for which he was ac- ‘well-established SFound of ‘seif‘defense. Benator Goebel was the author among other measures of the free public mw-.rz_lhu.l and a strong -ufportu of the McCloud railroad rate b{‘.fam%mt, cu:‘u:ohool bflo.krblll to fl%l"- ni school bool 0 pupils champlonship of P'Goeb-l hfif’""‘m 189 to repeal the ehartér obtained the ‘Boutharn Pacific Rn.l}rotd from the - n rents, when a child of 4 years of age, to/ it f K 1384 is yet fresh in e minds of the ¥ of The Call, in which fuil ..eeaunll the fight were “ e time. & ‘When ; his the Democ nomination or Eob i b el S b Porations, by all the banks and by nearly | ', all the newspapers, but that he intended to win. in epite of them. By his coolness | and superb generalship he received the nomination, after a struggle lasting eight | days and seven nights. Many of fils op- ponents refused to abide by the decision of the majority and held another conven- | | tion, which nominated ex-Governor John Young Brown. This split caused great bitterness in the Democratic ranks, and the three-angled fight which followed be- tween Goebel and Brown, each claiming to be the Democratic nominee, and Tay- lor the Republican candidate, was one of the fiercest ever waged in Kentucky. Goebel never married, yet was a man of very domestic habits.” He was abso- lutely ‘pure and clean in his private life beyond the reproach of his bitterest foe. Unlike the average Kentucky politiclan, he used neither tobacco nor liquor in any form. - He never took part in any sort of pmbung, He was an agnostic, yet kept up his dead mother's membership in her | v-“urch as regularly as if she were still | alive. M. CAMBON ATTACKED BY RADICAL PAPERS Is Accused of Having Given a Ban- quet in Honor of Count and Countess de Castellane. PARIS, Feb. 4—The Radical papers to- day attack M. Cambon, the French Em- bassador at Washington, for giving, ac- cording to a telegram to the Gaulois, a banquet in honor of the Count and Count- ess de Castellane. La Lanterne says it cannot believe that M. Cambon can be guilty of such detesta- ble taste as to give a gala dinner in honor of a notorious Royalist who largely financed the N?‘(mnallxt propaganda and ‘was among the insulters of S lA_i_\;\he(AM Autell:” e e Aurore heads the cablegram “Is It True?” and says: “We awali confirma. tion before crediting the-statement that the French Embassador at Washington officially invited the Castellanes to his table and thus compromised the represen- tative of the French republic in a stupid anti-republican demonstration.” e ki DEATH’S HAND LAID UPON JUDGE KEY Former Senator and Cabinet Officer Passes Away at His Home" in Chattanooga. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. 8.—Judge D. M. Key died in this city to-day, aged 76 years. Judge Key was born in Green County, Tenn., and was one of the most distinguished men in the South. He was & colonel in the Confederate ‘army. In he was appointed United States Sen tor to flll the unexpired term of Andrew Johnson. He was in 1877 aPno!med Post- master General of the United. States by zu{dent Hayes. In 1880 he was appoint- United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee by Presi- dent Hayes, which position he fllled until he retired on full pay at the age of 70. Judge Key was always a pronounced Democrat. il MRS. DIGGS LOSES. Court Decides That the Deed to the Ranch Is Worthless. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. REDWOOD CITY, Feb. 3—The case of Diggs vs. Diggs, which has been on trial here for the past week before a jury, was decided to-day in favor of the defendants. plaintiff in the action is the widow of Montgomery Diggs, one of the old plo- e “ To Avoid Great Faults, Beware of Small Ones.”” So, also, if you would be free from serious diseases, beware of the little germs of badness in your blood. That small pimple, that litle distress in the stomach calls for Hood’s Sarsaparilla to prewent the development of dyspepsia, scrofula, or some other painful disease. Dizzy 8pells — ““ Sudden dissy spells awould make my hands and side numb and I could not work. Took Hood’s Sar- saparilla and I am a well man.”” Fred V. Halloch, Box 94, South Kent, Ct. Do not take any substitute when you call for Hood"s Sarsaparilla. Remember HANDSOME NEW BRIDGE FOR SAN MATEO COUNTY Special Dispatch to The Call .—H—O—Q—O—&Hflflmwmflwfl-‘-.‘“ Y o ! 3 ? * ? ? * ¢ $ : : + * : 3 ? BRIDGE TO SPAN PILARCITOS CREEK. ' L e e e A Se o ot el = i e S n e cnch Saatd ] EDWOOD CITY, Feb. 8.—At the last meeting of the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County a contract for the construction of a concrets bridge over Pilarcitos Creek, near Halfmeoon Bay, was awarded to R:. C. Mat- tingly of San Francisco. The price agreed to be pald by the county for the same is $7498. Work is to be commenced on May 1 and the bridge must be completed by July 15. The bridge is to have a concrete arch span of sixty feet, the largest span of the kind in California. The dimensions of the bridge are as follow: Length, 124 feet: width, 26 feet, including a twenty-foot roadway and a four-foot sidewalk height above ground level, 22 feet; arch span, 60 feet. The bridge when completed will be one of the most substantial in the State and was driven from the depot to tha office of his attorney, J. H. Moyle. Whila in the office he was arrested for unlaw- ful cohabitation with Dr. Maggie Shipp. He was released on his own recognizance to l?pel.r on Monday morning next for a preliminary hearing. —- Ministers Organize. Spectal Dispatch to The Call PACIFIC GROVE, Feb. 3—The Minis- The children of Diggs by his first wife | terfal Union of Pacific Grove and Mon- were made defendants. As a defer}” lg | terey, the first ever formed in this section, er“-fi“’e““‘;fl‘:‘:n C‘;m")g’?ge&é!fge‘:r ‘{f“e‘“p“‘:{:‘_ | has perfected its organization and elected Hft in the procurement of the deed, and, | its 9!fl§ers fgr the flrs.!l lérm. ;l‘m:homlgxevs further, that at the time of making the | 1€ Te¥. "Csmh uh e o Yiset deed the grantor was of unsound mind. | Fresbyterian Church. IMonterew, prosi: Seven special lssues were submitted to the [ GEHE: Bey: He o ry R g jury and all were determined in favor of | 'rgéld"el;n_ R»e‘_‘"(fl) W ‘lfuca.s L :h:' Mac._ defendants. The plaintiff therefore must | gow" 2 KRB P‘m)‘v fall back upon the will and will take un- | goce ”crgl“(y_ The urnlu"rch-'m o der any circumstances only a life estate. fortuigntly and. discuss subh 0 - upon ministeri work. VALLEY ASSOCIATION MEETS. Puett Indicted. Amendments to the Wide-Tire LaW | p; o Nev., Feb. .—The Elke County Grand Jury finished its labors this even- Considered Necessary. neers of Halfmoon Bay, who died sev- eral years ago, leaving considerable pro?- erty. By his last will he left to his wife a life estate in 288 acres of land on the coast side, and the remainder to his chil- | dren. Mrs. Diggs is a second wife of the | deceased and brought an action in Jan- | uary of last year to quiet her title of the ranch property. She relled upon a d to the property made in her favor by Montgomery Diggs after the making of the will. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. ing. It found five indictments, three for MERCED, Feb. 3.—The executive com- housebre‘kinm two for assault with in- tent to kill, the latter being J. W. Puett mittee of the San Joaquin Valley Com- mercial Association held a very enthus- | fastic meeting here to-day. The meeting was called to order by President P. A.| Buell of Stockton and upon calling the roll it was found that nearly all the counties in the valley were represented by delegates. The wide-tire law was freely discussed and it is believed by those | present that the law would be a good | one providing there were a few amend- ments to it. Letters were read from the | State’s representatives in Washington and the assoclation was assured their support on the bill for the tariff on fruits. In the evening the visiting delegates were escorted to the dining-room of tl Yo- | semite Hotel, where a banquet awaited | them and the time was pleasantly spent | by the delegates and citizens in feasting and speechmaking. oo SPE MRS. SHORB LOSES. Judgment Granted in Favor of the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3.—Judge Allen rendered his decision in the big Shorb foreclosure suit to-day and ga.e judg- ment to the Farmers' and Merchants' Sank of Los Angeles for $164,000, with ac- crued interest, amountting in all to over $152,000. The suit was against Maria Jesus Shorb and others, and a vigorous contest | was made. Mrs. Shorb, who is the widow of the late J. de Barth Shorb, is making a desperate effort to save even the shreds of a tattered fortune. and Tony Picanso of Carlin. In July last Picanso stabbed Puett and the last Grand Jury falled to find a true bill. After Picanso was discharged from custody here at that time he returned to Carlin and was shot in the back from Puett's house while walking down the street. Mrs. Puett when arrested sald she fired the shot, but the Grand Jury indicted Puett for the offense, exonmerating Mrs. Puett. Puett is a prominent’ business man of Carlin and will give a bond: o il ord Debaters. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb. 3 - The series of semi-final debates to choose Stanford’s representatives in the inter- collegiate debate which is to be held in April were completed to-night. Twenty- seven men took part in the contest, which occupled two evenings. Professgors Greer, wmm; and Elliott acted i and 'ollowing: £ A iSRS S A ‘arroll D. Scott, A. N. ite, A, J. Copp, W. A. Morris and C. F. Riddeil These wiil compete in a final contest with J. F. English and C. M. Marrack, .the members of the Carnot team, when tha three debaters who will go & against | Berkeley will be chosen. o> vcndd Barker Arrested. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Feb. 3.—Alfred Barker, a stockholder of the defunct Union Savirgs hwhnovrr rights the Bhgorb thfldgenfml}" Bank, who was charged yesterday with filgation against the bank if they are | AiSessmchts due on bank stock amourt- not satisfied with the judgment just ren- | 08 (0 BN &0t O O O aay. 't dered. Mrs. Shorb, it is understood, will | STFSIedt BY HEEEAE S AR EOr Ao e T0e appeal the case to the Supreme Court. 2000, Attorneys for Barker at ence began = abeas corpus proceedings, attacking the affidavit of Attorney Rea, who preferred the charges. This writ wil] be heard be- fore Judge Hyland next Wednesday. Sty g, Farmers in Session. SAN JOSE, Feb. 3.—At the meeting of Director of the Hirsch Bureau Sen- tenced to Imprisonment. Spectal cable to The Call and New York Her- ald. Copyrighted, 190, by James Gonlrvn‘ a Bennett, | the Farmers' Institute -this afterncon BERLIN, Feb. 3—The action of Wolff's | Papers were ‘"81? o !olhln'h-' J £ - oA S ve Culture,” by Prefessor Ral- Tdlegranh Aswiey aiunt the Tirueh B | tan; “Necessities for Co-operation,”™ 8. P, reau for the appropriation of telegrams came up to-day. Herr Hirsch, director of the Hirsch Bureau, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for procur- ing the theft of dispatches and receiving | Sanders, Resolutions indorsing the wori | of the California Cured Frult Association and urging the growers of the State to | become members, and expressing appreci | ation of the policy of the University ef tbem: after thy Whety: California in sending instruction through- | out the State, were.passed. 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